The Springdale news., 1888-12-28
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


 MR. GLADSTONE left London for Italy on the 18th. His arrival at Dover was greeted by thousands of his admirers, who cheered him enthusiastically. The channel was rough during the voyage and hea.-y fog prevailed.
 BY her will Alice Hastings. the actress. provides that after the payment of all her just debts and expenses the residue of her estate shall be given to her dear friend, RoAin Reed. The will was pro- bated at New York City on the 20th.
 OS the 2oth. iH the British House Of Commons, Hon. Edward Stanhope Secre- tary of War. denied that the Honorable Artillery Gompany's warrant had been withdrawn.
 ON the 20th the Secretary of State sent to the Senate certificates of the result Of the vote for presidential electors in Yer mont, New Hampshire. Delaware, Con- necticut, Oregon and Kentucky.
 THE Capital Flouring Mills at Lansing, Mich, were destroyed by fire on the night Of the 1ath. The loss will reach SJ0,e00.
 oS the 21st General Benl. 4. Bruce, one Of the framers of the present Constitu- ton of New York. formerly Inspector General, Canal Commissioner and mem- Der ot the Assembly, died at his home in =
 MAYOR HEWITT of New York declined a public farewell banquet at Delmonico's, $, rendered by admiring friends to mark his retirement from office.
 OS the 10th Governor Zulick of Arizona granted another reprieve for sixty days to Firimino Papago, the Indian whose exc cution at Tuscon was fixed for the date named.
 ON the 18th Mayor Hewitt os New York vetoed b;ll ot >6l6 for funeral expenses ofathe Board of Aldermen in attending the funeral of their late president, George H. Foster
 DR. JAMES E. REEVES, os Chattanooga, Tenn, a noted expert with the micro scope. who has been searching for yellow fever germs in Hyers and kidneys taken from yellow-fever patients. announces that he has discovered them.
 REPRESENTATIVE Democrats of South Dakota met 1T Mitchell. on the 20.h. 10 urge upon Congress tie early admission of the south half ot the Territory to State hood, under the Sloax Falls Constitution.
 IRE President has recognized Pedro Vicente Miiares as ConsaI-ti .aerdl of Venezuela at New York.
 LEAVE of absense has been granted Surgeon General Hamilton of the Marine Hospital Service for sixty days from Jan nary l, ls,~., which period that officer will spend in Chicago.
 SENATOR CHANDLER has introduced tu the Senate a bill for the protection oi the elective franchise Its provisions are sim liar to those Of the b.N introduced in the House by Representative Howard c: h. diana.
 cABLEGRAM says the latest news from Stanley. brought by special messengers sent for the purpose into the interior of Africa last October. states that the great explorer reached Wadelai and met Emin on January %. He had endured great privations. but he and his party were well and had plenty of stores.
 Ox the 23d a man known as Franz Schneider died suddenly at the Metropoli- tan Hotel in Washington. He is said to have been Count Arth. member Of the German nobility. He had been at the hotel for two months, spending large sums CT money and living laxuriously.
 EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH of Austria has appointed Count Andrassy General Of cavalry, and Cheyalier Xou Beck Gen. eral of artillery.
 MR. JOHN BRIGHT is greatly improved. He was able to sit in a chair for half an hour on the 23d.
 ON the 23d Mir. Gladstone received tre- mendous ovation upon his arrival at Ma ples, Italy, He was presented with an address Of welcome by q deputation Of students. whose spokesman alluded to the ex-Premier ot England as a friend Of Italy.