St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-13
PERSONAL ANu pOL1r1car.

hoBhfT HsMiLToN, or Covington, KY.
has b1ah nominated by the Republicans a.
Speaker Carlisle's Congressionalo opponent
ATTORNEY GENERAL LANekRw, of Nova
Scotia, declares that = ma ajority Of the peo-
pie of that rroSSince are in favor of reci-
! pro1sty with the United States.
THE government of Peru has ratified the
treaty of amity, commerce and navigation
! with the United States.
| Hon. LEVI P. MORTON, Republican can.
didate for the Vice-Presidency, published
his letter OF acceptance on the I'd.
ACTING SECRETARY THOMPSON has tele-
grarhed the provisions of the Chinese Ex-
clusion act to collectors of customs, pro-
mitigating the law and instructing them
to see to its strict enforcement.
BIsHor WILLIAM TAYLOR, of Africa, who
has been visiting in Springfield, ILL.,, does
not think that there is any present cause
for alarm as to Henry NJ Stanley's fate.
2. D. WIGGINToN, of California, has been
unanimously selected by the executive
committee of the American party to fill
the vacancy occasioned by Judge ufesf's
declination of the Vices Presidential nomi-
nation.
THE Emperor Of Germany met the
Emperor of Austria at Vienna ON the Sd.
The city was decorated and the Emperor
met with an enthusiastic reception.
THERE being no opposition the cleo
tion fes Governor and State officers
passed off quietly in Georgia on the Sd.
Governor Gordon and the others officials
were reelected. The amendment to the
Constitution increasing the number of
Supreme Court Judges from three to five
was adopted.
AT recent meeting Of the Philadelphia
Baptist Association some little fiutter was
caused by letter front tlie church at
Lower Merton, which announced that
Robert j. Burdette, the well known humor-
ist, had been licensed to preach.
THE reception to Mr. Blaine at Adrian,
Mich, ON the 4th, was bonanza for pick
pockets and robberies ranging as high as
5000 were reported. The police by mis-
take arrested John Ritchie, of the Chicago
bureau of the Associated Press, and Frank
Crawford, of the New York World, on sus-
picion.
MRS. FOLSOM, the mother-in Of the
President, is back in Washington from a
visit to Mrs. Lamont in Maine.
THE 1agebtdtt says it learns that EN- |
oeror William disagreed with Prince Bis |
narck as to the advisability of eriminally |
Prof. Geffecken and that he |
vas also displeased with Bismarck's re-
bort on the affair. The Chancellor, the
idge6ldtt says, threatened to resign if the
course suggested by him Were not fol-
owed.
The funeral of ex-Assistant Postmaster
General Richard A. Elmer occurred in
yew York City on the 4th.
ONLY four votes were cast in Georgia
gainst General Gordon for Governor in
he recent election.
DELEGATIONS from Grand Rapids and
fuskegon, Mich, from Tiffin, o., and from
ay County, Ind, were received en- masse
y General Harrison at Indianapolis on
he 4th.
CooUELIN and Nine. Jane Hading, the
amous French actors, arrived at New
ork on the 9th from Rio Janeiro.
IoM KING. the noted English pugilist
mo defeated Jem Mace in 1852, died in
.ondon recently.
GEoRGE RUDD, New York artist, is
aisslng in Italy and is believed to have
cen lost in the Alps.
SENATOR SHERMAN, in recent letter to {
rastus Wiman, advocated a political {
MON with Canada. He did not think the !
nion.
HE monument to General Pickett was !,
nsaiied at Richmond, Va, on the 9Th.