St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-05-12
MISCELLANEOUS


beating at English, Crawford County, Ind,
recently. HIS recovery was doubtful. He
was prominent and wealthy citizen, but
was accused Of abusing his family.
THE Argentine Minister at Vienna de-
clares that the reports of failures in Buenos
Ayres are greatly exaggerated; that they
are only small local failures in the capital
and the provinces.
Two men, while jumping from an east
bound train at Benicia, Cal, the other
night, fell overheard from the pier in the
darkness and were drowned. The body OF
one recovered proved to be that OF Fred
Shaw, of Eureka Springs, Ark.
A REPORT is current in Vienna that the
Austrian Government IS about to ask the
delegations to grant an extra credit OF $l6,-
100000.
THE London and Liverpool branches Of
the National League have declared their
confidence in Mr.. Parnell, and say they
will disregard the Papal rescript.
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts has
confirmed the sentence Of Mrs. Robinson,
the wholesale poisoner.
CHIEF JUSTICE GAIT, at Toronto Ont,
recently, in granting the application for
writ Of habeas corpus in the case Of Morse,
wanted IN Rochester, N. Y, for attempted
murder, expressed the opinion that a tele-
gram from an American officer was not
sufficient authority upon which to arrest
criminal under the Extradition act.
MAJOR PoPoFF, who was convicted of
embezzling funds belonging to the Bull
garian War Office, has been sentenced to
four years. penal servtude NJ. Boneff and
the other prisoners implicated in the defal-
cation were each sentenced to terms Of
Imprisonment varying from five to twelve
months.
BUSINESS failures Dun's report) for the
seven days ended May numbered for the
United States, 209; Canada, 25; total, 234;
compared with 223 the previous week and
| 1872 the corresponding week OF last year.
A HORRIBLE and mysterious affair was
reported from Arlington, Neb., on the 4th.
| A barn on the Freese farm was destroyed
| by fire, and in the ruins were found the
| bodies of seven persons. The hired man
| was missing and a suspicion existed that
| he had committed terrible crime.
| A CROWD of excited Southerners burned
Senator ingalls, in efigy at Lebanon, Tenn,
recently
| AN explosion of gas occurred recently in
| a tunnel in course Of construction near
Messina, Sicily. Six workmen were killed
| and many more fatally luJuteus SCSo1dA VI
whom were rescued in dying condition.
| At the time of the accident $50 workmen
were in the tunnel.
A STORM blew down several houses in the
new town of Berring, Iowa, on the Santa
| Fe railroad. James Myers, of Memphis,
Mo-, was killed in falling building.
A BAD condition of affairs exists in
| Lowndes County, Ala, growing out OF the
recent lynchng of negro murderer by a
white mob. The negroes had been threat
ening vengeance and on the 4th the sheriff
| arrested fifteen of them. On the way back
| to Hayneville, the county seat conflict
ensued and two white men were wounded
! and several negroes killed. Further trouble
was feared.
THE cracker factory at Los Angeles, Cal,
and H. Webber's residence were destroyed
by fire the other night. One man perished.
| Loss, s65, 600; insurance small.
By collision near Sorrento, Ill, recently
between passenger and freight tram,
| two men were killed and several badly in
| jured.