St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-01-25
GENERAL ITEMS.

den, died at Harrisburg, Pa, aged &c.
Geo. Wigan. Born SO years ago in Lon
don, died in Germantown, Pa. He was
the Oldest coal operator in the State.
The National Dairy and Food Commits
sioners' Association was organized at Cleve-
land.
1t is estimated that by March Italy will
have stock of 40, 600, 600 smokeless cart
ridges.
Pollard g. Moss, publishers, Barclay
street, New York, have assigned. Debts,
100000.
Admiral Ratib will convey to Crete the
amnesty granted by the sultan to the
insurgents on that island.
Mrs. Howell Cobb. relict of ex-Secretary
of the Treasury Howell Cobb, died at
Athens, Ga, aged Il years.
Signor Biancheri was re elected pres
ident of the chamber of deputies at
Rome, receiving 242 votes out of q total of
264
The London Chronicle says the Messrs.
Kreudler, the famous bankers of Vienna,
have failed, with liabilities of 100000
forms.
The civil governor of Havana dissolved
the Manufacturers Union, the Artisans
Centre. the Workmen's Circle and the Abb
anza Obrera.
Archbishop Labastide Of Mexico is re-
ported as saying that his native priests are
useless, and is said to have sent to Spain
for 800 priests.
The Haytien minister at Washington
discredits reports Of revolt at Hayti. He
thinks the people are not yet rested from
recent fighting.
The Roumanians parliament was opened
by King Charles, who in his speech af-
frmed Roumania's good relations with all
the great nations.
The court of appeals in New York deci-
ded that the New York Express Company
must pay taxes to that State under the cor
poration tax law.
disheartened Virginia farmers. Corn is
rotting in the fields, and the ground is SO
wet that it cannot be hauled out.
r. B. Richardson Lawrence, professor of
Greek at Dartmouth, has accepted the
position of annual director at the Ameri
can School at Athens for the year 1891.
The strike of millers, which is in pro-
gress at Cardiff, promises serious results
in thessvent of the employment by masters
of steamers to take the strikers, places.
Governor Gordon, Of Georgia, will de-
liver lecture il Chicago Saturday even
ing on .'The influence of the late civil war
on the future of the American republic"
Granville e. Young, assistant postmas-s
ter at Rugby, Tenn, was arrested and
taken to Chattanooga for trial on charge
Of rifing letters passing through his office
Creditors Of M Brown & Co. shirt man
ufacturers, New York city, decided to take
80 cents on the dollar. Liabilities 500. GOO.
A son and a partner gambled the firm to
ruin.
The plane Of campaign has collapsed on
the Olphert estate In Ireland Sixty of
the tenants have paid in full the amounts
due from them, besides the costs Of itiga-
ton against them.
Mr.. 8. Stanhope, member of the noble
English family Of that name, has been APP
pointed first vice president of the Mexican
National Railroad with headquarters at
the city Of Mexico.
Mr.. Thee. ID. Klein, general superin.
tendent Of the NAtional Railroad at Laredo,
has been appointed general manager to
succeed Major John r. O'Brien, whose
resignation is to take effect Jan. |.
The Austrian government has decided
upon the immediate formation Of two new
regiments Of cavalry in Calico, and also
making changes in the direction of aug
menting its military strength at other
points.
Andrew Banks of Baltimore, ex-member
Of the Maryland legislature, has applied
to the county circuit court for the benefit
of the insolvent laws. Liabilities $780,.
600; assets estimated at 500, 900.
The lighthouse boards report says there
are to be 841 lights the coming year For
supplies $408, 900 Gan increase of 90 per
cent? is wanted $3.50, 900 is asked for river
and post lights. About $S,000,000 is
needed for the entire service.
There was considerable stone throwing
els procession attending Archbishop
Walsh reached the cathedral at Toronto
One stone penetrated the carriage in which
the archbishop sat and struck him on the
arm, intiieting severe bruise.
The Tamarack Mining Company has lost
an action for damages against the Comp
toir d'Escomp.e and Societe des Metaux
the securities given were not Ia accord
ance with the Conaptoir's statutes.
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