St. Landry democrat., 1888-01-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

Ind, appointed Queen of Gypsies in United
States, to succeed her sister, Mrs Emma Stan
ley, deceased Large mass of rock fell from
Horseshoe Falls, Niagara, materially changing
formation on Canadian side.
Jan. 18-Jonas G. Clark gave 100000 to
Worcester, Mass, for university:
Mar. 4-Mary Baker, White County, Ind,
completed 1875 days fast
N. Y. aged 10s
May civilian o. Brien, editor Of United Ire.
land, arrived in New York.
May 11-Woman with leprosy discovered in
Freeborn County, Mimi.
May 12-At Castle Garden 10000 immigrants
arrived, largest for any one day in history.
May 14-Corner-stone Of Stanford University,
Menlo Park, Cal, laid.
May fisk people insane at Tucson, A. T.,
believed due to earthquake fright.
May 26-TWenty-ninth General Assembly
Presbyterian church opened at Philadelphia.
-. Amy Ayante (coloreeD Clarendon, S. G..
June 14-Great Chicago wheat corner col.
lapsed, causing failures for 81, 100000
June 15-Carlisle D. Graham shot Niagara
whirlpool in barrel.
June 21-Colorow, renegade Ute chief, cap
tured.
July 9-Dr McGlynn, OF Brooklyn. e1commu-
nicated from Catholic church.
ass a y Se Yorh agaa Van Buren,
Aug. 4-Losses in San Francisco wheat corner
reported at $4,000 to s6,ooo,oo
Aug. ss-Uts war in Colorado at an END;
aug. 9l-bAlblnOrS q OQlO EXPRESS SOIQ W Os
S. Express Co. for sa,5oo,O00.
Sept. l6-Meteor large as railway car and in
tensely hot fell near Vanceboro Me-
Sept: 2s.Steamship, Alesia reached New
board.
Sept. ee-six Mormon polygamists sentenced
to six months Imprisonment at Salt Lake for
unlawful cohabitation.
Oct. lat New Portage O.. wood-choppers
found $1,000 in an old log.
Oct. 3-George Bancroft, the historian, passed
Oct. DIR. Joseph Parker, of London, deliv-
cred eulogy on Henry Ward Beecher in Acad-
envy Of Music, Brooklyn.
Oct. baltimore & Ohio Telegraph sofa TO
Western Union for S., 100000.
Oct. yellow fever appeared at Tampa,
Fla. Boston Corbett, who shot John Wilkes
Booth, declared insane
Oct. 12-Robert Garrett resigned presidency
Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
Oct. i7-Charles Dickens, son OF the famous
author, arrived In New York to give readings
i. Oct. 21-Anarchists' case taken to U. s. SUI
preme Court.
Oct. 22-statue of Abraham Lincoln I'M
vailed in Lincoln Park. Chicago.
deaths attn at tampa. Fla. to date Jetr Davis
reviewed 10000 Confederate veterans at Ma
Nov. io-pr Mccosh resigned presidency Of
Nov. IF. L Riadge, Los Angeles, Cal,
gave 100000 to Cambridge, Mass, Tor educa-
tional purposes. >. Clara Louise Kellogg mar
E16Q TO CaEl CtFakOScA db EIlkHdFes 1Au-
Nov plymouth Church, Brooklyn, called
Rev. Charles A Berry, Northampton, Eng,
for permanent pastor.
Nov. H-Robert Bonner retired from New
York Ledger.
Nov. 21-Woman supposed to have leprosy
discovered at PHILADELPHIA.
Nov. 2s-Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison, aged 1oi,
died at Winchester, O.
Nov SO-ToWa Soldiers Home at MARSHALL
town dedicated. =. CoIored woman aged 118 died
at Nashville, Tenn. George Norman, New
London, No., died Of hydrophobia.
Dec. 17-Bodies Of executed Chicago Anarch-
lists inferred at Waldheim cemetery.
Dec 25-Captafn William j. Haines, st. Louis,
celebrated his one hundreth birthday anni-
VeTsary.