St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-14

| THREE men were arrested recently and
taken to Chicago, charged with being in q
| conspiracy to wreck trains and destroy
| property on the Chicago, Burlington &
| Quincy. Dynamite was found in their pos
session and card of membership of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
THE disorders at Seoul, Corea, have been
| ended. They were caused by stories that
foreign cannibals had abducted native
children.
The monument to Francis Scott Key, the
gift of the late James Lick to the city of
San Francisco, was unvailed on the 4th.
Eleven of Keys descen dants were present.
Four of the principal business houses of
Durango Col, were destroyed by fire on
the 4th. Loss, $4,000.
THE War on dressed beef and packing
house products still continues with una
based vigor and there is no immediate
prospect Of a settlement. 1t is generally
conceded by freight men that the rates
will yet 60 lower and that the rates on
other commodities will be cut before very
long.
Gus BoGLRs, aged nineteen, was hanged
at Fort Smith, Ark, on the 9th for the muir
der Of William Morgan in the Creek Nation
last year.
SOLOMON NELSON and E. c. Hedberg were
drowned in Belle creek near Cannon Falls,
Minn., the other day while repairing a
bridge, the latter falling into the water
and the former going to his rescue. Nell
son was prominent business man.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended June 5numbered for the
United States, 1872; Canada, %; total, 2l4,
compared with POI the previous week and
l54 the corresponding week last year.
AS coal train was passing through the
village of Dayton, N. j., recently it was
struck by cyclone and Conductor John
Dyer, OF Trenton, with two of the train
men were blown from the train and fatally
hurt.
REPORTS have been received of the kill
ing of three Illinois runaway lads in the
Seminole country by Indians. The boys
had previously killed an Indian.
NEARLY 1000 Italian immigrants arrived
at Castle Garden during the past six
months. Many of them are in destitute
even starving condition in New York.
]. W. BRowN, the alleged polygamist re-
Gently arrested in Chicago was arraigned
at Detroit. Mich, in the case of marrying
Mary Benjamin, pleaded not guilty and
was remanded to jail. 1t is now stated
Brown has been married no less than thirty
two times, and many of his dupes are ex-
pected to be present at.the trial.
FIRE destroyed s1510O0 worth OF proper
ty In New York on the morning of the 7th,
breaking out in the Century office,
East Eighteenth street.
A CONSTRUCTION train on the Elgin, Joliet
Il Eastern road was wrecked recently
near Joliet, ILL.,, by obstructions on the
track. Three Italian laborers were killed.
Engineer Wright was fatally scalded.
By collision between passenger trains
near Nanticoke, Pa. the other day one
fireman was seriously and thirty passen-
gers slightly hurt.
TIE Russian Government has signed the |
convention for the abolition of sugar boun-
ties.
ARTICLES of incorporation of the Mem.
phis, Little Rock Il Indian Territory Rail |
road Company have been filed in Arkansas;
capital stock, "a, 100000.
A BATTERY of boilers at the tannery OF |
A. & ]. Groetsinger, on River avenue, AL
legheny City, Pa, exploded recently,
several buildings and seriously
injuring six persons, three fatally.