St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-03-06
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

daughter of Lewis Miller, founder of the
Ohautauqua Assembly, at Akron, o. They
have gone to Florida.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has writ
ten letter to Mr.. Morrison. pointing out
some minor defects in the tariff bill.
ON the oath Senator Miller, of New Y ork,
introduced bill in the Sena'e to establish
postal savings depository as branch Of
the Post-otfice Department.
SIR WILLIAM JENNER, the wellknown
physician, has ordered Lord Salisbury to
20 abroad to recruit his health.
A RESOLUTION from the commerce COM
mttee was adopted in the executive ses
sion Of the Senate on the oath calling ON
the Secretary Of the Treasury for the pa
pers in relation to the suspension Of Gus
toms Collector William Wells, of Vermont.
On the oath Senator Morgan reported an
amendment to an appropriation bill &C.
cepting the offer of the Government of
Japan to this Government of site in the
city Of Toxic for legation purposes and
recommending an appropriation of $4,000
for the erection of a suitable building.
MISS FANNY MILLS, of Ohio, who claims
the distinction of having the biggest feet
OA ISSOA Aob J0Sb hIo a FoAA Va SAooS oAA&
pair of slippers made for her in New
York. Their size is thirty. The measure.
ment around the ball Of each is twenty
two inches; instep, twenty two inches;
heel, twenty live inches; ankle, twenty
inches. The cost of shoes and slippers was
seventy dollars.
THE first outline of Mr.. Gladstone's Irish
proposals has been presented to his col"
leagues in the Cabinet, and it is said that
the Premier goes the whole length Of re-
storing the Irish parliament.
BARON DE RosEN, present Russian Con-
sul-General at New York, has been ap.
pointed Consul General to Sofia.
JUDGE JAMES L. MITCHELL, of Nebraska,
dropped dead at Des Moines, Ia, on the
25th while addressing convention OF
early Iowa lawmakers.
A BILLIARD match between n. McKenna,
of Detroit, Mich, and A. H. Morris, of San
Francisco, 5000 points, began at the latter
place on the 25th.
Mr.. HOWARD VINCENT, member of the
British Parliament for Shields, has been
offered the Office of chief police commits
sioner of London.
THE Spanish Supreme Council Of War
has confirmed the sentence imposed on the
Duke of Seville for disrespectful language
against the Queen Regent.
GENERAL HAzEN, Chief Signal-Service
officer Is now suing George Jones, proprie.
tor Of the New York Times, to recover
$4,000 damages for alleged libel, it being
charged that the newspaper published liz
belous statements concerning the plain
tiff's character as signal-service officer
and also concerning his connection with
the recent Arctic expedition.
MANAGER ATKINSON Of the Court Thea
ter at Liverpool has absconded. His liz
bilities are large.
THE immediate release of Poundmaker
and the half-breed prisoners at Stoney
Mountain pententiary is said to have been
decided upon by the Dominion authorities.
On the Goth the Now York Senate passed
the bill ceding to the United States juris-
dicton over the Drexel cottage at Mt. Nc
Gregor, in which General Grant died.
On the 26th Tornpkins A. Lewis, general
manager of the Erie fast freight lines, died
at Indianapolis, Ind. He had but recently
returned from California, whittier he went
on a health seeking tour. He had been in
the railway business since 1850.
On the 2sth Creole ladies of New Or
leans gave an elegant reception to Ad-
miral Lacombe and officers of the French
feet at the art hall Of the exposition. The
French Marine band furnished the music.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND gave the second
of his official receptions ON the night of the
26th, the officers of the army and navy be-
ing the guests of honor. The diplomatic
corps, Judiciary and Congress were ex-
pected to meet them, but Congress did not
participate to any extent.
CRIAfrs AND CASUALTIES.
FIRE which broke out at Yokoham a,
Japan, on the morning Of February s, de-
stroyed the Windsor Hotel and several
surrounding buildings and their contents.
Total loss, 500 GOO; insurance, $50, 900. The
hotel building was insured for $50, 900.
Many of the inmates Of the hotel barely
escaped with their lives, among them
United States Consul General Denny.
FRANK SMITH, convict, was shot and
Instantly killed by Deputy Warden Reed
at the Saltwater (Minn.) penitentiary on
the 2Sd. He became troublesome, and
began smashing the machinery with a
6leuSc. aS 6UtdCkeu IteoU, "uoy dLteI
warning him, fired, the bali passing
through the upper part of Smiths body.
OK the 23d Annie Gaskins, who murdered
her infant child in Philadelphia in Deem
Der last with case-knife, and laid the
crime TO vicious cat, was acquitted by
the jury on the ground of insanity, and
she was ordered to be confined in the
Northstown Insane asylum.
HENRY BREMEN, of Hazelton, Ind, COM
mitted suicide on the oath.
ON the oath the bodies of man and
woman were found in a canal at Indian
apclis, having been drowned some time
einca