Huntsville gazette., 1885-08-15

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BY HUNTSVILLE GAZETTE 90
VOLUME VI.
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
uaws from Everywhere.
y,r,ow fever has appeared at Tehuan-
-ac and Mazatlau, Mexico.
,w T.,LMADeE's final estimate OF
40 wheat crop places the total yieid at
saOOO,O 900 bushels.
THr ports of the Argentine Republic
h.va been closed against all arrivals from
snain and Marseilles.
n, urxn.1cKs denies emphatically
that there is any unfrlenoilness oe'"00n
himself and the President
covp1 rrE returns report $50 new cases
of cholera throughout Spain on the oIn'
and .662 deaths from the disease
THE Ameer of Afghanistan is preparing
. large force for the protection OF Hera''
.rd will nlace his son in command.
EuprpoR WILLIAM received the EN-
Enoncis Joseph at Gastein on the
eth with much affection, kissing him three
times
1t,,rp1cK reioices over the withdrawal
.,Iord Carnarvon's proclamation against
,hat citv on account Of its refusal to pay
the extra tax levy.
ppoE. j. E. HILGARD, the suspended
sunerintendent of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey, rendered his resignation on the
7tb. and it was accepted, to take effect Inn
mediately.
A MAJORITY of Russian newspapers
nrofess to have no confidence in the ap-
parently pacific declarations Of Prime
Minister Salisbury. They base their dis
trust on the per ceptible and constant in
crease of England's military prepara-
tions
OVER 100000 persons viewed the re-
mains of General Grant as they laid in
state at the City Hall, New York. These
represented every class in life, from the
bootblack and street arab to the milli on
aire, who all paid solemn respect to the
remains of the depar ted hero.
The remains of General Grant arrived
in New York on the 5th, and were escort
ed to the City Hall by an imposing mill
tary pageant The streets were crowded
along the line of march, and at the City
Hall fully 1000 persons rnassed.
Mrs. Grant remains at Mt. McGregor.
N
THE total number of hogs slaughtered
and packed from March 1st to August 9th
is 3, 16O, ,OOo, distributed as follows: Chica-.
go, 1,730, 900; Kansas City, 539, 900; st.
Louis, $4,000; Cincinnati, 6S,OO0; Mil
waukee, 14O, 900; Indianapolis, 10000;
Cedar Rapids, $4,000; Cleveland, 77,OOO.
A FIRE at Marinette, Wis, on the 5th,
resulted in loss of $51, 900, upon which
there was an insurance Of $27, 500 Ste
phenson's Bank, the Marinette Eagle Of
fee, two clothing stores, jewelry store
drug store, Post Office and several Offices
and small establishments were destroyed.
COMMANDER WILDES of the Yantic in
forms the Navy Department that he sail
ed on the 7th from Colon for New Orleans.
He also reports that he seized one of
the Panama Railroad Company's vessels
which the revolutionists had captured
and were using and returned it to its
owners.
QUITE a sensation was caused in the
Smith court martial on the 9Th, when in
calling for certain papers it was discov-
cred that Commodore Schley, now acting
in General Smiths place, had extended
the life of one or more contracts. One of
the principal charges against General
Smith is that he extended a contract.
HE Department of State is in receipt
OF cablegram from Mr.. Lee, secretary of
the American Legation at Vienna, saying
that the Austrian Government has po 81 :
lively declined to receive Mr.. Kelly as
United States Minister. The authorities
give no rea son for their action and mere
ly say they will not receive Mr. Kelly.
AN order has just been issued by the
War Department providing that regi-
mental and other bands and the musicians
composing the same may, with ths con-