St. Landry democrat., 1888-09-29

VOL. XI.-NO.M
NEWS IN BRIEF,
Cempiled frem varieRs Sourse&
ALDEN MILLER, an aged Washington
department clerk, died at Camden, N. j..
of paralysis, on the 10Th, aged seventy
nine.
THE President, on the 21st, received off
cial information Of the refusal Of the
Chinese Government to ratify the amend
ed tre atty.
MGR. PERsIco has reported to the vati-
can that the Irish Bishops have succeeded
in allaying the intensity of the National
ist agitation.
The Indiana Democratic State commit
tee announce that Governor D. B. Hill oi
New York will participate in the cam.
paign in that State.
IT was stated, on the 21st, that the reg.
1stration in New York City this year will
be over 100000. Fully 240, 200 votes will
be polled on election day.
STATE HEALTH OFFICER RUTHERFORD,
of Texas, officially announced, on the
10th, that there had not been a case of
yellow fever in that State.
GERMAN named Ludwig was arrested
In London, on the 18th, under suspicion
of being the perpetrator of the recent
awful murders IN Whitechapel.
SENATOR SAWYER, of Wisconsin, stated
most positively, on the 21st, that when his
present term Of Office expires he will not
be candidate for re- election.
THE Lutheran Council Of North Ameri.
ca after weeks session at Minneapolis,
Mimi, adjourned, ON the 10TH to meet at
Pittsburgh, Pa, October u, 1889.
A CASE Of witch burning is reported to
have occurred recently among the Mojave
Indians in California, the victim being
young squaw but eighteen years old.
IT has been discovered that thieves in
the Texas Panhandle have been running
hundreds Of head of stolen cattle east
ward via St Joe, Mo-, and selling them.
THE International Literary and Artistic
Congress, in session at Venice, declared,
on the 10Th, that authors copyrights
should include the right Of translation.
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THE formal installation OF Most Rev.
Francis Jansen, Archbishop of New
Orleans, took place in that city on the
10th. A public reception followed at his |
residence.
Il. c. JACKSON, superintendent of the |
New York division of the railway mail
service, and his chief clerk, E. Chapman,
were removed by the Postmaster General
on the 18th.
MRS. SUSAN BooKwALTER, aged eighty
two, mother of Hon. John W. Bookwal-
ter, died at Springfield, O., on the 10Th.
She was one Of the pioneer women Of the
Buckeye State.
THE Secretary Of the Navy, on the 10th,
ordered Rear Admiral Kimberly, COM
manding the Pacific station, to dispatch
vessel to the Samoan islands to look after
American interests there.
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JUDGE THURMAN received a delegation
OF Arkansas colored Democrats at CO.
lumbus, o., on the Goth. The "Old Ro-
man" greeted them warmly, and made
quite an extended address.
THE Vienna Frensdenblatt, of the 18th, {
says that the Bismarck Kalnoky meeting ,
Will reaffirm the complete accord be-
tween the fundamental policies Of Ger. {
many and Austria Hungary. t
THE mother OF John L. Sullivan and
Father Hogerty were sent for, on the 10Th, =
% go to Crescent Beach Immediately to !.
zee the sick pugilist, whose Illness had
AIKEN a turn for the worse. :
ONE death from yellow fever occurred t,
n jackson, Miss, on the 10Th, and three
lew cases were reported on the Goth. A o
,anic and exodus followed which threat
ned to depopulate the town. a
GENERAL HARRISON received three Diff !,
erent delegations on the 18th, one from -
)anville, H.; one from Kentucky, and =
he other delegates from the National o.
association of ex-Prisoners of War. .,
THE total number of G. A. R. tickets de- p,
osited at the Columbus joint ticket CT
gency during the late National encamp- ST
lent for excursion privileges was 90 600,
t st. Louis last year the number was a
1000. U
The Parnell Commission appointed by y, -,
arliament to inquire into certain y
narges made against Mr. Parnell and oA
sher members of the House of Commons -,
Y the London Times, held its first ses- VI VI
on on the 18th. Il ne
REPORTS from Petosky. Mich, Nance.
ma Walton, Leroy, Traverse City, 90
eed City, Big Rapids and Howard CITY. Gr
the 18th, stated that ng-looked-for Lo
IN had come at last and the forest fires wi
ere dying out. ,
2. A. PHLsBURY & Co., the Minneap. on
Is mlllers, who for four years have con- W
lcted their business on the profit shar- eu
g plan, on the nth distributed $40. 900 "a
nong their employees as their share of 20 20
Q years increase. pa
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COMPANY has been formed to con- Gel
ruct and operate large cotton COM the
essing machine in New York, with a lie
aw OF controlling cotton shipments to GOT
verpool. There is at present no cotton I
IMPRESS in that city. Be.
CONGRESSMAN MILLS and United States -, a.
torney VIM. G.. Ewing, of Chicago 90 30
re the principal speakers at a crowded n
ate and National Democratic ratifca- -,
n meeting held In the Brooklyn Acade- no. no.
OF Music on the evening OF the 18th. sor
SYNDICATE Of English and German c
pitalists is trying to get control Of all 20
, breweries in Philadelphia. There is
limited capital in the scheme. and an vi,
ort will also be made to secure brew bel
es in Brooklyn, Baltimore and Bos. Tor
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N the case OF VIM. Mays, convicted In 19tl
United States District Court of Idaho I