St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-01-23
TOPICS OF THE DAY,
NeWs from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


Brooklyn, N. Y, on the 18th and is said to
be improving rapidly.
ON the 18th M. Pasteur refused to inocu-
late Sullivan, of Boston, as seventy days
had passed sipce he was bitten.
EDGAR McALLrsrER, Abner o.wg::ngs anu
Duncan S. Gage here psef1 bound over at
Santa Fe, N. H.. Cd charge of perjury in
connection with fraudulent land entries.
WIN, e. LEcKY, the historian, in letter
on the Irish question, says: ITO set up an
Irish Parliament would be an act of wick
edness unparalleled even in Irish his
tory"
ON the 18th John Magee, who was charged
at London with attempting to blackmail
the Prince of Wales, pleaded guilty and
said his charges were false.
IT was rumored in Washington on the
18th that the President had offered the
position of sub Treasurer at New York to
o. E. Graves, Superintendent of the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing. Mr.. Graves
was formerly Assistant Treasurer of the
United States.
THE Committee ON Commerce in the
House has decided to hear an argument by
DIR. Holt, of New Orleans; favoring gov
ernmental investigation as to the efficacy
of the Brazilian discovery of a prophylac-
tic for yellow fever by incubation with
yellow fever virus in an attenuated form.
DEL CAMPO, the acting Gillian Minister,
who made things so uncomfortable for the
Washington authorities, has left the coun-
try. He sailed from New York on the 18th
or the steamer Colon for Valparaiso, 1t
was represented to him by relatives in
fhofh he l.;
the Gillian Government. 1t is said that he
will never return to Washington.
j. ADMIRAL PORTER is seriously ill at
Washington.
ON the 14th Emperor William opened the
Prussian Diet IN person.
MICHAEL DAvITr approves the PROPOSE
'tion to buy out the Irish landlords.
President GREvY has signed a decree
granting amnesty to French political con-
victs.
KING LUDWIG of Bavaria has forbidden
his Cabinet to interfere with his exchequer
land they threaten to resign.
ON the f4th Senator Sherman was well
coined to Columbus, O., in an address on
behalf Of beth branches of the Legislature.
The Cartagena revolutionists charge
chat Senior Ruiz Gorilla concocted the plot
70 seize Fort st. Julian.
ON the 18th an audience was given to
United States Minister Bell by the King
and Queen Of the Netherlands.
QUEEN VICTORIA hes ordered the pro-
ductton of Gounod's oratorio, '.Mors ct
Vita" at Royal Albert Hall, and will at
tend the performance.
IT is stated that Gladstone and his COL
leagues have been reconciled and that
advantage will be taken of the first chance
to overthrow the Conservative Govern
menS
TaE Chinese Minister has sent out invi.
cations for q german at Washington on
the night of the ed at Stewart Castle. |
This Is the frst entertainment to which |
ladies have been asked at the Chinese Le- |
egation, and is correspondingly looked for. |
ward to with interest. Great things in the |
way Of favors are expected.
SEcRETARY MANNING has decided the |
Hong pending controversy in regard to the |
material to be used in the construction of |
the Government building at Pittsburgh,
Pa by tnstructing the Supervising Archi-
"SecS to award the contract to the lowest |
responsible bidder for furnishing granite.
ON the 18th Zuksrtort won the third
game in the chess contest with Steinitz at
New York
TEE recent illness 4of the Princess of
Wales is said to have been an attack of
diphtheria.
Mr.. WINSTON, Miniater to Persia, sailed
from New York on thessteamship Aurania
on the 10th.
HHE Presidential succession bill was
passed by the National House of Repre-.
sentasives on the 18th precisely as it came
from the Senate. /:
GEO. McCABE, who was reported dead
from poison intended for his wife in Da. +
kota, has shown up in Chicago and threat
ened proceeding for libel.
RosIN& Co., of Halifax, N. s., the larg-
est hrm OF d sh merchants in the world, are -
reported in financial trouble.
JUDGMENT for over $4,000 has been oh.
sained by the Pullman Car Company
againstGe Fowler, the Kansas City pork
packer.
On the 10th John Magee, who tried to
@ackmail the Prince of Wsaes, was sem
'enced at Tendon TO seven years penal
ssrvitnde.
TIE ASus Q OF Representatives at Wash !
ngtoa refused TO give a months salary to
employees Of the last House who failed Of .,
election in tlRs, as has previously been =
lone.
THE military gerard at General Grants
omb at Riverside Park, q. Y, was with o
rawn On the 10Th, and the tomb wai here n
fter be guarded by park policemen. RI
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Is
AN insane Bohemian named, Sapour. =
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