Huntsville gazette., 1889-07-27
NEWS IN BRIEF,
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


Hon. NELSON DEWEY, Wisconsin's first
Governor after admission as a State, died
or the night of the Goth. aged seventy
five years.
VIM. O'BRIEN's libel suit against Lord
Salisbury came to trial on the 20th, and
resulted in favor of defendant.
THE possible departure from Rome of
the Pope was discussed by the Italian
Cabinet on the Goth, with King Humbert
presiding.
SIR JULIAN PAUNcEFoTE, the British
Minister at Washington. sailed on the 20th
for Liverpool. He VIII come back TO his
post of duty in September. accompanied
by his two unmarried daughters.
CARLISLE ID. GRAHAM sent another "life-
barrel" over the falls of Niagara on the
21st, but it met the same fate as the one
sent over June %.
MARY ANN SCHAUB, an aged German
woman who had lived in Nashville, Tenn,
for sixty years, died of old age, recently,
and her will, which was probated on the
goth, provides that sufficient sum shall
be reserved from her personal estate to
maintain two favorite dogs in comfort as
long as they live.
The Cologne Gazettee complains Of the
delay of the Car in returning the visit
of Emperor William, and points out that
though q whole year has now elapsed
since Germany's ruler visited the Russian
capital, the Gar has not only not re-
turned the visit, but has not even written
a line to Emperor William to explain
why.
ON the 21st Mrs. Mary Robinson, aged
ninety years, died at Sharon, Pa. She
was never inside of post office or on q
railroad train. She nursed G General Han
cock when he was an infant.
Mr.. PARNELL's reception in Edinburgh,
on the 20th, was the most notable event of
the kind ever held in that city, excepting
the periodical ovation to MIR. Gladstone.
Over 10000 people lined the route over
which Mr.. Parnell and lis party drove to
the hotel.
On the 22l Rev. Edward E. Rankin, D.
D., of Newark, N. j., one Of the best
known Pres byterian minis ters in the
country, died of heart failure, aged sew
| enty wears. He was gradua te of Y ale.
THE Governor of South Carolina has ac-
cepted DR.. McDow's resignation as sur
geon of the First battalion of infantry of
| that State.
STEVE BRoDIE says he will drop from
the new suspension bridge at Niagara
| some time between August Is and 20.
MURAT HALsTEAD, editor of the Cincin-
natl Commercial-Gazett who is now in
Europe, has been informed by his physi-
clan that his disease is ineufable, and
that death is a question of only short
time.
The Massachusetts Prohibition State
convention will be held at Worcester,
September f.
On the 22l, in the South Dakota Con-
stitutional convention, resolution was
introduced and referred instructing the
Joint commission in session at Bismarck
to come to some amicable understanding
in regard to the uncertain seventh stand
ard boundary line.
On the 22d the principle matter before
the North Dakota Constitutional conven-
ton was resolution providing that the
Legislature shall consist Of but single
body. 1t was discussed in committee of
the whole, but no result w0s obtained.
THOMAS A. DIXON, NJ. for st. Stephen IS
Green, Dublin, has completed the pur-
chase of 900 acres of land in Paraguay.
IT is said that Mr.. Edward Joseph KEN
nedy, formerly a member of the House of
Commons for South Sligo, is to succeed
Mr.. Thomas Sexton in the mayoralty of
Dublin.
On the 23d Secretary Blaine vlsEte
Senator Hale at Ellsworth. Me.
A PETITION in the Washington Terri :
tory Constitutional convention was re-
ceived from Unitarian preachers asking
that church property be taxed.