Huntsville gazette., 1888-10-06
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

! THE French Minister OF Agriculture re-
ported, on the 2Sth. u shortage of 1900,
600 hectolitres in the, grain harvest Of the
present year.
In consequence of Mr.. Cham berlain's
recent speeches in denunciation of Mr..
Gladstone, his portraits which have
adorned the walls of the various Liberal
clubs are being removed 10 the rubbish
lofts.
OVER one hundred thousand little folk
thronged the Cincinnati Exposition on
the % h-children's day.
THE question of a revision of the Con-
stituton of France was discu sed in the
Council of Ministers, on the 2Sth, but no
result was reached.
In q search Of the office Of the Deutcbe
Rundschau. the Berlin police were unable
to find any clew as 10 who furnished the
abs tracts from the late Emperor Fred
erick's diary.
THE Ashtabula (O.) Milling Company's
Fl ,uring mill was burned. on the 2Sth, with
a large stock -four and grain.
DURING the artile practice at Felix
dorf, Germany, on the 2SIh, a shot from one
Of the guns narrowly missed striking the
head of the Emperor.
THREE men were burned to death on
the 2Sth in fire at Nos. 10 AMI II l. IKE
street, Chicago occupied by s. q. VIII
k MS & Co., manufac. .urers of fIe furnl-
tire.
VIsCoUNTEss J. DE BRUGON, Of Belgium,
is q this countr5 for the pu p's9 Of pur-
chasing land on VIII ch to c0lonize num-
ber of her countrymen.
THE Republicans of Philadelphia to the
number OF so O00 uniformed tand many
mounted) men parade on Broad anu
Chestnut streets on the night OF the % b.
THE people who will be the worst su fer
ers by the springi ig of the tunnel can
dal in Washing on are the ina sblt Mt OF
that city, who Us see occasion t0r :
other postponement of the OFT pronliSeu
and MANY times deferred supply OF water
which the construction of the tunnel was
designed to promote.
Form HUNDRED delegates were present
at the aunu Il convention OF the lrlsn Ma
tional League Of Great B itain at b r
minoham, Englan |, on the 20 b. Il solu-
tions we're passed deuouncing coercion.
Rr.ANK cheek book belonging to the
New Ross branch of the irish NATION al
League was recently found and Forward
ed TO the British Government. Ihe STUBS
show various payments tor expenses N
curred in resisting eviction5. Otner I'M
nortant nayments are shown the charac-
fer and purpose of which the pollce de-
cline to divulge.
TuEpE were landed at Castle Garden,
New York. on the 81 h, 1,463 imml grants.
THE composing room of the lndlanap'
oils Journal WAS, on the 30th, formally
tnrned over to the union printers, under
a five-year agreement. y.
IJcHr falls of snow occurred at Pulask kl
CITY. Va, on the 29th.
JAMES G. BLAINE aid other prominent
sneakers address sed Republican III 1et-
mo numbering 5000, at the Polo
Grounds. New York, on the evening OF
| the 29th. .,o,-
KINc KALAKUA of Hawaii goes to Mel
hourne. Australia during this month 70
visit the Exposition.
SEVERAL men were badly cut Zone OF
+b.rn sunposed 10 be fatally wounded) ih
a fght at Dover Depot. n. H., on tte 30.h'
hetween Irish and Italian worknlen cI
the waterworks.
TUE Pope's jubilee year ended on 'he
| Goth ultimo. 4i,o cor,,,
AMAN named Jones rode into the camp
20 The Apache Chief Patchula, on Z Son
psdro river. fifty miles east OF fi"fe1ce' &C
! Ariz. on the 28th. and while ta!kles Wiz
| p.tchn1a was riddlsd with buile1s y
1~s Tndians who rode up for tae ptir yosf 4
aaa afterwards escaped COINS toNas@ 4As
| San Carlos Reservation