St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-26
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The Kansas Democracy met in State
convention at Wichita on the 18th anG
elected delegates to the st. Louis conven.
ton. r-=
ON the 10Th resolutions were adopted
by the Nevada Republican State conven-
ton demanding the retention of the duty
on borax, lead, soda, hides and leather.
IT is reported that Colonel Fred D.
Grant has offered and General Badeau
has rejected the $4,000 claimed for as.
sisting General Grant in preparing his
Memoirs for the press. General Badeau
says he prefers vindication at the hands
of court of law.
ON the 18th the appeal of Father Nc
Fadden, Of Dublin, from increased SEN
tence imposed on former appeal, was dis
missed by the Court of Exchequer on the
ground that the magistrate was empow-
cred to increase sentences.
The California Democratic State con-
venGion was held at Los Angeles on the
i7th. Delegates to the National conven-
ton at st. Louis were chosen and plat
form adopted strongly indorsing Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration.
AT Nashville, Tenn, commotion was
created in the Republican State conven-
ton, at the night session on the 18th, by a
dispute ending in blows between Clerk
Baker and Delegate Garrett.
ON the 18th the Republican Territorial
convention of New Mexico selected
Thomas Catron, Of Santa Fe, and Fran
cisco Chanez, of Valencia, as delegates to
the National convention.
UNITED STATES SENATORS JONES and
Stewart; Messrs. Sharon and Hamilton,
of Storey; Williams, of Ormsby, and
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publican State convention of Nevada on
vention at Chicago.
ROBERT FL. CAUDREY, of Chicago, was
nominated by the United Labor (single-
tax) convention at Cincinnati. on the 18th,
for President Of the United States.
THE South Carolina State Democratic
convention elected delegates to st. Louis
on the 18th. The platform indorses the
administration of President Cleveland
and his message on the tariff; declares
the Treasury surplus a menace to the
country and approves the Mills Tariff bill.
IT is said that the four delegates at
large and seventeen Of the twenty district
delegates from Tennessee to the National
Republican convention are for Blaine.
aSherman's name was not mentioned in
the convention.
THE Minnesota Democrats met in State
convention at st. Paul. on the 18th, elected
delegates to the st. Louis convention and
adopted a platform lndorsing President
Cleveland's administration, and the pend
Ing tariff legislation.
In is reported that Dr.. Fritzoff Nauzen,
of Stockholm, Sweden, with four Nor
wegians and two Laplanders, has started
for Greenland to explore the east coast of
that country.
ON the 18th Mr.. Joseph r. Anderson,
Prohibition nominee for Governor of Ten
uessee, and president Of the Bristol Ma
honal Bank, died in Bristol, at the age Of
sixty-seven.
THE position Of Superintendent of Rail-
way Mail Service has been offered to
Samuel j. Tilden, of Columbia County,
IN. Y, nephew of the late Ex-Governor
.Tilden, and he will probably accept.
AMONG the successful applicants for ad- |
mission to the bar Of the State of N ew
York, at Poughkeepsie, on the 17th, was
Hong Yen Chang, of Brooklyn.
THE New England Hospital for Women |
and Children and the Boston University |
sach receive $25, 900 by the will Of the late |
Augusta Draper, of Boston; and after the |
death of several persons who receive life |
L
beauests, large amount will revert to a |
trust fund, the income to be used by the |
above named institutions in sending their |
most meritorious graduates to Europe for I
education.
ON the 17th Hon. Charles L. JeWett, of /
New Albany, was elected chairman of the |
Indiana Democratic State central com
mittee, to succeed John R. Gordon, de- |
ceased.
ON the 18th 1t was stated that Mr.. Will
fred Blunt had written to the Mayor of /
Cork that he had heard, on very high |
authority, that it is most unlikely that any
further action win be taken by Rome in
regard to Irish affairs.
1T is said that Mrs. Parnell, mother of the
great Irish leader, has declared her inten-
ion of returning to end her days in her
I'D home in America.