The Princeton union., 1879-02-26
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Patterson, Republican, has been re-
elected mayor of Harrisburg, Pa, by 800 ma
jority.
The Rhode Island Senate protests un-
animously against the enactment restricting
Chinese immigration.
There has been fall of six inches of
snow in London, and it timperded traffic. The
same day the snow fall was continental.
A petition from working men of Austria
asking for universal suffrage has been pres
ented to the lower House of the reichstag.
The Archbishop Of Adrlanoplc is not
dead, but severely injured. He was assault
ed on account of his Turkish sympathies.
Marcellus Emery, of Bangor, Maine,
editor and Senior proprietor Of the Comanae,-
cial and Democrat, died Sunday morning Feb.
%.
A New York telegram says merchants
declare themselves decidedly opposed to the
recent anti. Chinese legislation, and fear its
effects upon trade
The Italian government has prohibited
the importation of American swine, or any
preparation of their flesh, as a precaution
against triehnosis.
Ex-President Grant is reported to have
reached Allahabad, and is a guest of the Lieu
tenant Governor. The vicorory of India has
invited him to visit Calcutta.
Dr. J. H. Stewart, Representative from
the St. Paul, Minn., district, recently made a
speechin the House, in opposition to the
transfer of the Indian bureau to the war de-
partment
DIR. George H. Gray, Of Denison, Texas,
who distinguished himself last summer at
Holly Springs as yellow fever physician
committed suicide by shooting himself Feb
18th. No cause is assigned.
The Congressional House committee
On elections have agreed to report bill ap
propriating s46,61s for paying expenses
of contestants and contestees tt
seats in the Hobsc. Aggregate of claim
SsOOOO
1t is rumored that the Right Rev. Gas
per H. Borgess., Catholic bishop of Detroit
about two weeks since forwarded his resigna
tion to the Pope. No particular reason is as
signed for this important step on the part o
Bishop Borgess..
A Halifax, N. s., telegram of Feb
2lst, says the heaviest snow storm for tiv
years commenced the night before and cor
tinued all day. Drifts in some places wer
fifteen feet deep. Business was completed
suspended and railways blockaded.
The lower house OF the Connect ic1
legislature adopted resolution unanimou
ly, protesting against the proposed restri
tion OF Chinese migration, as violation
treaty obligations, and inconsistent with tn
principles and traditions of the Republic.
The Connecticut House of Represent
tives have passed a bill taxing the proper
of educational, religious and benevolent
stitutions not used for the purposes of SUI
organizations. All property OF such orga,
cations has heretofore been exempted fro
taxation.
The Secretary Of the treasury and SC
retary of State haYe considered the necesss
enlargement of the powers of the treasury
partment so as to prevent the shipment
diseased cattle from American ports, and
bill for that purpose will be sent to the pro-
committe of Congress, E
H.R. Chiffon, adjutant general of g
Lee, and since the war president of the {
umbus, Ga, manufacturing company,
dead at his desk on the 18th inst, age O
sixty. He was graduate of West Po
from Virginia, promoted to major the M