St. Landry democrat., 1885-10-31
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Mosss from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND PoLIrTCAr.

scottish Land League to Scotland to in
vestigate the condition of the crofters, ha,
returned and gives a pitifuI account O
them.
A NUMBER of musical celebrities, includ
ing Ambrose Thomas, Delibas, Massenet
ana other composers visited Nine. Minnie
dauk on the 21st to bid her farewell or
her departure for America at Hayre.
JUDGE VAN BRUNT, in the Supreme
Court, New York, dismissed the complaint
IN the suit of Mrs. Mary Maud Watson, q
granddaughter Of the late John Anderson,
the millionaire tobacconist, to establish
ner claim to more of her grandfather's
money than she was awarded by the will.
The Judge held that, although Mr.. Ander
son might have been fanciful, yethis mind
was perfectly sound.
The Office of the First Assistant Post.
master-General at Washington was closed
from noon on the 22d out OF respect to the
memory of the late Malcolm Hay, former
~ incumbent of the Office.
MORRIS FRANKLIN, President of the New
York Life Insurance Company, died on
the 22d.
RIGHT Rev. JAMES FRASER, D. D., Rish-
OPP of Manchester, is dead.
EVAN LONG, of Indiana, has been ap.
pointed Chief-Justice of the Supreme
Court OF New Mexico.
IT is rumored and denied that Attorney
Bissell, former law partner of President
Cleveland, at Buffalo, is to be appointed
Governor of Dakota.
scoTT WEBER, of Keene, N. a., ex.Su.
perintendent of the Old Colony Railroad.
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2zds claiming to have been on an extended
spree.
AMEET1NG Of the Garrison Lyceum, a
colored organization, was held at Boston
ON the I'D to commemorate the fiftieth an
nlversary OF the mobbing Of William
Lloyd Garrison.
IT is reported that Secretary Whitney
has found the present status of the Paw
MASTER General Smith court martial very
embarrassing matter and solution is about
10 be reached which will afford relief to
both the Secretary and officer interested.
Mr. Smith is about to tender his resigna.
ton as chief Of the bureau of provisions
and clothing and be reinstated without |
any suspension of his naval rank.
A VERDICT in favor of the defendant was |
rendered on the 22d in the case of Goldsmith |
against Jay Gould at New York, for infor-
nation furnished in regard to the 1oings
OF the Order OF the Golden Garter.
The English Privy Council has dis.
missed the appeal of Rel The Canadian
Government officials say he will be hanged
November 10th.
On the I'D the wedding of the two daugh-
Cers of Ex-Governor Alexander H. Shep-
herd took place in Washington, D. c.,
Bishop Quinfard, of Tennessee, officiating.
The contracting parties were Edward A.
Quintard, of Tennessee, and Miss May
Shepherd, and Walter NJ. Brodie, of Mex.
leo, and Miss Sue Shepherd.
The Notifications Board adjourned on
The ed subject to the call of it's President.
The members, except Secretary Endicott,
nave gone on a visit to the largest steel.
works OF the country, including the Oils
Works at Cleveland, the Cambria Iron.
works at Johnston, Pa, and the works at
Mr.. JENKs, Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, has been assigned to the charge
4 oil matters which relate to the Pacific :
great many subjects relat-
ng to those corporations are pending,
1r. Jenks says, however, that he can give !.
q attention TO them until after the 1st Of !
Iovemper, when most of the bureau re-
orts now in preparation will be before !.
i'm.
AN interview was printed in New York :
n the 22d, had with Assistant Secretary
the Treasury Coon, in which he saws =
nat neither the President nor Secretary
tanning have considered The Warner sill
er till, and that he believes it is seri.
1sly considered by no one save Mr.. =
Tarner himself. y
ON the 22i the city of Boston, Mass. u
lid its formal tribute to the memory of 81
eneral q. S. Grant by memorial services
fremont Temple. Rev. Henry Ward "
oecher was the orator of the occasion. y
I'd delivered an eloquent euloyy on the /,
g, character and deeds of the departed =
no. 81
JOHN MCCULLOUGH, the celebrated ira.
dian. is said to be rapidly nearing his "
d. Externally but little change is no. -
'eable in his physical condition, but the
eek is almost complete and death, the
ysicians say, may claim him at almost a.
y moment. a.
On the I'D at meeting of the subscrib. A.
70 the Grant fund of 500, 900, held in Ar
w York, it was decided to transfer the Cd
i'd to the United States Trust Company. ~
q provisions were made for its DISPOSE. +,
n at the death Of Mrs. Grant. It was 7sf
Veloped at the meeting that some OF the i7s
'sc 'iptions had never been paid. n
fAJoR ]. G. WEST, ex-Chief Justice Of cir
xas, died suddenly at Austin on the 23d. (
'HAuNCEY N. DEPGW raiteratea hi. me
ent statements Of an interview with VA
neral Grant in regard to President 4
lnson. no,
lR' sTEAD,s trial az London on charges the
with the Armstrong abduc- Z
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