Huntsville gazette., 1888-09-22
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

A MONSTER meeting was held in Dublin
on the 10th, to protest against the further
Imprisonment of John Moroney, sent
enced to Kilmainham Jail for contempt
of court in refusing to testify, in Janu.
airy, 1887.
A SOLID silver model of Inc Write
House, weighing 162 pennyweights, CON-
prising 1,506 pieces, and valued at $3.50, is
to be placed at church fair in Wash
ington and voted to the most popular
presidential candidate.
The birthday anniversary of President
Diaz of Mexico was generally observed in
the City Of Mexico on the 18th. Business
was suspended and all military organiza-
tions and civic societies sent representa-
tives to congratulate the President
QUEEN NATALIE of Servia was cordially
received at Sinaia, on the 18th, by the
King and Queen of Roumania. She after
wards proceeded to Jassy.
THE President, on the 18th, approved
the joint to continue the appro-
priations for the support Of the Govern
ment until September %
IT was semi officially announced, on
the 18th, that General John G. Parkhurst,
of Michigan, will be nominated as Minis
ter to Brussels, to succeed Mr.. Lambert
Tree, who has been transferred to st.
Petersburg. The appointment will be
made at the request of Postmaster Gen
eral Dickinson.
HIS Washington physician says that
Senator Beck's illness was caused by
overwork, and that now, since he is rest
ing, he will rapidly recuperate.
THE City Of Washington was visited by
destructive storm on the 10th. Several
houses were blown down and many roofs
lifted, besides other damage done.
CHARLES A. PERCY, of Rochester, N.
Y, successfully shot the rapids below
Niagara Falls on the 10Th. His boat cap
sized, en- route, but righted herself again,
and came out of the perilous trip unin-
iured.
PRESIDENT CARNOT paid a visit on the
18th, to Caudebec-les -Elbeuf, in the De-
partment Of Seine Inferiure, which IS
considered the center Of Boulangism. He
was Loyalty greeted by the people. The
President subsequently returned to Fon-
tainebleau.
SPECIAL AGENT GEORGE R. TINGLE, who
has been watching the seal-fishing oper-
ations on the coast of Alaska, passed
through Chicago, on the 10Th, en- route to
Washing gton to testify before Congress
sional investigating committee.
IT was reported. on the 10th, that trains
on all the roads entering the City of Mex
leo we're behind time, owing to recent
heavy rains. At Metlac, fourteen dead
bodies were recovered by men repairing
the railroad.
JOHN SPLENIEK, a tailor of Omaha,
Neb., during a fit of insanity caused by
business troubles, on the 10Th, shot his
wife three times and then turned the
weapon on himself. Spleniek was dead
at last accounts, but the woman was stlll
alive.
TIE Window-Glass Workers Assembly
M aOO K. of L., have placed three OF
+bair hest lecturers at the disposal of the
National Republican committee to take
the field in favor of Harrison and protec-
tion The party vote on the Mills Tariff
hill led them to take the action.
Cam, RECHBAUER, prominent leader
of the German Liberals, was reported TO
be dying on the 17th. -
A GREEK fleet was, on the 18th, ordered
TO the 4Egean sea to protect the Greek
snon pe fishers against the lnJustlces TO
-rh;cb thew have been subjected by the
Turks. -
noon on the 18th, twenty three new cases
Of yellow fever and four deaths naa oeen
reported to the authorities at Jackson.
Lille Fla. Out of nominal population
# Is GOO, there had beep Loss cases re-
,,orred since the first appearance OF the
soourge, and 15o deaths.
THE remains of the late Prof. PROCTOR
will rest temporarily in the RECEIVING
vanlt in Greenwood Cemetery, New 1orK