St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-04-12
GENERAL ITEMS.

GENERAL ITEMS.
Jay Gould had an interview with tn,
President of Mexico last week.
Governor Hill, of New York, on Mon.
day night vetoed the Saxton ballot reform
bill.
The bill pool-rooms has been passed by
the Maryland legislature and signed by
the governor.
The widow of General Crook has deter
mined to make her permanent residence
at Oakland, Md.
In the Auburn, N. Y, prison, Kemmle1
is to be executed by electricity during the
week beginning April %.
Wednesday morning the town of Pho
neer, Williams County, Ohio, was almost
completely wiped out by flames.
Professor Woodrow Wilson has accept
ed the chair of Jurisprudence and Politi-
cal Economy in Princeton College.
1t has been reported at Baltimore, Md,
that Miss Margaret Blaine and Walter
Damrosch will be married April II.
A stringent act for the suppression of
trusts, pools and combinations, was
passed unanimously by the Iowa house.
Congressman Wilson, of West Virginia,
is reported to have accepted the presi-
dency of the State University of MISSOURI.
About $500, 1000 loss was occasioned by
the prairie fires which swept over Rocks,
Philips and other Kansas counties last
week.
The Ararahoe Company's elevator at
Arapahoe, Neb., was destroyed by fire,
together with nearly $4,000 bushels of
wheat. ."."
The steamers Russia and Italia, from
Hamburg, landed 1902 immigrants at
New York Tuesday the former vessel
bringing 1881.
The resignation of Sheriff Flack, of New
York, was received by Governor Hill at
Albany, N. Y, as result of Flack's con-
viction for conspiracy.
At Little Rock, Ark, few days ago,
Judge Caldwell appointed Newman Erb
receiver of the Kansas City, Wyandotte
and Northwestern road.
The lease and contract of the West
Virginia and Pittsburg Railroad Company
to the Baltimore and Ohio was ratified by
the stockholders of the latter road.
The Massachusetts, legislative Commit
tee on Federal Relations, by party vote,
Congress to remove the duty on WOOL
Ed. Spellman. who figured in the trial of
Dr. Cronin's murders as a witness with a
very short memory, was nominated by
Peoria Democrats as candidate for Alder
man.
Plans are being perfected at Columbus,
Ohio, to give Hon. Allen g. Thurman
banquet on the 18th of November next,
his nth birthday, if he is alive and well
at that time.
The Hon. s. V. r. Trowbridge resigned
on account of ll-health the position of At
torney General of Michigan, and Governor
Luce has appointed Benjamin w. Huston
to fill the vacancy.
The visible supply of wheat and corn is,
respectively, 27,114, 093 and 26,204 6S6
bushels, wheat having decreased 519 0S7
bushels since last report, while corn in
creased 2,087, $50 bushels
AS tribute to his fathers memory Viii
liam Waldorf Astor will place massive
bronze doors at the Broadway entrance of
Trinity Church, New York City. The
memorial will cost 100000.
Tuesday morning last the new factory
of the Star Furniture Company at Rock
ford, Ill, the roof of which had just been
put on, was blown down. Twenty work.
men barely escaped with their lives
The Midway Hotel, at Kearney, Neb.,
was destroyed by fire. The loss is $780,
ono, fully insured. Henry Deming, man
sger of dramatic company, was killed by
jumping from fourth-story window
Saturday night, at Philipsburg, Pa, an
unknown person fred through q window
at the Rev. O. ID. Bartholomew, pastor of
st. Johns Lutheran Church. This is the
second attempt upon the preachers life
The grand jury at New York reported
that the sheriff's office was disgrace to
the city and shame to civilization, and
asked that copy of the presentment be
sent to the Governor and to the Legislature
Directors and other officers were elected
at Boston by the American Bell Telephone
Company. The net earnings last year
were $2,658, 1888, an increase of 1914, $50,
and the dividends aggregated 81, $3.50, 500.
Reports are current that Western rail-
ways have decided to fight the interstate
law, having secured legal opinion that the
prohibition of pooling and the attempt to |
regulate long and short haul rates are un-
The largest bond ever made in Pitts
I. Meyers, as guardian of Theodore r. |
The bond is for So, 900, 900, and has only
NIX months to run, as young Hostetter |
will then be of age.