St. Landry democrat., 1886-08-14


SERIOUS rioting took place at Belfast OF
the night of the 3lst and on the LIST. ON
person was killed and a large number
wounded.
OWING to Mr.. Randall's opposition tx
various items in the appropriations Con
gress will not be able to adjourn as early
as expected.
LOUISE MICHEL and other Socialists are
to be tried at the Seine assizes on the 10TH
for exciting to pillage and murder at a re.
cent meeting.
THE London police, it is stated, have in
formation of extensive intrigues by Irish
and Russian dynamiters against the En-
glish Government.
A TR1ENNIAL festival of the Grand Chap
ter Royal Arch Masons of the United
States will be held in Washington the last
week of September.
JOSEPH H REALL, president of the
American 4 -riculturai and Dairy Asso-
citation, has made an apre2 TO President
Cleveland in behalf of tn J.oomargarine
bill.
CONTRARY to general expectation, the
success of De Lessep's loan for the Pan.
anna canal is rerorted as assured. Nearly
all the obligations have already been
taken up.
THE reduction in the public debt during
July amounted to 5000, 10G. Tie net cash
balance in the treasury on August l, was
$50, 205, 1926, an increase of five millions
during the month.
THE new "City Directory" lof Detroit,
Mich. has just been issued, containing
16,o64 names, representing a population of
not less than 100000, or an increase of
$4,000 over last year.
AN investigation is to be made into the
report that the fishermen of Isle Royal,
Lake Superior, robbed the bodies of the
victims of the Algoma disaster and sunk
the corpses far out in the lake.
The schooner yacht Sarah Craig, with a
party of ladies and gentlemen on board
from Philadelphia, capsized off Sandy
Hook, N. j., on the 31st, and six Of the
The Cabinet was in session about three
hours on the Sd arranging the affairs of
the departments in anticipation of the
speedy adjournment of Congress. The
Cutting and Rasur es cases were also con-
sidered.
THERE is rumor in the War Depart
ment that prominent officer of the army
has preferred serious charges against
General Fitz-John Porter, based on an al
legged false report made by the latter dur
ing the war.
The Government receipts from all
sources for the month of July amounted
to s29, ,971, or fully three millions more
than in July year ago. While expendi-
lures were 500, 1880 or four millions less
than in July, 1885.
COLONEL NELSON PLATO, ex-collector of
customs at Corpus Christi, Tex, convicted
of embezziing Government funds and sem
fenced to one years imprisonment at
Chester, ILL.,, has been liberated on the
Presidents pardon.
THE Frenchman, Lordidews, and two
Italian brothers named Vecchi, who were
charged with treason in disclosing secrets
in connection with the maritime defences
OF Italy have been acquitted. The public |
is gratified at the verdict.
The announcement is made that James |
Baillie Hamilton of Worcester, Mass, is
about to wed Lady Evelyn Campbell, |
fourth daughter of the Duke of Argyle |
and sister-in law Of Princess Louise, in |
August, at Westminster Abbey.
THE complete returns from the elections
for conseilleurs genereaux in France show
S47 Republican and All Conservative can
1idates were successful. In III districts
there will have to be second ballotings.
The Republicans made IS gains, the Con-
,ervatives So.
AMONG the clerks recently dismissed
rom the patent Office was Miss Esther E.
Thomas Jefferson. She is about forty years
If age, has no regular income, and has
ong been the support of a brother who is
paralytic invalid.
THE Republican members of the House
# Representatives have subscribed for
he purchase of handsome testimonial
O be presented to Speaker Carlisle as an
violence of their appreciation Of his fair
less as presiding officer and his recog-
Iition of the rights of the minority.
THE seals of office were handed to the
queen by the outgoing ministry on the Sd,
t Osborn, and were received from the
oyereign by the new cabinet. The Queen
fterward held royal council, at which
ho preliminaries relating to the opening
t Parliament on the 9th were settled.