St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-12-25

Mr.. PHELPS. American Minister at Lon
don, is confined to his home with lumbago,
but the worst of the attack is thought to
be over, and he expects to resume his
duties at the legation in few days.
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In accordance with the invitation OF the
San Francisco association the twenty
seventh international convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association will
be held in that city early in May, 1887.
JOHN c. MILLER, the patent attorney who
was shot by George n. Walker at the Ma
tional capital on the Sth, has died from his
wounds. in his ante-mortem statement
he accused Miller with wilfully shooting
him.
TIE bound volumes of the proceedings
of the first session of the Forty-ninth Con-
gress are now ready for distribution.
They beat the record of previous con-
crosses, the number of volumes being
nine.
TIE steamer j. NJ. White was burned on
the Mississippi river atPointe Coupee, La,
at late hour on the night of the 18th,
and from thirty-five to fifty of the pas
sengers and crew were burned to death or
drowned.
IDA BALDRIDGE, young daughter of ex-
Postmaster Baldridge, of Greensburg, Pa,
was arrested at that place on the 18th for
robbing the mails. She was well and
favorably known in the town, and her ar
rest caused intense surprise.
HENRY NJ. STANLEY has received cable
gram from King Leopold of Belgium desir-
ing him to go at once to London. Mr.. Stan
ley has called for particulars. He is under
contract to lecture in America until April
and would find it difficult to leave.
THIS Government has received, through
the British legation in Washington, an Of
fetal invitation to participate in an inter-
national exhibition, which is to be held in
Manchester, England, next year, to cele-
brate the jubilee of her Britannia Majesty's
reign.
THE Shapleigh & Cantwell Hardware
company's stores in ST. Louis collapsed
and were subsequently burned on the 18th,
involving loss of nearly $500, 900, on which
there was an insurance of about $3.50, 900.
Several lives were lost as the result of the
calamity.
A WOMAN at Brussels revealed the
place where number of the letters
recently stolen from the Ostend express
had been hidden They were found in the
Rue Blanchissere in drain. The English
police know who stole the mail and are on
the track of the robbers.
PRINCE FERDINAND OF SAXE-CoBURG-Go
TIA, after long talk with Count Kalnoky
received the Bulgarian deputation on the
14th. The Prince told the deputation that
he was willing to accept the Bulgarian
throne if the Sobranje elected him and the
Powers confirmed his election.
THE steel dispatch vessel Dolphin left
Hampton Roads on the 10th with Rear Ad-
mirrl James E. Jouett and the rest of the
board of inspection on board, to steam out
side the capes of the Chesapeake to try
her machinery for speed, and to exercise
the new battery recently placed on board.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, although still
suffering from rheumatic pains, resumed
his official routine on the 18th. He received
an unusually large number of congress
sional visitors during the forenoon. Gen
erals Sherman and Sheridan were among
the callers, and met Gabriel +. Paul Post,
G. A. R., of New Jersey, who were pres
ent to pay their respects to the President.
AT the, farewell banquet given at Del
monicos, New York, on the 14th, by Mr..
Henry s. Welcome to Henry M. Stanley,
who was about to sail for Europe, in re-
spouse to King Leopold's summons, Mr..
Stanley said he had asked one Of his
friends to bid goodbye for him to the
thousands of Americans for whose kind
ness he desired to make due acknowledge
ment. .=..
THE ds4th of Representative Dowdney
which was announced on the 10th, swells
to twelve the death list of the Forty ninth
Congress. It is as follows: Vice-Presi-
dent Hendricks, Senators Miller, of Califor-
mia, and Pike, of New Hampshire; Repre-
sentatives Elwood, of Illinois; Rankin, of
Wisconsin; Hahn, Of Louisiana; Beach,
Arnot and Dowdney, of New York; Price,
of Wisconsin; Cole,o Maryl and, and Dun
can, Of Pennsylvania.