Huntsville gazette., 1882-02-11
NEWS AND NOTES.

NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Vf Important td Events,
THE recent heavy snow storm lnter-
-,,ntod railway travel in all the Sfates-be-
tween Maine and Virginia.
Rprvrr. MAJoR-GENERAL MEIGs,
on,rterinaster General, and Brigadier GEN
1.aI atbam NJ. Brown, Paymaster General,
rs A., have been placed upon the retired
list. - - = - - -
ELDER CANNON, of Utah, says his
neonle will never resort to arms for redress
proinst Paor, laws t6r the suppression Of polyga-
Nv hut will regard themselves as martyrs.
n.y. ma aouies I ,betruthsof the rtfmor, that the
soiuts are selling guns and ammunition to
the Indians.l ns.l1.AAASc = .
TUE House Committee on Commerce
rstoned to slengthy argument on the i'm
nrovement of the Mississippi River by
feorre L. Wright, of St. Louis, the other
day. The committee will recommend the
appropriation q about 10000, 900 for rivers
and harbors;> exclusive of the Father Of
Waters.
THE Commissionets1of Of Grant County,
Dakota, decided to repioye the. seat Of, .gox-.
erpment from Big Stone to Milbank the 9TH
er dav, but three hundred armed citizens of
the formerplsce threatened to kill any man
attempting to remove the safe. Some In
dians were recruited, pickets stationed, and
barricades constructed Of hay bales.
AT an enthusiastic lmeetiAg~rece
held in New York City,. presided over by
Mayor Grace and addressed by VIM. NJ.
Evarts, Chief Justice Noah Davis, Rev.
Drs. Hall, Howard Crosby, J.P. Newman,
and others, resolutions were adopted ex-
pressing sympathy with prosecuted Hebrews
in the Russian Empire, and protesting
against the spirit of medieval persecution
there revived. rr7 -,
THE bill recently introduced in the
French Chamber to rescind the decree
against American pork provides that salt
hog product from foreign countries must
be accompapied by a certificate, made at the
place of origin, attested by the French Con-
sular agent, that the meat has been thor
oughly prepared. At the time of entry at
the Custom house inspectors must testify
that the meat is healthful and in a perfect
state Of preservation.
The Commissioner Of Pensions, re-
plying to House resolution calling for in
formation as to. what amount of appropri-
alton would besrequired annually to pay
pensions for the next twenty years "if
all claims for pensions arising from the war
Of rebellion shall be adjudicated within sew
en- years, and if at the end of that period the
survivors of the war with Mexico and their
widows shall then be pensioned at s. per
month. " estimates the amount at $l,3H,-
651 ,j93.
RECENT advices from Indian Terri
tory say the Osages have ratified the new
Constitution and code Of laws recently
adopted by the General Council Of that ma
ton. The meeting was largely attended,
including the leading men of the tribe. In
adopting the Constitution it is claimed that
the 0sageS take a long stride toward en-
lightened civilization, as the instrument is
in many respects similar to the constitutions
of the different States of the Union. The
OSages are also desirous of uniting with the
Cherokeos, .and.a movement with that OBJ
ject in view has been inaugurated. In this
event the tribe will still preserve its iden-
tity and treat with the Government, though
becoming part of the Cherokee Nation.
SPAN of .Mayo's. bridge across the
James River, Richmond, Va, gave way the
other day and precipitated the Manchester
stage, tiled with passengers, into the water.
Several We're hurt, but none fatally. All
were rescued by boats from the shore. The
whole span, nearly seventy-five feet in
length, broke away from the two granite
pl'iars upon which it rested as clearly as if
each END had been sawed through. and
SANK with crash to the. rocky bed of the
river beneath, a distance of nearly thirty
leet. Fortunately the falling span did not
ult, and the stage remained upon the bridge
III an upright pesitien until the bottom was
reached, when the vehicle was overturned
and the horses thrown into the water, and
became entangled in the iron work of the
bridge, their exertions dragging the stage
into the river. The male passengers suc-.
ceeded in getting out through tho broken
SIDE OF the stage on the bridge span, which
remained in between the pillars, having
struck on the rocky bottom OF the river and
become fixed. They then quickly drew the
females out and all remained on the half
submerged debris until rescued. ss Z
MIR. SCovILLE'S motion for. a new
ual IN the Guiteau case was overruled by,
UuDse Cox, on the 4th. The prisoner, who.
SAs seated few feet infront of the Judge.
dne Sneu'ed; II would like, your Honor to
T!', rier passing sentence as long as YOU can. -
~. "i'nout paying attentionto this -haraneue,
s." sae court sternly ordered the prisoner to
S'Ano up, at the same time asking him if he
h'u anything to say why ysentenceshouldnot
nop'ssed upon him. Glenching his fist and
rhOuuulng shog vigorously on the table, Guiteau.
nVu'eo sa, that he was not responsible for his
IL. s.' mat he had been impelled to do it by
rue DEITY, and other Similar expressions
I0u oy him during the conduct of the case.