Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
JOHN MCCULLOUGH died intestate. His
estate is valued at $4,000.
nr said Austria has arranged to send
nonO soldiers into Servia. The Servians
.re said to have violated the armistice.
At Nottingham, England, riot occurred
on the 26th on account OF the election, at
which forty-seven persons were injured.
TuE Bulgarians report that 1900 Ser
,,ans were killed at Widdin. Alexander,
at the head Of $4,000 troops, is on Servian
territory.
THE Spanish Government has consented
to extend the time for putting a higher
duty on American straw paper until feo-
ruary 1st, 1886.
Mn HENDRICKS remains were removed
on tbe 2gth. in an appropriate manner,
from his late residence to the Courthouse
In indianapolis.
COLONEL SwITzLER, chief of the Burean
of Statistics, has returned to Washington
from his Southern trip and reports most
cordial reception.
THE death of President Hendricks
will not interfere with the programme OF
White House festivities at Washington
heretofore arranged.
THE Secretary of the Interior has de-
cided that a patent has not formally is
sued beyond recall until it has been deliv.
Iivered to the patentee.
SOUTH AMERICAN advices report the
capture of the town of Chicla, in Peru, by
the Cacerists, who are advancing on Lima
which is poorly garrisoned.
THE Austrian Government has instructed
its minister at Belgrade to visit Prin ce
Alexander with a view of dissuading him
from an invasion of Servia.
MRS. HENDRICKS received lengthy
letter from Miss Cleveland on the 9th
but on account Of its personal character
she declined to give it to the press.
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SEVERAL members of the National Cabi
net went to Indianapolis to attend th'
funeral of Mr.. Hendricks. The President
concluded to remain at the Capital.
POSTMASTER GENERAL Villas has de
cided that mail contractors, mail carrier!
or their agents will not be accepted as
bondsmen for Postmasters on their routes
The BuIgarians have succeeded in cap
turing Pirot and were reported to be ad-
yancing on Nissa, from whence Prince
Alexander expects to dictate terms o1
peace.
IT is announced in New York financial
circles that Jay Gould will retire from
Wall street with the closing of the present
wear and devote himself exclusively to his
railroad interests.
AN expert gang of counterfeiters have
been operating in Montreal recently, and
nearly every bank in the city has been
victimized, and some of their issues have
had to be withdrawn.
NOTWITHSTANDING the Conservative
gains in the English elections, Mr.. Glad
stone feels confident there will be Liberal
majority in the House of Commons when
the canvass is completed.
JOHN EDWARD, James Burke and Edward
Doyle was killed on the 2Sth by falling 15(
feet down the new aqueduct shaft at Mer-
ritt's Corners, n Y. An Italian, name
Unknown, was also fatally injured.
THE greatest rainstorm known on the
New England coast since the great storm
of 1851, prevailed the past week, and, to-
gether with the phenomenally high tides,
has wrought serious damage to property
along the coast.
PETER JEPsEN and Martin GrOasboeli,
naturalized American citizens and resi-
dents OF Illinois, at present staying at
Haydersleben, Prussian seaport, have
been ordered to quit Germany. They have
appealed to the American Legation.
The Governor General of Canada has
committed the death sentence of John
Easterbee, of Effingham, who was to have
been hanged on the 3Oth for abetting the
killing of his brothers wife and finishing,
by request, an incomplete effort by his
brother to take his own life.
IELEGRAMS have been received at Lon
don from Calcutta announcing the break.
Ns out of rebellion at Nepaul. The Pre-
Mler has been murdered and the Mahara-
Jan OF the province has been taken pris-
0nef' The British resident minister is abb
senl from Khatamander on a tour of in.
spectiOn.
1t Is said at the Navy Department that
Tue new steel cruisers, Boston and Atlanta
VIII be ready to receive their officers and
vie"s about the 1st of March next, and
'nat The cruiser Chicago will be launched
atOhester about the Sd of December, but
wiz not be ready for service before the
END OF next year.