St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-18


ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT. |
OPELOUSAS. LOUISIANA
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere
MINISTER Cox will sail from Havre
October 2 for New Y ork.
DECREE has been issued by Prince
Alexander summoning the Bulgarian Ma
tional Assembly to meet on the 18th inst.
THE geological survey is to make COM
olete investigation of the earthquake, and
has issued a circular calling for informa-
ton.
THE rush of Americans 20 London from
the Continent is so great that many are
unable to obtain passage on the regular
steamers.
CHARLES HAMILTON, an American citi-
zen, was sentenced to death at Zacatecas,
Mexico, for murder, but his sentence has
been committed to sixteen years imprison-
ment.
THREE female telegraph operators by
laughing at an Italian doctor at the Occi-
dental Hotel, New York, on the 9th,
created a row that finally landed the doc
tor in jail.
THE issue of standard silver dollars from
the Enints during the week ended Septem-
Der was $75, 522 The issue during the
corresponding period of last year was
$221, aA
TEE estimate of the fire loss in the United
States and Canada in August is $13,o00,-
600, or eighty per cent. above the usual
August average. Forest fires are esti-
mated at 100000.
TIVE large pensions have just been
granted, one to M. D. Richardson, of Ken
lucky. the first payment in which amounts
to $11, 764.13; the other to Moses McFad.
den, of New York, $1l ,064.76.
MARCUS A. WOLFF, who was the bearer
of 81, 500 from the Knights Of st. Patrick
of st. Louis to Parnell, is said to have
been stability treated by that gentleman
and is still in possession of the purse.
THE importations of dry goods at the
port of New York for the week ending
September 2, 1886, were II OPS packages,
valued at $2,937 ,036, against 9,5Os pack
ages valued at $2,s57, 7s9, for the preceding
week.
Mr.. JACKSON, Minister to Mexico, will
remain at his post until relieved there by
the new minister. Judge Manning, or by
the Secretary of Legation, Mr.. Morgan,
who is now ON sick leave in the United
States.
THE third great st. Louis Exposition
opens on the Sth, and gives promise Of
eclipsing its predecessors. The opening
will be the beginning of a forty days.
carnival such as no city in the country has
ever witnessed.
THE election in Arkansas resulted in the
success of P. H. Hughes for Governor and
his associates on the Democratic State
ticket by an apparent majority Of twenty
thousand. The Agricultural Wheel elect
ed several legislative candidates.
SPECIAL AGENT W. E. SPEIR Of the SUI
pervising architects Office has been direct
ed to proceed Immediately to Charleston
to inspect and to report upon the condi-
tion of the post-office and United States
custom-hous buildings in that city.
GENERAL BLACK, Commissioner of PEN
sions, has accepted an invitation to be
present at the meeting of the Society Of
the Army of the Tennessee, TO be held at
Rock Island, ILL.,, on the 18th instant, and
to respond to the toast, "Our Country and
Flag" at the banquet which closes the
meeting.
GENERAL satisfaction was expressed at
the War Department upon the receipt of
the news of Geronimo's surrender. Gem
eral Drum, acting Secretary of War, was
In good spirits after the receipt Of the Of
fetal dispatch confirming the press re-
ports of the surrender. He said that this
was the end of war running, with brief
intermissions, through twenty-five years,
and General Miles deserved credit for his
vigorous work.
GENERAL MILES makes public the sue
cessful close of the Apache war. He says:
s'The hostile Apaches surrendered on the
4th to the troops in the field as prisoners of
war. l arrived at Fort Bowie on the 5 th
with Geronimo, Natchez and three others.
Captain Lawton brings in the remainder.