Huntsville gazette., 1888-01-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

HONORABLE V. B. HORTON, ex-nem ber
of Congress, the friend of Chase, Garfield
Lincoln, Stanton, and men of that class.
died at Pomeroy, o., on the 14th. He was
the father.in-law of General NJ. F. Force,
of Cincinnati, and General John Pope,
of the United States Army.
| ARCHBISHOP RYAN has handed to the
rector of the American sem mary, at
Rome President Cleveland's letter with
the volume of the American Constitution
dedicated to the Pope. The rector will
present them on the occasion of the
Pope's reception to the American Bishops.
THE report of Secretary Dillon of the
American Flint-glass Workers Union,
| just published, shows a tota' membership
| of 5,697. OF this number 2, 354 are locked
out by the strike, AS are idle from other
causes and 1915 still employed.
ABOUT three months ago a report was
published about the munificent subscrip.
ton to Guys Hospital, London, by Junius
S. Morgan. He has just added another
gift of $20,( 900 to the nurses pension
fund.
EZRA DEWITT a prominent and wealthy
capitalist of Scranton, Pa, committed sui
eide by hanging in barn near Fargo, OAK,
on the 14th. He owned good deal of
property in Dakota, and went out from
Pennsylvania few weeks ago to attend
to suit. in which he was interested.
STEPHEN, SAMUEL AND JOSEPH KoLLEP,
all brothers, and married, were killed
near Sharon, Pa, on the evening of the
14th, while attempting to drive across the
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad
in buggy. The horse was killed and
the buggy containing the three men was
totally demolished.
PRINCE FERDINAND, during a rece rtion
of the officers of the Sofia garrison on
New Years Day, spoke energetically of
the situation, and said that events might
soon force Bulgaria 10 defend her rights.
"You will then see," continued Primes
rdinand, "that | can die in defense of
our country" Several superior officers
were decorated with the Order of Saint
Alexander.
SAM RALSTON, the youngest son of the
greatest Spectator and fiuancier of Cali
fornia, has followed in his fathers foot
steps, and committed su eide on the night
of the 18th near Georgetown, CAL, where
he owned a ranch and an interest in mine.
Young Ralston was only twenty-seven
years old.
The great steel gun recently cast at
Pittsburgh has been taken from the mold,
and found to be perfect.
WIN. ANDREWS, a coal miner, working
in the Union Company's shaft in Sevasto-
pol, Ia, was crushed to death on the 10th
by falling slate.
BOTH branches of the Legis! ature of
Washington Territory, at Olympia, have
re-enacted the Woman's Suffrage law,
but exempted women from jury duty.
l..
nection with the Treasury Department on
the 10Th and turned over thu office of
chief of the appoin tment div sion to his
successor, Mr.. Percy e. Smith, formerly
disbursing clerk of the Post Office De-
partment.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has
transmitted to Congress an estimate of
$3.50, ,572 to cover the deficiencies in appro-
priations for the postal service OF the
present fiscal year. Tie principal item is
S51,471 for the transportation of foreign
mails.
IT is reported that Governor Hill of
New York is to appoint Colonel Fred. D.
Grant as quarantine commissioner OF New
York, to succeed Mr. Platt.
THE employees of the Troy On. W Steel
and Iron Company regussl to accept a
reduction of ten per cent. proposed by the
company and all the works will be closed.
The company laid 100000 a month in
wages.
THE st. James Gazette announces the
resignation of Lord Charles Beresford, a
iunior lord of tie British Admiralty, and
saws that other changes in the Admiralty
Office are probable.
TUE second tria' of what is known as
the tally-sheet forgery cases btgan on
the 18th in the United States District
Court at Indianapolis. Ind, before Judge
Woods. Tie first IT. 81 was held i'll Juy
last, the jury being unable TO agree