St. Landry democrat., 1889-10-12
GENERAL ITEMS.

burned.
Snow fell in Boone county, New York,
last week.
Arrests continue at Riel in relation to
naval frauds.
Schooner Alpha, captain, owner and
crew, lost in Pacific.
Theatre at Mantau burned by incendiary
and two workmen killed.
Captain of Spanish bark captured by
Rifians, dead from i'll usage.
King Humbert has sent bronze crown
to be placed on Gabriels tomb.
Emperor William will attend the 3ooSh
anniversary of the reformation.
Total sales on the Elgin butter market
were Is, 1870 pounds for $42O5.
By the explosion of dynamite cartridge
at Lake Chabol, CAL, four Cinnamon were
killed.
The cut-nail market at Wheeling is I'M.
usually active, and prices are hrmer ana
higher.
DR.. Louis Mas, pianist and composer,
died in his residence at Jamaica Plalns'
near Boston.
Cotton corner in England resisted by
paving the operatives during the two
weeks suspension.
Fort Hays, Kan, has been abandoned as
military post, and will be turned into
soldiers cottage home.
Mrs. Elizabeth s. Mcclellan, mother of
General George B. Mcclellan, died at Phil
adelphia, at the age of &c.
Spanish bark seized on the coast of Mo-
rocco, said to be a notorious smuggler, con-
veying arms to a rival tribe.
Business failures for the week number
1893, against 1913 last week, and 1928 in the
corresponding period of 1888.
Tuey Gwok Wing, the new Chinese am
bassador to the United States, arrived at
San Francisco on Wednesday.
At Humboldt, ILL.,, the warehouse and
elevator of A. Fl. Sutherland was burned.
Loss, $500; insurance, $4,000.
The Porte favors Prince Ferdinand as
ruler of Bavaria but as the Gar does not,
that settles Ferdinand's chances.
While visiting the Kansas State Fair at
Topeka, Mr.. Charles e. Raymond, of Bos-
ton, dropped dead of heart disease
Abram Van Voorhis, wealthy stock
raiser of Douglas county, ILL.,. was adj
Judged insane and sent to the asylum.
The old settlers of Mclean county, Ill,
held their reunion at Bloomington and
were addressed by Ex-Governor oglesby.
A bomb was exploded behind the Ayete
Palace at San Sebastian, where Queen
Christina is staying. No one hurt and nc
damage done.
Fire at Peru, ILL.,, destroyed the grocery
store of ]. D. Cahill and dry goods estab
lishment adjoining. Loss $40, 600; insur
ance, $1,000.
E. II. Pratt and John Allen arrived al
Sacramento, Cal, Sept. 10. They left New
York on May IA and made the entire dis
lance on horseback.
Suit for damages for 81 900, 900 has beer
begun against the Lake Erie and Western
Road for alleged discrimination in favor OF
big coal companies.
Robert T. Scarborough, prcminen'
merchant at Purvis, Miss, a bondman fol
Sullivan. Kilrain and Remand, died sud
denly of appoplexy.
Republican conventions in Mississippi
New York and Massachusett Chalmers
nominated for Governor of the former ane
Bracket for the latter.
An incorporation liscense was issued a
Springfield to the Medical Library Associ,
{. AblUu, Ol SAiCdSo3 WhOSo pa Pooo - y
maintain medical library.
At Cincinnati, the Cincinnati, Washing
ton and Baltimore Road was sold for 50,
900, 600 to E. r Bacon, a representative o:
the stock and bond holders
Fire an Clinton, Iowa, destroyed the car
riage works of F. u. Mcdowell u Co., ant
badly damaged two other buildings. Loss
$4,000; insurance, $14 800.
MI. Jesse w. Payson, the well-knowl
author and publisher of school copy books
died at his home at Hyde Park, Mass. ID
was born sss.315, at Hope, Me.
Willis w. Findley, who left Kirkwood
Ill, month ago for Bogota. South Amer
lea, as q Presbyterian minister, died 0
yellow fever while on the way.
The blast furnaces of the Keystone fur
mace, at Reading, Pa, were purchased p
the keystone Iron Company for 800, sub
iect to mortgage for $175, 600.
The young banker, Louis straus, of No
Is William street, New York, who failed
has not been at his office for three days
His liabilities are over $3.50, 600.
Citizens Of blackberry, Arizona, are feal
ing an attack from the Indians located nea
that place and are preparing to defen
themselves in case of an outbreak.
Mrs. Charles LIE Page, the wife OF
prominent stockman at Choteau City,
r.. was burned to death through accident
ally setting fire to the bed clothes.
At New Bremen, Ohio, Frederick Schroe
der. who is well connected, was arreste
for counterfeiting, spurious coins and nar
of metal being found in his house.
The National Passenger and Ticke
Agents AssociA alton have decided to hol
their next meeting in the City of Mexico 0
the second Tuesday of March, 1890.
Fire at Sohomish, w. IT,, entirely de
stroyed the extensive saw-mills of Black
man Bros. The loss is estimated at full
$50, 000, on which there is no insurance
At meeting in Boston General Audito
Joseph w. Reinhardt was made Fourt
Vice President of the Atchison Road
which gives him control of the Bosto
office.
The State Legislature of Georgia passe
bill for the establishment of State indus
trial schools for girls. 1t is to be based o
the plan of the Mississippi industris
schools.
]. B. Westfall, Secretary of the Mutus
Loan and Trust Company at Winterse1
Iowa, has disappeared. He is said to b
short In his accounts to the extent
$15,500.
At Menominee, Wis, two physicians
while fumigating house in which ha
been case of small pox, set fire to th
house and 1t was destroyed. The city wi
have to pay for il.
A complimentary dinner was given .
the Lorimer House at Dubuque by til
Dubuque Jobbers and Manufacturer