St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-05
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

ED BURGE, a well~knoWn rauFoa0 man
at Cincinnati, O., had paralyzed arm
cured by lightning shock on the 25th.
IT is intimated that the President will
not allow the Austrian Ministry to lie
idle, but will shortly appoint Hon. John
II. Palmer, of Illinois, to that position
PARNELI Is to be banque tedIby the Lord
Mayor of Dublin.
IRA LINNELL went trapping for bears
near Granville, VT, got caught in his own
trap and nearly starved to death.
A RUMoR is in circulation, originated at
Saratoga, that Villas is to go as Minister
to Austria, and Postmaster Pearson is to
90 into Cleveland's Cabinet
QUEEN VICTORIA and King Humbert are
mentioned as arbitrator between Spain
and Germany.
THE Pennsylvania Democratic State
convention nominated Conrad B. Day for
State Treasurer by reclamation, and
after adopting platform, adjourned sine
die
PARNELL's speech to the Irish Nation
alists in Dublin has thoroughly aroused
the Conservatives.
BRADLAUGH is stirring up his friends
and urging them to send him back to
Parliament that he may again be kicked
out.
GoUNoD's new oratoria "Mors ct Vita"
was rendered at the Birm ingham (Eng)
musical festival and was pronounced the
authors masterpiece.
IT is reported that Don Carlos has Of
fered the Spanish Government the servi-
ces of 100000 Carlists to vindicate the
National honor against Germany.
The remains of Joseph B. Kealy, a
wealthy citizen of Burlington, Ia, were
found in the river at that place on the
9th,
Hon. s. s. Cox, Minister to Turkey,
was handsomely received on the 9th by
the Sultan.
THE Earl of Devon has offered to sell
his tenants their holdings on his estates
in County Limerick, Ireland.
THE Iowa Republican State Conven-
ton nominated Senator Larabee for
Governor, Hull for Lieutenant Governor,
and Judge Beck for the Supreme Court.
The Emperor of Austria has conferred
the Grand Cross of St Stephen on the
Cars son, Grand Duke George.
JOHN RUSSELL YOU'VE says that to
stop Chinese immigration the United
States must appeal to England, as they
all come through Hong Kong.
ON the 9th the remains of Admiral
Courbet were met at the Hyers railway
station, Paris, by state and municipal
officials, and escorted to the Hotel des In
valides.
COUNT Won HATEFELDT assures the Span
ish Ambassador that in occupying the
Caroiines Germany has no intention of
prejudicing anterior rights OF Spain.
A rumor was current in Berlin on the
9th that King Alfonso had asked Crown
Prince Frederick William to mediate, in
order that friendship between Spain and
Germany may bs maintained.
NJ. ALLAN large, French Minister of
the Interior, denies that there are any
cases of cholera in Paris or the suburbs,
or in the adjoining departments.
UNITED STATES MINISTER STALLo ar
rived at Rome on the 2Sth.
GLADSTONE says his "trip to Norway
greatly benefited him.
ADMIRAL CoURBET's remains were in
TERED in the Hotel des Invalides, Paris,
ON the 2sth.
Hon. A. NJ. Kelly is the guest of Sec
rotary Bayard at Washington. He is re-
poEteo 70 nave resAgheu 6ne Austrian mis-"
sion.
A. WILSON NORRIS, late pension agent
at Philadelphia, having failed tc settle
his accounts, has rendered himself liable
to prosecution for embezzlement.
THE American Minister at Brussels de-
clines to interfere in the case of Chateou-
neuf, who was arrested therein connection
with the murder of Mile MenetreI in
Paris, and claims to be naturaiiz,d
American citizen.
VIcE-PREsIDENT HENDRICKS and wife
have returned to Indianapolis. He has
given up his California trip and will re-
main at home until Congress convenes,
with possible brief visit to Washington
in the intervening time
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