St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-17

| 00<tag political discussion, fevolYers
wore drawn and an indisc1imsnate shoots
ing took plaos, the result being the death
OF i've prominent citizens and the serious
wounding Of another.
! THz paper and bag mill OF the Indiana
Paper Company at South Bend, Ind, was
burned recently. Loss, 500, 600; insurance,
$40 600, chiefly in Eastern companies.
THREE delegates from the Mormon col
ony at Lees Greek, N. w. T., have gone to
Ottawa, Ont, to secnre townsite at their
colony, which now numbers 125 souls.
A STRIKING switchman was shot and
killed by Burlington engineer at Cres-
ton, Iowa, on the Sth. The shooting re-
vived the bitter feeling existing over the
strike.
The report that the Clyde steamer Sagi.
nav carried arms and ammunition from
New York for the use OF the Hayti insur-
gents was confirmed by examination OF
PAPERS.
Ar Raleigh, N. c., the other morning
negroes burned the house of the chairman
OF the Democratic county committee and
broke into q railway warehouse and took
a number of dynamite cartridges. Serious
trouble was feared.
SWITcHMEN on the New York Central
struck at Albany, N. Y, on the sth.
THE Whltechapel fiend killed another
prostitute on the 9th, mutilating her in a
more horrible manner than he did the
others. He left no clew by which he could
BE discovered.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy di-
rectors held a three hours session at Chi
cago recently and declared q dividend Of
one per cent, making five per cent. for
the year.
THE Boston. sugar refinery at East Bos-
ton has shut down for an indefinite period,
IHE amount of the new Russian loan is
reported to be 100000, 00o The Barings
and the Credit Lyonafse are the chief
of the syndicate.
AMAN- and a boy were crushed to death
n GOAL mine near Mcdonald, Pa, the
'ther day by fall of slate. =
THE Northwestern Passenger Associa-
ion is said to- have completely collapsed
because of quarrels among the roads. The
general managers were reported figuring
N an agreement covering all the roads in |
he West.
By collision between freight trains
lear Pueblo, Col, the other day one man
vas killed and both trains wrecked One
ad broken down and the other ran into it
'efore fiagman could be sent back.
The Winnebago Indians living near
IedWing, Mimi, recently murdered a
oung squaw during the savage ceremon-
% attending the opening of the hunting
eason.
DR.. HosTETTER, the Pittsburgh, Pa.
itters man, was insured for $3.50, 900 at the
me of his death.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
n IoI |
70, as compared with 275 the previous
eek and 245 the corresponding week last
ear.
BIZ the burning of steam gauge factory
denesee Falls, near Rochester, N. Y, {
the 9th i've men were killed ,
Id four more fatally injured. 1t was ,
ared others were dead in the ruins. The :
IS amounted to $22a 900; insurance, $780, ,
A TREsTLE gave way over French creek. :
var Jasper, Ala, ON the Memphis route ,
Q other morning, wrecking stock train
ID killing one man and injuring several q
ners. All the cattle and sheep were y
lied.
The glass factory at Wellsboro, Pa, was +
stroyed by fire recently, causing loss !
$4,000.
LORD MAYORS day parade in London on "
9th was devoid of the usual pageantry
d was very tame affair. E.
ANDREW RoEssER's saw and grist mill :,
Sister Bay, Wis, was destroyed by fire :;
other night Loss, $4,000. :,
AN unknown man committed suicide re- a.
1tly by jumping into the Niagara river. :,
5 body was carried over the falls,
'AUL PH1LIPsoN, New York commits. =,
n merchant, has failed with unknown =;
bilities and assets. VI VI