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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-09-19
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

EMERY A. SToRRs, the eminent Chicago
lawyer, died at Ottawa, ILL.,, on the 18th.
THE remains of Miller, deputy United
States Marshal, who was murdered by
moonshiners about two months ago, near
Gallatin, Tenn, were found on the 18th.
THE President is said to have taken
decided stand in reference to California
appointments, which may also extend to
the other States in which there are bitter
fractional contests.
THE total number. of cases of cholera re-
ported in Madrid since September LIST was
II, 1868, and for the whole Of Spain from the
same perit d 23,644
MR.. GLADSTONE, who is suffering from
Iumbago, is reported worse.
EIGHT more clerks in the Treasury De,
partment were removed on the 18th in the
interest of economy. The majority were
employed in the internal revenue bureau.
A CONTAGIOUS disease is raging in Clay
county, West Virginia. Up to the 18th one
hundred cases mad been reported, twenty
five of which proved fatal The sickness
lis confined to territory ten miles square.
Mr.. A. M. KELLEY has formally rendered
his resignation as United States Minister
to Austria, and the resignation has been
accepted.
MAUD S. covered a mile In 2:101 IA at
Providence, R. T., on the 18th. The wind
stopped her on the home-stretch.
ABOUT half of the memorial stones have
been set in the interior walls of the Wash
ington monument.
JOE HoLcoBB, conductor on the Western
and Atlantic railroad, was killed on the
18th. He was standing outsi lie his cab and
was struck by car which projected on
side track.
THERE have been seventeen deaths at
Guymas, Mexico, from yellow fever. The
number of new cases is rapidly increasing.
IT is stated that the Cars morbidness
concerning Nihi1ism is increasing daily,
and that as a result his mind is almost IN,
hinged with dread.
THE winery and distillery of the Fresno
Vineyard Company, San Francisco, was
destroyed by fire on the 18th. "A large guam
THY of wine was lost. The tstal loss g
$4,000.
BARGER ROBERTS, brakeman on the
Cincinnati Southern railroad, was lied
near Oakadale, by falling under the train
while twisting brake, the brake cRain
having snapped asunder.
THE German government appears dis
posed to insist that the dispute concerning
the Caroline Islands be submitted to arbi-
tration. Spain is negotiating for the pur-
chase Of two men. of-war, which are Being
built in England for the Cainsse govern.
ment.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-09-19
a BAD CONVICT.

Deputy Warden Bradbury of the Missouri
Penitentiary Savagely Attacked and Cut
by Convfct-The Latter Shot and Seri-
ously Wounded by the Yardmaster.
JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, September 10.
George S. Patton, aconvict,
who was sent up for four years in Sep
TENDER 1881, from Jasper County, for
horse stealing, became uuruly while in
the shop. He refused to work, and
Selling a shoe knife, fourished it threat
eningly, warning the foreman and
guards not to come near him. Captain
w. II. Bradbury, the Deputy Warden,
was sent for, and Patton was
induced by him to agree to
20 to the office Patton retained pos
session Of the knife, and as Captain
Bradbury and he were passing out Of the
shop he made lunge with it at the Cap
tain. He dodyed, and and another effort
was made by Patton TO stab him. In
lodging this blow Captain Bradbury
stumbled and fell. As he attempted to
rise Patton made another lunge, cutting
him across the back of the neck,
INJECTING a wound one inch
deep and three inches long. q
guard then struck Patton over
the head with heavy cane, but notWith
standing he received three heavy blows,
he succeeding in running ont Of the shoE
into the yard Here he was fred upon
by the yardmaster and his right thigh
bone was broken by the ball. Patton has
been troublesome ever since his arrival
in the prison. Captain Bradbury's
wounds are pronounced serious, but not
necessarily fatal. There were threeshun.
bred conyicts in the shop where the at.
fair took place, but none of them mani
tested any disposition to aid or side with
Patton.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-09-19

FRANCE is known to have lost 1000
men in the Chinese campaign through
wounds and disease. The Chinese loss
was 100000.
GERMANY has been notified by Spain
that reparation for the insult to the Ger.
man embassy would not be made unless
Germany agreed pronounce her intention
to establish pretectorate over the Caro-
lines and Pelew Islands.
The expulsion Of foreigners from Ger
many and Austria continues. Hundreds
of destitute Poles, expall ID from SiIesia,
are aocking into Warsaw and Cracow.
According to the Austrian papers, over
5000 moro Poles will shortly be elected
by the Prussian authorities, among them
10000 Austrian subjects and /, 600 OF
French.
MoLLIE MAGUIRTsM is rampant again in
Pennsylvania.
A FRBETHINKERs' convention began its
sessions at Albany, N. Y, on the 18th.
A RELIEF fund for cholera sufferers has
been started by the Lord Mayor of LON
don.
The imports Of dry goods for the week
at the port of New York amounted to
$2,502,827
News concerning the Caroline Islands
affair is again decidedly wariike in tone.
The Swatara took $40, 40O,O in silver
from the New Orleans Mint to be con-
veyed North.
The American steamer Nederland, at
Antwerp, had eight feet of water in her
engine rooms on the 18th.
The vessel wrecked off Two Rivers,
Wis, was the scow Milton. Her entire
crew were lost.
THERE was a small revolution among
the soldiers in Madrid on the 18th, but ii
was soon suppressed.
TIE International yacht race was again
postponed on the 18th, the wi nd proving
insufficient to carry the vessels over the
course within the limit of seven hours.
Another start was to be made on the 18th.
THE reported signing of the protocol by
Russia and Germany delimiting the
Russo Afghan frontier is confirmed.
The Marine Hospital Bureau is in.
formed through the Collector of Customs
at Ell Paso that yellow fever is epidemic
in the State of Sonora, Mex, and the
request is made for the appoint ment OF
a medical Inspector at Nogales. The col
lector was au thorized to appoint an in.
spector at once.
THERE were 1873 failures in the United
States during the seven days ended the
18th, as compared with 169 the preceding
week, and with 49,, 1856 and 1879 respect
lively in the cores ponding weeks of 1884,
1888 and 1882. About eighty-three per
cent were those of small traders whose
capital was less than S., 900. Canada had
twenty-one, an increase of four.
Two cases of small -pox were detected
at the depot at Troy, N. Y, on the 18th.
They were removed to the pest house
Quite a panic was caused among the
waiting passengers when the announce
ment was made and they precipitately
fed from the depot.
CoNs1DERABLE excitement has been
created at Big Flats, in Chemung County,
N. Y, by the discovery of lead mine
on farm owned by Josiah Bennett.
Work is going steadily forward, and it is
believed that the find is valuable one.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-09-19
mrscELLANEous.

MORE troops have been asked for Rock
Springs, Wy. t., as threats were made to
release the rioters from jail.
The Bank of Ireland is receiving aid
from the Bank Of England.
The strike of the river coal miners in
Pennsylvania is spreading.
AT Westminster, o., on the 10th, an un-
successful attempt was made to blow up
the saloon of'NeaI &c Bidwell. a
THE Boston Board of Health has estab-
lished quarantine against Canadian ves-
sells.
A GREAT manyI disasters occurred on
Lake Huron during the storm of the 9Th
and 9th.
Six HUNDRED Cinnamon have returned
TO work at Rock Springs. w. r, under
protection of United States troops.
A COMMITTEE has bsen appointed by the
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce to coli
lect funds for the cyclone suffer ers.
AT Cameron, N. r, a gas well was
struck on the 10th, at depth of fifty feet,
while one of the residents was boring for
water. The gas is flowing with consider
able force and oil speculetors are already
leasing land.
The Postmaster at Montreal has been
instructed to fumigate prior to dispatch
all mails from his office for the United
States, as required by the United States
postal authorities
The report of the Commissioner OF In
ternal Revenue states that the amount OF
distilled spirits gone into consumption in
the United States during the fiscal year
ended June 18th, 1885, is 69,156, 9a2 gall
Ions, and the amount OF malt liquors on
which tax was paid during the same PEI
Rod is 1875, 953 barrels. The amount
of wine consumed in this county during
the year 1884 is estimated as 20,50s, 345
gallons.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-09-19

In the Holman murder case, at Morgan
field, Ind, on the 18th, after trial of a
week, during which over 285 witnesses
were examined, the jury after being out
six hours, returned a verdict of man
slaughter, and fixed Holman's punish
ment at ten years in the Penitentiary at
hard labor.
A Meeting OF the employees Of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau was held at Wash
ington, D. G., on the 18th, to take suitable
action in regard to the death of E. A.
Rollins, formerly Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue. Appropriate resolutions
were adopted.
SECOND COMPTROLLER MAYNARD has
written letter to Rear Admiral Jouett in
response to his protest against charging
him with the amount expended in enter :
tanning distinguished guests at New Or
leans. Judge Maynard denies that law or
precedent justify the expenditure from
contingent appropriation.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-09-19
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

A PARTY of moonlighters raided farm
house near Tralee, Ireland, on the even ing
of the 9th. They pulled girl out OF bed
and cut off her hair, and tied two donkeys
tail to tail and burned them alive. They
also burned rick of hay and stabbed a
horse to death.
AN Indianapolis letter carrier named
Charles Noe, has been arrested for steal
ing registered letters
A RANoaER named Joseph Under living
near Goldendale, Wy. T., shot fatally two
boys who were stealing his fruit.
AT Newcastle, Pa, on the evening of
the 7th, John Perrine, aged sixty, blew
out the gas in his room, and his friends
are mourning his loss.
A WRECK on the Missouri Pacific Road
near Leavehworth, Kas., on the 9Th, in
iured A. Stewart, of Des Moines, and s.
L. Wood, the porter, severely.
DURING recent gale the schooner Adj
vance. of Chicago, capsized on Lake
Michigan, and the captain and crew, with
the exception of one sailor, were
drowned.
ON the Sth collision on the Erie s.
Pittsburgh Railway near Middlesex, Pa,
caused the death of Fireman Adam Riser
and Engineer A. 0. Bates. Several others
were seriously injured.
On the evening of the 7th during a
thunder storm, small cyclone passed
through Sterling, KY. The iron ware
house of the sugar mill was demolished.
Several buildings, were wrecked andIda am
aged and one lumber yard was badly de-
mora1ized. No persons were injured.
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, a town in
Fayette County, Indiana, was struck by
cyclone on the night of the Sth, which
nearly wiped the place out of existence.
1t only lasted ten minutes, but in that
the Telephone Exchange three bridges,
four depots and over hundred business
and dwelling houses. Sever al persons
were killed and many injured.
DURING the steeple- chase at Sheepshead
Bay, N. Y, on the 9Th, the horse Revenge
jumped short at tbse double jump, break
ing his neck and throwing Ford, his
jockey, heavily to the ground. While
lying on the ground unconscious Bourke
Cochran came over the jump, striking
Ford in the face and crushing his skull
Sun Star then came over, breaking both
OF Ford's legs. When picked up Ford was
dead.
MISS MARION NoawooD. an actress, was
burned to death in New York on the night
of the 9th.
THE schooner Advance and four of her
crew were lost in the recent gale on Lake
Michigan.
JAMES T. McISTosH shot and fatally
wounded his mother near Pittsburgh, Pa.
on the 9th, while shooting at a cat.
ON the 10th the schooner Erie Wave was
capszed. off Long Point, Ont, and two
lives were lost.
THREE ladies were drowned in Lake
Traverse, near Browns Valley, Mimi,
on the 18th by the overturning of row.
boat.
THREE warehouses of the Milwaukee
Cement Company, together with their
contents, were destroyed by fire on the
nth.
JOHN G. DURAND, silk manufacturer
Of Hoboken, N. j., was shot and probably
mortaIly wounded on the 18th by Claude
Stuvala
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-09-19

Cinnamon Mobbed BY Indians and whites.
SEATTLE, Wy. T., September TO-
Monday night thirteen miles east of here
a mob of Indians headed by white men
attacked party of Chinese hop-pickers
with clubs and stones, killing two of
them and Wounding four. In former
years Indians exclusively had been hired
to pick hops, but this year one firm hired
Cinnamon, which caused the outbreak.
The Chinese were warned to leave, but
refused to do SO.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-09-19
THE CROPS.

Gleanings From the Monthly Report of the
Department of Agriculture-The Move
ment of Spring Wheat in the Northwest
An Overstock of Flour and Little Outside
Demand.
WAsHINGToS, D. c., September TO-
The September cotton report of ths De-
partment of Agriculture shows the prev
alence of hot and dry weather during
August except in Louisiana, Mississippi
and Florida A shedding of bolls and a
decrease of vitality have resulted quite
generally. The drought has been sseri-
GUS in Texas and Arkansas and quite
general in Western Tennessee, Southern
Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas.
The caterpillar has caused much damage
in Southern Texas and Arkansas and
in Central and Southern Alabama.
It's prevalence is noted throughout
Central and Southern Georgia, with
small effect, as yet The boil worm is
causing much damage in the black belt
OF Alabama, and in Arkansas and Texas.
The condition of the crop has declined in
every State. The average is 81 against
Sc ~ in August. Last year it was 80 in
September and 81 in August. The pres
ent average is two points above the Sep
TENDER average of ten years. The fig
ures for the several States are as fol-
lows:
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-30
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

The Dobson bell banjos are for sale at Loomis' Temple of Music.
 Next Monday the new stone crusher works in WestviIle will start up, the old boiler, en zine and crushers having been reftted.
 The skating rinks are open every day Three sessions are given daily and there is good music in attendance during the even ing.
 The latest popular song is "Golden Chimes of Happy Days" Sold at Loomis' Temple of Music.
 Robert J. Cooks condition was without apparent change yesterday. The surgeons took out fourteen or fifteen small piece of bones yesterday. His recovery is doubt full.
 The aggregate assets of eight fire insur- ance companies represented at North's ID surance agency, 70 Church street, amount to $41 ,096, 300, or an average of $5, 137, ,O37. 6O each
 At the meeting of the East Rock Park commissioners yesterday morning it was de- termined to have the water supply extended to such points on the park would make the watering of the English drive conven- iant
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-30
CitX Court Justice.

In the City court yesterday morning Will liam A. Lincoln gave bonds for J. Mel Bas- sett and Ella Hungerford, who were convict ed of lascivious carriage on Wednesday. The cases were continued until yesterday to give the parties time to secure bondsman.
 James Pratt, the colored youth accused of stealing watch from Bernard Cassidy his employer, was discharged in the City court yesterday there being no evidence against him. Cassidy who did not respond to 8 sub- peena was fined $5 and costs.
 Edmund Creed, who was arrested for stealing coat, was taken to Wallingfo-d yesterday, when alleged, the crime was committed.
 Augustus Blakeslee, who keeps a saloon at the corner of Myrtle and Locust streets, and Richard Schaffer, who keeps similar place at 127 James street, were each fined $50 and tions @ of the Sunday liquor law. They ap- pealed.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-30

KNOW HIMSELF, by reading the ''Sci- ence of Life.,, the best medical work ever pub lished, for young and middle aged men.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-30
HasIet.DuttOn.

Miss Mary G. Dutton, sister of Superin- tendent Samuel T. Dutton, and George w. Haslet, of Hillsboro, N. H., were united in marriage at the residence of MT. Dutton, 124 High street, yesterday afternoon, the Rev. Erastus Blakesiee officiating. The ushers were: J. E. Dutton, of Boston, brother of the bride, Duane Hopkins, of New York city and Messrs. Penney and Paradise, of Yale college. The marriage was private affair, and was witnessed by about sixty of the couples relatives and friends. A fine supper was served, Radcliffe caterer. MT. and Mrs Haslet left on wedding tour last evening to be absent 8 bout two weeks.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-30

MT. Cameron, of Providence, has purchased Frank Hastings interest in the Bradley House and will take possession Monday.
 The Republicans will hold their caucus at the Town hall Friday evening.
 John North arrived home from Chicago Tuesday MT. North has recently invented a machine for making railroad spikes.
 Burt Hubbard and Eddie Sutliff expect to leave next week for Mitchell, Dakota.
 Miss Edith Sanford has resigned as teacher at the South Center graded school and has accepted position in the public school of Wallingford.
 A number of the school teachers here are at the teachers convention at Hartford.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-30
Musical Entertainment.

The Sumlaerield M. E. church was crowd ed last evening with people wishing to listen to the musical entertainment given for the benefit of the church. The programme con- sisted of vocal and instrumental music, read ings and dialogues. The special festures of the evening, and the ones most warmly encored, was the reading, ''The Organ Builder" by Dr. Frank Gallagher, and the dialogue by Misses Carrie Church and Emma I,uddington. Others who took part were: Miss Etta Church, Miss Harding, Miss Dal zel1, Miss Turner, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Bishop and Messrs. E. G. Wooster, Clark, Coxteg, Crocker, Gesner, Howsrd Dnrand, J. N. Har- risOn.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-30
State Y. M. c. A. Convention.

The tSyentieth annual convention of the I'M C. associations of Connecticut will be held at New Britain, beginning on the even- ing of Thursday, November 18th, and contin- uing through the following Sunday. The sessions will be in the First Congregational church and among the speakers announced are the Rev. pr. Meredith Of Boston, Claus Olant, jr, of New York (the German secre- tary of the international committee), the Rev. Dr. George M. Stone of Hartford, R. R. McBurney of New York city, c. K. Flanders of Norwich, C.. S.. Ward of New Britain, E, w Watkins, w. c. Douglass, w. W. Ran ney of Waterbury c. M. Bryant of Stamford and H. H Moore of Boston,
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-30

SeasOnabIe-BoraZeI. See Johnson and Bro. s adv't on 3rd page
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-30
About the Union Armory.

Assistant Quartermaster General D. F. Blakeslee, of Hartford. was in this city yes terday and made an inspection of the arms and uniforms of the city battalion at the Second Regiment armory. The result was the finding that the armory, as it is at pres ent with no cellar under the company rooms at the rear end, is wholly unsuitable for the keeping of arms or uniforms. The quarters of the Grays, Light Guard, City Guard and Sarsfelds are in the end of the building, and Colonel Blakeslee found that their arms rust in three or four days from dampness, and that the uniforms of these companies, espe- cially the pants, blouses and fatigue caps, were in very poor condition. The over coats will do spell longer. The uniforms were bought in 1878. The uniforms will probably be condemned
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-30
Hospital Troubles.

The trouble growing out of Dr. George Lewis of Milford, stopping at the hospital over night as the guest of Drs. Baumann, Craig and Madden and thus breaking one of the rules of the hospital, is in fair way to be settled The rule broken was that neith- CT the superintendent, house surgeons, phys icians or other persons attached to the hos pital, shall be permitted to entertain their friends at the hospital over night.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-30
ON THE SOUND.
Rough Times For The Navigate

Rough Times For Inc NavigatOrs.
 Last night was 8 nasty one for travel on the Sound, and the harbor was crowded with vessels of all kinds waiting for the storm to blow over. The o. H. Northam left New York on time and came right through, being but little over an hour late
 The John H. Starin left New York yester day afternoon, but put back to the city again, not daring to come through.
 The steamer Crystal Wave of the Bridge port line left New York only to put back, and the Rosedale, which left Bridgeport for New York, put in at Hempstead, L. I.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-30
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.
More Nominations for Senators all Representatives The New Have

More Nomfn atfons for Senators and
 Representatives T The New Haven
 Town Conventions.
 This evening at Loomis' Temple of Music will be held the Democratic town convention, at which Messrs. J. P. Pigott and Hobart L. Hotchkiss will be nominated for Representa- tives unless it is decided that one lawyer is enough on the ticket and that one business man should be run. Prominet Democrats are not all united on the ticket question.
 Hartford Prohibitionists have nominated Franklin H. Sage for Senator and Lucius W. Bartlett and Samuel Spalding for Repre- sentatives.
 The New Haven Republican town conven- ton will be held tomorrow evening. Among the names mentioned for the nomination of Representatives are Thomas R. Trowbridge, jr., Professor William K. Townsend, James D. Dewell, General F. D. Sloat. General S. E. Merwin, Henry F. Peck, Thomas G. Ben nett, William J. Atwater, F. A. Gilbert, Judge Lynde Harrison, Major H. H. Strong
 John J. Phelan and Henry A. Bishop have been nominated for representative by the Bridgeport Democrats The former is law yer and was a member of the House at the last session.
 MT. Joel G. Foster, of Danbury, is the Republican nominee for the Senate from the Fifteenth district. He is regarded as 8 strong man in his district and as we'll fitted for the honor.
 Hon Stiles T. Stanton, gentleman having many friends in this city, was nominated for State Senator by the Ninth district conven- ton which met at New London on Wednes- day. He has hsd four years service in the two houses of the legislature. As Stoning n 1o Il. man of the House Committee on Military Affairs. In 1882 he was chairman of the House Committee on Banks. In 1884 he was chairman of the Senate Military com mittee and the Comnitte on Executive Nom nations and in 1885 of the Committee on Education and Engrossed Bills.
 It the Twenty first district MT. John Whit tlesey Marvin, of Deep River, has been nom- mated by the Republicans. MT. Marvin was born in Lyme, where he resided until he was thirteen years old, and for nearly fifty years has lived in Deep River (Say brook). He was town clerk of Saybrook for several years, and represented the town in the House of Representatives in 1871 and 1872. He was member of the judiciary committee in each year, and in 1871 was also member of the committee on constitutional amend ments. He has been in the insurance busi ness for many years and is a man of marked ability.
 Alexander Harbison and O. E. Billings have been nominated for representatives by the Hartford Republicans.
 Mir. William B. Glover has been the judge of probate for the district of Fairfield for several years and always elected by practi- caliy the entire vote of both parties He has served two terms in the lower house and was then elected by more than half the Demo- cratic votes of Fairfield. He is gentleman of the highest capabilities and personal char acter. He will probably be elected.