St. Landry democrat., 1893-09-16
General Notes.

ANY S"J II S"A 40 DCttt'
The home rule bill was rejected, az
expected, in the House of Lords.
Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of
State under Grant, died on Sept. 7th.
Rio Janeiro, the capital of Brazil, was
bombarded on the 18th by tue lnsurgcnt
fleet.
Pat Duffy, well known New Orleans
sporting man, died in New York on the
18th.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis and Miss Winnie
Davis will spend the winter in New
York.
The cruiser Atlanta has been damaged
| 100000 by the culpable carelessness of
her officers.
A wealthy Georgia planter who died
recently left his imuieuse fortuue to his
negro attendants.
Venice is built gu ~ small islands,
which arc connected by nearly four
hundred bridges.
The surface of mans lungs is csti-
mated at l5O square feet, 10 times tue
| surface of the external body.
The Catholic Congress at Chicago ad-
jourDed after declaring itself in SYM
pathy with all oppressed mankind.
1t is estimated that there will be de-
ticit in the Treasury for the year ending
juno 30, 1894, of SO, 100000.
Baby Ruth has little sister, born on
Saturday, Sept. 9-tiIe first child of
President born in tie White uousc.
The splendid sugar caue crop of this
State sustained no appreciable damage
through the heavy wind storm last
week.
The new programme of public iustluc-
ton adopted iu France devotes mole
time to the study of English aud less to
the study of German.
The police jury of Avoyelles has ap-
prOpriated $3.50 to send II beneficiary
students to Evergreen College, at Ever
green, Avoyelles parish.
The coinage at the L. S. Mint at New
Orleans for last month, was $4,000
worth of gold into hall eagles, and S21O,-
600 worth of silver half dollars, making
in all S250,000.
Marksville Review, Sept. I'd: Cater
pillars have made their appearance in
large numbers and unless poison is free
ly applied on tue cotton, the yield will
be reduced considerably.
Some of the women boomers at Hem
uessey will make the race into the Che
rokee Strip wearing divided skirts and
riding OrOuchOs man fashion.
\ meteor Iesem bling in appearance
ball OF fire aud making noisc like
thunder, was seen to fall in Gallatn
County, lllinois,.a few days ago.
Between March and Aug. 26, of the
present year, the total number of pen
slOns of all sorts granted under the gen
eral law was 26,420; and the total under
the act of June -, 1890, was 24,SJl.
The total amount of silver purchased
under the act of June ii, 1890, up to
August 81, 1893, was 1G3,O45,GG4 ounces
costing $151 ,SO4,170, or al average Of
about DiDety-three cents per ounce.
The latest news from the Peary ex-
pedition is that the steamer Falcon
having secured all the needed dogs and
five Esquimaux to take care of them.
The colored people of Kentucky are
preparing to test in the courts the con-
stitulionality OF the law providing that
colored people shall occupy separate
coaches on railroad trains. The law is
to 80 into effect October J.
Telegraph Bulletin White caps are
becoming bit troublesome in Luuisi-
ara and it would not be bad idea for
Gov. Foster to show them that there is
law in Louisiana rs strong aud just as
that iu Mississippi.
Look at it as you may, the situation
i'll EurOpeis is decidedly unsettled. France
ia still very much involved with Siam
and Italy and England seem to he
awaiting a chance to assist in further-
ing tue muddle.-N. o. City Item.
Capital punishment in Russia, Eng
lanJ, Scotland, Ireland aud the United
States, except New York, is by hanging;
in France, by the guillotne in Spain,
European countries, by beheadiug.
The most singular ship in the world
ID the Polyphemus of tho British navy.
1t is simply long steel tube, deeply bu-
rled IN the water, the deck rising only
four feet above the sea. 1t carries no
mast Or sails, and is used as ram and
torpedo boat:
Sugar cane is very promising this sea-
sou. Both plant aud stubbc are good
stands, the plaut is growing rapidly,
has healthy aud vigorous color. Notll-
ing will prevent the harvesting of an
immense crop except an early freeze
Thibodaux Sentinel.
The inhabitants OF this earth have
never seen but one side of tho moon.
Tie explanation is this The moon
makes one revolution Oh her axis in the
same period OF time that she takes up
IN revolving once around the earth
thus the same geographical region OF
lunar surface is always toward us.
A Dispatch from Topeka, Kansas,
says that the Bellainy Colony Company,
which proposes to found cooperative
town in the Cherokee Outlet, was char
tered on Thursday. Everything pOssi- |
b!e to demonstrate Relamy's plan, as
outlined in Looking Backward,' will |
be done.
During tho storm last week a cyclone !
struck the village of LOckport, destroy
ing everything in its path, including
several residences, stores and the Con,
vent of the immaculate Conception. In |
the latter building five persons were !
killed - Sisters .Pulcharie aud Lucie. |
Miss Mabel GautLreau, Olivier Riyet |
aud u servant twelve others were in
jured.
Washington Argus, Sept. s: The
ueWs OF the death of Mr.. AGolpie Le-
bourgeois was shock to the community ,
here. He died OH Wednesday at 0 |
o'clock ?. ~, ut his bome near Arnaul- /
vile: Mr., LcbOurgeols formerly resided |