St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-18
GENERAL ITEMS.

the use of his villa
German soldiers, as a guard OF honor'
preceded Stanley's main body the last lew
days Of their march.
Another enormous mining concession OF
$50. 600 acres in chihuahua, granted BY
Mexico to company.
Reports of an epidemic of diphtherla
throughout Central Illinois are denied py
the State health officers.
Portugal is getting very personal to Eng
land in regard to occupying What sac
terms her territory in Africa.
The Caspar Haehnle brewery at Jack
son. Mich, vas entirely destroyed by fire.
Loss, $50, 600; insurance, S2O, 00O.
Peyton Wilkes, aged leo years, died at
Greenyille, Oregon. He crossed the plains
from one Of the Southern States in 1916
Dr.. z. M. De Witt, Of Des Moines, Ia,
has been appointed on the National Board
of Medical Examiners in the Pension Otiice.
The Virginia Senate has authorized the
governor to accept In the name of the COM
monwealth the statue of General Robert f.
Lee.
In the football game Thanksgiving day.
Princeton defeated Yale 10 to O, thereby
winning the inter collegiate champion
ship.
The German government is taking &C
ton for the relief of miners who have
heretofore suffered hardships worse than
slavery.
Major Dairy mple, brother of the Earl
of Stair, and heir to the title and estate,
is in Jail at Montreal on capias for debt
due to lady.
William Cockel, an aged miser, died st
Louisville, leaving q fortune of $50,OoO
He had lived for years IN squalld nut ON
the river front.
The Hon. G. stanhope, member of dis
tinguished English family, has been ap-
pointed first vice president of the Mexican
National Road.
The actual loss to the Pacific Express
Company by the Pryor creek train robbery,
as reported by the superintendent, L, A.
Fuller, was $1217.
The Citizens State Bank, of York, Neb.,
assigned and closed It's doors. When the
last report Of the bank was made the assets
were about $50, goo.
At Youngstown Charles Reynolds got
drunk on Thanksgiving day and slept In
doorway all night. In the morning he was
found frozen to death.
Charles G. Harrison, of Philadelphia,
head of the great sugar firm of Harrison,
Tracer g. Co., Ia prominently mentioned
for the Russian mission.
A grind stone weighing three tons OK
ploded in the Kalamazoo Spring and Axle
Works. killing Irving Hall. One piece
weighing ton flew fifty feet.
Stern g. Stern, manufacturing jewellers
at New York, have failed, and their store
is now In the hands OF the sheriff. The
estimated liabilities are So, 600.
Emperor William has telegraphed Stan
ley and Emin Pasha his congratulations
upon their safe return and expressed his
sympathy for their many hardships.
The whaling bark Emma F. Herman,
which has arrived at San Francisco. re-
ports catchsof eight whales. which is the
second largest catch Of the season
The business failures during the week,
as reported BY r. Ct. Dunn u Co. were
$40, as compared with 277 last week and
232 for the corresponding week of 1888.
The Famous Clothing Store, run by Fl.
Loudecker. at Galesburg, ILL.,, was closed
BY the sheriff on Judgment Of $4,000
held BIZ the First National Bank Of Gales
burg.
Az Kansas City, Mo-, Samuel Kuchhof-
fer, cashier of the Great Western Type
Foundry, was arrested, charged with steal
ing between $4,000 and $4,000 of the firms
funds.
decision Ia favor of the Edison Elec-
trio Light Gompany's patent and against
the Royal Electric Company Of Canals was
rendered by the Dominion Minister of Ag-
riculture.
Lyman RI Casey, of jamestown, was
elected United States Senator by the North
Dakota Legislature, receiving SO votes
Twenty six of the members stood firmly
by Johnson.
Vienna showed up again. Provisions
are from 10 TO % per cent dearer in conse-
quence. The postal service is one oil
sleighs. Robberies are active in the coun.
try districts
AT Ceredo, wv. Va, d train on the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railroad was thrown |
wrecked. The engineer aid two brake
men were killed.
Dr. Fl. w. Bolton, OF Chicago, WAS
elected conductor of the Clear Lake Iowa)
Camp meeting Association. The date Of /
The next meeting of the association was
liked as JAY Q to 21.
Estimates BY conservative citizens of /
Leeeh burg, Pa, place the losses caused by I
fire at from s. 50, 900 to SIZE, 600 Twenty
or more families are homeless, and are
being cared for BIZ their more fortunate
friends.
& Fire at Wesley, Iowa, destroyed Bassett, /
Hunting & Co.'S warehouse, d. r. Put
mans warehouse, Taylor's lumber yard,
Jordan's drug store. and several other
buildings. Loss, $4,000; insurance.
SIS, 000.
Helena Helling, Of East Saginaw, Mich,
81 years old, was married at New York to
Carl Scbulenbnrg, aged 81, q billiard table
manufacturer of Detroit Before the cere-
mony was performed the bride conveTed to
the groom 500, 900 worth Of real estate.
The decision of the Circuit Court in the
case OF the People ex rel. Peabody VS.. The
Chicago Trust Company was reversed by
Judge Magruder, Of the Supreme Court,
and the case remanded to the former eourts
Judge Maeruder holds that the business
of the trust company is illegal.
Al paper eli Pibtsburg makes the an
nouncement that the attempt 10 organize
the great Federal Steel Company has
failed, three or four Of the firms necessary
to the success of the project refusing to
enter the combustion.
The Poplar Manu- aetufers and Whole
sale Dealers Association met AZ Louisville,
KY, and Endorsed Chicago's claim to the
worlds fair. Dealers from All parts of the
State and representatives Of lumber trade
papers were present.