The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-31
REVIEW OF THE WEEK,

The bill to place Gen. Grant on the re
tired list of the army hangs fire in tn
House of Representatives.
The estate of Schuyler Colfax. valued 2
$h5O,OOO, ia bequeathed to his widow an
only son, Schuyler Colfax, Jr.
Senator Bayard offered in the Senate
resolution severely condsmning the recen
crimes committed by dynamiters in Eng
land. 1t pas sed by large majority.
The Senatorial dead lock in Arkansas i
likely to be broken by the election of Con
gresham Jones on Monday. Gov. Berr,
has withdrawn from the contest.
Gen. Stewart of the Gordon relief expe
dition in Soudan has been heard from Ht
has gained several victories over the rebel.
and received severe wound III one of the
engagements.
Nine. Patti, the queen of song, and Miss
Emma Nevada. the new American singer
are filling two weeks engagement Il. the
st. Charles Theatre, New Orleans, and
drawing crowded houses.
The Supreme Court of this State has re-
fused new trial to james Clark, who was
convicted of mansiaughter for killing Capt
Frank Kellar in New Orleans. Clark :
sentence is twenty years in the penitentiary
Several persons charged with completely
IN the dynamite explosions at the British
Parliament House and Tower of London
have been arrested. Evidence of other
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and steps. taken t. prevent them.
The appointment of Mr.. H. c. Minor to
be Collector of Internal Revenue for Louisi-
ana vice Hon. George Drury resigned, has
been confirmed by thu Senate, but vigor
GUS fight against confirmation Of the ar
pointment of Col. VIM. NJ. Burwel! as
Naval Officer at New Orleans is being
made.
The trial of Judge Ford, Pat Ford, W.
E. Cauldeld, John Murphy and Wn. Ii.
Buckley, accused of the murder of "Cap.'
A. H. Murphy, is progressing in New Or
leans and attracts a large degree of public
interest. The testimony 80 far adduced
for the prosecution is very damaging to the
prisoners.
The Archbishop's pa!lium was bestowed
upon Most Reverend Francois Xavier Leray
at the st. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, last
Sunday, with imposing ceremony. A num-
Der of distinguished prelates from various
parts of the&country were present, and the
Catholic societies Of the city attended in
strong force.
The famous liberty bell arrived at New
Orleans on Monday last and was received
with great enthusiasm. The installation
ceremonies at the Exposition on Tuesday
We're very imnraasiue, and attrao toa I, large
crowd of spectators. United States Mar
silai >. Il. q. Pitkin was the principal ora
tor OF the occasion and jefferson Davis was
prominent participant.
iaa following United States Senators
have been Elected within the past two
weeks: ID. ". Voorhees,: Indiana; VIM.
NJ. Evarts, New York; *OrvilIe H. Plat.
Connecticut; ~Don Cameron,g Pennsyl-
vanla; Leland Stanford, California: Jas. C.
Spooner. Wisconsin; &George Vest. Mis-
L.
kerson Call, Florida; *Johnathan Chace,
Rhode Island; Henry W. Teller, Colorado:
John j. Ingalls,, Kansas. Those marked
with star were reelected
The Senate on Thursday voted on the
ratification Of the Nicaraguan treaty and
the motion was defeated by 81 yeas to "a
nays, two thirds vote being Required to
secure confirmation. Senator Edmunds
voted IN the negative in order that he migbt |
subsequently move a reconsideration. |
which he has already done. The opponents
OF the measure, however, are confident /
that 1T will not be approved and az this
treaty Is acknowledged to be stronger than
any of the others pending before the Sen.
ate, the defeat of the entire batch is con
fidently predicted