Huntsville gazette., 1883-09-22

,.orv discovered new comet ON the
night of the 10TH
rur Democratic State Convention of
1ersav nominated Leon Abbott for
rorarnor on the 18th.
r,rurR PATRICK RIORDAN was con-
-,+od Coadiutor Bishop of San Francisco
4 Chicago on the 10th.
Tur receipts of the Patent Office for
.o sscal year were 81 ,095,SSI, being $780,
S9more than last year.
The st. Petersburg JournM recently
animated that the peace of Europe was
threatened by Bulgarian politics.
The New Hampshire Legislature re-
GENTLY closed a session 102 working days in
length. and it took 100000 to pay the bills
TIE Dakota Constitutional Conven-
,ion voted on the 14th, GA to Sc, against in
serting a prohibitory clause in the consti-
tuition.
ADMIRAL SIR RICHARD CoLLINsoN,
who commanded the expedition which went
IN search of Sir John Franklin in 1850, died
on the 18th.
THE Greeley relief expedition has al
ready cost the Government 100000, aside
from what will be claimed for the loss of
the Proteus.
DR.. STINTZING, the eminent Profess
sor of Jurisprudence in the University Of
Bonn was killed recently while climbing
the Swiss Alps.
AT Yankton Judge Edgarton re-
Gently decided that the Dakota Capitol
Commission was an illegal body. The
decision Gusts them.
The Post-office Department had Or
dered 37,SI9, 900 two-cent stamps and 7,131,-
40 stamped envelopes for delivery-the
largest order ever made.
The Ohio convention to choose dele
gates to the Louisville Colored Convention
had been postponed to the Goth. The Mary
land colored voters will send delegation.
THE story that the differences be-
tween China and France might be submit
ted to the joint mediation of England and
America is said to be absolutely un-
founded.
COMMANDER GREEN, commanding
the [. S. steamer Dispatch, now at New
York, received orders on the 18th to place
that vessel at the disposal of the Corean
embassy,
The steamer Athenian, with O'Don-
nell, the murderer of Carey, on board, ar
rived off Plymouth on the 18th. A force of
detectives left on the tender to board the
| Athenian.
The Congress of Commerce and
Industry at Amsterdam adopted resolu-
n0n recommending the adoption of a BIZ
metallic monetary standard throughout
Europe and America.
MINT DIRECTOR BURCHARD has col
leced the material for the forthcoming
report on the production of precious
metals, He anticipates decrease in gold
and an increase of silver.
HE White Lily is the name of
secret society which is fomenting revolu-
ton against the Chinese government on
ne Yang Use Kiang River, much after the
'ashlon of the Black Flags in Anam.
o-
LIEUTENANT DANENHowER, formerly
VI lne Jeanette, and Mr.. Tyson, formerly
"ue Folaris, had expressed their willing
NESS 10 take part in another Arctic expedi-
"0n ior the relief of Lieut.. Greeley.
>
HE Boston Board of Health is giving
special attention to measles. 1t insists on
~ same regulations for isolation of cases.
-1 a-'iIlecton Of apartments, etc, that are
UNFAIRLY enforced in cases of smallpox.
tRENCH operations in Tonquin are
s4spehded until the arrival of reinforce
-'nVs' lhe blockade is confined to search
nj ,essels Tor articles contraband of war.
irehch government has withdrawn its
boats. ''' Ao' 'i'e' eu"
"A borrLE was picked up on the 18th
il, sue charleston Is. c. quarantine sta
wtl 'oltalnlng slip of paper which,
ca. cl0ut date, said that the steam yacht
r;n ;n,"erlne, from New York for Jackson
c,. ~ ria., was sinking off Hatteras, with
VIC" OF nine persons.
'VsIMAsTER GENERAL GRESHAM is
easa 'su an order on the 14th extending and
probit.l! prbnlllg that issued by his predecessor,
~ the postmasters at New York
orda,a @ilu New Orleans from paying money
bo LII ana delivering registered letters to
ro aHagers OF the New Orleans Lottery
a.. = : members of Apollo Comman-
Cf;s, Cfs, Knights Templar, reached home in
tam - oh the 18th, from their European
mar't' 1lu We're received at the depot bv
naEa 'erS .l OF the Commandery who did not
deriss journey and by sister Comman-
rexnon AN address of welcome and
''S were delivered at the Asylum.
coIn IGAcFErARY CHANDLER, Secretary Lin
sulta+iol commodore English had con-
discnss;Al on The 18th for the purpose of
lief evnag ng the question of attempting re-
fall. psaition for the Greedy party this
Chana1a the conference Secretary
Weller sent word to DR.. Bessells. the
lks @'oWn oaa Arctic explorer, that he would
''sF with him on the subject,