St. Landry democrat., 1885-03-21
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

have pas sed the woman suffrage bill.
THE Association of Mexican Veterans
and the delegate to the Baltimore NJ. E.
Conference, colored, were among those
who paid their respects TO President Cleye-
land on the 10th.
ON the 10th the Senate held short ses-
syons, and after debate on the matter, by
vote of yeas, 36; nays, 20, Senator Blair,
of New Hampshire, was declared duly
qualified and was sworn in.
THE President and Secretary Lamar
have been made acquainted with the Okla
homa controversy, and the matter was
subject for Cabinet consultation at meet
ing on the 10th.
THE Hazen court-martial convened at
Washington on the 18th.
EDWARD D. CLARKE, of Mississippi, was
nominated on the 11th as Assis tant Sec
rotary of the Interior.
SENATOR BRIDGE, of the Illinois Legis-
lature, is again very i'll and is reported
failing rapidly
THE British Government has invested
10000 for the benefit of General Gordon's
family.
JAMES D. FISH, formerly President of
the Marine National Bank, was placed on
trial at New FORK on the 18th.
On the 18th four ballots were taken for
United States Senator by the Illinois Leg
islature without reaching an election.
A MANIFESTO issued by Parneu advises
the Irisn to observe a respectful neu-
traIity regarding the visit Of the Prince Of
Wales.
In the case of Nellie Koran, at Elkhorn,
Wis, charged with poisoning members OF
the family, the jury returned verdict OF
not guilty.
PADDY RYAN has agreed to meet Sulll-
van in a mill anywhere within 100 miles of
New Orleans during the month of May.
STRENUOUS efforts are being made to
secure the appointment of Jos. s. Miller,
of West Virginia, as Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue.
Two years ago the father of s. B. Elkins
was relieved of cancer in the mouth, and
Steve wants the same specialist to have
chance to cure General Grant. Profess
sionaI ethics, however, stand in the way.
SENATOR SHERMAN has asked to be re-
Iieved from duty on the Senate Finance
Committee, on the ground that there is too
much of the New England idea in the COM
mittee
THE Secretary Of the Treasury has ap-
pointed Eugene Higgins, of Maryland,
chief of the appointment division Of the
Treasury Department, in the place Of
Trevitt, OF New York, resigned. Higgins
is a friend of Senator German.
THos. SIMPSON was convinced Of polyg-
amy at Salt.Lake City, Utah, on the 18th.
PRESIDENT SEELYE of Amherst (Mass.)
rollarais sariously ill
GENERAL GRAHAM arrived at Suakim on
the 18th.
The diary left by General Gordon com :
prises six volumes.
GENERAL WALTHALL qualified on the
18Th as the successor of Mr.. Lamar in the
United States Senate.
IT is reported that the Fenians Davies
and Morrisey have be en- arrested IN Paris.
THE Senatorial deadlock at Springfield,
ILL.,, remains unbroken. Several frultless
ballots were taken on the 18th.
MAcKIN and Gallagher, the Chicago poll
ticians convicted of election frauds, were
sentenced on the 18th to two years each in
the Joliet Prison.
stFRITzp EMMET played star engage
ment before an Albany Police Court on the
10Th, the result of a spree and row with
his son. He promised to mend his man
ners.
IT is now said that the recent California
Legislature passed an amendment to the
civil code which, it is claimed, is in the in
terest of ex-senator Sharon, bearing on
his divorce suit.
A WRITTEN message from the President
was sent to the Capitol on the 18th for the
Il, fhn
the Nicaraguan and the Spanish treaties.
The Senate had adjourned, however, be-
fore the message reached it's destination.
PROMINENT German residents in Wash
ington gave a banquet the night of the
18th to Representatives Deuster and Guen-
ther, of Wisconsin.
The President has designated Marioliu:
Gardner to represent the Interior Departs
ment in the Executive Board of the New
Orleans Exposition vice BENZ amin Butter
worth, resigned.
On the 18th General Grants condition
was reported more favorable.
MEMORIAL services in honor Of Genera
Gordon were held in London on the 18th
DURING the summer the Gear of Russi'
will pay the Emperor Of Austria visit
SENATOR SHERMAN peremptorily de
clines any longer to act pom the senat
Finance Committee.
LOUIS ANDRE FERDINAND GATINEAU
lawyer and statesman Of Paris, is dead.
THE Senate on the 18th conm4sssd Chi
S. Fairchtld, of New York, as AsAstan
Secretary of the Treasury.
THE Gear of Russia says he has not IA
,.or,otaat idaa 0f dacIarincr war 9pains
England.
Ell MAHDI is reported to have evacuate
Metemneh because he fears an invasio