Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-09
NEWS AND NOTES.
a Summary Of Important Events.

a summary OF Important Events.
A FORMIDABLE rebellion prevails in
Herat Ayoob Khan is perhaps already
exiled or prisoner.
GEN. ADAM BADEAU has positivelv
declined the position of Charge d'Affares at
Denmark The President will withdraw the
nomination.
IRE Texas Legislature adjourned sine
d'e on the 1st. The railroad bills were
mostly laid away. The Prohibition bill was
defeated in the House,
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The New York Spirit of The Times
has obtained from the Secretaries of State of
the several States the official maiorities on
presidential Electors at the late election,
taxing in each case the Elector on each side
receiving the highest number OF votes. The
result shows plurality for Garfield of 3,522,
50 s
THE Hovernor of Arkansas has signed
the bill which prohibits the carrying of any
weapons except army and navy arms, ana
those not otherwise than openly in the hands;
also the sale, bartering, giving away or other
wise disposng OF pistols, reyolvers, bowie
knives and pistol cartridges in this State,
under penalties ranging from $50 to $780,
A SUDDEN rise in the Missouri inun-
dated the town Of Pierre, Dakota, causing
n general evacuation Of houses and STAIN
pede of Inhabitants to the bluffs. Many
buildings were moved from their founda-
tons. The damage was still greater at Fort
Pierre, where a number of buildings were
1loatcd off or crushed by the ice. No loss Of
life is reported.
GOVERNOR WALLACE, of New Mexico,
has ordered Adiutant- General Frost to pro-
coed TO Rio Arriba County With sixty stand
of rifles and organize two militia compa-
mics as posse for the Sheriff.
The desperadoes in that region are led by
the notorious Ike Stockton, whose head
quarters are on the Colorado line, at Duran
go, and have driven away fifty desirable set
tiers.
THE Earl of Caithness, well-known
member Of the British arstocracy, died sud:
denly In New York City on the 10Th. He was
a devotee to mechanical sciences, and was
the inventor Of steam traction engine for
use on country roads. He also invented a
tape loom, which is in general use in Eng
land. His greatest contribution to the world
was the grayitating compass, which bears
his name and is used by most of the great
steamship companies.
SECRETARY WINDOW on the lst had a
long consultation in New York with promi-
nent bankers and business men to consider
the policy of his Department in regard to
maturing bonds and as to the best method OF
marketing the four per cents he is author
1zed 20 issue. The Secretary explicitly an
nounced that he should not decide at present
on his future course, but he wished to hear
the views of those present,
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The Public debt statement of April !
shows a decrease in the debt during March
of So, l9g,Sl9, Cash in Treasury, S2SO, ,S14,.
GO2; gold certificates, SG,171, 800; silver Ger.
tiicates, S5O,l7S,9O0; certificates of deposit
outstanding, $6, 100000; refunding certifi.
Gates, $775,05O; legal tenders outstanding
S46,6Sl ,0lG; fractional currency outstand.
ing, $7,13I, ,97S; cash balance available, ,S15S,.
$780, ,76, Reduction of the debt since june
30, 1880, SOS, 40S.70.
The President has decided to appoint
Capt. Henry, of Ohio, United States Mar
shal for the District of Columbia, in thu
place Of Fred Douglass, the latter to be ap
pointed to some other equally good place
Pension Agent Brown, of Cincinnati, is to bt
appointed Commissioner of Pensions /,
place of Bently. Acting Commissioner o
Indian Affairs Nichol, who has been nom
mated Commissioner, has asked the Presi
dent to withdraw his nomination on accoun
of ill-health.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE dispatch of tn,
Both says; The ambassadors have decided
to sign protocol declaring that they regart
the last offer Of the Porte acceptable
Negotiations will accordingly be opened a
Athens to induce Greece to accept it, Th
protocol acknowledges the frontier line las
offered, proves sincerely the Turkish desir
for peace, and admits the session of Epiru
is almost impossible. 1t also advises tn
Powers to recommend the acceptance of tn
Turkish proposal to Greece.
WASHINGTON dispatches of the 29tl
convey intelligence of rumored dissaffec
tionS in the Cabinet, growing out Of the ap
pointment business Attorney General Nc
Neagh is credited with being greatly put on
by the nomination of Chandler as Solicitor
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