St. Landry democrat., 1886-11-27

OPELOUSAS. LOUISIANA
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
AN Austrian electrician is supplying the
German navy with a newly-invented pc
:roleum engine for torpedo boats.
A PROPOSAL has been made in the French
Chamber of Deputies to grant a pension
of 900 francs to widows of men who died
in TonQuin.
IT is said that Postma ster- General Villas
In his report will recommend that system
of collections be inaugurated by the Post
Office Department.
A MEETING of British Anarchists is to be
held at london on the 23d inst, to protest
against the conviction of the Chicago
Haymarket m,lrderers.
THE Stra sburg tribunal has condemned
$50 absentees to pay fine Of six hundred
marks each for emigrating without hav-
ing served in the army.
EXPRESS MESSENGER FoTHERINGHAM
was called into court in st. Louis on the
18th and pleaded "not guilty" to the in
dictments against him.
On the 18th, Sir Farrar Herschel said in
a speech at Bristol that the Liberals could
not confide in Lord Churchill, as his policy
was an echo of Gladstone's.
THE official returns of the New z ork
City election show that Hewitt received
9O,522 votes for mayor; George, 6S,11o;
Roosevelt, 60, 435, and Wardwell, So.
PROF. WILEY reports that by the diff
fusion process of ugar-making about
twice the amount of sugar is obtained
from Louisiana cane as by the old sys-
tenn.
PRINCE NICHOLAS of Mingrelia has been
designated by Russia as her candidate
for the Bulgarian throne, and the other
Powers have unanimously approved the
selection.
TIE issue of standard silver doll ars
from the minis during the week ended
year, $67S,117 The shipments of fractional
silver coin since November l amount to
$40G,5H
UPON receiving notice from the King of
Denmark of his refusal to consent to
Prince Waldemar's acceptance of the Bull
garian throne, the regents resigned and
the Sobranje has adjourned, all the mem
bers going to Sofia.
AN epidemic of juvenile crime seems to
have broken out in Paris. Among the
cases brought to public notice is that of
young girl named Georges, who COM
mitted suicide in the Seine because of dis
appointment In love.
IT is alleged that John G. Emo, formerly
president of the Second National Bank of
New York, who robbed that ms titution Of
several millions Of dollars and fed to
Canada, visited his fathers residence in
this city few days ago in disguise.
The estimates for the civil establish
ment of the navy were submitted to the
Treasury Department on the 18th. They
are $4,000, 900 less than last year and in
clude 100000 for the continuance of
work on the new cruisers already author
lied.
THE Secretary of War has decided that
the soldiers belonging to Captain Law
toms command, who were provided with
worthless shoes from the military prison
at Fit. Leavenworth while in pursuit of
Geronimo's band, shall be fully reim-
bursed.
THE sloop Mayiower is offered for sale
at cost, the offer to remain open until De-
cember /. The reason assigned is that the
owner will probably he unable to give the
required time next summer for the trial
races in the event of another contest for
the Americas cup.
SIX American citizens have been arrest
ed in Southern Russia for preaching in
an orthodox assembly Of Russians. Mr..
Lothrop. the United States Minister at
st. Petersburg, has been endeavoring to
induce the authorities to release the pris
oners, but so far has been unsuccessful.
GOVERNOR PIERCE Of Dakota had long
interview with the President on the 10th.
He again expressed his readiness to re-
linquish the duties of his Office, which, he
said, was at the disposal Of the President
at any time. It Is understood that Gov
ernor Pierce has made arrangements tore
enter the profession Of Journalism.
SECOND COMPTROLLER MAYNARD has
decided shat soldier who, after having
served for two years or more in the army,
deserted some months after the close of
the war, but who subsequently received
an honorable discharge, is entitled to
lan1,nfu of 6ffv doll ars lIndar fIa fIir