The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND political.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Mrs. NJ. g. HARRIS, of Venice, was |
present at forty-nine battles and slxirrn-
ishes Of the late civil war as nurse,
THE war department was informed |
on the 10Th Of slight revival of the
Garza insurrectionary movement in
Texas and that troops have gone to the
scene of the late outbreak.
THE senate on the 19th, in executive
session, ratified the convention provid-
ing for the renewal of the existing mo-
dus vivendi in Behring sea.
The anti-lottery democratic ticket,
headed by Murphy ]. Foster, was elect
ed in Louisiana on the 10th.
A. w. BARRETT, Of Los Angeles, has
been selected as the successor of Mai
Bonebrake, of the California board of
managers of national soldiers homes.
Mrs. SARAH J. RICHARDS, surgeon
generals nurse, in charge of field hos
pitals of the Second army corps during
the war of the rebellion, died on the
10th, aged 72 years.
GEN. STANLEY, commanding the de-
partment of Texas, has reported to
Gen. Schofield that the grand jury of
charges made against the United States
troops and state troops in connection
with the CARA campaign. The grand
jury reported that they had investi-
gated the charges and found absolutely
nothing in them.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has written PAM
phlet IN which he gives his reasons for
opposing the eenfranehisemento of women.
The republicans of Massachusetts, and
Pennsylvania met on the goth and elect
ed delegates to Minneapolis.
Col. GEORGE GRAY, for many years
general counsel of the northern Pacific
railroad and one of the leading men,
bers of the New York bar, is dead of
| paralysis
EUGENE H. CowLEs, eldest son of the
late Edwin Cowles, for years the editor
of the Cleveland Leader, died at Ell
Paso, Tex, where he had gone for his
health. Mr.. Cowles was 3s years of age.
The president has nominated Nathan
o. Murphy, of Arizona, to be governor
| of Arizona, vice John N Irwin, resigned.
NINE. FRANCESCA DE BARRIOs, widow
of the president of Guatemala, was
married the other day to Senior Jose
Martinez de Roda, Spanish nobleman,
at, the magnificent residence of the
bride, S55 Fifth avenue, New York
| The ceremonies-for there were two,
both civil and religious-were wit
messed by only few of the intimate
friends of the bride and groom and yet
it was one of the most brilliant we'd
dings that has occurred in New York
for years.
INDIANA Democrats in convention in
dorsed Grover Cleveland and made Gray
the second choice.
NEWS from Matte Crosse, Brazil, is TO
the effect that revolutionists intend to
offer determined resistance to the gov
ernment troops. All the steamers on
the Panama river have been seized by
the insurgents.
OWING to the difficulties that have
been encountered in reconstructing the
Italian cabinet, all the members of the
ministry which resigned, with the ex-
ception of Signor Colombo, minister OF
finance, met and decided to withdraw
their designations and remain in Office.
1t was also decided to largely reduce the
military expenditures and expenditures
for the colonies.
PROF. SCHURMAN, professor of phi.
losophy at Cornell university, has been
offered the presidency of the university
of California at Berkeley, Cal
Rev. JOHN CURTIS BURRoUeHs, whc
for ten years was assistant superinten
dent of the Chicago city schools, is dead
DIR. Burroughs was born in Stanford, N
", in 1918.
FUsHNAGEL, of Bochum, has com
menced suit against Prince Bismarck
asking damages for alleged libel. The
action arises from expressions used by
Prince Bismarck regarding the charges
Herr Fushnagel made in 1890 against
Banaar, director of the great iron anC
steel association of Bochum. It0wai
proved that the charges were unfoundeC
and on June 10, 1891, Fushnagel wa
imprisoned and sentenced to five months
imprisonment. The expressions thel
!, and afterward used by Prince Bismarcl
concerning Fushnagel afford the basi
for the present action.
The counting of the votes polled il
New Orleans at the general election
held on the 10Th has been complete,
and is as follows: For governor-MC
4 Emery, rs, 701; Foster, IL, 1856; Leonard
n 6,67O; Breaux, 2,716; Tannehill, "A.
: THE national silver committee has de
= cided to call national bimetallic con
: vention to meet in Washington O
8 Thursday, May 26.
n REPRESENTATIVE BRYAN, of Nebraska
4 has asked the house committee on ar
9 preparations to grant a hearing to
4 committee of the Grand Army of til
q Republic posts of Nebraska in oppos
Q ton to the appropriation of 500, 900 fc
q the entertainment of the Grand Arm
n of the Republic at the encampment a
Washington. Hearing will be accorded
KING HUMBERT has accepted the resil
l. nation of Signor Colombo, minister {
e finance, and has temporarily filed tn
= place of finance minister. by the al
e pointment of Signor Luzatti, the mini
'e ter of the treasury.
IL ACCORDING to private advices fro1
IT Costa Belle Queen Victoria is now in e,
:. cellent health and has quite recovere
l. from the depression due to the death
L. the duke of Clarence, which caused il
r. innate friends of her majesty the grea
Is est anxiety.
D MISCELLANEOUS.
le GREAT destitution is reported in IL
II counties of Starr, Hidalgo, Encin;
It Zapata and Duval in southwest Texa
y owing to severe drought.
n THE American government has r
le fused to reduce the transportatic