Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-10
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A BILL to abol ish slavery is to be intro
duced in the Brazilian Legislature next
May.
The Iowa State Democratic convention
will meet at Dubuque, May 2.
EFFORTS made at Chicago on the I'd to
end the Western freight rate war failed.
KING JOHN of Abyssinia is holding a
conference with tribal chiefs on the Italian
war situation.
In imperial circles at Berlin all hope
has been abandoned for the recovery of
the Crown Prince.
THE attitude of the Powers regarding
Bulgaria is reported as irritating military
and public circles in Russia.
ADMIRAL SIR COOPER KEY, of England,
died on the Atm.
The brig John Walsh, from Norfolk for
Boston. with coal, stranded at Point
Judith on the night of the Sd. The life
saving crew went to the rescue at mid
night, and, despite bitterly cold north
west gale, succeeded in rescung Captain
Maloney and the crew of seven men.
THE Signal office will resume the issue
of weekly crop-weather balietins on the
11th. A bulletin was issued on the Sd,
covering the period from January | to
date of issue.
THE latest discovered trail of Tascott,
the alleged murderer of Millionaire Smell,
of Chicago, leads through Winnipeg to
the Pacific coast.
The exposure of royal scandal in Aus
tria on the Sd was productive of a terrible
assault on the man who made tho expose,
a member of the Reichsrath.
THE Jury in the Stain Cromwell case at
Bangor, Me-, re turned a verdict OF guilty
of murder in the second degree on the 3D..
CHARLES DowNER, cashier of the Ma
tional Bank of Castleton, n. Y, has been
missing since the 245h ult,
PETE BARRETT, who was convicted of
the murder of street car driver Tollefson,
at Minneapolis, Mimi, was sentenced on
the 3D. TO be hanged.
MRS. CLEVELAND is taking advantage
of the quiet of the Lenten season to in
dulge her love of waking, spending at
leas an hour on the street every after
noon, accompanied by her big dog
Kay.
THE members Of the Steel Trust were in
conference on the 81 at Pittsburgh. 1t was
determined to limit production of steel
rails to keep up he price.
AMOS BRONSON ALCoTT, founder OF the
famous Concord school OF transcend entail
philosophy, and author of philosphica
and critical works, died in Boston on the
4th, at the age of eigh ty -eght years. I
( LORD LoNsDALE arrived in New Y ork
on the steamship Republic, of the White
Star Line, on the 81. In a few days he
will start for Winnipeg on his way to the
North pole.
The Roumanian Cabinet resigned on
the 4th.
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH has nomi-
mated the Prince of Vale to the coloneicy
of the Twelfth Aus tran regiment.
A VIOLENT sand storm in Egypt stopped
traffic on the Suez canal from the 3D. un-
til the 9th.
EMPERoR WILLIAM is again i'll.
THE village OF Deep Creek, Va, was
nearly wiped out by fire on the morning
Of the 4th. aa
The House committee on rivers and har-
bors has declined to grant further hear
ings, and concluded to report the bill it is
preparing by the goth instant.
THE German and Italian governments
have each ordered the cons trucbion of two
torpedo boats at E bing, Prussia.
THE death of Miss Louise III. Alcott is
expected. as result OF the shock caused
by the death of her father, the venerable
Bronson Alcott.
FIREMAN JOHN ADAMS was instantly
killed. and four others were seriously ln-
iured in collision on the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad near Somerset. KY,
on the 4th.