St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-06-20
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PERSONAL AND PoL1TIoAL-


from Liverpool on the 10th for home.
LORD WoLsELEY has been created a
Knight of the Order of St Patrick.
PARSELL is very proud of the part he is
playing in British politics.
On the 10th the remains of Alex. 81.
Stevens were removed from Atlanta, Ga,
to Crawfordsville, and buried at his old
home, Liberty Hall.
On the 10th General Batchelder was dis
patched as special messenger from Wash
ington to get the Grant medal, testi-
monials, ETC., presented to the Government
by Mrs. Grant.
The claim of Major Maitland to the
Lauderdale peerage is being considered
by committee of the British House Of
Lords.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL promises
to give the Conservatives as much trouble
as he has been giving the Liberals.
A CAUCUS of the Democratic members
of the New Hampshire Legislature on the
10th nominated Hon. Harry Bingham, of
Littleton, as candidate for United States
Senator.
SECRETARY MANNING has issued q war;
rant for $4,000 to the Director General of
the New Orleans Exposition and the head
of the women's department, to be used
exclusively in payment Of claims against
the women's department..
ON the 18th Rudolph Ryan died at Mon
Tea1, Can, of CHAMBERS.
WILLIAM w. LONG, Consul-G General to
Hamburg, sailed for his post on the 18th.
The Crown Prince of Austria contem-
plates visit to the Gear of Russia.
On the 18th Hon. Boyd Winchester, Min
lister to Switzerland, sailed for Europe on
the steamer Wieland.
IT is claimed by ex- Governor Hale that
if he is granted reasonable extension he
can pay all his liabilities.
On the 18th Bishop Richter, Of Grand
Rapids, Mich, who is now visiting Rome,
had an interview with the Pope.
QUEEN VICTORIA has not yet accepted
the designations of members of the Cab
met.
On the 18th Michael Davitt's ticket of
leave expired, and he received an ovation
at Dublin in honor of the event
PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR of England has
been admitted bencher of the Middle
Temple.
On the 11th the Republicans made the
following nominations at Springfield, o.:
Governor, Judge Joseph B. Foraker; Lieu-
tenant Governor, General Robert T. Ken
nedy; Supreme Judge, Judge G. w. Nc
EIvain; Treasurer, John @. Brown.
TIE Pennsylvania House of Representa-
tives on the 18th refused to pass the Con-
gressiona1 apportionment bill over the
Governors veto, the vote standing: Ayes
129; nays, g.; not a constitutional ma
jority.
A COURIER arrived in London from Bal
moral on the 18th bearing the Queens re-
ply to Mr.. Gladstone's letter. It is I'M
dersto cd that the reply contained an im-
perative summons for Mr.. Gladstone's att
tendance at Balmoral, and the Premier
left for Scotland by the next train.
GENERAL MIDDLETON, who has been
pursuing Big Bear, has found the country
impossible for horses, and is now on re-
turn to Fort Pitt. Supplies for the North
are countermanded. Probabilities are the
command will leave for home at once.
Hon. GEORGE v. N. LoTHRoP, the new
" appointed Minister to Russia, had an
interview with the President on the 18th,
and then called upon the Russian Minis
ter. He also called to sec Mrs. Hunt,
widow of the late American Minister to
Russia.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has decided to
order court-martial for the trial of Pay
master General Smith, U. s. n.
w. A. ROBERTS, American Minister to
Chill, has arrived at Callao.
W. Il. BARE and Miss Mary Ann Hines
eloped from Huntington. Pa, on the 18th,
and went West. The woman is an adj
ventures.
]. II. RUTTER, President of the New York
Central Railway, died at Irvington on the
Hudson, N. z, on the 18th.
SAMUEL L. GRAHAM is the new United
States Marshal for the Western District Of
Virginia.
The Marquis Of Salisbury has consented
to form new ministry, with Sir Stafford
Northcote as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
De alma, who had row with Commits
sioner Sparks, has lost his position as
special timber agent.
DETECTIVE WILEY, of Chicago, who
permitted Calvert, the forger, to escape
on the way from New York, has resigned
He had been fifteen years in service.
ALBERT NJ CHANDLER and Henry Ros-
ener have been appointed receivers for
the Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
in Ohio.
COMMISSIONERS SPARKS, Of the Land
Office a. Washington, makes lengthy re-.
port on the Maxwell land grant, showing
how illegal patents were issued.
MATTE PALMER sues for divorce al
Louisville, KY, from her husband, VIM
E. Montgomery, on the ground that tn,
latter has ne gro blood in his veins.
HoN. j. w. TATE, present incumbent
has been nominated as Democratic candi.
date for Treasurer of Kentucky by the
State Central and Executive Committee