Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-08

VOLUME Ill.
NEWS AND NOTES
A Summary Of Important Events.
TUE Chicago cable railway has killed
.;rbt nersons in five months.
rrv,c1Fs of Guiteau were strung up
~ burned in a hundred places.
TIE Democrats and the Readjusters
have each police force on duty at Peters
burg, Va.
p,pxE1L and his supporters have
h.en expelled from the House OF Commons
nv obstructing legislation.
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THE Illinois Republicans nominated
raw Jobp C. Smith for Treasurer and
Charles s. stratton for Superintendent OF
public Instruction.
T1r President of the Mexican Nation
o. Railway Company has sold in London
hands for $40, 900, 600, which will complete
,ba main line from Laredo to the City of
Mexico.
The Republicans of Kansas have
nominated for congressman -at-large Judge
s.R. Peter, E. n. Morrill,. Louis Hanback,,
and B. W. Perkins, representing widely dif-
sections of the State.
CHEwToN, Pennsylvania village, is
in state of armed resistance against the
Buffalo, Pittsburg & Western Railroad
Company, which wants to lay track on one
Of the residence streets.
The Board of Aldermen of Newport,
R. l., surprised the citizens by voting that
no liquor licenses shall be granted for the
year commencing July 1, and Mayor Frank
lin announces that he will use every effort
to enforce the law.
THE House Committee on Naval At
fairs advocate the insertion of a clause in
the naval appropriation bill which will pro-
vide for the construction of one new ship of
war of the largest type, one second -class
ship, and two gun-bearing torpedo boats.
THE Hebrew merchants of Milwaukee
grew so indignant over the unannounced
shipment to that city of a train load of Rus
sian refugees that they severed their connec
tion with the Jewish Alliance and dissolved
their local society. on the ground that Eng
land abused the charity of America.
The international conference is said to
have concluded that armed interference In
Egypt is necessary at once. 1t is not thought
probable that any offer by Turkey would be
accepted. Preparations have been made at
Woolwich by which 10000 British troops
could be almost instantly embarked.
IT will be remembered that on June
90 Guiteau wept over bouquet of roses
brought by his sister, and on his last day
sent guard to the door for flowers. 1t is
charged that white roses had been saturated d
with poison to degree that would have
given him immunity from the gallows had
he known it, or dared to eat them.
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The range of Secretary Blaine's for
eign policy is shown by his instructions to
Minister Comfy in regard to British designs
on the Sandwich Islands. Tie chief of the
State Department held that while the United
States had declined to exercise protectorate
over the people Of Hawaii, it would not
permit the transfer Of the territory or SOW
ereignty Of the islands to any OF the great
powers Of Europe.
ROSCOE CONKLING had an interview
with President Arthur, the other day, in
the interest of foreign steamship companies
OF New York. Soon afterward Congress-
men Deuster and Guenther went to the
White House to learn If it were true that
Inc immigration bill would be vetoed, and
louhd that such was the case. There was
vigorous English used on both sides, and
there are threats that the bill will be passed
over the Presidents head.
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LIE recent report of q board of en-
slneers conceding the claim of the Illinois
central Road upon the harbor of Chicago
nas oeen dlsapproved by Secretary Lincoln.
FROM The statement made by the board he
uli'eh 10 conclude that the proposed ex-
tension OF one hundred feet is an encroach-
ment which should be prohibited by the
government, unless accompanied by strong
0onu'ions which the War Department has
ho 'egal power to make or enforce.
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LIE general managers of all the South
western lines were in consultation in Chica.
go the other day. Three separate meetings
were held-for the Southwestern associa-
" nOn' the Colorado pool and the lumber pool.
iue results were the adjustment of lumber
Ia'es n' between Mississippi and Missouri
@ n'ef points; the postponement of the fur
,nsr consideration Of the question Of per-
u'ages' u' and an agreement to appoint q
tiOns. '"o 'ni 00 "s'ooia-
- nEABERs of the New York Board of
tii. liaae and Attorney General Russell have
n.iu consultation to devise some means
-e'eoy the injuries to the business inter-
S s'' OF the city by reason of the freight
Aahulers' strike might he ral;evad Mr. Pms