Huntsville gazette., 1886-08-28
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
ru, Government is preparing to turn
,,t a new and much improved navy mus
ket
ooun1xrn letter-sheet and stamped
envelope is shortly to be issued by the
Government.
rur condemned Anarchists at Chicago
soolino sniritual comfort from ministers
who visit the jail.
Prince ALEXANDER of Bulgaria mas
hoon forced to abdicate, and was escorted
out Of the country
p,yvsvrvAN1A Republicans are said to
bs onite willing that Mr.. Randall shall be
reelected to Congress-
Coroxrr SwIrzLER, chief of the Bureau
of Statistics is soon to issue an extensive
ronort on Southern industries.
IT is charged by the London Observer
that the Clan ma Gael and the National
LEAGUE are virtually Identical.
Iris thought probable that William A.
Wallace, lately defeated for the nomina-
fon for Governor of Pennsylvania, will
run for Congress.
WI. KENDALL, Boston policeman,
swan Niagara Whirlpool rapids on the 22d
in cork vest, to settle wagers amounting
to $4,000. He makes $4,000 by the feat.
SECRETARY BAYARD asserts that the
situation concerning Mexico is of the
gravest character, and indicates that he
will stand firmly by his original demand.
In a speech in the House of Comm ons,
On the Goth, Thomas Power O'Connor
maintained that Lord Randolph Church
IFS speeches were the original cause of
the Belfast riots.
GOVERNOR SToNEMAN of California, 'on
the Goth adjourned the Legislature until
September !, owing to disagreement as
to the time Of adjournment between the
Senate and the Assembly.
THE report is confirmed that Herr Krupp
has secured a contract to supply l 800 tons
Of steel rails for the construction of rail-
roadsto be used in the development of
mining industries in Tien Tsin.
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THE fftysixth anniversary of the birth
Of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria was
Observed on the 18th with great festivity.
rev Jew of the troops was held, and TIE
Deum service was conducted by the arch
bishop at the cathedral.
GENERAL BoULANGER, French Minister
of War, has been unable to legally. sup.
press the sale of bis biography. Thou
sands of copies have been sent into the
provinces and the sales throughout the
country have been enormous.
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The opening session Of the ninth annual
convention of the American Bar Associa
ti2n was held at Saratoga, N. Y. on the
18th One hundred and fifty members
We're present. Judge Poland, of Verm ont.
called the convention to order. m
TIE East Indian Government is invit-
ing tenders at Newcastle for TRANSPORTS
10 be ready to proceed to Bombay and
Calcutta at the end Of August. They are
70 oe used, it is presumed, to carry rein
loIcements OF troops to Burmah.
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1T Is reported that the chihuahua Su-
preme Court has begun the bearing of the
Cuttlng case, and that by an agreement
Ntween the lawyers the court will decree
nat Cutting has been sufficiently spun-
'saea, and will order his release. N# 3
laE London Times of the DIST gave
prominence in its columns to letter sug-
se'thS the prosecution for treason on
.ueT return to their homes of the Canadian
uelesates and other British subjects VIII Q
-euieu IN the Chicago convention ~
HE Berlin North German Gazette states
.Aa' frof Brakenbush has made large
"naVHa'lon in South Patagonia on behalf
VI Germany. The London Standard, COM
u'VH'lhg on this, says it thinks that Bis
.l"fcS Will have to reckon with Chilli and
'He Argentine Republic. sr s
uAAHAM successfully navigated the
"Hlripooi rapids on the 19.h with his head
f'o'iudlng from the tarrel. James Scott,
nSuerman of Lewiston, attempted to
"iil 'he whirlpool rapids the same day in
'pfA SUIT. His dead body was picked UP
'' Lewiston an hour later.
!. me acting Secretary of the Treasury
ueclued that the department has no
rn,t p0Ier 70 extend the privileges of the i'm
II. at''e transportation act so as to allow
ior"arding to st. Paul of articles i'm
died Sn-.. at New York. destined for the in
'' i'l exposition at Minneapolis.
is.;s H. "rIIN, the notorious journal
1on: aWenturer, whose exploits in. St
d,g d. Kansas City and Leadville have. al
ri, times, formed newspaper sto-
lShon 's @ arrested at San J Jose, Cal, on the
pra,o+ cnaFge of obtaining money by false
IRON q. w. Ryder, a jeweler. !
~: .1:AtFSsToN has again been devastated
tba sa 'e between wind and water, and
an svan neS ol 1919 have beenrepeated upon
min more extended scale. Wreck and
n 'efS the east end oe tho ;slan3 ard