Huntsville gazette., 1882-03-25

NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
HENRY HEALY, carpenter employed
ttbe Homestead (pa.) Steel Works, who
was set upon and beaten by the strikers
,rh;lo IN his way to work, died on the 18th
from the injuries received.
GOVERNOR CRITTENDEN, OF Missouri,
,os advertised to sell the Hannibal & St Joe
Railroad, in October, at the door OF the
court-house in St. Louis, all efforts toward
COMPROMISE having failed.
Ar Omaha, Neb., March 10th, the
Grand iury reported indictments for assault
n,;tb intent to murder against President
walsh and Committeeman Shannon of the
Iohor Un;ou. The two men were arrested
warrants we're issued for the apprehension
Of other leaders.
THE Valley of the Mississippi, for a
distance of I. 900 miles, Is overflowed to
width OF ten TO 100 miles. The greatest suf-
ferfng is apparent between Vicksburg and
Memphis. The loss of human life is believed
to be in excess OF one hundred, and stock Is
diving from starvation at every mile of the
overflow.
THE Iroquois Club, of Chicago, cele-
brated the 115th anniversary Of Andrew
Jackson's birth-da (Marth 15) by grand
banquet at the Palmer House. Speeches
were made by Thomas A. Hendricks, Frank
Hurd, Col. Villas. and others, and letters
from Sam. j. Tilden, Senator Bayard, and
other distinguished persons were read.
THE attorney for Sergeant Mason is
moving for a writ Of habeas corpus, on the
ground that the court martial had no juris-
dction in time of peace, and that it imposed
an excessive punishment. Over $4,000 sig
natures have been attached to petitions cir
culating in Chicago for the pardon of the
accused, and similar efforts are being made
in every town Of Importance.
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GEN. STURGIs, military governor of
the Soldiers Home, Washington, D. c., in
his testimony before the Senate investigating
committee, says that no portion Of the mon
ey appropriated has been expended for pro-
yiding means of recreation to the inmates,
and charges that the choicest products of the
farm, dairy and conservatory have been de-
livered to two members of the board of
managers at their residences. Material and
mechanics have been used in adorning their
homes at the expense Of the Government
Surgeon Gen. Barnes and Comnissary- Gen
MacFeely are the two members named.
A MASS MEETING of the townsmen Of
New Rochelle, n. Y, was held the other
evening to demand that the monument
erected by Cyrus w. Field to the memory
Of Andre be demolished. Mr.. Sickles, father
of Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, presided. He said
the meeting was called to answer the ques-
ton whether treason should be encouraged
by the erection Of monuments to traitors
and spies. The only objection to the recent
defacing of the monument was that the act
should have been done by daylight, and not
in the dark. After numerous speeches res
olutiOns were adopted denouncing as inia-
nous the monument and its founder, and
calling upon the Legislature to order its
immediate destruction.
The Brotherhood of Telegraphers re-
Gently in convention at Cincinnati decided
10 divide the United States and Canada into
five district brotherhoods, each district to
be subdivded into councils, each council to
have full power over its own local affairs. A
council may have not less than ten mem
bers, and no member under fourteen years
old is eligible. Any employee of any de-
partment Of the telegraph business will be
eligible TO membership. The presiding
olhcer Of each council is a member of the
district council. Over these is grand coun-
Gil consisting OF grand councillor, two vice.
councillors, grand secretary and grand
treasurer.
IHERE was a scene of great confusion
and disorder in the House of Representa-
yves on the 18th. Money of Mississippi at
tempted to make a personal explanation
Ieia'iVe to declaration made by the Speak
er IN the early part of the session. The lat
Ter declared that il the gentleman persisted
IN speaking out Of order he would
reprlmand him, at least. Many members
on both sides thought this threat was a very
remarkable one to come from a Speaker of
the House. During the afternoon Money
consulted with leading parliamentarians.
who concurred in the opinion that the
Speaker had assumed a prerogative which
belonged exclusively to the House itself un-
oer The rules. 1t was decided to ascertain
whether he seriously meant to have it un-
uerstood that he would carry out his threat
VI reprlmand. 1t was for this purpose
money rose to a question of privilege to
make apersonal explanation and to give the
apeaNef also an opportunity to make an
Ap'anatlon' After reading from the
.epoF,ers notes what the Speaker had
@ oaiu' Money was proceeding to protest
cl1i @7ainSt 'he unwarranted assumption Of the
ha bnair' out he was interrupted by the violent
Mna'nilef'ng OF the Speaker, who called
money to order, and declared he would not
Unit MN to attack the Chair. The re-
'.A' Aaoie conduct of Keifer at this point
.iousht nearly every member of the House
MS 1eet. Scores of Democrats raised
s sue,r voices in protest against the arbitrary
ueuaratlon. The Republicans shouted