Huntsville gazette., 1881-12-17

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NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
rrvrrrsoN DAVIS has arrived in New
York from Europe.
co1 JOHN w. FORNEY, the we'll
,,owu Philadelphia journalist, died on the
Ab
r,v President on the 18th sent to the
s,,to the name Of Frederick L. Freling-
,orsen os Secretary of State, cice Blaine, re-
! signed.
Joux DAVIS, nephew of Bancroft
Davis. and son-in-law Of ex-senator Free
rnghnvsen. will be President Arthur's Pri-
yate Secretary.
GEN. H.B. BANNING, formerly Rep
roscntatiye in Congress from the Second
Ohio District, died suddenly on the 10th at
nix home in Cnmmnsville.
POsTMAsTER-GENERAL JAMES an
Government service on January 1, having
accepted the Presidency of the Lincoln Bank
ofNew York City.
Mrs. DAVIS, wife of John Davis, Pri-
yae Secretary 10 the President, is daugh-
ter of Senator Frelinghuysen and will prob
ably preside over the hospitalities of the
Executive Mansion. She is said to be a lady
Ofmany accomplishments and will doubt
less do the honorS in the highest style.
THERE are indications that the cotton
operatives at Fall River, Mass, Lewiston,
Me-, Manchester, N. H., and other cotton
manufacturing centers are determined to
strike for an increase of wages at an early
day and as preparation for such action
are periecting their organization. The
hDShtS OF Labor are particularly active.
The Post-office Department rules that
the sender Of any request matter (mail mat
ter requested to be returned II not delivered
IN specified time) has the right to length
en- or shorten the time originally mentioned
nthe envelope, but the letter or matter
must remain as long as three days in the Of
ice OF destination. Postmasters shall return
matter upon such requests without charge
Of additional postage. The same ruling ap-
plies to card matter containing simply the
name and address Of the SENDER
PRESIDENT ARTHUR took formal DOS
session of the White House on the 7th. He
VS. rinzccompanietl, and after entering the |
nnsion spent a little while down stairs
Inspecting the recent improvements. He
then went through the upper part OF the
house, and was greatly pleased with the
chamber prepared for his use. He dined in
the family dining room, in company with |
Representative Skinner, of New York. |
There were no callers, and the President |
spent the evening with Mr.. Reed, his Sec
lptary.
THE report of the Ute Commissioners |
10 the Secretary of the Interior is very volu-
minOus. Among the most important of the |
recommendations are: That the present !
boundaries Of the reservation be established |
permanenty; that the few settlers now on |
the reservation be paid a reasonable COM !
pensation for their improvements; that the |
White River and Uintah tribes be consoli- |
dated and that portions OF the different |
lands assigned by the recent agreement be |
fhaOUn6 with nd all he Tn
dians taught to cultivate their lands, and |
finally withdrawing Government aid alto !
gether.
The burial services of the victims of |
the Vienna theater disaster took place at st. |
Stephens Cathedral on the 18th. The |
cathedral was entirely draped in black. |
Bishop Augerer officiated. The clergy en-
Tered the cathedral in a procession, fol-
lowed by the Crown Prince, Archdukes,
members Of the Imperial household, court
u.snI'aries, etc. The large square in front |
W ., Tue cathedral and adjoining streets were 1
l'i'cu oy many thousands OF people. The
con,'noh grave for the unrecognized victims
IN the Central Cemetery is $50 feet long and |
IL leet wide. The work Of lowering the |
'ollhs INTO The grave lasted from noon until |
aisnlIah. The lumber of missing persons
mas been reduced to sos,
>
PRESIDENT ARTHUR, who was SUBJ
pGnaed by the defense in the Guiteau
CSe, was not called to the stand.
Wt submitted his written answers
@seyeral interrogatories. The substance
his replies was: He knows the
prisoner, having seen him at least ten times. |
possibly twice that number; had never con-
'ViSed with him Excepting to return the
Vlalhary satutaton of the day, and once or
sSice N answer to his request to be EMPLOY |
n',,1. n Tue campaign as speaker by the Re-
fro,eah rs State Committee, of which / was
ina, %luian'" To the question: 'What polit-
pons,,. r sIn@es the prisoner had rendered the
tiaI p~olicah party during the last Presiden-
Ttn' ~, .'llpalsn:"' the answer is: "None that
~ VI 10 the question whether there
bir,.' 'ning in the prisoners relations to
nr n,4,sell n or Gen. Grant, or Senator Conkling,
~ ., s.'n VI ,he others of the Republican par
Win vi h'oVialiy or politically, to furnish him
rpcoi" "u! ground for supposing he would
/ t,,e s.y any political preferment, the answer
mir: w. Prisoner. "That is a matter OF
rnn np,on' oO +" The last question was: sDid
h. ~e'er give him any reason to think that
fnanau no~'u nave any political or personal in
Nueuce With voue., k... .er -, :,