The state journal., 1884-01-12
GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEFS.

0atu; FreueFlck OouSlaSS Is pIoo
ably the first literary man that Mary
land has produced.
The Chicago Standard says that
the effort last year to secure a second
500, 1000 for the endowment of the
theological seminary at Morgan Park,
near that city, was entirely successful.
Hon. Geo. W. Price is preparing
biographical sketch of the life and
labors of Bishop j. w. Hood, which
will, no doubt prove interesting, as
the subject is a man of large and
varied abilities, and wide reputation.
-E.c.
Edwin Booth is easily recognized
on the street by any one who has
witnessed his performance of Ham
let, for in that character his featur es
are uncovered. Irving and McCul-
Tough, however, can walk along I'M
noticed and unknown except by per-
sonal acquaintance.
There are three States, the Mobile
Register admits, that must be car.
ried by the Democrats, if they are to
elect a president this year. These
are New York, Connecticut and New
Jersey; and that paper notes the fact
that Carlisle did not get single vote
from any of them. 1t wants to know
of Mr.. Watterson and the Free-trade
shriekers what they are going to do
about it.
General Sherman says that the
only fault he has to find with st.
Louis is its want of enterprise and
brag. ga st. Louisian' he says,
"would not attempt to build honse
until he had 90 per cent of the neces-
sary amount in bank, while the aver
age American would put up $780,
900 building with only $1,000 in his
pocket, and think nothing Of their
risk
General Bob Toombs will prob
ably leave less aid to the historian
than any other man who has figured
ss prominently in public life. Prior
to the war he was very diligent in
arranging his notes and speeches,
and had some valuable correspond
ence with foreign diplomats; but his
papers were seized and confscated
during the Rebellion, so that there
is nothing left now save the formal
reprints in the Congressional Globe.
A letter from Admiral CALDER,
French Commander in Madagascar
states that on the night Of November
10th the Hovas attempted to abduct
the Queen of Sakalavas from NAHUM
gas but were frustrated by the fire
from a gunboat and the landing of a
party of rifemen from another gun
boat. The condition of the French
troops in Madagascar is good. Ne
gotiations with the Hovac were not
resumed.
Refusal to accept nickel money in
the city Markets this morning at the
City of Mexico caused quarrels. re
sulting in firing and cries of down
with the nickel The panic spread
and all business houses were closed
Mobs passed through the streets
breaking lamps and windows. The
troops fred blank cartridges at the
crowd and the cavalry charged them
Order was finally restored without
bloodshed.
The Charleston, Is. C Neaos and
Courier says: "The great living
question in American politics to-day
is tariff reform. There will be diff
ferences of opinion as to the best
mode of efecting it no doubt. For
our own part, we do not regard the
horizontal reduction as the best plan.
because it puts on the same footing
so many articles of different kinds
and which are subject to widely diff
fereut conditions. But there will be
no extreme action
Adjt.-Gen. King, of Texas in his
recent official report to the Governor,
expresses the opinion that Sin the
face of many facts which point to an
almost universal spirit of unrest and
dissatisfaction among the negroes in
Texas for several months past, and
many evidences of individual! turbu,
lence among those people, and a de-
sire and determination shown to force
themselves forward Extensively, and to
claim social as we'll as legal rights, it
would be the part of prudence, as
well as most conducive to the best
interests of white and black people
alike, and to the future peace, pros
perity, and progress of the State, to
look this possible danger squarely in