St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-28
Two men were found suffocated BY gas


| They had blown it out the previous night.
| ANDREW J. PIERCE, lumber dealer OF
Buffalo. N. Y, has made general assign
ment. Assets and liabilities unknown.
| 4 REPORT has been received in Nogales,
Ariz., that two American prospectors were
killed and two wounded a few days since
on the YaQuio river, in Mexico, by band
of eight Apaches. The party of five pros
pectors came upon them in wild region OF
the Sierra Madre N ountains.
POLISH landowners are in despair over
the rapid depreciation in the value Of their
estates. They complain that the Govern
nent avoids buying army supplies in Po-
land, preferring to buy elsewhere at en-
| HANGED prices.
| The Northern Pacific railway directors
at meeting in New York city recently
| formally ratified the lease of the Oregon
! Navigation Company's line.
| THE Philadelphia Rolling Mill Associa-
| tion has decided to reduce wages 10 per
| cent. because of the depression IN the iron
| trade.
| S. c. KANADAY Il Co, lumber dealers of
| Toronto, Ont have failed with So 600 liza
| bilities.
| IMMIGRATION COMMISSIONER STEPHENSON,
c
of Secretary of the Treasury Fairchild CIV
ing the Customs Collector of New York con-
| troll over returning insane and paupers to
Europe has worked great injury.
| SEVENTY cows owned by Frank J. Gaze
mas living near New Rochelle, n. Y, have
| been killed to prevent the spread Of pleuro-
| pneumonia.
The loss of life by the blizzard Of Jan
| uary IL was estimated by st. Paul, Mimi,
newspaper of the goth to amount to 235.
| The full returns were not then believed to
have been received.
A BoBsLED collided with a vehicle on
Forbes street, Pittsburgh, Pa, recently.
The driver was dangerously injured, the
vehicle being upset. The occupants of the
bobsled were more or less injured, one hav-
ing both legs broken and being injured
internally.
THE National Board of Trade, in session
at Washington recently, adopted a resolu-
tion favorable to Government control of
the telegraphs. A resolution was also
adopted condemning the accumulated sur
plus.
THE day express ON the Pennsylvania
railroad struck two men at Carnie's tunnel
near Greensboro, Pa. recently, and killed
them instantly. Their remains were man.
gled beyond recognition. 1t was supposed
they were tramps.
MENINGITIS is epidemic at Asheville, N
c. A dozen deaths per day are reported,
and every effort to arrest the dreaded dis
ease proves futile People are leaving the
town by the scores.
One thousand power loom weavers Of
Philadelphia resolved TO strike for better
terms on the 21st.
TIE depression in the pig iron market
was reported serious at New York on the
Goth. The Carnegies, who employ 10, 600 men
in their various establishments, thought
the men ought to be willing to accept re-
duction of 10 per cent. in wages.
IT is reported that the stock department
of the Chicago Board of Trade will be dis
continued February /, business having
dwindled to almost nothing.
BUSINESS failures for the seven days
ended January 10 numbered for the United
States, 27S; Canada, 3S; total, 316, COM
pared with 2S8 the previous week and 901
the corresponding week of last year.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.
Sam JONES, the reyivalists, spoke ito
men only, at Kansas City, on the 23d.
The attendance was 5000 and the collec-
tion for jones' personal benefit amounted
to $500.
THE Holyoke Envelope Company's mill
at Holyoke, Mass, burne on the 22dd. Los
$225, 900.
ADvIcEs from Washington say there is
TO be large river and harbor appropriations
this session; $90,000,000 is the figure that
the anxious members of the Mississippi
Valley name as the smaAest sum they will
be satisfied with.
THE Committee on War Claims have re-
ported favorably the bill TO pay Jones q
Harris, Of Loudon, Tenn, the sum of
81, ,627.75 for a rolling mill belonging to
them that was destroyed by the Union
troops during the war.
A wELL-KNowN citizen of Pittsburg,
Pa, on the 21st was swindled out Of $10, 600
in cash by bunko men.
"GRANDMAo GARFIELD, mother Of the
late President, died at the home of Mrs.
Garfield in Mentor, Ohio, on the 21st.
AT Nashville, Tenn, on the 2lst, Rev. j.
M. Hubert, according to a previous an
nouncement, gave the theater particular
fits at the First Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, in sermon lasting one hour and
Fifty minutes; an opportunity was given
any one who wished to reply, but no one
accepted the offer.
THE French and Russian ambassadors
have resented the decision of the Porte to
employ Germans to assist the governors of
the provinces in developing agriculture
and mining. 1t is expected that they viii
make formal complaint.
Gov. HUGHES, Of Arkansas, on the 21st
offered reward of $500 for DR.. r. p.
Wright, who is wanted on a charge of
bigamy. Three Of Wright's wives have.
up to date, been accounted for, and it is
thought the end is not yet.
The Arkansas Missouri border is threat
ened with a serious war between the.vigi-
lantes and a well-organized body of out
laws.
MONEY is abundant in New York now
and loans can be made on call at ex-
tremely low rates. One firm loaned ST.
000, 900 on the 10th at 31-2 per cent. on or
binary stock collateral.
Ar Atlanta. Ga, on the 21st, a desperate
fight occurred between VIM. Drier and his
wife. Drier was giving his wife, who is
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