St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-11-28
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O. B. THAYER, formerly of Clinton, ILL.,,
now Of Nebraska, has been suspended from
the Presbyterian ministry. The charge
against him was practicing fraud.
JAZZ GOULD is credited with the state
ment that the present bullish movment in
stocks is speculative craze that must end
in disaster, there being nothing in the stu
alton to warrant the present high prices.
NJ. PHILEMON, Mayor Of Athens, in an
interview with NJ. DeFreycinet referred to
the Balkan question, but the latter declined
TO discuss the subject
VIcToRIA's papa has weakened. Moro
sini says if Huelscamp viii quit driving
street-car and Victoria will abandon the
stage he win set Huelscampu up in business.
Thus true love wins.
THE President has designated Captain
8. NJ. Mills of the Fifth Artillery to accom-
pany Lieutenant Colonel LaSalle to India
as representative of the United States
army to witness the maneuvers of the
British army in January.
AGENT ARMsTsoNG of the Crow Agency
in Montana, has telegraphed the Interior
Department that the Indians ON Tongue
River are properly supplied with rations
and in no danger of starvation.
THE old naval retiring board has been
dissolved and new one formed, composed
of Rear-Admiral John L. Worden, Captain
A. w. Weaver, Medical Directors Thomas
J. Turner and William T. Hood, and Cap
tain Richard W. Meade.
AN international single SOUL race is to be
arranged for the championship of the world
Eotxr oF
The challenge issued by r. K. Fox, offer
ing to match Hanlan against Beach for So
coo side, has been accepted by VIM. Dee
BILE, Beach's hacker, and he has written to
the Police Gazette that he will cover the
forfeit. The match is to take place two
months hence.
SPEAKER CARLISLE and family are in
Washington.
Ex-STATE SENATOR ANDREWS, of New
York, died on the 10Th.
LIEUTENANT GREEDY lectured in Edin-
buIgh, Scotland, on the night Of the 10Th.
GENERAL PRENDERGAsT, in charge of the
British expedition to Burmah, expected to
reach Mandalay on the oath.
CHARLES KENDALL ADAMS was inaugu-
rated President Of Cornell University on
the 10Th.
ANDERSON, who eloped with Miss Ridge
way, an English ward In chancery, got
one months imprisonment for it.
PRINCE ALEXANDER, in his appeal to the
Porte, states that he has withdrawn the
Bulgarian troops from Eastern Roumelia.
Mr.. DoRMAN B. EATON will, it is said,
remain on the Civil Service Commission
till the end of the coming session of Com
gress.
The Quebec Chronicle demands that an
Investigation be made into the escape of
Jackson, Riel's Secretary, from punish
ment, and says that his plea of insanity
appears to be dodge.
GENERAL SToNEHoUsE, of Albany, N.
T., who was a member of President Cleve-
lands staff when he was Governor Of New
York, is lying very seriously i'll at the Eb-
bett House, Washington.
Mr.. ROBERT L. REAM, SR., father of Mrs.
Winnie Ream Hoxie, is dangerously i'll of
heart disease at the residence of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fuller, at Washington, D. G.
AT the meeting of the Cabinet on the
18th each of the members submitted
statement of affairs in his department |
deemed of sufficient consequence to be
brought to the attention of Congress in the |
Presidents forthcoming message.
Mr.. BAYARD, Secretary of State, and |
III. Romero, the Mexican Minister, are
about to exchange the notifications of an
additional article to the commercial treaty |
between the United States and Mexico of |
January 20, 1888, extending the time to |
May 20, 1885, for the approval Of the nee
essary laws to carry into effect the opera
tions Of the said commercial treaty.
SUPERINTENDENT BELL of the Foreign |
Mail Office, Post-ofice Department., has |
requested Surgeon General Hamilton Of the |
Marine Hospital Service to have all mail |
matter coming from Canada fumigated at [
the exchange offices on the frontier. This !
is ordered because of the continued pres
ence Of smallpox in Canada.
UNITED STATES CONSUL NEWcoMB at /
Lyons has sent to the Secretary Of State
report upon the use Of mixture Of |
Stacked lime and sulphate Of copper as a
cure for mildew or rot upon grapeyines
This remedy is being extensively used in
France with favorable results.
STEPHEN M. OsTRANDER, Che historian,
of Long Island, Nj, died on the night OF
the 10Th, aged fifty four.
GOVERNOR SMITH win contest Mr..
Edmunds' reelection to the Vermont
Senatorship.
A GERMAN American named Thielman,
a locksmith, has been expelled from Fleus.
burg, Prussia.
APPOINTMENT CLERK HIGGINS is said
to be devoting his energies to secure the
position of Sergeant Arms of the House
of Representatives.
TIE Servian General Govanovitch has
been dismissed from his command for fall
ure to execute an order given him previous
to the repulse of the Servians before Sliv-