St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04
General Notes.

Fourteen cardinals were created by
the Pope Oh January 1G.
John. l.. Sullivan says that he has per-
maneDtly retired from the ring.
Forty deaths from typhus were re-
ported in the city Of Mexico last week.
Milan aud Natalie. the divorced Ser
Wan sovereigns, have become recon
ciled and will be remarked.
Mrs. N. b. Forrest, wife of Gen. For
rest Of Confederate fame, died IN Mem
phis on January %, at the age OF sixty
SIX years.
Tho brain of Ben Butler was the Iarg-
est on record. An autopsy showed that
it weighed four ounces more than the
brain of Daniel Webster
The Queen of Hawaii, one Of the Sam
dwich islands, has been dctrOned, and
some Of the people out there want the
island annexed to this country.
Cote Blanche Island has been seized
by the L. S. Marshal, in the case Of Bir-
npy Fellows VS.. Edward Scannell. 1t
will be sold at public auction.
From all indications New Orleans will
have a most brilliant Carnival season
this year. Carnival flags are already
waving over the thovoughfares.
A railway which is to traverse tie
African continent from east to west has
been opened as far as a point near Ca
zengo, $40 miles from the starting point,
st. Paul de Loanda.
The Russians have become 80 alive 10
the value Of women physicians that the
imperial government has granted $780,
900 for medical school for women to
be established at St. Petersburg.
Attakapas Eindcator: We notice
that some of our planters have at last
accepted our advice, and 81 ,.-Gividrt,
their sugar plantations for sale in small
tracts to the industrious farmer.
The French are pushing ahead their
railroad across the Sahara. Two hun
dred and fifty miles have been laid, and
the trains are running regularly from
Ell Guerrah. on the Atlas Mountains, to
the Oasis of Biscara. il is proposed to
end the line near Lake Tchad.
There was an excess of 10000 deaths
over births in France during 1891
There has been an almost uninterrupted
decrease in the number OF births each
year siuco 1881, and the prevention of
an actual decline in the ,,tal population
is attributed to the influx of immi-
grants.
1t is estimated that the aggregate
amount OF currency lost or destroyed
since the issuance OF the first green
backs in 1862 amounts to over $40, 000,-
0C0. Every dollarof currency destroyed
or lest to individuals, Represents SINH
lar gain TO Incie Sam2s wealth. Thus
while individuals have lost $4,000, coo
the government has thereby gaincd that
amount.
A Vienna paper publishes what is al
legged to be an inspired Synopsis Of the
convention or poFtOcol that WAS signed
by France and Russia last NUvem Der.
According to this convention each ma
ton, in the event of war; is 10 place
GOO 600 troops in the field within six
weeks. Ultimately each is to place L.
100000 soldiers in the field. Neither M
ton is to conclude a peace unless the
other agrees to II.
The Hondurnn Government las
granted the La. Lottery Co. an extended
and valuable franchise, and its domicilc
will he transferred 10 that country at
ter the expiration Of its charter in this
State. Tickets will continue to be sold
IN the tnlted States and Louisiana, and
thus will large amounts Of money be
annually taken from The State without
any adequate return. - NatciitOclics
Democratic Review.
Il is stated that Dir. Meyer. Of Berlin,
has discovered Il process by means of
which aluminium can be pr0duced ut
tNopence per pound. la 1928 the price
was $1,000 per pound. The price to-
day is Il. per pound. Here We have vast
possibilities opened to MS, There is said
to be ten times more aluminium in the
world tEan there is of iron, lead, copper.
zinc, nickel, gold, and silver combined
It's stronger than non, and more NAL
leabie than copper, as bard as silver and
One-tourth. the weight. as white as pol
ished steel and is unaffected by the at
mosphere.-Amateur Photographer.
A crusade against profanity in the
public streets is being carried on with
labOTeT a?ttnn Y. ber ct English towns. \
week or so ago Of publicly g4l4I Yic1ca
protane o,aths, and fined a shilling Tor
each oath and Thirteen ehillipg4 costs,
The conviction was obtained nnder an
act of George IL, which imposes pen
atty of one shilling per oath when ut
tered by labOrer, two sbil1ings when
the offender is above the social degree
or IaooTer and under the degree of gen
tleman, and tive shillings for each oath
when uttered by gentleman.
Princess Marie of Edinburg was mar
red at Sigmaringen, Prussia. Jan. TO- fo
Prince Ferdinand. Crown Prince Of |
RoumaDia. The Emperor William Of |
Germany was present at the ctrcmo-
MES. Queen Victoria. the grandmother
u the bride, was represented by the |
Duke OF Connau2ht. The Car was
represented by two grand dukes. Priu-
;ess Marie Is IA member of the Church of |
England, while Prince Ferdinand is q
Jathoiic. 1T is supposed that the pro-
Russian party in Roumania will find
'taunch supporter in their new crown
oiincess, who is herself half Russian by
birth, her mother being the only sister
II the Gar.
MIR. Robert King, of De Soto parish,
las invented a new air appliance for
'otton gins to answer the PURPOSES of
he present expensive and dangerous
,rusll used for removing cotton from
ne REVOLVING gin saws during the pro-
ess OF ginning. The brush has TO be
lrlVen at high rate Of speed to accom-
.ilsh IT'S work. This great speed often
INES produces friction to such an cy-
eht that combustion sometimes takes
lace, causing the almost certain des-
Fuctlon OF the gin house. Aside from
eng less dangerous, this new air aD- I
nance Is a great deal cheaper than the
iuah' Mf. Mugs invention was tested :
t Mansfield last week, and gave verv
satisfactory results.-Farmerville "a.
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