Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-27

BY UNTS lLkE GAZEtTE W.
VOLUME VII.
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
QUEEN VICTORIA has given orders for a
circus performance at the Windsor Riding
school.
PRINCE ALEXANDER has arrived at
Philippopolis in his capacity of ruler OF
Eastern Roumelia.
FRIENDS of Fitz z-John Porter claim a
majority Of tel, in his favor in the Senate
when all are present.
THE Indiana Supreme Court, in an opin-
ion delivered on the Goth, declared the
telephone law constitutional.
THE English Conservatives will make
home rule the test question in Parllament,
taking sharp issue with Gladstone's policy.
LONDON society has placed the boycott
on Sir Charles Dixie to an extent that Is
rapidly approaching complete social os-
tracism.
THE Porte maintains the right OF the
Sultan to make military treaty with
vassal prince, as it claims to have done IN
the arrangement with Prince Alexander.
Mr.. GLADSTONE said in the House of
Commons on the 18th that coercion in Ire
land was abandoned, and that Salisbury s
policy in the East would be followed by
him.
THE National Dairymen's Protective As
sociation. at its session in New York on
the Goth, determined to amalgamate with
the American Agricultural and Fair Asso-
citation.
A DELEGATION of woman suffragists ad-
dressed the House committee on judiciary
at Washington on the Goth in the interest
of their sixteenth amendment to the Con-
stitution.
FIFTY THOUSAND Socialists assembled in
mass meeting at Hyde Park, London, on
the 21st, and although violently attacked
by the police while leaving the park, no
outbreak was attempted.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and Cabinet
agree that where the Senate refuses to con-
firm appoinees suspended officials can re-
sumo their duties at the end of the session,
but the President can again suspend them.
CLAIMS for damages aggregating half
million dollars are staring the authorities
of the various points in Washington Ter
ritory in the face where the recent anti
Chinese demonstrations have been made
The business failures throughout the
United States and Canada for the seven
days ended the 18th numbered 2S6-25l in
the former and 30 in the latter, as COM
pared with 215 for the preceding like pc
riod
A Bull was introduced in the Iowa Sen
ate on the 18th prohibiting teachers, mem
bers of college faculties, State and County
superntendents and members of the State
board of examiners from using alcoholic
and narcotic stimulants.
THE British receipts of Indian wheat
within two years past were: In 1884, 15,-
1882 bushels, and in 1885, - 800 1886 bush :
els. The estimated probable British re-
ceipts of Indian wheat January l to July
/, 1886, is given at 100000 bushels.
GOVERNOR FITz HUGH LEE sent his first
message to the Legislature on the 18th,
treating entirely of the State-debt ques-
ton. He recommends the appointment of
commission to explain the nature of the
proposed settlement to the creditors Of
Virginia.
The Knights of Labor of Bath, Me-,
nave demanded an increase of from fifty
10 seventy five cents day in the wages
OF all ship builders. The New England
Snip building Company at that place has
contracts requiring four hundred thousand
days labor
lHE Renfrew Manufacturing Company
at Adams, Mass, which is one of the larg-
est manufacturers of ginghams and table
cloths IN the country, have raised the
wages OF their operatives ten per cent. to
Gate from March 1. The men had not asked
ior more pay.
THE large nailworks at Crescent, Pa,
on Sne Northern Central railway, were
burned on the 18th. Loss, $4,000; insur-
aEce not known. The property was owned
by VIM. Whiteman, OF Philadelphia, and
operated by the Standard Nail COMPANY.
OF Williamsport.
The Provincial government ct Ontario
mas decided to raise the price of liquor
licenses. and has fixed the following scale:
IN cities Of over 10000 inhabitants. $3.50:
under 10000, 800; in towns. $50; in VIII
,ases, $3.50, and in townships, Sl00. Saloon.
$50. ''
lhE Pennsylvania colSers' strike has
oeeh settled. AS the result of confer
1'e az Mount Pleasant on the 20th no.
'ioes We're posted that work would be re-
suiled on the 22d at the wages paid before
1e REDUCTION of December, 1884, which