Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-26
NEWS AND NOTES!

NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events. 8 ::
SENATOR GoskLiNG has been on a
visit to Mentor, upon the express invitation
OF Mr. Garfield, as Is stated by the Senator's
friends. ~ ~
THE Kansas Legislature has passed
the "iron-clad" prohibition bill Its proyis-
ions, as indicated, are Of the most stringent
character. - G. ~
IT is announced, apparently upon
good authority, that Senator David Davis
will vote with the Democrats in the organi-
zation of the new Senate.
THE proposed International Monetary
Conferences will ltake place at Paris on the
10Th ofApril. Invitations bearing French
and American signatures have been Issued.
AS the result of Senator Conkling's
visit to Mentor, 1t is reported that Mr.. Levi
y. Morton will have place in President
Garheld's Cabinet-probably as Secretary OF
the Treasury.
PRESIDENT HAYES has withdrawn the
nomination of Mr.. Forster as United States
Attorney for the Southern District Of New
York, and it is said will nominate man sat-
isfactory to Ply. .Conkling.
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The Texas Senate committee have
reported favorably on the bill proposing an
amendment to the Constitution prohibiting
the sale, manufacture and giving away Of in
toxicating liquors within the State, I'D =
THIRTEENrmore Socialists have un-
dergone trial at Vienna. One was con-
victed of high treason and sentenced to four
years imprisonment, another to six months
confinement, and eleven were acquitted.
IA fT t-s--y Il trar ..r. F,
PARNELL has issued an address to the
Land League. Inresponse to request that
he would 90 to America, he says he deems It
his duty to remain in Ireland and to occupy
his seat In Parliament during the present
crisis.
THE Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
contains allowances for public buildings as
follows: Kansas City, $4,000; Little Rock,
SIS, 600; Memphis, 500, 900; Nashville, $780,
900; Topeka, $4,000; Chicago, $40 900; Gin
cinnati, S3jO,0O0. saa
A SERIOUS conflict has occurred at
Beyrout, Syria, between the Christians and
Turks, brought on ty a Turk numbering a
Christian. Ten persons in all are reported
killed. z',fhe excitement was intense and all
business was suspended and the bazaars
were closed. 80 ~ @
The House Committee on Ways and
Means have elected j. Randolph Tucker, Of
Virginia, Chairman, to succeed Fernando
Wood, deceased. Mr.. Tucker is a Free
Trader, but the change, it is thought, will
make no material difference in. the status Of
the committee on the Tariff question.
The Michigan Greenbackers have
held a State Convention and nominated
John b. Shlpman, Of Coldwater, for Judge
of the Supreme Court, and Charles G. Will
lets, Of Gratiot, and David Parsons, Of De-
trot, for Regents of the State University.
There was no talk of a Democratic coalition
KING, Reform candidate for Mayor Of
Philadelphia, beats Stokely, Republican, by
several thousand majority; and Hunter, OPP
position candidate for Receiver OF Taxes, Il
also successful The minor Republican can.
didatcs arc elected. Major Lyon, Citizens
candidate tcr Mayor of Pittsburgh, is also
eleGttNi. eft i
THE Emperor's speech at the opening
OF the Rcichrath refers pointedly to the
peaceful relations of Germany with neighbor.
ing empires, which is interpreted as an indi'
cation OF renewal Of intimate relations with
Russia. The speech also announcesa starnI
tax, brewing tax and workman's Insurance.
and trade guilds tax.
In consequence of Russia's advance
on Herat by river and valley, Ayoob Khar
has declared war against the Ameer and al
ready occupied Mainland. 1t Is reported
from Candahar that division of the Ameer'
army, consisting Of four regiments Of infan'
try and 900 cavalry, had arrived at Ghuzni
The news caused a great sensation.
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A DISPATCH from Rome announce!
that f. Janssens, Vicar General Of Rich
mond, has been appointed Bishop Of Match
ez, made vacant by the appointment o
Bishop Elder to be Administrator OF tn,
archdiocese Of Cincinnati, with the right o
succession. j. C. Neraz, Administrator o
the diocese Of San Antonio, Texas, has beer
named Bishop OF that See.
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THE Pension Appropriation bin, a
passed by the House, appropriates SOS, 282,
3OG.6s,. the largest sum ever set apart 70
pensions in any single bill in this country
and it Is said that it exceeds any pension
appropriation ever made by any Govern
meut. The Arrearages bill and the pen
sioning Of the soldiers Of the war Of 1S1
have caused the enormous increase in tn
pension list. Over 81, 900 persons, including
the widows Of soldiers, are on the roll as en-
titled to pensions for services rendered II
the war Of 1912.
JOHN w. YOUNG, son of the lat
Mormon President, has been arrested 4
Denver, by a United States officer, upon
charge Of bigamy. 1t is reported tn
arrest was made at the instance G
Ioung's first wife, Libbie Garfield
whom he married in Philadelphi
some years ago, under the promise that h