St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-24

| IA was IGpOfteu at New OrK on Tie lot
that the weaker trunk lines had with
drawn from through west bound busines
and would not take any freights at tn
cut rates.
HHE statue of William II. Seward. Lin
coins Secretary of State, was unvailed a
r Auburn, N. Y, on the 10th in the presene
of huge crowd.
, CLAIMS fer over $40, 900, 900 against tn,
MeAican Government and liz favor of tn,
estate of the late Charles Butterfield hav,
been presented by ex-United State;
Minister John Foster.
ABOUT forty manufacturers of straw
wrapping paper from various parts of the
country were in secret session in Chicago
recently endeavoring to arrange pool O,
trust.
The body Of the late Bishop Seghers, OF
Alaska, has been brought to Victoria, 2
c., by the United States man of war
Thetiss
The chief of the Bureau of Statistics re-
ports that the total values of the exports
OF domestic breadstuffs during the ten
months ended October 81, as compared
with similar exports during the CORE
spending period Of the preceding year,
were: 1888, $92,9l2 s31; 1887, $13s SIS, ,93s.
CoNLEY a brakeman, left switch open
recently on the B. & o., ninty.three milea
west of Wheeling; w. Va; causing the
wreck Of freight train and the killing of
| seven men, five belonging to the train and
two being tramps.
| A RECENT letter from Port au Prince
| says that seven American vessels are un-
| der detention there. Anarchy prevailed
| all over Hayti, and the necessity for mem
of-War to protect the foreign residents wus
urgent.
tHEEE young girls were caught on a
bridge by train at Crcleville, o., the
other day. Two We're killed. The third
escaped by ciinging to the stringers.
4 HEAVY shock Of earthquake was expe-
rienced at Guayaquil on the 10th. Thou
sands fed from their houses.
THE strike of the brakemen on the Louis
vile, New Albany s; Chicago railway hos
been compromised: the meh Esttit;g III.
creased wages.
1t is positively denied in Washington
that ex-Minister Foster presented claims
for Szv, 100000 against Mexico on his ra-
cent visit to the City of Mexico
The eoastng steamer Vonvair6. ~hich
left tutsh. India; Hoe ember with 900 ma
yves on board, was reported overdue and
1t was feared she had foundered in a re-
cent storm.
ED MCDONALD, the most famous of the
Chicago boodlers, has secured reversal
OF his case by the 1llineis Siiprsme Court
and Ii IL Thought that he will never go TO
the penitentiary.
Two young sons Of John Marvin, l.
farmer living near st. Cloud Mimi, were
drowned recently while skating over thin
ice,
The men from Live Oak, fla, claiming
to represent the relief committee Of that |
Place ana asking for aid are denounced as |
frauds, as the place needs nothing.
PORTUGAL has decided to send vessels to
aid Great Britain and Germany to break
up the East African slave trade.
VIOLENT gales on the 10th caused numer-
Gus wrecks on the west coast of Great
Britain. Among the vessels which met
with disaster was the Norwegian bark
Hypatia. but no lives were lost.
The Public Ledger blames the inter-
State Commerce law for the demoraliza-
lion existing in railroad rates. 1t SAYS
The prohibition of pooling forces the
weaker lines to cut rates as they are not
allowed to make amicable arrangements
With their stronger competitors.
LOUISVILLE, KY, has been chosen for the
lext meeting of the National Board of
Trade, to be not later than October, 1889.
BUSINESS failures (Duns reportl fer the
even days ended November Is numbered
81, Compared with 226 the previous week
nd 225 the corresponding week last year.
c. ID. BIRDsALL, editor of the Hartford
Conn.l Telegram, was cowhided the othe.
light by Allen Wyley and L. P. Smith of
he Sunday Globe, as the result of long
rticle in the Telegram accusing the Ggobe
{ blackmailing operations.