Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03
NEWS IN BRIEF.

| NEWS IN BRIEF.
compilea from Various Sources.
ro,xcrsco belle was presented
90, Victoria on the oath at draw
ing-room RECEPTION
rrr Glad;.onians met with defeat in
.be parliamentary vacancy eiectlon IN
The Doncaster district
MOVEMENT has been inaugurated in
Roston TO erect monument to Wendell
phillips by popular subscription.
MFR. ERAsrUs WrIAN delivered an ex-
baustive address on the evening Of the
9th on the sui jectof Commercial Union
with Canada"
THE constab,es who arrested the whole
sale Iiqror dealers at Des Moines, Ia, and
then released them, have been indicted
for receiving bribes.
ONE OF the jurors in the Ohio tally
sheet frauds tiia's went on a drunk on
the 18th ant n c ssitated postpone
ment Of the trial for the day.
TgF National Opera Company, Charles
F Locke manager, disbanded at Wash
ington on II 2lth. The losses for the
season arc stated to be 100000.
II Il stated that the Government of
Bulgaria has firmly resolved to reject any
rrorosal to dethrone Ferdinand. even
il such proposal b supported by the
Powers.
GEoEGG ". LIBBY, in letter to Rich.
mond (Va.) uewspaper, writes pathetical-
" about tha removal of the old Libby
prison 10 Ch.ca o, AMI its conversion in to
amuseum.
THE newspapers of Madrid state that
The Duke of Nontpensier has notified the
government hat he will return to Spain
Notwithstanding Prime Minister Sa-
gasta's warning.
Mr. VI F. FOWLER AMI his sister,
Miss Clara F. Fowler, have notified the
City Council Of Concord. n. H., of their
intent ons TO resent the city with pub
lie library building.
A DISPATCH from San Reno states that
the Crown Prince is using a new tube in
his throat, which was especially made for
him in Eng and, and that better results
follow from its use.
THE Government printing office investi.
cation was resumed on the 23d, Public
Printer Benedict being on the stand.
Statements very damaging to his dead
predecessor were made by Mr.. Benecict.
SIR HENRY BURKE, who owns es ates at
Woodford, Ireland, has agreed to the plan
offered by his tenants, and settlements
have been made III accordance with it to
the satisfaction of all. Only Lord Clam
ricardo and Mrs. Lewis now hold out in
that district AGAINST their tenants.
The transfer of the office of Assistant
Treasurer at New York, from Mr. Canda
TO Mr.. McCua, which will take place on
the lst Drox., will necessitatc a counting
of the cash. The count will be conducted
by committee of sixteen experts, and
will consume a period of SIX weeks.
AT the twenty first annual exhibition
of the American Water Color Society,
held at the New York Academy of De-
signs tile Evans prize Of $500 was
awarded to Uorato Walkers Evening"
Mrs. Frank Lesl!e's prize of $500 was
awarded to j. Alden Wier's ''Christ-
mas"
IT is said tina, the Pres dent favored the |
selection Of Chicago for the location of the
Democratic National convention, and said
It must not 20 to San Francis This an
tagonznd a majority of the committee,
and Frisco, seeing that hor chances We're
gon', swung 70 ST. Louis under the lead.
ersAip Of NJ. Gorman
-s
HE Legislature Of MARYLAND was con
SiderabIy excited on the 23d over the dis
coverY that bill had slipped through the
IIouHe ana been sent to the Senate con-
taInmS job by which a high Federal
oNDc'ai was to receive a fortun at the ex-
pehSe OF private citizens. The bill was
iecaIed ana very ma e"iallv modified.
Or. MCjIYNN Sent a cable message in
Latin to Rome On the 18th. 1t is said
10 nave been addressed to friends there
VINO have been working in his interest al
along. The doctor does not want to re-
enter the priesthood. but wants, and ex-
poets to have, the ban upon him removed,
and see mis- enemies in the church hum
bed
Ahh iHlhe inspectors report shows that
loF the year 1887 thero We're in the second
anthracite district of Pennsylvania SO
latal and a. nom fatal accidents, leaving
IWidowS and 60 orphans. One employe
"aS MI 'el to every 261 employed, and one
lolnred to every % employed. There was
an increase of 060 tons m ined over the
prcdGct Of 1856.
JUDGE SAGE, If the United States Cir
~. Court at Cincinnati. has refused an
|oet 10 remove Ben Z. Hopkins from
,Ae county jail 10 his home, where he
A'alt die surrounded by his family, stat
l"e 'hai i was the duty of the court to
acute tue law and pl otect the general
Puo'c rather than TO cons der the com
iort ot indiv vduals.
H"CR Cinnamon arrived at Boston on
W' ,'o -ol' from Liverpool. on the steamer
i;u.Vhlsan They all had passports show
s that they had been in this country
neiore but the paper held by one of them
49, ns'9 A't properly filled out. He will be
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