Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1894-09-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
Personal AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
AN imperial edict has been issued in
China depriving Viceroy Ii Hung Chang
of his three-eyed peacock feather be-
cause of his mismanagement of the
Corean campaign. 1t was also report
ed that the viceroy had been deposed-
THE president has appointed Charles
H. Mansur. OF Missouri, assistant comp
troller of the treasury.
LEVI T. MORTON was nominated for
governor of New York in the state re-
publican convention held at Saratoga
on the 18th on the first ballot. receiving
532 votes out of $50.
THE official returns of the various
| county committees in Kentucky show
a plurality for Owens of 270 over Breck-
inridge.
Gov. FLOWER declined renomina-
ton for governor of New York.
| EDWIN GOULD denies the report that
his sister. Anna, now in Paris. is en-
gagged to Prince Francis of Battenburg.
/ This is the sixth engagement OF Miss
Gould rumored within the past year
MRS F. X. HUNT, the president of
the Women's Anti -Breckinridge asso-
citation. of Lexington. KY, has received
letter from Miss Mary Desha, sister
| ln-laW OF Col. Breckinride, now resld-
ing in Washington, thanking her for
what she did in defeating Breckin-
ridge for denomination
\ TELEGRAM from Shanghai. China.
said that the Japanese fleet attacked
the Chinese feet at the mouth of the
Value river, Corea. on the 18th, where
the Chinese were disembarking troops.
The Chinese had one ship sunk, one
burned and two stranded and partly
burned. 1t was also reported that two
or three Chinese transports were miss
ing and thought to have been blown
up with all hands on board. The Jap
anese were supposed to have lost three
ships.
The state democratic convention at
Charleston. S. c., nominated ticket,
I'll Tillmanites. The platform in
aorses the Ocala platform, as well as
the Chicago one; demands the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of l6 to |,
and indorses the dispensary law as the
best solution of the liquor question.
TIE Ohio democratic state conven-
ton. at Columbus on the 10th declared
in favor of the election of United States
senators by the people by vote of ACT
to 3aS
BLAKELY DURANT. familiarly known
as ''Old Shady" died on the 10th. He
was the body servant of Gen. Sherman
during the rebellion. and was feelingly
mentioned in the latter's memoirs. He
was the ..Old Shady of the familiar
war melody.
THE state convention of democratic
clubs of North Carolina met in Raleigh
recently. The principal object of the
convention appeared to be desire to
awaken renewed interest in the early
construction of the Nicaragua canal.
AN examination of the tariff law at
the treasury department disclosed the
fact that it contained no provisions
whatever for duty upon imported
fruits, preserved in brandy or other
spirits. 1t is probable. however, that
the department will decide the best
way out of the dilemma is to assess
duty on the spirits. and the fruits SUBJ
sequently according to the rate pro-
vided for each tariff in the act
THE Washington state republican
convention at Spokane had tilt over
the silver plank in the platform.
Finally the plank providing for free
coinage at the ratio of 16 to l was
beaten by vote of a24 to a61.
Dr.. RAFAEL NUNEz. president of the
III ~ al \. -
gastric fever. He was born September