St. Landry democrat., 1886-11-27
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

Street jail. New Y ork, on the 18th. The
required bond was $4,000.
EDGAR LOMBARD, of the firm of A. c.
Lombard & Sons, one of the best-known
shipping firms in Boston, committed sui
eide on the 10th by inhaling gas at
Young's Hotel, while laboring under fit
of dependency caused by family
troubles.
A DECISION has been rendered in the Sc
bright divorce case in London annuln ing
the marriage.
VIENNA is suffering from water fam
inc, owing to long continued drought.
A GREAT fire was reported raging on the
Blue mountains, near Hamburg, Pa, on
the 10th.
DENIsoS, Tex, has just completed wa
ter works costing 100000.
A LARGE portion of the business part of
Durham, N. c., was destroyed by fire on
tina 10th.
A CITIZEN of Kingston, Ont, is the lat
est victim of the New York sawdust
swindlers.
THE fifth annual Baptist convention of
the United States began its session at
Baltimore, Nd, on the 10th.
A COMPULSORY reduction of the Russ ian
sugar production is urged in order to inn
prove the trade in it.
CHARLES FIFE was assaulted by three
unknown men at Chicago on the night of
the 18th, and died from the injuries in
fiicted.
4 FEENcHMAN has been detected ship
ping arms to County Kerry, Ireland,
where he sold them to moonli9hters.
ADJUTANT- GENERAL DRUM has made
his annual report, devoting considerable
space to the subject of State militia.
CHARGES have been made against the
Philadelphia postmaster and the Civil
Service Commission are TO investigate
them.
A CONSOLIDATION of the st. Louis Ma
tonal Association of Cattle Growers with
the Chicago National Association has
been effected.
A NATIONAL Liberal Ladies' League is
to be established in England to offset the
work done by the Primrose League.
A DROVE Of hogs broke through bridge
at Chicago on the 10th, and went through
the roof Of a passenger car, which was
passing at the time. None of the passen-
gers were injured.
Hon. GEORGE D. WISE was placed I'M
der q thousand dollar bond at Richmond
Va, on the 18th, on a charge that he was
about to commit a breach of the peace.
SENATOR GEORGE VEST, of Missouri, has
purchased one of the handsome brick
houses recently erected by Mr.. John F.
Waggaman on street, Washington, near
Iowa Circle and adjoining the residence
~, A III 70 Il
ago.
THE Secretary of the Interior on the
10th opened bids for the improvement of
the Hot Springs (Ark.) reservation, as
required by the act of Congress passed at
its last session appropriating $4,000 for
this purpose Samuel Walton, of Wythe-
vile, Va, was the lowest bidder.
A NUMB Err of important changes in base
ball rules have been made by the joint
committee of the National League and
American Association.
BAD weather compelled postponement
of the Odd-Fellows' corn stone laying
at st. Louis on the 10th.
THE Presidents message and the annual
reports of the heads of departments were
the principal topics under consideration
dU tuc SdDlucu IuCctille vi buC IOGh. AAStC
was full attendance, and the session was
somewhat longer than usual.
LOUIS HAMMERS, bookbinder, stabbed
to the heart and instantly killed his BROTH
erin law, VIM. Heath, a saloon-keeper,
at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 10th. Heath
married a sister of the murderer eleven
months ago against the wishes of the lat
ter, and he has had a grudge against him
ever since. Hammers escaped.
The Sioux City Ia.) grand jury is still
investigating the Haddock murder case.
MAYOR GRACE of New York has APP
E>ointed two ladies school commissioners.
The cashier of the Military Office at
Madrid has absconded, leaving a shortage
Of 100000
SEVERAL disasters are reported on Lake
Michigan on account Of the recent storm,
accompanied by serious loss of life.
1T is reported on semi-otficial authority
that Generel kaulbars has been recalled
from Bulgaria.
A CONVENTION of the American Hum ane
Association began its session at Cincn-
natl on the 18th.
MOST of the tenants Of the Marquis of
SliSO Ill Sounby MAY y, IL clduu, nave puI.
chased their holdings.
THREE firemen were fatally injured at
Baltimore fire on the 18th by the capsizing
of ladder truck.
A PATENT has been taken out in Canada
for a process for removing the objectiona-
bic features of Canadian petroleum.
AT the fourth annual banquet of the Iro-
quis Club in Chicago ON the light of the
18th, Hon John G.. Carlisle and Senator
Beck made notable speeches.
Two women died Of actual starvation
on a farm of David Sherlock Kings