St. Landry democrat., 1888-08-25

erlck Charles, on the 18th. has caused
leel1ng OF depression in all the European
bourses.
| EX-SENATOR MALONE, in a conference
with prominent Republicans In W ashing
ton, on the 17th, claimed that Virginis
will give 10000 Republican majority Il
| the coming election.
HE Democratic managers, it is said
purpose to challenge Mr.. Blaine to john
discussion with Speaker Carlisle on the
tariff question in twelve principal cities,
six to be named by each of the dlsput
ants.
THROUGH the British agent at Sofia, M
Stambulof, the Bulgarian Premier, has
returned thanks to Lord Salisbury for hi
KIND mention of Bulgaria in his speech a,
| the Mansion House banquet.
ON the 18th it was stated and denied
| that Chairman Brice had been practically
deposed from the Craftsmanship OF the
national Democra attic campaign committee
by PRESIDENT Cleveland owing to lack o1
energy in pushing the campaign on the
tariff reduction lines laid down in the
Presidents message.
ON the 18th Thos. L. Kimball, genera
manager Of the Union Pacific railroad
who has been ill for several days al
Omaha Neb., was reported as much worse,
In letter to the London Times, on the
18th, Mr.. William Henry Hurlbu former
ly editor-in- chief Of the New York World,
defended President Cleveland and the
Democratic party against the charge of
favoring England and English manufact-
urers in their tariff views.
On the 17th Benjamin Harrison, of In >
dianapo1ts, was elected vice president to
represent Indiana in the American Bar
Association at its meeting in Saratoga
N. Y.
AT West Bay City. Mich, the fine new
saE.pill at james Davidson's ship-yard
was btirned, on the l7th, entailing q loss
Of 5000, without Insurance.
ON the 18Th Prof. Elisha Jones, of the
Michigan University, died at Denver, Col.
Os the 18th United States Treasurer
Hyatt returned to Washington from his
vacation.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
On the 18th fierce northeast gale cre-
ated havoc along the south shore of Lake
Ontario. The steamer Freeman was
driven on the rocks seven miles above
Oswego n. Y, bqt the crew escaped
A WAsHoUr on the Erie railroad, near
Shohola N. Y, caused terrible
accident involving the loss of two lives,
the serious injury Of thirty persons, and
the destruction Of much property, on the
18th. The wrecked cars caught fire and
were totally burned. Lily Langtry and
Fred Gebhardt lost FIVE blooded horses
valued at 500, 900 in the fire following the
wreck
AT Mitchell, Oak, the extensive pork
packing house Of Joseph Roster was en-.
tirely destroyed by FIRE on the 18th.
a CHEBoYGAN (Mich.) dispatch states
two newspaper men who were yachting
on Burt Lake, Mich, during recent
storm. and whose boat drifted ashore
and was wrecked, were found on the beach
on the 18th.
A coRoNER's jury, on the 10th, held
Thomas Marshall to answer for the mur-
der OF James Gray, colored, who was
shot and killed in Washington, on the
10th.
JUDGE PATTERSON, Of the New York
City Supreme Court, on the 10Th, refused
q stay Of execution in the case OF Daniel
Lyons, the murderer of Athlete Quinn.
NEAR Haverhill, Mass, on the 10th, Mr..
and Mrs. Towle, their two children, and
Mrs. w. w. Hamm and child, OF r iver-
side, were thrown from a carriage All
we're more or less injured, and Mrs.
Hamm's baby was killed by one of the
horses falling upon it
The steamship Geiser, OF the Scandina-
7ian line, sunk off Sable Island, on the
L4th, by collision with the Thingvalla, Of
he same line, and 119 of her passengers
md crew were lost
BUSH fires in the townships Of Claran-
Ion, Lavant, Canoriu and Oso Ont. have
,aused damage to the amount of $500, 600.
THE large paper mill of C. L. VanlReed,
lear Reading, Pa, was burned on the
7th. Loss, $4,000; partially insured.
The Thangvalla, the disabled steamship
which, after collision with the Geiser off
sable Island, on the 18th, HEADED for
Halifax, N. s., reached that port on the
7th.
ADoLPH HOLMAN, prompted by jealousy,
hot and wounded his mother-in-Iaw,
;illed his wife, and then committed sui |
ide at picnic at Long Branch, N. J., on |
he 18th.
ON the 18th the President remained at !
)ak View all day engaged, it is said, on |
he preparation OF his letter of accept |
nee.
THE sentence Of dis missal In the case |
( number of cadets convicted Of haz-
ng was committed by the President, on
be 18th. He gave notice that this was |
he last time executive clemency would |
e extended to like offenders.
ON the 18th Miss Matilda p. Ellison, of
was struck by passing
on the Pennsylvania railroad
nd instantly killed.
The Congressional commissions in
estigation into the affairs Of Castle Gar
en-, New York, has developed the fact
bat, through the aid Of firm of citizen
hip brokers, a foreigner can, for
1odest sum Of $40, become an AmeizaEn
ltizen in ten days from the date Of land
lg.
MISCELLANEOUS.
AN attempt was made by eight fever
sfugees from Jacksonville, Fla, to leave
le train at Charleston, s. c., on the 18th.
hey were not allowed to do SO, but were
ompeled to continue their journey north
ard.
On the 14th the Clyde steamer Seminole,
ON Jacksonville, Fla, for New York,
hich was detained at Quarantine for
yer thirty hours, was released, and al
wed to proceed to her dock. The health
hcer reported no symptoms of fever on
oard.