Huntsville gazette., 1885-03-21

OLO NIL L.
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
nopuAy B. EATON, Of the Civil Service
Commission, is pleased with the way the
new administration has commenced.
Tar British Government has issued an
,,dor that all unframed soldiers forth
with be put through a complete musketry
course.
THE "boomers" got mad over the Presi-
dents proclamation and fired back reso-
lutions Of surprise and regret at the Ex-
ecutive.
THE treasury Department purchased
465.OQc ounces Of silver on the 18th Tor de-
liyery at the Philadelphia and New Or
l,ans mints.
ALTHOUGH Congress at the last session
made no appropriations for rivers ana mar
bors work will not stop, as there are ~
100000 still unexpended.
M.cK1y and Gallagher, the Chicago
no,iticians convicted of election frauds,
we're sentenced on the 18th to two years
each in the Joliet Prison.
THE values of the exports OF breadstuhs
for the eight months ended February 18th,
1885 was S1O9, 100, 1S, against Sl1O,3S3, 764
for the same period Of 1884.
SPECIAL editions of the London papers
announce the fall of Kassala and the mas :
sacre of the garrison. The report, how
ever, is not credited in official circles.
The Russian Government has formally
sanctioned the reciprocal treaty between
Germany and Russia for the extradition
Of conspirators against the lives of royal
personages.
THE President has designated Mariolius
Gardner to represent the Interior DEPART
ment in the Executive Board of the New
Orleans Exposition vice Benjamin Butter
worth, resigned.
GENERAL HAzEN's attorneys on the 18th
declared that they would trace certain
newspaper attacks upon the signal officer
to ex-Secretary Lincoln. The statement
caused q sensation in the court.
THE father of S. B. Elkins was relieved
of a cancer in the mouth two years ago
and Steve wants the same specialist t.
have a chance to cure General Grant.
Professional ethics, however, stand in the
way.
Two hundred ladies, attending the
session of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union in Washington, Icalled ,por
Miss Cleveland at the White House W the
10th, and afterward were introduc III t,
the President
SECRETARY MANNING has appointed Eu'
gene Higgins, of Maryland, chief of the
appointment division of the Treasury De
partment, in the place of Trevitt, Of New
York, resigned. Higgins is friend OF
Senator German.
IT is understood that General Foster il
to be retained as Minister to Spain for the
present, with view of conducting nego.
tiations for a more favorable treaty, and
that he will probably return to Madrid in
the course of fortnight
AwRIrrEN message from the President
was sent to the Capitol on the 18th for the
purpose Of withdrawing from the Senate
the Nicaraguan and the Spanish treaties.
The Senate hal adjourned, however, be-
lore the message reached Its destination.
EX-PREsIDENT ARTHUR made social
call on President Cleveland ON the 18th.
lie was driven to the White House in the
carriage of MIR. Frelinghuy sen, whose
guest he Is, and was at once ushered into
The presence of the President, who gave
him cordial greeting.
SECRETARY BAYAnD is said to have
taken steps Tor the formal withdrawal of
all treaties pending in the Senate. This
Will leave the Senate with nothing to do
OUT to pass upon nominations, and the
prevailing impression now is the session
Will not last more than two weeks longer.
LIE Secretary of the Treasury has di.
rected the collector OF customs at New
York to make an immediate investigation
OF the management of the barge office al
New York, with a view to ascertainine
whether the complaints growing out of tn,
treatment of passengers and their baggage
were well founded.
CHIEF-JUSTICE and Mrs. Waite gave al
unusually handsome dinner party at theil
residence the evening of the 18Th in honor
OF cx-President Arthur. The guests in
VNed TO meet him were Mr.. George Ban.
Uo't, the Russian Minister and Madame
~ o'rave Justice and Mrs. Blatchford
,Is'ico and Miss Gray, and Judge and
Mrs. John Davis.
nN value OF exports Of dJmestie cattle
sLe noss and beef, pork and dairy prod
"c- lor February, 1885, was $7,421, ,5ss;
'4in0 'ime 1884, S6,9j4 800. For two months
nueu February 2Sth, 1885, $40, 3S7 ,136;
'an,e period 1884, $l6,O46,677. Beef and
pofh products for four months ended Feb.
Ioo aaty 18th, 1885, $50, lS7 $50, against $685.
lor same time of 1884. Dairy prod
u''S lof the ten months of 1885, $l3, ,643, ,42O;
1884 INV p0A ~ -