Huntsville gazette., 1889-09-21
NEWS IN BRIEF,
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POL1r.CAI.

The Sons OF Veterans, in session al
Paterson, N. j., elected c. E. Griffen,
Secretary of State of Indiana, comman-
der-in- chief of the National Encampment
for the ensuing year.
EMPEROR WILLIAM will pay visit tc
King Humbert at the Italian resort of
Monsae on his way to Athens.
ZANZIBAR advices state that the native
village of Keendutschi, whose inhabit
ants supplied the insurgents with arms,
has been destroyed by Captain Wiss.
mans police.
On the 18th Senator Voorhees,, Of In
diana, had so far recovered from the
effects of his recent illness that no alarm
whatever was felt as to his condition.
M. MUMA DENIS FUsTEL DE CoULAGEs,
the French historian, died, on the IA tn, in
his sixtieth year.
CAPTAIN ARMEs, who insulted Governor
Beaver OF Pennsylvania during the presi-
Dental Inauguration ceremonies, for
which he was court is to be
examined by medical commission to
ascertain his mental status.
The Lord Mayor Of Dublin has trans
mitted, for the benefit of the Conemaugh
Valley flood sufferers, the several sums
OF 10000. fl,00O, f500 and f200, an ag-
gregate of nearly $50, 900.
THERE was rumor in Washing ton on
the 10th that Tanner was to receive the
appointment of Recorder Of Deeds for
the District of Columbia, which pays SIS,
900 per annum in fees.
On the 10th Major Warner arrived in
Washington from Deer Park. While he
refused to confirm or deny the report that
he had declined to accept the position of
Commissioners Of Pensions, there was no
doubt felt that he had declined it.
In the u nited States Circuit Court at
San Francisco, on the 10th, Judge Sawyer
rendered decision in the habeas corpus
case Of Deputy Marshal Maggie, and or
dered that Nagle be discharged from
custody. A bill of exceptions filed by
counsel for the State was allowed by the
court and pending an appeal to the
United States Supreme Court Nagle was
ordered released on his own recognizance
with bond fixed at 5000.
| LATEST advices from Samoa are to the
effect that Malietoa has been uietly re-
! stored to the throne. He and Mataafa
have taken up te N porary residence on
| the Mansono island where they will re-
main until the decisions of the Berlin
conference are confirmed. The German
Consul at Apia has notified Tamasese g
that Germany is precluded from giving
support to any party.
PUBLIC opinion in London has under
gone vast change in a fovv yve.rs i-a=ro-
gard to the proper relations of society to
the individual. Cardinal Manning has re-
Gently pointed out the justice of charging
the support of working people to the
properties they create and maintain in
the form Of higher wages rather than by
taxing the general public for their sup
port under the poor laws.
On the 10th Bob Younger, the Missouri
outlaw, died of consumption at the age
of thirty -four years, after an imprison-
ment Of thirteen years in the saltwater
(Minn.) penitentiary.
SECRETARY TRACv sent the following
dispatch to ex-Secretary Whitney, at
Lenox, Mass: "Permit me to congratu-
late you on the magnificent performance
of the Baltimore"
On the 10th the Sovereign Grand Lodge
l. o. o. +. met in Columbus, o., and
were welcomed by Governor Rraker and
Mayor Bruck. The annual reports show
the order to be in prosperous condition.