The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-05-15

RETURNS indicate the election of Weaver,
Republican, to succeed Shaw in the IL
linois Legislature.
Blk. BRUCE, Register of the Treasury,
has placed his resigna tion in the hands of
Secretary Manning.
COLONEL OTrER's battle with the In
dians in the Northw st created intense ex-
citement at Ottawa
WASHINGTON was selected for the new
Catholic University by the council of pre-
lates in session at Baltimore.
O'DoNovAN RossA says the acquittal of
Dick Short is triumph of Justice and
vindcation of true Amer.canism.
Ow Nc to differences of opinion on the
Irish crimes act, the resignation of Earl
Spencer as Lord Lieutenant is expected. I
1T is semi officially announced at Paris
that Bismarck offered to arbtrate for the
settlement of the dispute between Russia
and England.
THE London Times insists that the Gov
ernment should persuad, the Ameer of
Afghanistan to permit an English garri-
son to occupy Hernt.
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II is said De Giers, Russian Foreign
Minister, is to give place to Prince Loban-
off Rastowski, who is chiefly notable for
his dislike of the English.
THE trans Atlantic steamship COM
panies are en- leavoriug to restore the
rates of passage, which have been badly
cut by sharp competition.
nv, I, - 81 tt,p
reau of Engraving and Printing, has been
asked to resign. e. A. Graves, Assistant
Treasurer, will get the place.
SUNSET Cox has not yet made up his
mind to accept th Turkish mission. His
friends and cons ituents are urging him
to retain his seat in Congress.
THERE are now two Brit sh war vessels
at New York. The corvette Canada
dropped anchor in the harbor on the 9Th.
The Strelok remains there too.
VETERANS of the Army of the Potomac
took trip on Chesapeake Bay on the 7th
during tremendous rainstorm, and
wound up with a grand banquet in the
evening.
CONGRESSMAN BAYNE, of Pennsylvania,
says of the administration: "Its conserva-
tive tendencies and influences have driven
away feeling of uncertainty and restored
confidence" a..
PRINcEss BEATRICE is to bs married
soon to Prince Henry of Battenbsrg. The
British House of Commons has been in
formed that she expects the usual mar
riage dowry.
Ice from quarter to three quarters of
an inch thick was reported in Wisconsin
and Iowa the night of the 7th, and snow
in Minnesota Much damage to small
/ fruits is feared.
GENERAL GRANT treated his family and
4 household to another surprise on the 9th
by the marked change in his condition from
| the previous day. DR.. Douglas said: "It
is simply wonderful"
IT begins to look as IL the late affair
between Colonel Oster and Mr.. Pound
maker in the Northwest was a bad one for
the Canadian soldiers. Reinforcements
are urgently called for.
A "REPREsENTATIvE Cuban in New
\ York says the island is not for sale to the
United States, and that before fall there
will bs a general uprising OF Cubans
N against Spanish oppression.
REPORTS received from the Cameroons
country show that peace has been restored
n there. The murderers of Herr Pantsa-
neus, the agent of several Hamburg firms,
have been tried, convicted and shot
THE London Morning Post asserts that
X Earl Dufferin has resigned as Viceroy of
India in consequence of the disastrous eff
feet upon British prestige in India of Mr..
Gladstone's weak and timorous policy.
JAMES BLACKBURN, brother of Senator
Blackburn, of Kentucky, was selected for
revenue collector for the Lexington dis
trict; but the President has learned that
he is unfit for the position and will not
sign his commission.
GENERAL GRANT did no work by dicta-
tion on the 9th, but wrote some. The Gem
eral tipped the scales at lat pounds,
gain of one pound in a week. He pub
fishes letter claiming credit for all the
work performed on his book
ADMIRAL JoUETT informs the Navy De-
partment that everything is quiet on the
lstamus of Panama. He said the Colon
would sail from Aspinwall for New Y ork
on the 7th, and would carry one-half of
the marines sent to the Isthmus some
weeks ago.
THOMAS SEXTON, Home Rule member of
the British Parliament from County Sligo,
lrelanl, has placed on the notice paper of
the House of Commons question as to
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