Huntsville gazette., 1882-10-21
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.

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THE butcher busi &C Pm.
being reS'' JOHN S. REED,
P--p-T
-, OF the Rochester
Neidhkn-i, that the new comet lately
Tayeredin Greece is~a fragment of the
GREAT comet, broken off at its perihelion pass
age.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR attended the
Webster centennial, at Marshfeld, Mass,
on the 18th, and paid a glowing tribute to
the honored dead. He was warmly re-
ceiyed. 1---L-ngEAf gfg3 A
THE bimetallic conference at Cologne
nassed resolutions in favor Of suspension
Of sales of silver by Germany and for the
calling in of gold and paper below the value
often marks.
RETURNS from seventy-nine counties
of0hio give Newman, Democrat, a plurality
off5,426. Mckinley, Republican, is elected
toCongress by eight majority, and the seat
will be contested.
A REPORT that the channel tunnel is
dangerous to England has been made by
General Sir Archibald Alison, and General
Wolseley and the Duke Of Cambridge have
also entered objections.
The National Treasury has received
bonds amounting to $3.50. 900 bequeathed the
country some months ago by Joseph L..
Lewis, Of Hoboken, N. j., for the purpose
Cspaying off the bonded debt.
ADIsPATCH from Constantinople says
Obeidulah, Kurdish chief with ten thou
sand followers, has demanded the surrender
of Van. Thirty thousand Persians and
Turks are marching against him.
A@ MUF a a1-e
The President has accepted fifty
miles Of Northern Pacific Railroad, begin
ming in Idaho and ending in Montana,
which was, lately examined and reported on
by Commissioners Blackstone, Fry and Reed.
JUDGE THAYER, of Philadelphia, Pa;
having decided that the act Of 1899 infictiug
apenalty for engaging in worldly employ
ment on Sunday is valid, a number Of bar.
bers have been arrested and fined for shaw.
ing customers on that day.
The Khedive received a deputation OF
the National Grand Lodge of Freemasons al
Cairo, Egypt, the other day. He thanked
the deputation for their visit, and said he
could not be sufficiently grateful to England
for the assistance she had rendered him.
The Adjutant- General of Texas, who
has been on trip along the frontier, re-
ports rich discoveries of gold, silver, and
copper in the vicinity of the Guadaloupe
and Waco Mountains General Rust has
found an extensive deposit Of gold and silver
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THE London Times believes that M.
De Lesseps is more reasonable than might
appear from his proceedings during the
war. lfthose Objectionable proceedings, it
says, should be renewed at a critical time,
EnFlnd might be driven to adopt stringent
measures as. a safeguard of her interests.
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THE arrest OF q drunken man caused
serious riot in Limerick, Ireland, the 9TH
er day. A mob stoned the police, one OF
whom had his skull fractured. The police
charged, and arrested the leaders. A sentry
Stationed ontside the barracks in Brabazon
fAfk was fired at and dangerously wounded.
97th VI 1.
ENGLAND's reply to the Porte's note
IN regard to the evacuation Of Egypt by the
British causes great evaporation. At the
palace, the fanatical party, taking advantage
OF me sultan's anger, accused Said Pasha,
turkish Prime Minister, Of having caused
the loss Of Egypt to Turkey, and demanded
his exile pas as-s,-7 llg .Iails- 81 elise cs'
lHEUemocraticsState Convention of
Mihp@ota unanimously indorsed the Re-
Punhcan nomination Of James. .Gilfillen for
ehief Justice Of the Supreme Court. The
plalorm opposes the submission of an
amendment to the Constitution lessening
'he rights OF the people, and demands a
ehanceto sell in the highest and buy in the
iOwesfMarketin.the world.
TtE; charges against Gouverneur
MorEis 1Sllector Of Customs at sitka, Alas
ka' including frauds upon the Government
Al connection with the Importation and sale
VI hsaer, drunkenness, the ruthless slaugh-
.el OF indian dogs, arbitrary and aggressive
'0nuuet toward the natives, as well as off :
GERS OF the Government having business
FOlgsT' : - - 80 l'3'1i''A'' = '.sA'
AAsTr returns from West. Virginia
Consnsslh CT,,tm 'he election OF John w. Mason to
~ ,ess.in the Seconds District over Will
tU"' 'ae Democratic candidate, by majori-
~ o twenty-five to fifty. Advices
n om ehe Fourth District reduce the
soo e'''oefatic majority for Gibson to about
wv. Republicans have made decided gains
.n IN me e legislature, but not enough to con-
Uol 1t. The Democratic majority in the
ssale on snptsme Judge will pfebably not
sAoesa 2ulo, and some Republicans even
aos ae election Of the DemocraticAcandi-
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- y tne Jeanette Investigation at
ashsngton Commodore Calhoun testified
at the time the vessel sailed she was
po.iectiy seaworshy, but he coincided in the
oplnlen expressed by the inspectors ID their
.eport to the Navy Departme Mt at that time
'nat from her construction sit was not pos.
,i'ie 10 make her particularly adapted for a
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