Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1894-03-17

ABOUT roo drivers in the employ of
the New York street cleaning depart (:
,nent are out on strike by order OF ,
the executive committee OF the Drivers
and Hostlers' union.
THE contract for raising the wrecked
United States steamer kearsarge has
been awarded to the Boston low Boat
Co, of Boston. BY the agreement the
company is to receive SIS, 900 if success
full in delivering the ship at the Norfolk
navy ward, and if unsuccessful is to be
paid $4,000 for having made the at
tempt.
A RECENT letter from Cen II. Y.
Boynton announced the postponement
of the dedication of the Chictamauga
and Chattanooga National Military
mark from September, 1894, to Septem.
ber, 1885.
DUNs ReFiew of Trade for the week
ended Mardh stated that evidences OF
| Improvement in various lines were
multiplying. The failures were 2s4 IN
| the United States against 1913 the cor
responding week last year, and TO IN
Canada against s. last year.
A DISPATCH from Singapore said that
in consequence of the scarcity OF Mext'
can dollars there was urgent local de-
mand for the coinage of British dol
lar The banks and merchants are
almost unanimously in favor OF the
proposal
AN Internal machine exploded the
other evening under the bed of work
man who had an apartment in house
in the Colombo quarter, Paris, ano
caused much excitement among the
people in the neighborhood. The work
i man and his landlady were arrested.
THE Barron-Neal contest was pulled
off on the 9th at Hot Springs, Ark,
large crowd being present and man,
unable to gain admittance. Both mel
we're in splendid condition for tn
fight Thirteen rounds were fougi,
when Neal got in heavy blow OF
Barron's stomach, which knocked hir
completely out. The contest Taste
fifty-two minutes.
CARDINAL GIBBONS is in daily e1
pectation of decision from Rome /
regard to the removal of the ban of tn
: church from the lodge of Odd Fellow
and Knights of Pythias, which wer
I submitted to the pope by the la:
plenary council
The British ship Sonnali, the large'
sailing vessel flying the English ia
3 and the largest carrying ship IN tt
e wotld. is long overdue at San Fra
3 .Iscs rom Hong axvnS.~-sf'frc-our1rTfI
now cut 1a6 days. The greatest anAiet
L 1lAis felt for her safety.
l. THE. famous litigation between W1l
; lam Sturges, the Chicago promoter, ar
E John v. Farwell and his associates,
, !, uA> Texas capital and other scheme
VIII o-nded in an unusual manne
II mas oeen sseided to refer every poi
Il pea psai iissags aaisss aaissss for assi.rasiap e
= of land in rte~....en6h QUE L. In,
70 northern Texas and $50, ,Jssen,;.al !.
! cattle.
> IN furtherance of an evident dete
le mination to command the commerce
- the Pacific ocean, illustrated by her {
signs upon Honolulu and the prepos
% Canadian-Australian cable, Great Br
Ii ain has resolved upon the expenditu
of SIS, 900, 900 upon the Notifications
- Esquimault. t -a
= A CABLEGRAM received at the ma
~ department stated that the last vesti
of yellow fever had disappeared fro
!, the Newark, and that the vessel h,
- been released from quarantine at Mo
> tevideo.
u The second party which went in
!, the BittersRoot mountains to the reli
y !, of Colgate, the cook of the Carlin part
Il who was deserted on the Clearwate
u has returned without finding any ira
of him.