St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-18
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

ninety EIGHT. Early in life was en-
pl owed on vessel bound for Mediterra-
mean ports. On return voyage the yes
sell was captured in Chesapeake bay by an
English man-of-war. Mr.. Thaxter was
kept prisoner till after Perry's victory
on Lake Erie.
JOHN SCHMIDT, of Newark, N. j., while
on the It'll, shot and killed his
wife.
HENRY SMITH, German, nineteen yea IS
old, killed an old farmer named Apfam
Peek, living near West Union, Ia, on the
9th, with club. He fatally injured Mrs.
PEEK: seriously wounded A. Leonard with
pistol shots fred into the house, and at
tempted to fire the house. The only rea-
son given for the deed was quarrel
about pay ment for work done.
THE Government Inspector, after proper
investigation, reports that there Is no
yellow fever at Biloxi, Miss.
JOHN r. OLIVER shot and fatally wound
ed his wife at Buffalo, n Y, on the 18th.
The liabilities of Leopold E. 1saacs, the
absconding Montreal tobacco merchant,
exceed $4,000 with practically no assets.
VIM r. MORRISON was renominated for
Congress by the Eighteenth Illinois dis
trict convention.
THE fourteenth Missouri district Repub-
licans, in convention, at Poplar Bluff,
nominated DR.. H. C. Davidson for Con-
gress.
Hon. R. P. BLAND was renomin ated for
Congress by the Democratic convention OF
the Eleventh Missouri district
A TELEGRAM on the recent earthquakes
from Major Powell, of Washington, to
the geological branch Of the British
Science Association provoked a lively dis
cussion.
ANDREW CARNEG1E's offer of $3.50, 900 for
the founding Of free library at Edin-
burgh, Scotland, has been accepted by the
Edinburgh Town Council.
THOMAS C. MANNING, of Louisiana, has
received official notification Of his ap-
pointment as Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the United
States to Mexico.
CLINTON v. WHITE, Of Missouri, has
passed the entrance examination OF the
Naval Academy at Annapolis.
A HENRY County Gnd.) farmer who
had lost lot Of hogs from what he sup
posed to be cholera, had post-mortem
held on the It'll on the body of recent
victim. No trace of cholera could be
found, but instead, large numbers of
trichinae.
THE annual convention of the National
Telephone Exchange Association began
its sessions in st. Louis on the 7th, Presi-
dent C. N. Fay, of Chicago, in the chair.
The people of Charleston, s. c., are get
ting used to earthquakes, though the re-
curing shocks are lighter, and confidence
is being gradually restored. The relief
committees are kept busy.
In the first race between the Maybe wsr
and Galatea at New York, on the It'll, the
Mayf1ower took the lead from the start
and was never headed throughout the
race, and finished twelve minutes and two
seconds ahead of the Galatea.
SEVEN men were buried under falling
walls of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation building at Indianapolis, Ind, on
the It'll, four of whom are thought to be
fatally injured.
THE assertions of the British press that
Austrian and Russian interests in the
Balkans are conflicting are disputed by
the North German Gazette.
Mr.. SEXTON gave notice in the British
House of Commons on the 7th that he
would question Sir Michael Hicks Beach
as to whether the British Government en-
ployed a reporter to follow Michael
Davitt and take down his speeches.
IT is understood that at the Matt onal
convention of the Knights of Labor at
d 1l ~ 1ho hn
present laws will be made that will amount
practically to complete reorganization
of the order.
PETER SULLIVAN, a stranger, supposed
to be discharged brakeman of the Jer-
sey Midland railway, jumped into the
river at Kansas City, Mo-, on the It'll, and
was drowned.
THE National Federation of Miners of
the United States and Territories met in
annual convention at Indianapolis, Ind,
on the 7th. Delegates were present from
several States, with Ohio, Illinois and In
diana particularly well represented.
THE Republican State convention of Wis
consin met on the Sth at Madison and
nominated Governor Rusk by reclamation.
ALL hope Of compromise between Par
nell and the British Government has been
abandoned.
A SPECIAL meeting of the United States
Brewers Association was held at Niagara
Falls on the 8th.
DIPLoMATEs at Constantinople believe
that the Bulgarian Assembly will re-elect
Prince Alexander.
WESTERN UNION reports prosperous
business for the past quarter, but passes
the usual dividend.
THE French Minister Of Marine denies
that forcible seizure of the Tahiti is
lands has been ordered.
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