St. Landry democrat., 1888-06-16
ON the sth Miss Alice Woodhall, who


$4,000 worth Of United States bonds, was
| discharged from custody and immediate.
ly rearrested on another similar charge.
On the sth s. j. Finley, Castle Fin, Pa.
Charles T. Orr, New Albany, Kas., an6
VIM. Long, Utica, N. Y, were appointed
to cadetships in the Military Academy.
ON the 7th Mrs. James T. Dalton, nee
Sallie Holman, the well-known opera
singer, died in London, Ont. She was one
Of the leading prima donne of the cont
nent fifteen years ago. She was born al
Lynn, Mass, in 1852.
The National Democratic committee
will hold meeting in Washington on the
Goth.
BELvA LOCKWOOD has written her letter
of acceptance of the presidential nomina-
ton Of the Equal Rights party.
The opinion is expressed by Minister
McLane, who is now enjoying short holi-
day in Washington, that another Franco
German war is not likely to occur for sew
eral years.
In recent interview Prince Bismarck
assured the Emperor that the ministry
would not resign, even If the Quinquen :
NAL bill was not signed.
The report that he is to resign the un.
der-secretaryshipo of Ireland was denied
by Colonel King-Harman, on the sth.
The President, it is said, is well pleased
with the nomination of Judge Thurman,
for whom he contracted a great friend
ship during visit of the latter to Oak
View, some months since.
NEWSPAPER correspondents from New
York and Washington returning East
from the National Democratic convention
at st. Louis stopped over at Colum bus,
o., and paid their reapects to ex-senator
Thurman. Humorous speeches of intro
duction and welcome made the "old man"
and all the ''boys" laugh.
On the afternoon of the 7th the mother
of General Sheridan, who has been i'll at
Somerset, O., had relapse, which left
her in very critical condition, the doc
tors expressing very little hope of her re-
covery.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
On the 9th Taft & Morgan's sash and
door factory, the Baldwin Refrigerating
Company's Office, Sheppard & Morse's
lumber-yard and planning mill, and over
half dozen tenement houses, in Burling-
ton, VT, covering an area Of two blocks,
were destroyed by fire. The total loss will
be 500, 900; insurance, $1s5, 5000.
ON the 9Th tie boiler Of a portable en-
gine in the Union DeEot Company's
yards at st, Paul, Minn,, exploded, killing
Phillip Fischer, John T. Duffy and Hugh
NJ. Nevin, beside injuring James P. Duff
fey, John T. Nevins, John Mohigen, Ed.
Wallace, Mccormack and Edward Linn
sted.
MRS. L. M. McColl's fine mansion at
Bridgewater, Mass, was burned on the
9th. Loss estimated from $40, 900 to $65, 600;
partly insured. The fire is believed to
have been the work of incendiaries. The
house was unnoccupied.
ON the 9th the south bound Rapid Tran
sit train from Yonkers ran into a gang Of
Italian traek-repairers on the New York
City & Northern railroad track near High
Bridge, killing two of them and fatally in
juring two others.
On the night of the 9Th terrible thun-
der-storm passed over Bellows Falls,
VT The light of burning buildings was
seen in every direction.
ON the 7th carrying pipe of the Stand
ard Oil Company sprung q leak at Green
Island City, N. Y. Sparks from black
smith shop ignited the oil. The pipe
burst and the burning fluid spread rapidly
over the ground, threatening the de-
struction of property. Two alarms were
sent out. The flames were finally ex-
tinguished before much damage was done.
A cABLEGRAM from Potsdam, on the 7th,
said that the Emperor passed an indif-
ferent night. His sleep was frequently
disturbed by coughing. In accordance
with the advice of his doctors, he did not
rise until IL a. m.
A BRAZILIAN named Raoul Herques, at
Italy, on the 9Th, while dining,
shot his brother and sister-in-law and
then committed suicide.
AT Lainzsburg, Mich, on the 7th, fire
swept both sides Of Main street for over a
block. Loss, over 100000, with little in
surance.
WHILE yachting in Chesapeake bay. on
the 8th, T. Harrison Garrett, brother of
Robert Garrett, was run down by the
steamer Jappa and drowned. Mr.. Gar
rett was manager of the firm OF Robert
Garrett & Sons.
ON the 7th Deputy Sheriff Alvord, of
Cochise County, Ariz., had fight with
.hree Sonora train robbers in the Wheat
stone mountains, sixty miles north of
Nogales. The officer succeeded in kill
ng two and mortally wounding the other.
In Osgood township, Ont, brick
was blown down in cy-
lone, on the 9th, and twenty children |
buried in the ruins. None were killed,
,ut all were more or less injured, and |
'ome probably fatally.
AT Appleton, Wis.,, the Atlas paper |
mill, owned by Kimberly, Clark q Co., |
vas burned to the ground on the 9Th. |
loss, $3.50, 200; insurance. $6O, 1000.
On the Sth reports from Newfoundland |
tated that destructive forest fires were
aging on the south shore OF Conception
,ay. Many families had been burned out,
nd several persons had perished in the
lanes.
Ar WellesviIle, O., on the sth fire de-
troyed Bancroft's livery stable, Millen's
livery stable, J. B. Smiths store and Dun
an Smiths residence. Loss, $4,000;
artly insured.
On the Sth, while number Of Italians
7ere excavating for a sewer in Even
treet Brooklyn, the earth Suddenly caved
Q and buried Feroda Guerrefepo and
fichael Mingo. When taken out Mingo
vas dead, and Guerrefepo died shortly
fter.
1uSCELLANEOUa
On the 9th the steamer Cephalonia from
'oston, for Liverpool, arrived at Queens
OWN. She was detained twelve hours on
ne Irish coast by fog. On the 4th she