Huntsville gazette., 1885-03-14
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAI.
The Post-office and Custom-house at
Bismarck, Dak., burned on the 9th.
ALL the members of President Cleve-
lands Cabinet have qualified.
THERE were 142 deaths from pneumonia
in New York last week.
A NUMBER of Socialists have been ex-
PEELED from France.
GENERAL WoLsELEY telegraphs that his
eyesight is unaffected and that his health
is perfect.
THE first meeting of the American con-
gress of churches will be held at Hartford,
Conn.,, early in May.
The first official act of the new Secre-
mission of General Grant.
THERE is an epidemic of measles at
Montreal, Can, and the public schools
will probably have to be closed.
THERE is a reign of terror at Negaunee,
Mich, on account of the death of Deputy
Sheriff Kohl, who was shot by Patsy
Benan. The hard characters of both sexes
must go.
THE British House of Commons post
poned until after the Easter holidays Mr..
Reads motion to censure the Government
for the condition of the navy.
GENERAL HATCH has stationed his
troops to meet the Oklahoma boom ers who
expected to advance on ''the promised
land" on the 11th.
GOVERNOR LOWRY Of Mississippi has
appointed General E. c. Walthall success
sor to Mr.. Lamar as United States Sena-
tor.
RoUGHs broke up meeting of the Sal
vation Army at Chicago on the Sth, there
being hand hand fight in which the
shouters got the worst of it.
GENERAL GRANT takes some noursh-
ment, but his digestive organs are so weak
that much of the strength derived is lost.
His condition is critical.
THIRTY horses perished in a stable de-
stroyed by fire at Provid ence, r. l., on the
Sth.
BRIG SILAs B. SACKETT.
senior Inspector General, U. S. A., died
at Washington, D. c., on the 7th.
The Mahdi has ordered an advance upon
Korti.
A MONSTER captive balloon will soon
make frequent ascensions at the Worlds
GENERAL LEW WALLACE, United States
Minister to Turkey, has resigned.
Ex-EMPREss EUGENE is seriously i'll
from the effects of her recent fall from
carriage.
The East Montgomery Avenue Method
ist Church, Philadelphia, Pa, was seri-
ously damaged by fire on the 9Th.
THE railroad companies throughout the
country have made lower rates to the New
Orleans Exposition.
A FRIGHTFUL railroad accident hap
pened on the Newport bridge at Cincin-
natl on the Sth, causing the instant death
of one man and dangerously wounding
another.
L. D. REED, ex-County Treasurer at
Wilmington, o., is said to be short $4,000
in his accounts.
AN immense congregation assembled at
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Washington, on the Sth, expect
ing to see the President there, but Mr..
Cleveland remained quietly at the White
House all day.
GENERAL GRANTS condition was slight
ly improved yesterday.
A STRIKE of $500 miners in England is
threatened. saN
JAMES CRAWFORD, Superintendent of the
Carson City Mint, died on the 9th.
RUSSIA is rapidly concentrating troops
in Central Asia.
The President again held open house on
the 9th, and received large number of
visitors.
The rear guard of General Buffers
troops have arrived at Korti, after se-
we're and harrassing march.
GENERAL GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN will
deliver the Decoration Day oration at An
tietam.
The Governor of Dakota has vetoed the
capital removal bill, which defeats the
scheme.
SEVERAL Italian men-of-war and tor
pedo boats have arrived at Port Said.
CHAs. S. FAIRCHILD, of New York, was
nominated Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury on the 9th. st
THE naval brigade in the Soudan will be
greatly augmented before the autumn op-
erations. IS.
MEMBERS Of the diplomatic corps at
Washington officially called on Secretary
Bayard on the 9th.
THREE of the Latin & Rand powder
mills exploded near Newburgh, N. Y, on
the 9th, killing two men. SO. 49, ~ Y
GERMANS hauled down the British flag
at Victoria, an English mission adjoining
the Cameroons territory, and hoisted a
German flag. Explanations are in order.