Huntsville gazette., 1888-12-29
PERSONAL AND GENERAL


A DECISIVE battle was fought at Sua-
kim, Egypt, on the Goth. After half an
hours brilliant fighting, in which the
Heterogeneous distinguished themselves,
the enemy were driven from their redoubts
and trenches, completely routed. The
British forces encamped in the positions
deserted by the rebels. The loss of the
allied forces was insignificant, while the
loss of the enemy is stated at 400.
THE Government exhibits at the late
Cincinnati Centennial Exposition are to
be sent to the Paris Exposition.
TIE Warren House at Warrensburgh,
N. Y, well-known summer resort, was
burned on the 20th. Loss, 5000. 1t was
erected about century ago.
SIX men were Killed by locomotives i'm
and near Wheeling, w. Va, between the
10th and Goth.
EDWARD MEREDITH, who planned the
''badger game" in which Phil Daily was
murderously assaulted in a New York
City fat recently, pleaded guilty, ON the
Goth, and was sentenced to eight years
and ten months in State prison. Henry
Hermann, his accomplice, got six years
and eleven months.
REFERRING to the disbandment of the
Honorable Artillery Company, the Lon
don STANDARD says: SOMEBODY has blum
dered. The country waits with feeling
of surprise for an explanation Of the rea-
sons for such extreme measures"
The steamers Chateau Laftte, from
Breslau, and Lain, from Bremen, were
delayed at Quarantine, n. Y, on the 2lst,
with smallpox among the steerage pas
sengers.
LORD SALISBURY spoke at meeting at
Scarborough, England, on the Goth. He
dwelt upon the progress that the Liberal
Unionists were making, and congratulated
them. He also referred to the impossi-
bilitv of a reunion Of Mr. Gladstone's fol-
lowers.
PETITIONS numerously signed by print
ers and engravers were, on the 21st, pre-
sented to the House of Representatives
protesting against the passage OF the
pending International Copyright bill.
SENATOR CHANDLER introduced in the
Senate, on the Dist, q bill for the protec-
lection of the elective franchise. Its pro-
visions are similar to those Of the bill IN
troduced in the House by Representative
Howard, of Indiana.
FIVE white men and two negroes were
arrested III Haralson County, Ga, on the
Dist, for the murder of Adam Golden, o
colored man who was Drained with q
fence-rail while defending q helpless
woman from a mob.
THE President, on the 2lst, recognized
Pedro Vicente Mijares as Consul-GeneraI
Of Venezuela at New York.
MAYOR HEWITT, Of New York declined a
public farewell banquet at Delmonlco' =,
rendered by admiring friends to mark his
retirement to Office.
TIE race war which was inaugurated by
the whites of Barnwall County, ;. u, TO
ayenge the taking off Of Farmer Robert
Morris, was averted by the discovery, on
the Dist, of the body Of the missing man
in the woods, dead drunk.
CAPTAIN WIsHART, special agent OF the
Pittsburgh (Pa.) Law and Order Society,
was assaulted on the street and knocked
down. on the night of the Goth, by an un-
known rufian.
THE Scranton (Pa.) Match Factory,
which was established about year ago,
was burned on the 21st. Loss, S2o, ,00o;
partly insured. Seventy-five hands are
thrown out Of employment.
A COUNTER ORGANIZATION is being
formed in Titusville, Ps., to Offset the
White Caps there and to protect law
dDlulHS Slt1ANiAS'
IT has been discovered that the Western
Union Telegraph Company has been de-
frauded out of large sums OF money by
the employees of the Boston office.
The report of the referee in the suit OF
the MISSOURI. Kansas & Texas railroad
+ondholders to recover unpaid interest
on COUPONS of bonds of 1876, in favor OF
the plaintiffs, compels the road to pay out
$3.50, $40 interest.
THE propeller Lake Ontario, when was
recently purchased by O'Aalley' OF y NJ
s,r Ont. was burned at Charlotte, n. X,
on the alst. The fire originated from
stove in the cabin. Loss, 5000; no III
surance. ,,.e.,,, :
TWO elegantly dressed ladies Gifted"
diamond bracelet, valued at s4oo, from ON, q
Buffalo IN. VI jeweiry store on the .oth'
Parties answering to their descrlpcoh o.
we're afterward arrested at Cleveland "