Huntsville gazette., 1889-03-30
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

APARTY of Japanese travellers, consist
ing of Count and Countess Sana, Marquis
and Marchioness Malda- Lieutenants
YOshi, Saiton, Kato, Minra, Horinchi and
anumber of attendants, are making tour
of the United States.
PROF. R. H. BISHOP and wife, Of Oxford,
O., celebrated their golden wedding on
the 21st
THE President, it is said, is withholding
the appointment of a minister to England
until the arrival of the British Minister,
Sir Julian Pauncefote.
THE Italian Under Secretary for War,
Lieutenant General Corvette, has been
challenged to fight duel by Signor
Cavilotti, member of the Chamber of
Deputies. The affair grew out Of per-
sOnal dispute.
JAMES n. WINDRIM, of Philadelphia, has
been rendered the position Of Supervising
Architect Of the Treasury.
On the 23d Senator Faulkner, Demo-
cratic Senator from West Virginia, called
upon the President and presented the pa
pers in the case Of Mr.. R. R. Mcmahon, Of
that State, who is an applicant for Civil
Service Commissioner.
In the British Commons, on the 22d,
Mr.. Redmond's motion to reduce Attor-
ney-General Webster's salary was re-
cted by vote of $50 to 216.
AT New Matamoras, O., Rev. Curtis,
aged sixty five, circuit rider of the Meth
odist church, with headquarters at Hook
ingsport W. Va, died very suddenly on
the 24th. He had preached in the morn
ing and ate hearty dinner afterwards
As be was rising from the table he gave a
gasp and fell over dead.
FRIENDS Of General j. Warren Keifer,
ex-Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tlves, are making vigorous efforts to have
him appointed Associate Justice of the
United States Supreme Court, vice Stan
ley Matthews, deceased. The movement
IS said to be backed by John Sherman,
Sam Shellabarger, Charlie Foster and
General Sherman.
SOUTHERN Republicans are pressing ex-
Attorney-General Frank s. Blair, Of Vir-
glnla, for Solicitor General. He has the
backing Of nearly every Southern Repub-
hcan Congressman.
ON the 23d the nomination of White1aw
Reid to be Minister to France was con-
frmed
NOTWITHSTANDING the opposition Of
General Badeau, Colonel Fred Grants
nomination as Minister to Austria was
promptly confirmed, on the 23d.
ON the 22d Judge Lawrenson, the vet
eran notary Of the Office Depart
ment, who, since 1871, has sworn in all the
appointees Of the Department from Post
master.General down, celebrated his
elghty-sixth birthday, and in October
next will have completed his SEVENTEEN
ha
MRS. HARRISON is substituting white
eip Tor the negro servants who have had
control of the domestic machinery of the
white House for many years.
ON the night of the oath Colonel Robert
" ngersoll did not lecture at the Acad-
envy OF Music, New York City, for the
penent of the Confederate Soldiers
nome, as he was expected to do. The fact
,nal he would not appear had become
A,uOwn, A,;, and probably accounts for the
oiim attendance. The receipts were not
over 800.
r.. 1T Is said that friends Of ex-United
:d o:a'es Senator Creswell, Of Maryland,
WI push that gentleman for the vacancy
" the Supreme Bench. Mr.. Creswell
was member of President Grants Cabi-
net.
MoRhoN lawyers and their clients held
aoaucus IN Salt Lake City, on the oath, to
SiU,eSt against the appointment of Chas.
zane as Chief Justice of Utah. The
uenules favor Zane, while the Mormons
are very well satisfied with the nominal
sentences pronounced upon their leaders
oy Chlef-Justice Sanford.
~ the 24th Hon. john Scott. Penn
s,!Nanla coal and railroad millionaire,
LEU IN Fits burgh, Pa, of pneumonia.
SENSATION was caused in Canada by
resident Harrison's proclamation clos
lns behrlng sea to seal and salmon fish
ers.
MAHoMMED BERAIvI, the messenger who
Dore the news to Cairo of the victory of
Eilln fasha over the dervishes, says it
was reported that Emin was in good
pealth Pe and that all his people and some
european travellers were with him in
hr-el-Gazel.
oRooKLYN will soon erect a political
omple similar to Tammauy Hall.