Huntsville gazette., 1888-06-02

LATE news from China says that the
reople from the flooded districts along
The Yellow river are to be encouraged
10 emigrate.
NJ ERNEST RENAN, of Paris, the author
,f "The History Of the Israelltes," has
been appointed grand ofhcer OF the
Legion of Honor
TIE marriage of Prince Henry, of Prus-
eia TO Princess Irene, of Hesse,was solem-
nized in the chapel at Charlottenburg
Castle on the 9th.
IT Wa renorted at Berlin, on the 2Sth,
that NJ. Waddington, the French Ambassa-
dor Al London, is about to be succeeded
by M. De Freycinet.
DISASTROUS conf1agration occurred at
Ohno, in Yechizen, China, on April 8.
Ont of go houses in the town 800 were
DESTROYED and many people lost their
lives.
THE British Colonial Office has received
information that the Indian Government
has cancelled the circular in reference to
the providing of women for the soldiers
camps.
SIR CHARLES TUPPER has resigned his
roSjtion as Minister of Finance in the
Canadian Government and has been APP
poiuted High Commissioner for Canada
in London.
MASSAGE treatment is to be resorted to
to promote the circulation of the blood OF
the Emperor OF Brazil, who failed to re-
rain his strength as the doctors thought
he would.
POUR THOUSAND Frenchmen and Italians
metat Marseilles, France, on the 9th, and
adopted resolutions protesting against
ltaly's foreign policy, particularly her al
lance with Germany.
THE members of the New York Demo-
cratic State committee, on the oath, re-
elected Edward Murphy chairman; Chas.
Y. Demest, of Troy, clerk, and Cord
Mycr, Of Queens, secretary.
ARcHBIsHop WALSH has received in
Gtructions from Rome to publish in the
Dublin Freeman a letter which will rectify
the erroneous views that have found eX-
preston with regard to the papal re-
script.
REV. JOHN W. TAYLOR of Watkins, n.
and locked up on q charge of forgery in
the first degree. He is a regularly-or-
dajled minister of the Universalist
church.
THE Senate committee on appropria-
tiona completed the Indian Appropriation
hill on the 23d. The reductions made in
the House bill aggregate $226, 900, leaving
! the total appropriations now contained
$S172,o0o.
Bishop ELECT JOHN P. NEWMAN left
Washington, on the 2Sth, for New York,
TO be consecrated to his holy office.
African, Chinese, Dutch, japanese and
American Bishops participated in the
/ ceremonies.
E QUEEN NICTORIA's birthday was duly
q celebrated throughout the Dominion of
q Canada, on the 2ith, with all the old-time
81 enthusiasm. Salutes, military parades,
excursions and other festivities arc re-
81 ported from numerous points.
Il IHE Canadian Government has refused
10 grant J. H. Allen, of New York, owner
VI Inc American ship Bridgewater, any
compensation for the unjust seizure and
@len;lon of his vessel by the customs
collector Of Shelbourne, n. S.
b. V. ROADEs, cashier Of the First Ma
nonal Bank Of Paris, o., was arrested
quietly, on the 2Sth, and gave bond for his
appearance before the United States Com
Missioner, on q charge of embezzling,
Sealing and taking away funds of the
bank,
S
The QGcial Gazette, of Madrid, Spain,
On the 21th, published the text of an
a7reement between Spain and the United
oates prolonging the existing CONNER
ual arrangements between the two coun-
Uies pending the conclusion of more
comprehensive treaty.
TWENTY THOUSAND persons attended the
meeting held at Limerick, Ireland, on the
-"A Y protest against the Pope's inter-
5fence in Irish political affairs. The
Vy'Ier class of citizens and most of the
o@Fsymen of the city, however, were
'onsNcuously absent
B. Il. JONES, of Stafford, Kas., an al
InrSel bank defaulter, was arrested in
ourgh, Pa, on the Goth. He consent
7" return to Kansas without requisl-
tO1 y avoid going to jail His defalca-
,S,1 Is understood to have amounted to
N'VIaI thousand dollars.
"A a THREATENED strike in the National
.~ot-Works, at McKeesport, Pa, was
e e''ed on the Goth, by a compromise in
proposed reduction of employees
,oeS'. The proposition of the men to
u. s,ep, i've per cent. reduction was ac-
t"u oy their employers.
D,
sAN hENNEsSY, alias Howard, the no.
k,SuS gold-b brick swindler, was released
M ,he Tennessee penitentiary, on the
7- having been pardoned by Governor
,s5O'. Inc pardon was granted on the
a4. ,'l ol the prison physician that Hen
~! could live but a short time.
h I announcement, on the oath, that
ss W I'eWman had been elected Bishop by
II. Iolhodlst conference in New York
n, g.. sIt.celyed with much enthusiasm by
Ia 5iiends at Washington. In honor of
fbo -eC.on the Bishops Peal" was rung
II metropolitan Church chimes,