St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-04-10
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NeWs from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

On the 30th Neal, the keeper of the New
ak, IN. J.) dog pound, who was bitten by
a SPITE dog some weeks ago, and who had
suffered the tortures of hydrophobia for
four days, died in violent paroxy SIMS. An
attempt to treat him by the Pasteur meth
cd failed because not made in time.
THE firm of Olive Brothers g. Phillips,
iron W orkers, of Pittsburgh, Pa, have
raised the wages of their three thousand
hands from eight to fifteen per cent.
THE health of ex-President Arthur Is
improving, but he is still unable to leave
the house.
A THREATENING letter having been re-
ceived by President Grevy of France, the
guard at his house has been creased.
THE powers have been notified by Prince
Alexander of Bulgaria that he has re-
solved to adhere to the original arrange
ment with Turkey.
. THE King of Corea is said to have issued
an edict abolishng slavery in his king
dom. 1t is estimated that over half the
population of Corea are slaves.
On the 31st at North Fairfield, O., Je-
rome Stevens, a prominent farmer, was
shot and mortally wounded by thief
whom he detected in the act of stealing
grain from his barn.
On the 31st General Master Workman
Powderly arrived home at Scranton, Pa,
quite ill, and had to be conveyed to his
residence in carriage. He was suffering
from the effects of his recent fall, and is
also troubled with quinsy. To add to his
physical troubles, large boil had ap-
peared on the back of his neck.
On the 31st Governor Foraker Of Ohio
appointed the Cincinnati police commits
sion, as follows: Two years, Thomas G.
Minor, Democrat; Geo. r. Topp, Republic
can; four years, Robert S. Morgan, Re-
publican; Milo G. Dodds, Democrat.
THE late Countess Chambord left So $780,,
600 in cash, deposited with the Roths
childs, besides vast and immensely valu-
able estates in Austria.
DR.. BRADIN, who attended Neal, the hy-
drophobia victim, at Newark, N. j., got
some of Meals saliva in cut on his finger.
He has gone to Paris to be treated by
Pasteur. ....
GENERAL FREMONT is at Washington
working on his memoirs.
MRS. THos. A. HENDRICKS, left Indianap-
I EDWARD HANLAN has issued from To-
,onto a challenge to Teemer to row him for
$1,000 in August.
THE Gear and suite started on the 1st for
Che G inca, and 100000 men guarded the
railway over which the journey was made.
PRINCE BISMARCK received many con-
gratul ations on the LIST, it being his seven
ty-first birthday.
PRINCE ALEXANDER firmly refuses to
submit to the Powers, and the Bulgarian
papers applaud his attitude.
GEORGE HoLLINGsHEAD, reported few
days since as having committed suicide at
Terre Haute, Ind, has turned up all right
at Vandalia, ILL.,,
A LONDON rumor has it that Mr.. Glad
stone is disposed to retreat from the holder
outlines of his Irisa policy.
EDWARD H. JOHNSTON, a well-known
citizen of Eatontown, N. T., was arrested
on the 1st, charged with completely in the
lynching of the negro, "Mingo Jack" Sew
eral other arrests are promised.
THE President has approved the act au-
thorizing the appointment of an acting
assis tant treasurer.
THE Secretary of War received dis
patch on the 1ss from General Crook con-
firning the reports of the surrender and
subsequent escape of Geronimo and part
of his band, but giving no details in addi-
ton to what has already been published.
ALDERMAN FULLGRAFF, of New York,
has been arrested in connection with the
Broadway franchise fraud.
Mr.. DAVIES, receiver Of Grant & Ward,
says neither Warner nor his wife can be
found, and they have taken all their money
and valuables with them.
AT mass-meeting held at Guild Hall,
London, on the I'd, presided over by the
Lord Mayor, a resolution was adopted
condemning Gladstone for his Irish pol
icy. . .a
WILLIAM c. AcKERMAN, Of Harden
County, Ia, attempted suicide at the
Grand Union Hotel, New Y rlz, on the I'd.
1t was thought he would not recover, as he
took what is usually fatal dose of lauda-
mum.
THE Pail Mall Gazette says Gladstone is
riding straight for fall, and unless he
modifies his Irish scheme the country will
have neither home-rule nor Gladstone.
THERE was no change in the condition Of
Secretary Manning on the ID. His physi-
clans would only say, when interviewed,
that their patient was little better or
little worse, as the case might be. 1t is
known, however, that the Secretary is par
TALLY paralyzed, and can barely move his
arms. There was no danger, however, of
an immediate change in his condition.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
ON the Both a construction train went
through bridge over the Tallapoosa
river between Opelika and Danville, Ala.
1t is feared some of the men we're lost.
ON the 30th Key West, Fla, was nearly
wiped out by fire. Nearly the entire bust