Huntsville gazette., 1885-09-26
HUNTSVILLE ALA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2e 1s
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
frederick HAssAUREK, proprietor OF
,ba Cincinnati VOlksbldn, Is reported TO
he diving in Paris.
p1-uoR was current at Washington
an the DIST that Dorman B. Eaton, of the
Civil. Service Commission, has resigned.
TUE nolice of st. Petersburg have been
ordored To renew the measurs OF strin-
gency adopted during the darkest days OF
Nihlism. Fsa
RpponTs from Dakota say that prairie
fires are still raging, and that numerous
losses in grain, hay in stacks, ana puiio-
ings have occurred.
A couScrr, of Turkish Minister'S, pre-
sided over by the Sultan, decideo 10 aP'
neal to the powers to maintain the rign1s
of the Porte in Roumella.
TuosE who pretend to know say there
will not be a general strike along the
Union Pacific, and that Wyoming will
soon be entirely clear of Chinese miners.
A DELEGATION started from Dallas,
Tex. on the 10th, to Kokomo, Ind, to re-
turn an old flag captured during the wal
from the Fifty seventh Indiana regiment.
STRONG army feeling is being worked
op against Lord Wolssley, and his con.
duct of the Nile campaign will prob
ably be subject of Parliamentary discus
sion.
REV. JEREMIAH O'SULLIvAN, pastor o
St. Peters Catholic Church, Washington
DC, was consecrated Bishop of the dio
cese of Mobile on the Goth, with imposing
ceremonies.
THE people of Philippopolis, capital o
Eastern Roumelia, have rebelled, seizet
the Governor General, deposed the Gov
ernment and declared union of Roumeli'
with Bulgaria.
THE Evansville Qnd.) Courier (Dem.
advocates the shelving of the old politi
clans, suca as Voorhees,, Mcdonald an
Hendricks, and turning the State owe
to the young Democracy.
REPEATED shocks of an earthquake wer'
felt in Bsnevento, Italy, on the 2lst, caus
ing panic among the inhabitants, many
of whom fled from the town. A larg
portion of the populace camped out il
anticipation of further shocks.
THE Director General of the North,
Central and South American Exposi tion
states that the buildings, grounds, ETC.,
are now ready in every particular for the
reception of exhibits, and exhibitors are
requested to forward articles at once
PRAIRIE fires have ragged in the vicinity
Of Bismarck, Oak, with unusual fierce
ness. At least fifty farmers are burned
out of crops and houses Losses rang'
from 81, 900 to So, 900 each. The aggre
gate loss is over $75, ,00J. There has beer
some loss of human life.
THE London morning papers Of the 18th
contained column obituaries lamenting
the death of Jumbo. The Telegraph,
over its report of the death and history Of
the famous elephant, displays large head
lines reading "Sad End of Jumbo, u
"Killed by Collision with Railr DAD
Train"
LIEUTENANT GEO. NJ. STOREY, com.
manding the expedition to Alaska, re-
ports to the Secretary of the Navy, under
date of July 18th, his-arrival at Hotham
Inlet on July 11th He was to start on
the day of writing with the larger part OF
his stores for the head waters of Putnam
River.
THE smallpox epidemic continues to
spread at Montreal, and the number OF
cases is so large that the authorities re-
fuse to furnish information to the press.
The opposition of the French Canad ian
citizens to all sanitary precautions is
largely responsible for the terrible condi-
tion of affairs.
The Secretary Of the Treasury on the
list received a request from the Governor
OF Massachusetts for the appointment OF
medical inspect ors on the Canadian
border east of Lake Ontario, to inspect
passengers arriving by rail through
Northern Vermont, and the matter was
taken under consideration.
COLONEL ALEX. MCDONALD aud Lien
tenant S. W. Groesbsck, of the Sixth In :.
fantry, have been detached to meet at
Ogden, Utah. the Chinese Commission
ers from San Francisco to investigate
the difficulties which recently occurred at
N0ck Springs, Wy, and to act as their
escort during the investigation.
naval Cadet Henry A. Wiley, of Texas,
member Of the second -class at the
naval Academy at Annapolis, Nd, has
Deen dismissed for hazing Louis briggs,
ol South Carolina, candidate for nav al
eadee Wiley was the leader Of gang
of;eadetsthat gibed Driggs,!pulled his nose
alu slapped his face several days ago
"nen briggs had entered the Academy.
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