St. Landry democrat., 1893-03-04
General Notes.

The rivers and bayous arc rising rap,
idly.
Boston and New York are now con.
nectcd by telephone.
The Japanese press regulation bill
forblds women from publishing news
papers.
Three hundred beggars haye been
frozen to death i'll the jail in Canton
China.
Governor Foster and staff will attend
the Inauguration ceremonies OF presi.
dent Cleveland to-day.
Miss Ida Hewitt, the only female To-
connective engineer in the world, will run
| the first train over the grounds on the
opening day Of the worlds fair.
Advices from Russia state that in the
valley Of Dnieper snow was on level
with the housetops, and in one province
100000 sheep were killed.
A Democratic primary election was
held in Baton Rouge yesterday for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
the city offices soon to be filled by cleo
ton.
The Newport News Ship Building and
Dry Dock Company is making prepara-
tons to build two 10000 ton ships to
ply between New Orleans aud Liver
pool.
There will be four Roman Catholics
in the Senate Of the United States after
to-day. Their names are Murphy of
New York; Smith, of New Jersey I:
White, of California; and White Of
Louisiana.
The latest dining room extension table
has roll top, and instead of extending
by the addition of new leaves it is
wound out to any desired length by
means of a crank in the center of the
framework.
J. Sterling Morton, in bis earler'days.
was lively reporter Oh a Detroit morn
ing paper. He is therefore the third
newspaper man Mr.. Cleveland has plac-
ed in his Cabinet.
The examination into the American
side of the Panama Canal scandal is
still progressing and some strong testi-
mony showing crooked dealing on the
part Of some Of the parties interested
has been adduced,
President Harrison has sent a mes
sage to congress, notifying that body
that treaty of annexation has been
conducted between the Secretary of
War aud the Hawaiian commissioners.
and advising that the treaty be ratified.
\ convention Of the bay growers of
Mississippi will be held at jackson, in
that State, at an early date. 1t is urged
that there is much larger profits in
growing hay, even on the poorest lands,
than in cotton planting in the fertile
valleys Of the State.
n. 0. Picayune: On the announce
ment of the demise of General Beaure
gard, bis friends and admirers lost no
time IN organizing movement to Sc
cure the erection OF suitable mOnu-
ment TO his memory, aud already con-
siderable sum has been subscribed.
Two years ago the town of Hammond,
La, had about two hundred inhabi
tants, now its population is two thous-
and. Forty three lots in the town were
recently sold in one day for prices rang
ing from $45 to $50 each. They were
purchased mostly by people from Iowa
and lllinOis.-Farmerviile Gazette.
The company owning the Lispenard
cotton picking machine is so confident |
Of its successful operation that thew will |
contract to gather the crop on large
plantations at twenty-five cents per |
hundred pounds. The company expect
% have thousand machines at work
N the next crop.-Daily Item.
The first official trial Of the Dueu-
Oatic tube for mail transit in America
vas successfully made in the Ph!Ial, l.
''lia postotfice on Friday last. The
nbe runs from 1913 Chestnut street to
he general office. little over a half
mile. The carrier transported $50 let
ers at once in one minute and three
ecOnds.
Neal Dow estimates that there are g.
% habltual drunkards in Maine. and ia
ure them by the keely process would
Ost S25O,O0O. He thinks this pretty
expensive for four weeks doctorine."
nd opposes the bill now before the !
alne Legislature which provides for .
le treatment of habitual drunkards at
tate expense. {
a a rt Giiayrefnl and prolonged series of ex- !!
lrnsh absolute i III Germany appear to :
important loss by continued cx Ibp tieEs
sl'e Weatilef. Anthracite and camel {
NA' ol"ilIGil DllunliD0EiS L
'al depreciates nearly one-third in c
eight and nearly one-llalf in gas maxi I
e property after long exposure. I
MI. Hebert is the first man who was Z
the Confederate army to be apnoint.
TO the administrative supervision of
thfr branch OF the military service of j
e Union since the war. The apnoint- Il
ent is, therefore, another, evidence of
Re passing away of the spirit of sec- c
Dnailsm and of more perfect union t
the bond of common patriotism
eW York World, Dem. o
Wednesday last was the centenary of .
9 observance Of Feb. 90 as the anni- "
'rsary OF WashiDgton's birthday. the =
I!e having been changed in 1898 from
10. IL III order to conform to the Gre. {!
flan calendar. Another interestino II
ntenary VIII occur On March 4. when 81
r. ,Clevelands second inauguration E
IL have rounded out the century elan- II
lg since the second inauguration nf p
;assdhlngton, which took place on March Ca
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