St. Landry democrat., 1886-08-28

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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
THE subscriptions to the fund for Gen.
eral Hancock's widow now amounts to
SAG, 1896 90.
THE demonstration by workingmen and
Socialists at Brussels, Belgium, on the
18th, was conducted in an orderly man
ner.
THE Russian press is showing a great
deal of hostility toward Germany, and de-
vote much of itsspace to attacks upon the
whole German race.
THE Secretary of the Interior on the 18th
drew warrants on the Treasury Depart
ment for 1852 ,430 on account of quarterly
payment Of pensions.
UNDER a proviso in the Constitution of
Nebraska Senator Van Wyck has decided
to appeal to the people for their express
sion of preference for United States Sena-
tor.
CARDINAL GIBBONS says that Cardinal
Tascherau's condemnation of the Knights
of Labor should not be taken as the senti-
ment of the Church toward that organiza-
ton.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND caught his first
fish on the 18th. It was a speckled trout,
weighing three fourths of pound, an I'M
usual weight for brook trout at this
season.
THE reigning sensation in Paris is the
presence of Prince Karamoki, third son of
King Samory, negro chief who formerly
ruled powerful tribe on the Upper Sene-
gal river.
Mr.. SEDGWICK'S mission to Mexico is not
of a diplomatic nature, but is simply for
the purpose Of securing better informa-
ton for the State Department in regard to
the Cutting case than is now at hand.
In Italy on the 18th, 231 new cases of
cholera and 63 deaths were reported at
Barletta: So new cases and deaths at
Ravenna: 81 new cases and 80 deaths else
where in Italy, and at Trieste, cases and
deaths.
Hon. JAMES G.. BLAINE has recently OBJ
tanned from Washington a large number
of public documents, especially those on
controversies with other countries. He is
evidently arming himself for an offensive
campaign.
ABOUT seven hundred families, number
ing $500 souls, have been rendered home
less by the forest fires in Wisconsin. The
actual loss to settlers will aggregate over
100000 and the loss to the lumber inter-
ests several million dollars.
THE $780, gift of Mr.. George I. Seney
to the Wesleyan University at Middle
town, Conn.,, payment of which was de-
layed by Mr.. Seney's financial troubles,
has been made good to the university, Mr..
Seney's fortunes having been retrieved.
IT is expected that the formal exchange
of the copies of the extradition treaty be-
tween the United States and Japan will
soon be announced from Toxic, and that
its PRONUNCIATION by the two governments
will take place Immediately thereafter.
The issue of standard silver dollars
from the minis during the week ended
August IA was $500, 427. The issue during
the corresponding period Of last year was
$3.50 II. The shipments of fractional sill
yer n since August amounted to $685.
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GENERAL JOSEPH E. JOHNSON, govern :
ment director of the Pacific railroads,
who left Omaha on the 14th on his annual
inspection tour over the Union and Central
Pacific railroads, is laid up at North
Platte, having been seriously Frustrated
by heat.
THE total value of the exports of miner
al oils from the United States during the
month of July, 1885, as compared with
similar exports during the corresponding
period of the preceding year. were as fol-
lows: July, 1886, $4,7o2,s23; do, 1885,
81, 658,960.
BY an order received at Omaha on the
10th from the Postmaster General, the
postal division of Nebraska and Wyoming
has been abolished, to take effect Septem-
Der l. The new division will consist of
Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Dakota
and Nebraska.
The Chinese Times says, in relation to
Frances protest against the establish
ment of papal nuncio at Pekin: s'China
tolerates all religions, but she repudiates
French interference with church affairs
beyond personal protection of missiona-
ries who are French citizens.n
ORTIZ Fl. STEIN, the notorious Journal
istic adventurer, whose exploits in st.
Louis, Kansas City and Leadville have, at