The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-03-12
NEWS AND NOTES.

NEWS AND NOTES.
al A Summary Of Important Events.
The French fleet which bombar ded
Ching Hal returned after doing much dam
age
DUHINe the Forty eighth Congress s, 2S8
bills and 345 joint resolutions were intro
\ | duced.
THE Nationalists propose a demonstrar
tion against the Prince of Wales during
his. tour in Ireland.
THE coinage at the mints during Feb
ruary was "a, 1SS, 100, of which $1,000, 900
, N was standard dollars.
Mrs. ELIZA BLAINE WALKER, the only
sister Of James G.. Blaine, died at Balti-
al more, Md, on the Sd.
Il THE decrease in the public debt during
= February was sa,2o4,975; decrease since
CA June 80, 1884, $44 126,sS5.
III THE Supreme Court OF California has de-
cided that Chinese children must be ad-
I mltted to the public schools.
DURING the winter months of 1SS4-S5,
just passed, Cincinnati packed 3s5, ,435
hogs, against 365, ,451 the previous season.
THE designations Of all the Cabinet off,
GERS except that of Mr.. Teller were re-
ferred by Mr.. Arthur to President Cleve-
[ land. -
Y II
The crowd in Washington at the In
auguration was simply enormous and
lodging places commanded '1and office"
4 figures.
THE Woman's Exhibition at the New
Orleans Exposition was formally opened
on the 3D.. The day was celebrated as
" Idaho Day.
NJ THE display of fireworks at Washington
the evening of the 4th is said to have ex-
celled anything of the kind ever attempts
ed in this country.
IA INFORMATION was received at Dallas,
Tex, on the Sd that Baum, of cotton
J swindling notoriety, had been released by
/ the Canada authorities.
n THE "Gridiron Club" composed of
Washington correspondents, gave a ban
| quet on the 2sth, the Vice President elect
n being among the guests.
Ill
n THE new Senators and those re-elected
were sworn in on the 4th by Vice. Presi-
dent Hendricks and the Senate of the For
\ ty-ninth Congress convened in extra ses-
sion.!
NJ SOME villain fired pistol bali into the
II T., haor tba tv <,f
| New York wnile on the outskirts of Wash
ington. The ball passed through Demo-
Gratis hat. B
A couRr-MARrIAL has been ordered to
try General Hazen, on the charge of con-
duct prejudicial to good order and mill
tary discipline. Meanwhile General Hazen
has been suspended, Captain Mills acting
as Chief Signal officer. 81.
THE Prince Of Wales visited the London
Stock Exchange on the I'd, He was re-
ceived with great enthusiasm. The mem
bers sang "God Save the Queen" and
4 "God Bless the Prince of Wales" 9N
id - fN.5--
m Ex-MAYoR Tom NAyIN of Adrian, Mich,
who has been fugitive from justice for
several years, having been concerned in
heavy forgeries of city bonds, has been
arrested at New Orleans. Rewards ag-
gregating $4,000 were out for his capture
In Chicago, on the 4th, a meeting of barb
ed wire men was held, at which 1t was
decided to advance the price of barbed
wire one-eighth of cent per pound.
Thick set wire was put at one-eighth over
N cattle wire. Hog wire was placed at the
same figure.
THE Government receipts from all
sources for the eight months Of the cur
rent fiscal year were $2l1 ,095, 100, or nearly
S20,C00,O00 less than for the correspon ding
eight months in 1884, while the expendi-
lures for the eight months of this year
were 50, 200 more than in 1884.
A SUPPLEMENTARY treaty with Spain
has been concluded. The principal
changes are the provisions that the re-
duction of duties on cigars and tobacco
shall be twenty per cent, and the reduc
tion in the grade of sugar for free admis-
sion from No. 16 Dutch standard to No. Is
Dutch standard.
THE Australian merchants raising funds
for their contingent, caused feeling of
emulation, and leading merchants are dis
posed, should the Government equip a
couple OF good regiments, to supplement-
any grant by raising patriotic fund to
provide for the families and those whom
the chances of war may disable.
COLONEL FRED. GRANT informed re-
| porter on the 2sth that his father was in
very badhealth. The doctors. assert that
n there is a cancerons growth at the root of
III e tongue which is steadily growing
srse, and he is compelled to take nourish-
cuts in the liquid form. On the LIST his
Hfs condition was somewhat improved.
The Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Of Bridgeport, Conn, has received an or
der from, tha En- eli h (4oxernnaaut fo.. "a y