St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-31

feat of William 0Brlen, editor or the
United Ireland, in his contest for re-elec-
ton in South Tyrone.
THE House naval affairs committee has
decided to add as an amendment to the
Naval Establishment bill the provision for
the building of dynamite gunboat to
cost $3.50, 900.
QUEEN VICTORIA intends to create three
royal dukedoms to signalize the celebra-
ton of her jubilee. The princes selected
for this honor are Albert Victor, Christian
and Henry of Battenberg.
THE Secretary of the Navy has decided
to construct one of the new cruisers on the
plans and designs of the Naniwakan re-
Gently built abroad, and the other on the
plans of the bureau of construction.
THE new extradition treaty with Great
Britain applies to embezzlement orlarceny
where the amount involved exceeds fifty
dollars, burglary, malicious injury to
property, endangering life ard man
slaughter.
IT was children's day al the White
House on the 10Th, and few of the callers
upon the President were accompanied by
less than two of their offspring, and one
fond mother introduced seven young hope
fuls to the chief magistrate.
SIR MICHAEL HIcKs-BEAcH and other
members of the late Tory Cabinet will OPP
pose the admission of the Duke of Argyle
and Goschen into the new Cabinet, and
will urge that the Duke of Abercorn be
appointed Viceroy of Ireland.
BELLMoRE colliery, at Mt. Carmel, Pa,
operated by S. s. Bckle, of Philadelphia,
Pottsville and Mt. Carmel, has suspended
indefinitely, owing to the condition OF
trade. The suspension throws four hum
dred hands out of employment.
TIE house committee on ways and
means on the Goth directed favorable re-
port to be made upon Mr.. Morrison's
resolution fixing the date of adjournment
at July %. This by no means determines
the time of adjournment, however.
e
THE American Consul at Paso del Norte,
Mexico, has been instructed by Secretary
Bayard to dem and the immediate and I'M
conditional release of A. K. Cutting, the
American editor imprisoned for publish
ing an attack on Mexican citizen.
THE committee appointed by the Cen
trail Labor Union of New York to appeal
to Governor Hill for the release from Sing
Sing of the Thesis Concert hall boycotters
waited upon the Governor on the 10th,
and were given permission to file briefs.
Mr.. BEEcHER is overwhelmed with So
licitations to preach and lecture in En-
o,,I <ln nf fCY1r
Secretaries to keep up with his daily cor
respondence. Heis popular success, but
not so much of social lion as he might
be.
THE cholera record for Italy on the 18th
was: Brindisi, s new cases, 6 deaths;
Province of Brindisi, Al new cases, 81
deaths; Fontana, 90 new cases, II deaths
Latiano, s new cases, 6 deaths. The dis
ease is abatne and the symptoms becom-
ing milder.
WEST ELIZABETH, a mining town twenty
miles south Of Pittsburgh, Pa, Is sorely
affected with malarial fever. 1t broke out
four weeks ago, and on the Goth there were
over sixty cases. Up to that date only
one death had occurred, but several were
in serious condition.
POSTMASTER GENERAL Villas has is
sued an order calling attention Of the en-
ployes of his department to the recent let
ter of the President in relation to interior.
ence in political matters, and enjoins a
strict compliance with the letter and spir-
it Of that document.
COUNT IsNARDs has been sentenced at
Marseilles, France, to one months impris-
onment for violently opposing the police,
having often previously been convicted of
similar offenses. The other persons ar
rested in connection with the roy alist riots
were sentenced to shorter terms.
A DISPATCH from Fort Bowie, A. T.,
states that the hostiles have sent word
that they desire to parley with General
Miles. Orders have been sent to Lieuten-
ant Park to cease the pursuit of the In
dams until the result of the parlsy is as
certained. Geronimo is wounded.
THE Ciyil-Service Commission has is
sued an order prohibiting the private sec
rotary Of an appointing or nominating
officer, or the officer who, in the absence of
an appointing or nominating officer, acts
in his place, from being either chairman
or secretary of board Of examiners.
THE total values of the imports of mer-
chandise during the twelve months ended
June so, 1886, were 1885, 2o3,6O6. and dur
ing the preceding twelve months, $577,-
52S,329, an increase of $o7, S26.277, The to-
tai values of the exports of merchandise
during the twelve months ended June so.
1885, were $679, 425 ,97s, and during the pre-
ceding twelve months, $742, 1ss,755, de-
crease Of ST., 7G3, 7s3,