St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-01
General Notes.


silver.
st. Martjnsvillc is to have bauk and
sugar refinery.
1t has been discovered that pensions
have been granted for badness.
1t is estimated that more than S1,00O,-
GOO will be lost by the Rescue crevassc.
The amount Of sugar bounty for the
year ending June so will be 59,403,9s9.
The man who never advertises has
plenty of time to balance up his books.
Belgium has extended the right OF
suffrage to women OH an equality with
men.
Catcrpillars have already made their
appearance in tic cotton fields near
Boyce.
Latourcle has appropriated $4,000 a
year for the maintenance OF its public
schools.
The Picayuuo says that the Italians
in the United States send home SEQ, ,OOO,-
900 a year.
Complete official returns show that, of
the 10000 Chinese in the country, but
1870 have registered.
A man in California has invented a
device that will prevent gas from cscap
ing when blown out.
A resident of IIollidaysburg, Pa,
eighty-twO years old, started to walk to
the Worlds Fair a few days ago.
The Pope has given very cordial re-
ception to Dir. McGIynn, who left Rome
| after Il five days sojourn on June IA.
Advices from Mecca, Arabia, show
| that SIT death from cholera occurred in
hnf r1tu frnn fo Inn
| Latest European advises state that
| there is still a majority of sixteen votes
against the adoption of The German
Army bill.
Hon. Felix p. PocIIe, ex-Associate
Justice of the State Supreme Court, has
been chosen lis orator of the day for the
French fete on July ii.
1t is proposed to build an immense
bridge over the Merscy River. in Eng
| land, connecting the cities OF Liverpool
and Birkeuhead.
A druggist of New York city has had
verdict of $3.50 rendered against him
for Il mistake, made by his clerk, in
giving boy crotou oil for castor oil.
An Ohio law makes third time con-
wet liable to serve llfc sentence, and
that fate has just befaiIen ii man whose
| last otfense was the stealing OF three
chickens.
| At cOnsistoly held in Rome on June
Is, the Pope gave barettas (red caps) to
seven recently yappointcd cardinals. He
| also announced several promotions to
the epscopate in America.
Prince BslDark has come out in an
| interview in favor Of an increase in The
| defensive strength OF the German en-
| pire, but not on the lines laid down by
the government in the Army bill.
Tho twcuty-ffth annual session of the
| Opciousas District Methodist Confer
! encc took place in Abbeyile last week.
About so delegates and ministers were
in attendance.
a girl recently gave a postmaster at
Mexico, Mo, a dollar, and told him she
wanted "twice as many landings (two-
cent stamps as discoveries (nne- cent
stamps), and the rest in heetsn four-
cent stamps).
A woman of Warren, Ohio, has
brought slit for divorce, after having
been married thiitytivo years, on tue
ground that during her entire married
life her husband would not allow her to
enter store, and had bought her but
ono bonnet.
N. O. City Item: Surgeon General
Wyman. of the United State Marine
Hospital service, officially states that
there is no reason to fear the advent of
cholera into this country, a fact it is
gratifying to note. OF course, precau-
tons should not be relaxed.
At the time of the Ford's Theatre dis
Mrc Whitn hoard thot tho Dn,,
sion Office had collapsed, and that near
ly all in it were killed. She had son
employed there and ran toward the
Pension Office until she fell unconscious.
She never rallied, and died last Thurs
day.
The United States Circuit Court has
in what are known as the strike cases
at New Orleans, holding that labor COM
binations to obstruct traffic are in res
traint of interstate commerce and there
fore in violation of the United States
statutes. The decision will justify fed
eral intervention in similar strikes
wherever they occur to interfere with
the general commerce of the country.
The French Court of Cessation sit
ting at Paris has declared that the in
dictments against Ferdinand dc Les
seps, Charles de Lesseps and Eitfcl.
Fontane and Cottu, under which they
were convicted and sentenced to long
terms of Imprisonment in what are
known as the Panama bribery cases,
were Irregular and illegal and that the
offences for which they were tried are
covered by the statute of limitations.
The prisoners were thereupOn released.