St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-12-29
BASEBALL was played at Sydney, I

BASEBALL was played at Sydney, N
s. W., ON the 10th. The score was All
America, g.; Chicago, 8.
ALL parts of Australia are enthusiastic
ally in favor of the proposed cable from
Australia to Vancouver, British Colum
bia.
The two small children of Mrs. Staff
colored, living in Indianapolis, Ind, were
burned to death the other morning during
the absence of their mother.
SOUTH CAROLINA has finally passed bill
giving the Railroad Commission power tc
fix rates of transportation for freight and
passengers, to prevent uni ust discrimina.
ton, etc.
PRESIDENT THOMAS, of the suspended
California National Bank of San Fran.
cisco, has issued statement, showing as.
sets of $71S,0 200. He claimed the liabilities
amounted to the same figures.
THE workmen on the Eiffel tower, which
is being constructed as one of the features
of the exhibition next year in Paris, have
gone on a strike.
"HUNGRY JoE," the noted New York
confidence man, has been sent to the Mary
land pententiary for nine years for
swindling Baltimore man out of s., 0GO
THE execution of the condemned Bald
Knobbers, in Jail at Ozark Mo-, has been
postponed to February Is next Governor
Morehouse ordered the postponement at
the solicitation Of Judge Hubbard, who
tried the cases.
EDWARD MEREDITH, one of the assail-
| ants of gambler Daily in New Ycrk fat
| recently, has been sentenced to eight wears
| and ten months in States prison, and
Herman, his confederate, TO six years and
eleven months. The cases of the women
| have not been heard.
DURING the revision of the excise laws of
New York State by commission, Rev. DR..
Howard Crosby denounced the foreigners
who sought to overthrow the Sabbath.
THE three-year-old bay colt Galore.
famous young English racer, has been
purchased by Americans for $1,000. Milton
Young, of Kentucky, has offered $4,000
for Ossory, brother of Ormonde.
NEW epidemic has broken out on the
horse ranches of the Lower Yellowstone
river and is spreading with great rapdite.
1t affects the glands of the throat and Jaw.
THE Secretary Of the Navy has sent out
circulars inviting proposals for the con-
struction of 4,000-ton armored coast de-
tense vessel.
BY the derailing of train near Houston,
and four seriously injured.
THE President has pardoned Benjamin
Hopkins, the bank defaulter of Cincinnati,
on the ground of ill-health.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended December 20, numbered
81 as against 3)3 the previous week and
29O the corresponding week of last year.
THE six-story picture frame factory Of
Strobel & Co., Cincinnati, burned early on
the morning of the 22d. Several firemen
were killed or fatally wounded by falling
walls, also two bystanders. Loss heavy,
A CHEMISTS assistant named rastre
Beaussier has been arrested charged with
poisoning sixteen persons in Havre,
France. 1t is supposed that his motive
for the crime was desire to ruin his en,-
ployer and obtain the business himself.
THOMAS HUNTER, iailer at Port Town
send, Wash. T., was overpowered, gagged
and relieved of his keys and pistols bv
five prisoners the other night before he
could raise an alarm. The prisoners made
their escape, locking the jailer in cell.
IT is stated that National bank notes
redeemed at the Treasury Department.
have again got into circulation. In some
my sterious manner they failed to reach
the macerator, where it was intended thew
should be destroyed.
DR.. s. A. RICHMOND, who murdered Col.
onel j. w. Strong, editor of the st. Joseph
Herald, June Is, 1886. has returned from |
Jamargo, ILL.,, to the asylum at st. Joseph,
Mo.
The French steamship Marseilles, which |
sailed from Bordeaux, November 25, for
New Orleans direct with full cargo Of
and 36s passengers, was sew
,ral days overdue and fears for her safety
we're entertained.