St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-05-30
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Chancellor of England.
PAUL BoYToN's little Joke is considered
of as much Importance to the British navy
as the Afghan quarrel. The sentry on
duty on the Garnet at the time has been
sentenced to forty five days. confinement.
COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS BLACK has
quit Wizards and gone to housekeeping
with view of sticking close to business
all summer, as the work in his department.
is heavy.
Ex-SEcRETARY FRELINGHUYsEN died at
Newark, N. j., on the goth.
MINISTER Cox will start for Constanti-
nopls the middle of June.
THE German agent in Zanzibar, DR..
Rholes, has been recalled.
Hon. B. w. HANNA will go as Minister
to the Argentine Republic instead of to
Persia.
The Earl of Rose is to be succeeded by
Earl Carnes as Chancellor Of Dublin UNI
versity.
PoUxDMAKER and his Indians are con-
stantly becoming more troublesome in the
Northwest.
PETER CLARK, colored Democrat of Gin
cinnati, O., wants to be Register Bruce's
successor.
THE new Danish Consul General, Lud
wig Ernest de LoVenorn arrived at Wash
ington or the Goth.
The Russian ambassador to Germany
and Bismarck have had several long con-
ferences recently.
JAMES HAGGETT, who assisted Odlum to
make his fatal leap from Brooklyn bridge,
has been arrested.
THE German Emperor is i'll, conse-
squentiy King Leopold of Belgium has
postponed his visit.
THE French Canadians are stirring them
selves in behalf of Louis Riel, the rebel
leader. They say he must not be hanged.
On the 10Th Rufus Magee, the new Min
lister to Norway, was given a farewell
banquet by the citizens, OF Logansport,
Ind.
Hon. SAMUEL j. RANDALL says the time
for tariff reform has arrived, and is ac-
cordtngly preparing a bill for the next
session of Congress.
SECRETARY MANNING has dismissed DR..
w. G. Green, Of the Second Comptroller's
office, for offensive partisanship. I. Owen
Roberts, of Maryland, succeeds him.
BECAUSE of pressing business the Pres :
ident is declining all invitations received
from various parts of the country.
TIE Republicans of Ohio are agEated
over the question of Sherman's desire for
another term in the United States Senate.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND does not seem
TO be in any haste about filling the Italian
mission. There are several applicants, as
the Italian court is rather Desirable one.
LOUIS REL, the Northwest rebel, is said
to be an American citizen.
On the 21st James Maxwell, sbanker,
dropped dead at Wheeling, w. Va.
SIG. DEPRET1s, Italian prime minister,
wants to retire from public life.
SENATOR BLACKBURN says the report
that he is mad at the President is untrue.
THE convicted dynamiters, Cunningham
and Burton, have been placed in the con-
Wet prison at Chatham.
THE jury in the case of Justus Schwab,
the Socialist, at New York, disagreed and
were discharged.
ON account of disagreement on one point
by Judges Harlan and Gresham, the Mack
in Gallagher election fraud case Of Chi
cago will have to 60 to the United States
Supreme Court.
ON the 21st Edward Fleming, who has
become managing editor of the Buffalo
Courier, was banqueted by the newspaper
correspondents at the National capital.
C. G. STIFEL, of st. Louis, was selected
for Vice President by the Brewers Ma
tional Association. w. j. Lemp, of the
same city, is one Of the trustees.
GLADSTONE says nothing has been set
tied regarding arbitration of the Russo
English trouble Political circles in En-
gland are agitated over reports of new
dissensions In the Cabinet
VICTOR HUGO died in Paris on the ed.
WILLIAa 7. BISHOP has been appointed
Revenue Collector at Cincinnati, O.
PoUNDMAKER, the bad Indian of the
Northwest, having learned Of the capture
Of Riel, wants to stop the war. He is beg
ging for terms.
1T is said son Of Mana Sahib, the
East Indian butcher, is an officer in the
Russian army, and is treated with prince
ly honors.
THE Legislature of Michigan, on the I'D,
adopted resolutions vindicating Mr..
Loshrop, Minister to Russia, from charges
made by the New York press.
COUNSEL has been secured for RE
through the generosity OF friend.
SECRETARY MANNING has called for the
resignation of S. Willard saxton, divi-
sion chief in the First Comptroller's office
Saxton refuses to resign, insisting that
there are no charges against him, either
Of incompetency or offensive partizan.
ship.
Ell MAHDr is retiring his troops every,
where. He himself is retiring TOWARD
Job Ell Etiri, leaving his steamers at Sabat
on the White Nile.
COLONEL HUNTER BROOKE, of Ohio,
clerk in The Adjatant- Generals Office
died in Washington, D. c., on the 22d, 0
pneumonia, after brief illness. Colone