St. Landry democrat., 1885-05-23
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Public Buildings, Washington, D. c., will
be succeeded by Colonel j. M. Wilson.
THE new Marshal for Southern Iowa, G.
[. Williams, is brother-in- law of Henry
CIews, of New York.
The Secretary of War left Washington
for Fort Leavenworth, Kas., on the 18th,
to inspect the military prison.
RICHARD NEvINs, JR., has been appoint
ed Superintendent of Public Buildings at
Pittsburgh, Pa.
On the 18th delegation of Mormons
visited the White House, and were as
sured by the President that the Edmunds
law would be strictly and impartially en-
forced.
JUROR MUNsELL at New York, admit
ted he was technically guilty of contempt
of court, but emphatically asserted that
he meant no wrong. The judge reserved
his decision.
IT is said that Sir Evelyn Barring, Brit
ish Consul General at Cairo, not being in
accord with the Government on the with
drawal of troops from the Soudan, will
probably be recalled.
ACCORDING to statements contained in
letters received by some of his relations in
Vienna, Slatin Boy, who, it has been gem
orally believed, was killed with Gordon in
Khartoum, is still alive and at present
prisoner in Ell Mahdi's camp.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has ordered an
other trial trip of Roach's Dolphin.
KING LEOPOLD of Belgium is going on
visitto Berlin.
j. J. O'DoNoHUE is mentioned as likely
to be Collector of the port of New York.
Hon. S. S. Cox will go to Turkey. He
prefers that to remaining in Congress,
especially as it is at the express wish of
the President.
THE British House of Commons voted an
annuity of e6, 900 to Princess Beatrice when
she gets married.
TIE appraisers under the will of thelate
Wendell Phillips fix the value of his es-
tate at $S, 362, in addition to about mil-
lion dollars of worthless mining stock.
EARL GRANVILLE and NJ. De Giers are
still talking meanwhile Russia's march to-
ward India continues.
On the 14th the district Grand Lodge
B'Nai Birth, in session at Indianapolis,
Ind, elected Jacob Furth, of st. Louis,
Mo-, President.
The Supreme Lodge, Knights of Honor,
in session at st. Louis, Mo-, elected the
following officers: Supreme Dictator, Gen
eral Frank d. Sloat; Vice Dictator, Major
L. A. Gratz; Assistant Vice. Dictator,
John T. Milburn; Reporter, B. F. Nelson;
Treasurer, Joseph W. Branch; Chaplain,
Rev. Geo. w. Holland; Guide, E. j. Dav-
export; Guardian, P. c. Carlton; Senti-
mel, Lewis Wilson; Trustees, Hon. Obey
johnson, George s. Woodman, Frank J.
Mott.
ON the 18th, after receiving the vote of
all the Democrats in the Illinois Legisla-
ture, Colonel VIM. R. Morrison withdrew
from the contest for the United States
senatorship. The Democrats then con-
centrated on Judge Lambert Tree, of Chi
cago. At caucus the Democrats selected
eleven names, for whom it was resolved to
cast the full vote, giving each man three
trials.
BAYLIss W.fHANNA has asked the Pres
ident for the mission TO the Argentine Re-
public instead of the Persian mission.
On the 14th Minister Norton took leave
Of President Grevy at Paris, and his sue
cessor, McLane, presented his creden-
tials.
ADvIcEs received at Washington indi-
cate that Red Clouds support is s.leaving
him, and he will soon take his place among
the minority as relic of barbarism.
GEO. G. TANNER, of South Carolina, has
been appointed United States Consul at
Chemnitz.
GossIPs have it that General Rosecrans
is to be made Collector of the port of San
Francisco. The President has, it is said,
assured hesGeneral's friends that he will
be cared for by the administration.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREAS
URY Coon is confined to lhis bed with an
attack of rheumatism,
MINISTER PHELPS arrived in England on
the 10Th and received most cordial well
come atSouthampton. at Ex- minister Low
ell dined with the Queen at Windsor cas-
tie the same evening.
The Attorney General has decided that
the naval court martial has jurisdiction
in the Wales case.
THE President beng invited to visit
Boston, replied char public business would
not permit him at present to fix day,
ZAcHARIAH MONTGOMERY, of California,
is to be made Assistant Attorney General
Of the United States for the Interior De-
partment.
WILLIAM HUF, a noted anarchist of
Switzerland, hanged himself in prison at
Geneva on the 18th.
JUROR MUSsELL, of the Short case, VINO
pleaded guilty to contempt of court, was
sent TO jail for thirty days, and a fine of
$3.50 was imposed on him.
SECRETARY ENDIcoTT inspected The
Rock Island Arsenal on the 18th. From
there he went te visit the Leaven worth
Prison.
a. DELEGATION of prominent Boston
people arrived IN Wash ngton on Vhe 18th
to tell me President wnat to do N the