Huntsville gazette., 1884-03-15
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


Washington on the oh by the examination
ofex-Po master General James and ex-At-
.torney- General Veagh by the Springer
committee.
JOAQUIN MILLER appeared before the
House Committee on Territories at Wash
ingtor on the 9Th and stated his belief that
polygamy was decreasing, that the Nor
mon people were extremely ignorant, and
were led by cranks. He opposed repress-
i've measures, and urged education as the
cure for rolitical disorders in Utah.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR on the evening of the
9TH GAVE a. state dinner to thirty-seven
Sena ors and kReprese natives who are
bachelors or unaccompanied at the capital
by their.wives.
THE United States Brewers Association
has requested its members to make out lists
| of voters .instheir employ, and also give
the names of those who have neglected to
take out naturalization papers.
AT the second days session of the
Louisiana Republican, State Convention at
New Orleans. on the 6tl John A. Steven
son was nominated for Governor and
William Burwell for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. The platform adopted favors judi
cieus protection, encouragement of Amer
lean ship-building, a.vigorous foreign pol
icy, the extension of public education, and
indorses President Arthur's Administra-
ton. - 1ss
THE National Council of the National
Union League held its annual session at
Washington on the 9th and elected James
S. Negley President, with Secretary
o,aIi haa fha ct nf Vina- Proc 4.
dents. ..s-s.
THE1Ilinois Democratic Committee has
called the State Convention tosassemble at
Peoria July 2.
JUNE II has been fixed as the date for
holding the Maine State Democratic Con-
,yention. ts
AT the annual session in Washington on
the 9th of the Woman's National Suffrage
Association Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Of
New-Y ork, was elected President.
THE Ohio State Prohibition Convention
met at Columbus on the 9th to select dele
gates to; the National Convention to be
held at Pitts burgh May d. The delegates
elected We're. Instructed to work for the
nomination OF g. t. Stewart, of Ohio, for
President. Resolutionsswe adopted de-
claring ..an good men and women tired
of repealed compromises with the liquor
traffic; that Pro3fibitionists have Suffered
from unfair counts. Of Ballots, and urging
the friends of the cause to remedy this
state of things, and demanding the With
.drassal.of all res sfraints from the suffrage.
without regard to color or sex.
GENERAL JAMES K. MoORHEAD, one of
the Oldest and most prominent citizens of
Pittsburgh, Pa, died on the 9th, aged sew
enty-eight years. He represented the
sTwenty District in the XXXVIth.
to the XLIst Congress.
CHARLES r.: REED, Guiteau's codnsel, in
an interview in New York on the 9th .as-
serted that in private Conversation, the last
one taking placsthe day before his execu-
'tion, Guiteau solemnly averred that no one
but God and himself knew of his purpose
to murder President Garfield. -- q,
. THE Michigan Republican State Conven=y
ton, to elect deleg ates to- the Nftional
Convention, will be held at Grand Rapids
April "a. ~.
AT Washington.on the 7th the Senate
Committee ON Territories decided to adopt
the name Of Lincoln for the State which it
is proposed to create out of Northern Da-
kota. j..
\ THE Massachusetts Reform Club at re-
cent meeting in Boston adopted resolu-
ton to call National conference Of per.
sons who, desired thorough Civil-Service
reform, reduction of the revenue, and ces-
sation of the silver COMA ge," to nominate,
if deemed expedient, candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President.
BEFoRE the Springer Committee on the
1th ex-senator Spencer, of Alabama, tes-
titled that in New York, in January, 1881,
he met Mr.. James, then postmaster, who
asked his aid in getting the office of Post
master-GeneraL' Spencer promised and
aided as agreed. After James, appoint
ment, he told him. he could, make a
splendid reputation by breaking up the
Star-route ring, which would leaye his de-
partment seff-sustainng and enable him to
reduce postage to two cents. Spencer was
promised by James and Garfield that his
words should not &c repeated. Spencer
thought the. Government masqusraded
before the public by taking the most-eom-
piicated of the Star-rsute cases. The Dor
sey combination was the o2ly one prose.
euted, and its holding was tse smallest Of