St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-14

SAM F1KE, the dog catcher of Albu-
oueraue, N. NJ. died in frightful agony from
hydrophobia recently.
FIRE in Vandalia, Mich, recently de-
stroyed large portion OF the business
houses, causing $50, 600 loss.
GREAT destru ction was reported by an
oil fire at Etna, Pa, on the evening Of the
5th. A bridge was said to have been
burned and much damage done.
THE coroner's jury in rendering averdict
as to the cause of the recent disaster on the
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad,
near Meadville. Pa, held George McFar-
land and Conductor Murray OF the collid-
ing freight train, responsible for the dis
aster.
THE commission house of D. D. Castro &
Co., OF New York, which recently made
an assignment, has filed schedules showing
81. 23I. .3O4 liabilities, 81, ,691 AZ nominal as
sets and ST I,0O9, ,75s actual assets.
The employees of the seven furnaces
owned by Carnegie, Phillips Il Co., at
Braddock, Pa, have made demand for
ten per cent. advance in wages. The firm
claim that the condition of the steel mar
ket will not justify an advance.
BERSAI. the noted Mexican bandit, was
killed recently near Cosala, Sinaloa. He
and his band were attacked by Mexican
troops when short but desperate fight fol-
lowed. The loss was said to be heavy on
both sides.
HAMERIcK Il Co., jewelers., No. So4 Chest
nut street, Philadelphia, are embarrassed,
with liabilities estimated at $9O,O
A DISPATCH from Pittsburgh, Pa. says:
At meeting Of the coal miners of the
Cleartield region, it was resolved to notify
the operators that if the Columbus scale
was not paid by the 21st a general strike
would be inaugurated.
ALAD was blown from moving train on
the Lake Shore near Westfeld, N. Y, re-
Gently When picked up he was dead.
THREE men were horribly burned in
Stroh's brewery at Detroit, Mich, the
| other day. They were vanishing vats
when an explosion occurred.
THE body of Archie O'Neal the noted
| English sporting authority, who disap-
peared while ON his way to report the
| Smith Kilrain fight, has been found on the
beach at Boulogae, France. There were
many evidences that he had been murdered.
MRS J. Fl. AVERY, the seventh victim OF
| the Cincinnati Southern railway accident,
near Greenwood, KY, died on the 9th at
| Covingtom Ky.
THE Union Depot at Atchison, Kan, was
destroyed by fire ON the afternoon Of the
9Th. The building was a handsome struc-
ture. The loss, including furniture, ETC.,
amounted to s125, 200; insurance, $4,000.
Ar Middleton, N. W. T., recently two
| freight trains on the Canadian Pacific met
| in collision on bridge Four men We're
killed The damage was great, being esti-
| mated at $3.50, 200.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended January numbered for
the United States, 256; for Canada, %; to-
tai, 279, compared with 1853 the previous
week and 299 the corresponding week Of last
| year.
YouNG Walter Phelps Dodge, who be-
came notorious by publishing au announce
ment of marriage with his cousin, has left
Yale College, New Haven, Conn. He was
conditioned at the Christmas examination
and failed to work it off. When he re-
turned his classmates avoided him and he
preferred to leave voluntarily rather than
risk probable suspension and certain os-
tracism.