St. Landry democrat., 1888-06-02
MISCELLANEOUS,

THE corner stone of the divinity building
Of the new Catholic University at Wash
ington was not laid on the Gath, as ex
pected, rain preventing. Exercises were
held, however, President Cleveland being
present. Miss Caldwell, the donor OF
$500, 600 for the university, was presented
with gold medal from the Pope.
CHARLES E. JUDsoN, president Of the Chi.
cago Consumers Gas Company, on the
witness stand in the Office of Master in
Chancery Bass recently, testified that the
company made fraudulent issue Of $685.
600 worth of bonds in excess Of IS, ,000 600 in
bonds issued when the company was Or
| ganized.
By fire in rag shop in New York
City the other day, three female pickers
were severely hurt.
The collections of internal revenue for
the first ten months OF the present fiscal
year amount to 500, ,4O6, 452, an increase Of
IS, l53, 1856 over the same time last year.
THE statement of assets and liabilities of
| the great California commission house, W.
| 7. Coleman & Co., shows an excess Of
| 1915, 600 of assets over liabilities.
The American Electric Manufacturing
Company's property in New York City has
been seized on judgments for S20, 900.
THE new board Of directors of the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas q Texas railway met at New
York on the 24th and organized by electing
K. V. Martinsen president. An executive
committee was appointed consisting of r.
V. Martinsen, W. Mertens, Il. K Enos, ST.
mon Stern, w. Dawd and W. Bond, all of
New York.
CHARLES II. WAcKER, the Democratic
nominee Tor Treasurer of Illinois, an
nounces that he will not run because Of
lack Of time and political ambition.
The glassworkers' strike in the Depart
ment of the Seine, France, has ended.
CHARLES JAMES, of st. Louis, has been
elected president of the National Butchers
Association.
A DESPERATE conflict occurred recently
on the Grecian coast between large parties
of Greek and italian fishermen. Thirty of
the participants were wounded and many
boats with a quantity of fishing tackle
were destroyed.
FRANK MILLS, of California, a sub-fresh-
man of Harvard College, eighteen years
old, died at Boston recently from the ef-
fects Of excessive opium smoking. With
two companions he obtained some pipes
and indulged in the vice. and, it is said,
smoked several pipefuls in rapid success.
sion and was made very ill. His two COM
panions were reported dangerously sick.
SEVERAL of the wealthiest merchants of
Moscow have been convicted of adulterat-
ing tea One of them was deprived of his
civil rights and banlshed to Siberia for life.
The others were sentenced to different
terms OF imprisonment
The number of forged Bank of France
notes in circulation proves larger than was
at first supposed. The panic increased and
public confidence is shaken owing to the
refusal of the directors to REIN burse hold
ers of the forged notes. The police have
no clew to the forgers.
PRESIDENT SPENCER, of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, denies in most positive terms
the stories of the alleged sale Of the Phila-
delphia branch Of the road.
lRoP reports to the st. Paul Pioneer Press
from all parts of the Northwest are ex-
ceedingly favorable. The rain IN the Red
river valley has been OF incalculable ben
eft, and the condition of the wheat in
Southern Minnesota is much better than
was thought possible month ago.