Huntsville gazette., 1885-09-19
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
GERMANY seems disposed to insist on
,,bmtting the Caroline Islands question
TO arbitration.
T, is stated that Spain is willing to re-
oren commercial negotiations with Eng
land and America
HrxRy WARD BEEcHER publishes card
in the Rochester IN. " Post Express in
favor OF high license.
YELLOW fever prevails at quay mas
Mex. and the >ard OF Health mas oe-
clared the port infected.
Srx uuNDpED Cinnamon have returned
to work at Rock Springs, W. l., unuer
nrotection of United States troops.
Ir;s NOW known that France lost 10, Oo0
men in the Chinese campaign through
wounds and disease. Tue Cninese loss
was 100. 900.
Trr Government IS liable to have trouble
with .Jno. Roach's bonds men when it calls
on them for money to finish the work Roach
left undone.
WASHINGTON men who want the Dis
trlct Offices are wailing because President
Cleveland is not susceptible to society and
club influence.
A COMPARISON of the expenditures In
the seed division of the Agricultural De-
partment shows a saving in contrast with
last year of $4,000 during July and Au-
gust
JAMES G. HOLMES, elected from first
class car and compelled to ride in a smoker
on the Carolina Central Railway, has OBJ
tanned a verdict of $475 against the COM
pany.
THE Liberal party in England are still
without any definite political programme
and a conference of all the recognized
leaders of the party has been decided
upon.
IT is understood that NJ. Grevy ha:
changed his mind about the Presl-
dency of the French Republic, and that ht
has professed willingness to continue IL
office.
The expulsion of the Russian Poles from
Prussia is severely commented on by por'
tions of the German press, and the wis
of ioxy in IA m altar ,
questioned.
WHILE the English provincial papers
generally contain criticisms of Vice.
President Hendricks speech at Indian
apolis on the sth, the London papers have
not alluded to the matter.
THE monthly cotton report Of the Agri
cultural Department was issued on the
10th. Advices OF the department continue
to show every reason to expect an excep
tonal cotton and corn crop.
The remains of Deputy United States
Marshal Miller, who has been missing for
several weeks, has been found in Sumner
County, Tennessee. He had, probably,
been killed by moonshiners.
A ROYAL family reunion will be held by
King Christian of Denmark next week,
which will be attended by the Gar and
Czarina, the Prince and Princess of Wales
and other royal personages.
O
INSTRUCTIONS have been given to the
Postmaster at Montreal to fumigate prior
to dispatch all mails from his office for
the United States, as requ ssted by the
United States postal authorities.
CAPE Town advices state that Congo
cannibals have attacked several stations
of the African Association and roasted
and devoured number of whites No
further details have been received.
MISS ADA SWEET, the pension agent at
Chicago, has finally yielded to the in
evitable and trans mitted her resignation
to the President. Mrs. Marion Null gan
has been appointed to succeed her.
SPAIN has informed Germany that re-
paration for the insult to the German en-
bassy would not be made unless Germany
agreed to renounce her intention to estab-
lish protectorate over the Carolines and
Pelew Islands.
CONSIDERABLE excitement has been
created at Big Flats, in Chemung County,
N. Y, by the discovery of a lead mine
on farm owned by Josiah Bennett.
Work is going steadily forward, and it is
belived that the find is a valuable one.
UNITED STATES CONSUL GENERAL WILL
MAMs at Havana, Cuba, has been direct
Cd to see that Circilo Pueblo, of New
iork' who is in prison at Havana, has a
lar and speedy trial. Pueblo is a Cuban.
oue some years since became a natural
lied American.
SECOND COMPTROLLER MAYNARD has
"r't1en letter to Rear-Admiral j ouett
II response to his protest against charg-
rug nun with the amount expended in en-
teitaining distinguished guests at New
orleans. Judge Maynard denies that law
VI precedent justify the expenditure from
contingent appropriation.