St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-11
TOPICS OF TIE DAY.

TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
THE fourteenth International Corn and
Seed market was opened at Vienna on the
S0th.
7 SENATOR VOORHEES,, of Indiana, denies
pmphatically that he is candidate for
the Vice. Presidency.
JUDGE MANNING, the new United States
Minister to Mexico, can not go to his post
Immediately on account of i'll health.
GOVERNOR IRELAND of Texas is said to
have about got his report on the Rasures
case in shape to present to Secretary Bay
ard.
: THE American schooner Highland Light
has been seized by the Canadian Govern
ment for fishing within the three.mile
limit.
BEACH defeated Teemer with ease in the
deciding heat of the international sculling
sweepstakes, on the Thames at London on
the 1st.
! GERONIMO is reported to have sent word
70 General Miles that he will meet him at
San Bernardino ranch to arrange terms of
surrender.
THE Comptroller of the Treasury has au
thorized the Deadwood National Bank of
Deadwood, Dak., to begin business with
capital of $100.000
! WASHINGTON PARIS, of Philadelphia,
has created sensation by marrying his
step-mother. The bride and groom are
each twenty-six years of age.
The bones of mastodon were dug up
near Milan, Mich, last week. AS an in
dication of its dimensions, two hind leg
bones measured fifty four inches each.
THE Annapolis, (Md.) Naval Academy
cadets, numbering 165, left Annapolis on
the 3Oth in special Pullman cars for Pitts
burgh, Cincinnati, st. Louis and Chicago.
A COMPANY of English capitalists have
secured possession Of an old concession
for the construction of a railway from
sTuxampto, Mexico, to the City of Mexico.
IT is said that an effort will be made to
Induce T. v. Powderly, of Scranton, to ac-
rcept the Democratic nomination for Con-
gress in the Twelfth Pennsylvania dis
ifrict.
A SENSATIONAL story comes from Mex
leo through the New York Times of the
startling adventures of Envoy Sedgwick
in the company Of a number Of Mexican
bloods.
MOST of Captain Lawton's command,
who have been hunting Geronimo, are re-
ported sick with fevers contracted Will g
in the overfowed districts near the Sierr a
Madres.
THE eclipse Of the sun came of on the
29th, according to appointment, but the
pleasures of the occasion were somewhat
marred in theWest by the inclemency Of
the weather.
LIEUTENANT ScHUETz having completed
his mission to the mouth of the Lena dis
tributing rewards to the officials and ma
itives who aided the survivors of the ILL.,
Ifated Jeanette expedition, is en- route
ihomeward.
! THE Peruvian army has been reduced to
"a total of $500 men-9,400 infantry, 500
cavalry and 600 artillery. In addition to
this there is police force mounted and
ION foot, amounting to nearly 1900 men
for duty throughout the Republic.
/ TURKEY is said to be placing her army
upon war footing, and triple alliance
lis limited at between BULGARIA., Servia and
Roumania to resist Russian encroachment,
which, in the event OF war, would also ar
ray Turkey, Austria and Germany against
Russia.
/ SUPERVISORS Larkin, Carroll and GAL
1agher, Of the Brooklyn Board Of Super
visors, were served on the 30th with war;
rants directing them to appear before Po-
laice Justice Walsh to answer charge OF
conspiracy to defraud the people Of Kings
County.
Two HUNDRED Anarchists met at Turn
Hall in Cleveland. o., on the 29th, to de-
nounce the action OF the Chicago jury in
tconvicting the bomb-throwers. The police
were not present, bat the speakers kept a
close watch Of the outer door, evidently
anticipating visit.
CoUNT ZICHY, who is an intimate friend
fof King Milan, with the assistance of
other friends, intends to try to reconcile
iServia and Bulgaria, an idea which is
welcomed by the press OF both countries.
The Bulgarian papers counsel the govern
ment to maintain friendly relation with
Austria and to beware of Russia.
! The new Ohio State fair grounds at Co
lumbus were formally dedicated on the