Huntsville gazette., 1883-05-26

woman.
THE Confederate graves at Arlington
uoights are to be decorated this year on
nocoration Day by members of the Grand
ARMY Of the Republic.
1r was reported at New York on the
18th that a warrant for the arrest of P. j.
sheridan had been forwarded from Wash
inoton at the request of the British Govern
ment
THE travelling men organized Ma
tional Association at Dallas, Tex, the 9th
or dav for the purpose of establishing
svstem of benefits for families of deceased
members.
THE Memphis Criminal Court has
rendered a decision which sustains the
validity of the felony clause in the gam
bling act passed by the recent Tennessee
legislature.
A PHILADELPHIA Pa.) relief COM
mittee has an unexpended balance of SS,Co0,
contributed for the Ohio Valley food suf-
ferers 1t is proposed to give part OF it to
the tornado victims.
THE Secretary of the Interior has de-
livered an important opinion regarding the
withdrawal and settlement of sections OF
land within the indemnity limits Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad.
A DEATH from yellow fever was re-
ported at Matamoras, Mex, on the 18th,
and the Texas health authorities were
looking up their quarantine machinery.
Prompt measures would be taken if needed.
A SEVERE storm swept the lake
wrecks were reported near Chicago, ILL.,,
with some loss of life. Apprehensions of
additional disasters were felt on the 21st.
Serious reports continued to arrive from
various sections of the deplorable results
of the cyclone.
Hon. WALTER EVANS, of Louisville,
KY, was on the 21st appointed Commits
soner of Internal Revenue. He was the
Republican candidate for Governor of
Kentucky four years ago. General Samuel
W. Ferguson of Mississippi, has been ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy in the Missis-
Sppi River Commission.
The business failures throughout the
United States and Canada during the seven
days ended on the 18th numbered III, as
against 156 the seven days previous, dis
tributed as follows: New England States,
%; Middle States, "A; Southern States, 80;
Western States, So; Pacific States and Ter
ritories, u; Canada and New York, "a.
The Kentucky State Democratic Con-
ventiOn closed its session at Louisville on
the 18th, after nominating the present in
cumbents, General Fayette Hewett, for
Auditor; James w. Tate, for Treasurer; J.
Desh, for Superintendent of Public In
struction, and P. w. Hardin for Attorney
General. J. c. Cecil was nominated for
Register of the Land Office.
IHE annual reunion of the Society of
the Army of the Potomac began at Wash
ihgton, d. o., on the 18th. A procession,
including about seven hundred members of
'he society, marched through the principal
sVreets OF the city and was reviewed by
PRESIDENT Arthur and the members of his
cabinet. The afternoon was devoted to a
BUSINESS meeting When the election of
ieslueht was reached, General Newton
@nu general Grant were put in nomination.
"a 'ne ballot General Newton received 155
,o'es ana General Grant III. General
4e"tohs election was made unanimous,
"or' % WIN the exception of President, old
0'noerS We're reelected. Brooklyn, N. Y,
"as selected as the place of the next meet
ing
OBSTRUCTIVE tornado fell upon
lp'nlsoh, Tex, on the 18th. About twenty
0unolngs were destroyed, and great dam
age was done to the fruit crop. Lee Nc
"uys house was entirely demolished,
lu MS mother-in-law, wife and daughter
e seriously injured. The Baptist Church
'otally wrecked, the school building
III oadly damaged and the colored Meth
Ohurch, in which school was being
OAuucled, was lifted from it's foundation
'N oauly wrecked. Portions of Nebraska
ele visited by a cyclone on the same day.
oii'dha much damage was done in the
cIa - anu III une country. Inc cy-
n,n MY came from Valparaiso, about fifty
l0S from Omaha, where many houses
l, olown down and two children proba-
oily fatally hurt.
LIE annual conventions of four
T".. rl"icnes OF the Presbyterian Church in the
onai ,i'eu states began on the 18th. The Gen
IL assembly of the Church North met at
\ a'oga, y. Y, the Rev. Herrick Johnson,
~ -, u ohlcago, the retiring Moderator,
taieachlng the annual sermon. The General
Iseiiioiy of the Church South met at
NE, KY, before which body the Rev.
ar: ~ =. Smoot, Of Austin, Tex, preached the
I'LL; is sermon. The Cumberland Presby-
Narh- General Assembly was in session at
puViiie' Tenn, and at Philadelphia the
A.. A. iiied Presbyterian Church of North
FL ,-ei ica was holding its Annual Conven-
ofn various other religious anniversaries
H., national character were in progress.
lIreiudlns InI that of the Dunkards, at Flora.
ciatI ,at' ana the Young Mems Christian Asso-
diauS' 'ion' at Milwaukee, beside numerous
"A and State conventions.