Huntsville gazette., 1882-09-23
NEWS AND NOTES.

NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
prx HILL. JR., writes to the Gov
orr,r Of Georgia that seat in the Senate is
tevond his aspirations.
1oRxE AND LOUISE visited the Chi
n..e tbeater and restaurant in San Fran
n.co and sailed for Victoria.
THE verdict in the case OF Miner and
pordon star-routers, has been set aside,and
tbav have been granted new trial.
THE International rifle match at
Croodmoor resulted in victory for the
pri,ish team at every range. the total score
being ,9I5 to 1,S@.
MYSTERIOUS malady has appeared
o. railway camp near San Francisco, Cal.
Worv Of the officers and laborers have been
rro.trated. 1t is attributed to bad tea.
YELLOW FEVER rs increasing in Mex
leo, but dying out in Texas. AT Pensacola
the disease does not perceptibly abate.
Nearly half the cases have proved fatal.
THE Indian scare in the Southwest
has been shown to be delusion. A small
band Of Cheyennes were hunting in Western
Kansas, but no depredations have been
committed.
THE passenger steamer Asia was lost
in Lake Huron during gale few days ago.
Only two survivors are reported. Fully one
hundred persons are believed to have gone
down with the vessel.
THE Greek Minister of Foreign AT
fairs has issued circular saying If the
Porte does not Immediately surrender the
four disputed points on the frontier Greece
will resume hostiities.
GRATz Brown, who has been speak
ing in Indiana, reports the masses almost
unanimous in favor of prohibitory legisa-
ton, many of the largest Democratic coun-
ties being in favor of enforced temperance.
United States is subject which has received
due consideration at Ottawa, and the Gov
ernor- General has expressed willingness
TO assist in colonizing them in the North
vest
BEN BUTLER. is certain to be nomi-
mated by the Democrats for Governor of
Massachusetts,, having secured the delegates
from nearly every ward I'm Boston. He is
credited with the declaration that he should
enter the campaign in good faith.
WHEN the Chilian forces evacuated
Tarma, a large majority OF the Peruvian
families accompanied them for fear of dep
relations by guerrillas. 1t is stated that
within five hours a body of three thousand
Indians poured in, and pillaged and burned
the town.
Mrs. MELVILLE, the wife of Engineer
Melville of the Jeanette Arctic Expedition,
on seeing her husband for the first time
since his return, was completely prostrated
by excitement, and is now in critical con-
dion. She has long been the victim of a
nervous complaint.
LORD DUFFERIN has informed the
Porte that the military operations of the
British in Egypt were over, and England
was about to withdraw a portion of her
troops. He left it to the Sultan to decide
whether it was now necessary to sign the
Anglo-Turkish military convention.
GENERAL WoLsELEY telegraphed
frnr, ~, IL
Send no more men from England. 1 have
been received here with open arms by all
Classes The soldiers are glad to return to
their homes" Ten thousand Egyptians sur
rendered. Arab Pasha and Toulba Pasha
were under guard.
IN the International rowing contest at
London the HillsdaIe crew took the lead of
me Thames Club. Half mile from the
starting point serious foul occurred, but
the Hillsdales got three lengths ahead, when
taptaln Terwlliger's slide broke, which
disabled the Americans, the British beating
py fourteen seconds.
"A WASHINGTON correspondent of the
New York Post says "the District Attor-
hey, acting upon the information of Fore
man Dickson, will issue warrants for the ar.
rest Of Brewster Cameron and Henry A.
bowen, to answer to the charge of attempt
ing to bribe juror. Merrick is busily en-
gagged IN getting his information into shape
OpreYent the District Attorney from act
lns, 50 we are evidently on the brink OF a
'e'y unpleasant scandal, involving charges
ana charges Of bribery and per-
Jury"
ihE soldiers reunion at Topeka
S,Ousht y, together the largest number of peo-
w. ever seen in Kansas. Speaker Keifer
~as warmly received by the warriors in
ra;, p, and the greatest ENTHUSIASM pre-
inl' There were 20. 900 men in line DUR
'ue parade from the city to the Fair
snt;u GunuS on the 10Th, including almost an
M 'e regiment of brass bands, in all about
T. pieces, playing sMarching Through
p'', peofgla" in unison. Ex- Secretary Of State
Innnn 'nlue addressed an audience of at least
5000 persons.
-'hoENT Congressional nominations:
m. 1n.puoiican-George r. Davis for the Third
IN: William Fl. Cullen in the Eighth