Huntsville gazette., 1884-11-22
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

uealer VINO was injured Dy Delng thrown
out of his buggy, died on the 10Th.
A BUSINESS revival is reported among
the shoe factories of Lynn, Mass, and
workmen are demanding increased wages.
| The Canadian Parliament will be asked
to incorporate a company that proposes to
construct a canal between Lake st. Clair
and Lake Erie.
| The plurality for Blaine in Kansas is
63,346. Butler polled 1904 votes in the
State and st. John 4 ,273. All of the Con-
gressmen are Republicans.
| ONLY two of the delegates who will at
tend the Congo Conference have ever been
ia Africa.
| THE official canvass Of the vote in Ohio
gives Blaine plurality of 81, ,S02.
| IT is reported on good authority that the
Anamite auxiliaries of the French behead-
ed 800 Chinese prisoners at Kep.
THE Board of Canvassers completed the
count in New York County on the 18th.
| Cleveland's plurality in the State is over
1000, taking the lowest vote for any DEM
ocratic elector over the highest Republican
elector. This settles the question of the
Presidency.
Mr.. BLAINE regards the official count in
New York as practically settling the Pres
idential question. He will go to Washing
ton next week where he will spend the
winter with his family and resume work on
the second volume of his book.
A DISPATCH from Shanghai to the Lon
don Times of the 10th stated that rumors
of the fall of Tamsui were current in that
city.
ADvIcEs from Baku state that early in
November conflicts between Christians and
Musselmans, lasting two days, occurred
at Salian. Firearms were used on both
sides and many persons were killed.
The police were utterly unable to restore
order.
ROBERT McPHUN, alias Brice, was ar
rested in Louisville, KY, on the 10th
charged with having forged the name of
the Calcutta Tea Company to the amount
of $4,000. Sergeant Webb, of the CAL
cutta Qndia) police is awaiting the COM
pletion of extradition papers, to take him
back to India.
A CARRIAGE, in which were three youn G
ladies, was struck by train near Indian
apolis, Ind, on the 10th, and one of the
party was fatally injured, the others seri-
ously.
PARTY of Greek brigands, armed with
revolvers, recently attacked and killed two
employees of French mining company
carrying $4,000 to pay miners. Extra
ordinary steps have been taken by the
authorities to capture the murderers and
y, eslbers. asssss--s
THE latest letter received from General
Gordon, dated November 4th, says: "My
position is very secure and troops in ex-
cellent spirits" The General adds: "The
Mahdi regularly receives copies of Euro
pean newspapers, by which he learns the
movements of the British troops" General
Gordon warns the French Consul General
: that the Mahdi possesses the cipher code OF
M. Herbin, killed with General Stewart,
and may make use of it.
A SHORTAGE of 81 200 has been discov-
cred in the accounts of the Boise City ida
ho) Post office, and the office has been
turned over to Postmaster McKean's
bondsmen.
THE "Nun Of Kenmare" arrived in New
York from England on the 10Th.
THERE is notable decrease in the chol-
era epidemic in Paris, only eighteen new
cases and three deaths being reported from
midnight Of the 10Th to the evening of the
| 10Th.
| GARDANNE CASSANAUvE, of Louisiana
Returning Board fame, died in New Or
leans on the 10th, aged fifty -one years.
| THE corner stone of the Passionist Mon
astery of st. Joseph, two miles west Of
Baltimore, Nd, was laid on the 18th with
imposing ceremonies in the presence of
upward Of 5000 people.
! V. P. SCHENcK, a well-known river man,
died at Vevay, Ind, on the 18th, aged sew
enty -four years. He was noted for his
great wealth and benevolence.
| On the 18th tickets were selling from
Kansas City to Chicago for one dollar by
all competing lines.
THE Evangelical Alliance of the United
! States met at New York on the 18th.
| THIRTEEN Germans engaged as officers
in the Chinese army are reported to have
arrived at Tien Tsin.
A RECENT heavy frost in Paris has had
the effect of materially checking the spread
Of the cholera epidemic.
MADAME ANToINETTE JANISCH, Countess
D'Arco, the Austrian actress, whose re-
cent engagement in New York terminated
so abruptly by reason of nervous prostra-
ton, made her debut in Washington, d. c.,
on the evening of the 18th, in "Camille," !"
achieving brilliant triumph. The lady's
success in this country now seems assured.
THE New York State Board of Health are
issuing strict injunctions to local boards to
look well to the sanitary condition of their
several localities in view of the possible
appearance of cholera.
THREE blocks of business buildings were
destroyed by fire at Millbank, Dakota, on
the 18th.
The Cumberland Valley coal operators
have announced a general reduction of
wages.
EIGHT car loads Of Maryland exhibits
We're started for New Orleans ON the 18th.
The annual report of the Lighthouse
Board asks an appropriation of $225, 600 for
the lighting and buoyage of rivers.
THE Continental Hotel at Fargo, Dakota,
WAS destroyed by fire the morning of the
11th. The guests all escaped, but with the
loss of their baggage. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $4,000