St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04
M ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT.
GENERAL ITEMS.


The United States livery stable, Trini-
IA, Colorado, burned, with 40 horses.
Toss, $3O, 1000
At Vincennes, Ind, the Bell-Armiste
Sewer Pipe works burned; the loss was
$4,000.
Mr. Parnell, upon the conclusion of his
Engagement at Nottingham, will visit Mr..
adstone.
Pit is certain now that Lorenzo, the Iaqui
chief who refused to surrender, has been
u killed.
IN Another attempt is making to effect a
S# federation of the cotton operatives in the
ma Atlantic and New England States.
* Oil has been found on the Krug farm,
ar Chillicothe. Ohio, where a gas well
ing sunk. The flow of oil is estimated
D0 barrels per day.
George Nelson was sentenced at Logan
port, Ind, to one year in the penitentiary
4 for stealing q whip worth 81 from q
farmer.
-Four cases of smallpox are reported from
|uskegon, Mich. The local physicians
taking every precaution to keep the
ease from spreading.
AT Conneaut, Ohio, the Herald Office and
se Conneaut River Paper Company's
Hiding were destroyed by fire. Loss,
$40, 600 insurance, $15, 900.
The output of flour at Minneapolis last
week was 146 800 barrels, against 136, 800
barrels the preceding week. The market
is dull and prices are not satisfactory.
At meeting of the Sabbath Union at
New York resolution was adopted com
mending the National Basel ball League
for emitting Sunday games.
w. c. Shurtleff, of Waterloo, Iowa, is
to fill the position left vacant by the de-
parSure from Washington of Cashier Sill
colt.
Last week at Danbury, Conn, Allen Nc
Donald, aged 80, and worth $3.50, 900, mar
ried Miss Addie D. Bowen, 25 years of age,
book agent from New York.
The Joliet OILY Manufacturing Com
pany's works, owned by Shelter, Dillman
& Co., were destroyed by fire. Loss, $780,
600; insurance. $4,000.
unanimous call has been extended to
DIR. VIM. r. Harper, of Yale, by the
South Dakota State University, to accept
the presidency, made vacant by the death
of DIR. Olson.
a number Of cattle in the vicinity of
Champaign have died lately of an unknown
disease. The experimental station of the
University Of Illinois has ordered an in
vestigation.
Harmonious relations have been restored
between the Pennsylvania Company and
the Little Miami Road. The stockholders
of the latter will he paid per cent divi-
dend on Dec. "a.
Reports from Watertown. S. D., say
that hundreds of families in North and
South Dakota are suffering for want of
food. Help is asked for from cities out
side of the States.
Eight cases OF influenza, confined to one
family, have appeared in New York. It
is supposed that the disease was contracted
from persons who returned from Europe
ten days ago.
ThA Weiser Zeitung of Bremen says
that another plot against the Gar has been
discovered and that number of military
officers in St. Petersburgh havaDbeen ar
rested for being in it.
Advices from the interior of Africa state |
that King Mwanga, who was driven from
Uganda some time ago by a revolt headed |
by dissatisfied chiefs, has regained his
kingdom.
The North German Lloyd Steams hip |
Company is making arrangements with I
the government to convey mails for the
east by way of Salonica instead of Brin-
dist
A feeling of dissatisfaction with Hippo
lyte's rule is said to be manifest in the
northern district of Hayti. The new pres
ident is said to be feared, and is accused of
levying unjust taxation.
At Rockford, ILL.,, the A. w. Keenoy
Paper Mills were sold at assignee's sale
for $1,000, subject to mortgages amounting
TO Sl9,OoO. Inc companys Indebtedness
amounts to $4,000.
Burglars entered the establishment of
Foglesong s. Co., at Roam, Ind, and Sc
cured 1900 in money, and notes amounting
to large sum- The safe was blown open
with giant powder.
Fifty negroes have been sent to Seaton-
vile, ILL.,, by the Wilmington and Vermil-
lion Coal Company to take the places left
vacant by the white miners, who left on
account Of reduction in the wages.
Pierce Marx, the driver Of Third av-
enue New York; street car, was SO badly
shocked by a fallen electric WIRE with
which his car became entangled, that he
had to be taken to the hospital.
A violent windstorm passed over the
southwestern portion of Pennsylvania, I'M
roofing and blowing down houses and
tearing up trees by the roots. No lives /
were lost.
A decree OF foreclosure against the Ka-
nawha & Ohio railway and others was en-
tered Tuesday in the United States Court
at Columbus The road will be sold in :
that city and for sum not less than $780,
600.
Announcement Is made that in addition
to the regular quarterly dividend of 1 ] per y
cent, an extra dividend of per cent will /
be declared by Western Union and paid to :
stockholders as soon as the books are '
closed. t
An old resident of Aurora, H., w. w. t
Crandall, was suffocated by gas in Smiths /
boarding house. In attempting to turn off $
the gas he turned it partially on and was
found dead next morning. n
A deal between the Canadian Anthricite 2
Coal Company, of Eau Claire, Wis, and 3
an English syndicate for the purchase OF 9
certain coal lands in Alberta territory, has d
been declared off, the Engl1shmen not 2
wishing to pay the price asked =
Tt has been discovered that E. B. Hem )
mingway, druggist and private banker at =
Whitney Point, New York is an embez- :
zler to the extent of 5000. An assign =
ment in his name was filed last week but !,
be has not been seen since !
The First National Bank at Abilene. o
Kas., has suspended business Many k
Eastern depositors had withdrawn their K
accounts, and the bank could not procure d