St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-11
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

DIR. ROBERT MORRIS died recently at his
home at La Grange, KY, of paralysis.
He was seventy years old and native of
Mississippi. He was the poet laureate of
Masonry. He was past grand master
aud the author of nearly hundred Ma
sonic works and poems.
THE Republican Congressional conven-
tion of the Twelfth district of Indiana
nominated ]. B. White, the present incum-
bent.
The Supreme Court of New Jersey has
rendered decision affirming the consti-
tutionality of the Local Option High Lii
cense law. The opinion as regards the
high license feature was unanimous. On
the local option section the court stood
eight to seven.
MAYOR HEWITT, of New York, has
appointed the new Aqueduct Commission
ers as follows: General James C. Duane,
United States army, retired, Democratic;
Walter Howe, ex-member of the Legisla-
ture, independent; John G.. Tucker, an ex-
tensive contractor and builder, Republican; !;
Francis D. Scott, present assistant corpora
ton counsel, Democrat.
The President returned to Washington
from his fishing excursion early on the
morning of the 31st Among<ais first vis-
itors was the new Chief Justice Fuller.
A CONFERENCE of the executive COM
mittees of the Union and United Labor
parties was held at Chicago on the 1st to
see if some settlement of their disagree
ments could not be reached. The Union
Labor men would accept no compromise
and the United Labor committee therefore
withdrew.
InuN0nN ON init rr,of<a fri of
Henry Clay and executor under his will,
died recently at Lexington, KY, aged
eighty -four.
GEORGE D. HERRIssE, Inspector Of the
Bank of France, and his secretary, Mr..
Felix Lacour, called upon Secretary Fair
child and other officials of the Treasury
Department on the 1st for the purpose Of
obtaining information as TO the financial
operations of this Government, their in,
quiries, however, being directed more par
ticularly to the National banking system.
IT is announced in Berlin that the EN-
perors Of Austria, Germany and Russia
will meet on the Austrian frontier in the
fall.
THE Turkish Government hiss sent pro-
test to the powers against Italy's occups-
tion of Massowah.
TIE Parnsllites left the House OF Com
mons on the close of the debate on the
Commission bill on the I'd, after Healy's
amendment had been defeated by 2S3 to
2O1.
p. w. VAN vALKENBURG, Associate
Justice of the Florida Supreme Court and
one of the oldest Republicans in Office in
the State, died recently at Suwanee
Springs, Fla, aged seventy.
GENERAL DRENTEIs, Military Governor
of Kieff, Russia, has been murdered by
Nihilist.
JUDGE ALFRED HAND, of Scranton, Pa,
has been appointed to the vacancy on the
State Supreme Bench.
Ex-MAYoR EDWARD CoorER, of New
York, has left London for an extended
tour Of the continent of Europe.
Ar a voting precinct in the Tenth dis
trict of Claiborne County, Tenn. on the
ID, Burns Yoakum shot and killed James
Smith, the independent Republican candi
date for county trustee, who was engaged
with Yoakdm's brother in a hot discussion
over the election. Yoakum escaped.
ANOTHER large delegation waited upon
General Harrison at indianapolis on the
3D.. In his address the Republican NOM
inee commended the policy of small hold
ings.
THE President has recognized Gregorio
del Annoy Gonzales de Riva as honorary
Vice Consul Of Spain at Los Angeles, Cal.