St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-04-21
The Pope celebrated special mass in st.
Peters, Rome, recently for 10000 French,
Austrian and Slay pilprima

Peters, Rome, recently for 10000 French,
Austrian and Slav pilgrims.
SILAs BANKs, armed with Winchester
rife, met the three Monroe brothers
Eben, George and Lemuel-who had re.
volvers, on the road near Laurel, in Writ
County, W. Va, the other day. The three
Monroes were killed. Banks received four
wounds, none of them fatal. The cause was
family feud.
AT the photographic Office in the Mari
time Exchange, New York, report was
received that large quantities Of ice OF
Newfoundland coast was rapidly drifting
into the steamer routes. Steamers that ar
rived on the 18th reported great trouble
with drift ice and having passed many ice-
bergs.
THE Comptroller Of the Currency has de-
clared first and final dividend of 100 per
cent. and interest in full, payable on and
after the 10Th inst, in favor of the credit
ors of the Metropolitan National Bank, OF
Cincinnati, the claims proved amounting
to 1927, $40 This bank failed February g.
1887.
TIE Alabama prison inspectors have is
sued a report in which they make startling
disclosures regarding the filthy condition
of the State prisons.
MRS. BESSIE G. BUIKLEY committed sui
eide at Washington recently by taking
poison. She was the only daughter Of
Judge Curtis J. Hillyer, and her elope.
ment with young Bulkley some months
ago caused quite sensation.
Four tramps beat a switch tender, Will
liam Studner, to death at Wood street,
Chicago, the other night because he tried
to put them out of his house.
THE California House and twenty other
buildings at Napere, Wis, burned recently,
causing loss estimated at between $50, 600
aud SIS, 600 with an insurance of $40, 600,
divided between eighteen companies.
ROBERT VAN BRUNT, "Happy Bob" Of
the Salvation Army, was hanged at War
saw, N. T., on the 18th for the murder of
his sweetheart's half brother.
ON the application of David Goodman,
Judge Bookstaver, Of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, New York, has granted an or
der for the appointment Of receiver for
the firm of Kiralfy Bros, the well-known
scenic opera managers.
JOSEPH LUCHTE, farm owner living at
Brookville, Ind, in trying to shoot hls ten
ant, killed his son, aged fifteen, the re-
volver's muzzle being knocked aside.
MRS. BIRD aud her babe were burned to
death in their home in Florida, Orange
County, n Y, the other night.
By the explosion of two boilers at Pela-
hatchee, Miss, recently three men were
killed.
FIRE on tramp steamer being unloaded
at Brooklyn wharf the other day caused
500, GOO damage to the pier and its contents.
The vessel was scuttled.
A CONSTRUCTION train on the Kansas
City. Memphis & Birmingham railroad was
wrecked eighty miles west Of Birmingham,
Ala, recently, and four workmen were
killed, one injured fatally and nine others
seriously hurt.
The American Exchange Henry F. Gill
lig, m manager), so well known to travellers
in Europe, has suspended with liabilities
Of "a, 100000 A provisional manager was
appointed in London pending the liquida-
ton of the concern.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended April 10 numbered for
the United States, 200; Canada, %; total,
222; compared with 227 the previous week
and 175 the corresponding week of last
wear.