Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-12-10
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THE Queen Regent Of Spain has accepted
the following Cabinet: Senior Sagasta,
Prime Minister; General Jovellar, Minister
of War; Senior Comacho, Minister of FL
nance; Senior Rios, Minister of Public
Works and Of Public Instruction; Senior
Gamazo, Minister of the Colonies; Senior
Beranger, Minister of Marine; Senior Con-
zalez, Minister of the Interior; Senior AL
onzo Martinez, Minister of Justice; Senior
Moret, Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
SECRETARY BAYARD received through
the Siamese Consul in New York on the
9th the ratification of the treaty recently
concluded with Spain for the regulation of
the traffic in liquors in the kingdom of
Siam. 1t prescribes the conditions upon
which Americans may import liquors into
Siam and sell them.
SAM CoLLYER, of New York, challenges
Billy Edwards to prize fight for $4,000
sidej
Two young ladies, Mrs. Woodward and
Miss Phillips, were induced to go from Chi
cago to Dallas, Tex, on promise of employ
ment, which they found to be work in a
variety dive, This they refused and are
stranded there.
VICE. PRESIDENT HENDRICKS death will
not interfere with the programme of White
House festivities at Washington hereto
fore arranged.
THE Postmaster General has decided
that mail contractors, mail carriers or
their agents will not be accepted as'bonds-
men for Postmasters on their routes.
SECRETARY LAMAR has decided that a
patent has not been formally issued be-
yond recall until it has been delivered to
the patentee.
Mr.. GLADSTONE, Notwithstanding the
Conservative gains in the English cleo
tions, feels confident there will be Liberal
majority in the House of Commons when
the canvass is completed.
THE Porte has asked Prince Alexander
to stop the advance of the Bulgarian
army.
SENIOR NICOLAS AvALLANEDA, ex-Presi-
dent of the Argentine Republic, died at
sea while en- route to Europe.
THE announcement is made in New York
financial circles that Jay Gould willlretire
from Wall street with the closing of the
present year and devote himself exclu-
sively to his railroad interests.
MARcHEsE RITA CANDIcE, daughter Of
Mario, the tenor, and Grisi, has been sem
fenced to eighteen months Imprisonment
at Berlin for swindling.
LORD LANspowNE, Governor General of
Canada, has commuted the death sentence
of John Easterbee, of Edlngham, who was
to have been hanged on the Goth for abet-
ting the killing of his brothers. wife and
finishing, by request, an incomplete effort
by his brother to take his own life.
JOHN MCCULLOUGH died intestate. His
estate is valued at $4,000
COLONEL SwITzLER, chief of the Bureau
of Statistics, has returned to Washington
from his Southern trip and reports most
cordial reception.
On the 2sth Mr.. Gladstone made speech
at Carlisle, in which he expressed encour-
agement over the prospect.
SENATOR MILLER, of California, is too i'll
to go to Washington at present.
A SPECIAL messenger, bearing dis
patches from Queen Victoria to Prince
Alexander, is said to be on his way to
Sofia.
SEVERAL members of the National Cabi.
net went to Indianapolis to attend the fu-
neral of Mr.. Hendricks. The President
concluded to remain at the Capital
MARSHALL CLEMENTS is to be hanged at
Saguache, Col, on the Sd, for the muir
der of his brother and sister-in-law.
THE remains of King Alfonso have beer
placed in the palace of the Escurial.
REV. W. w. Downs was expelled from
the Baptist Conference at Boston at a
meeting of the ministers on the 30th.
GENERAL CAcEREs, at last accounts, was
three miles from Lima, Peru, and with his
forces was giving battle to the Govern.
ment troops.
KING THEEBAw of Burmah has accepted
the terms offered by the British, which
were the surrender OF his army and Man
dalay, the capital.
KHALIFA ABDULLA Ell TAAsHA, whC
succeeded FL Mahdi in the Soudan, is ad.
vancing north with large following, and
an attack on Lower Egypt is probable.
NINE. HELENA MoJEsKA, the Countess
Bozenta, gave reception at the Burnet
House, Cincinnati, on the 30th, which wa.
attended by over 1000 prominent ladies
and gentlemen of the city.
JUDGE HENRY f. FRENCH, ex-Second
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, died
at Concord, Mass, on the night of the 29tl
of paralysis of the heart, aged seventy
two years.
THE funeral services of the late Kins
Alfonso have been fixed for December 10th
They will be held in the cathedral of Sal
Isidra in the presence of the Ministry ant
foreign delegates. The theaters in Madri,
have reooened and business has been re
sumed. The usual quietude prevails in tn
city.
MRS. ELIZABETH HANEY, seventy-tw,
years old, was found dead in her bed a
. indianapolis, Ind, ON the 30th. Dealt
probably occurred from paralysis. Tn
deceased was extensively known for he
many excellent deeds.
1t is estimated that over 10000 person
viewed the remains of the late Vice Presi
dent Hendricks while they lay in State a
Indianapolis, Large numbers of prom
inent personages arrived on the 30th an
the city wore decidedly sombre hue.
ON the LIST all that was mortal of Thoma
A Hendricks, vice-President of the Unite
States, was consigned to the tomb /
Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Inc
The funeral cortege was grand and i'm
pressive, and was largely composed c
civil, military and judicial dignitarie'
State and National. The city everywher
displayed the evidences of deep mournin
and all business was suspended for th
dav.
The occupation of the Burmese capits
was effected by General Prendergast with
out the slightest resistance, and Lord Dui
fern, viceroy Of Indian, telegraphs tia
he has established a provisional govern
menf sin Queen victoria's name"
AT the conference of Methodist Episc
pal Presiding Elders at New York on ii
LIST, Bishop Thomas Bowman, of ST. Lou
presided.