Huntsville gazette., 1889-11-30
IN BRIEF.
c,npilsd from Various Sources
usox,L AND POLITICAL.

r. Tanmanv convention for the
,.l!h Ia@ New York; district on the n ssa,
Sixth .as tad Charles H. Turner (known
noni1ra lTbe Ice-man') for Congress-
IS IL, ,an CryNINGHAM, who was shot
h9" I,sIian poachers on his estate at Mil
y Mass Tass on the 2lst, died the follow
ioA' NO. He was a very wealthy retired
iea Ie.c Ao odd William t. Dorch, one OF
,OIaading citizens of North Carolina
ioS +GoIdsboro, aged sixty-five. He
alsr slod d as Speaker of the House and Pres
santof the Senate of North Carolina
as,i' u was !, also a prominent member OF
'u1 4a Confederate States Senate.
'Do orr,cT,1 returns from the late cleo
san IN Virginia, with Scott and Han
"Dr . counties estimated, give Scott
NV, nom J. for Attorney-General, 166,97S;
rn,tr Rep, 122,681; McTeer pro ,
so ro'' Mckinney majority will be great
er than Scotts 1y;
Tur BRAZILIAN Minister at Washing
...,loces no credence whatever IN the
nrrisbed reports coming from Europe,
E;rt;nr at instability of the new govern
ma,t and the probable breaking up OF
Trazil into three separate States. lie
cords the republic as fixed and per-
manent.
NOTWITHSTANDING the PROVISIONAL
elections held in Samoa recently by the
natives which resulted in the choice OF
N,-aafa as King and Malietoa as vice.
Trs Tamasese followers have since
,slested Malietoa King and Tamasese
vie4-King. The natives look to the set
dement, Of the question Of who shall be
ruler by the three Powers represented
at the Berlin conference.
OK the 22d DR.. Rudolph Tanszky, a
noted expert on insanity, who became
insane and attempted to kill his wife
and himself in January, 1855, died IN
Bloomingdale On. " Asylum. He was
one Of the experts in the Guiteau case.
THE International Maritime confer
ence delegates were 'banqueted at the
Hotel Brunswick in New York City, on
the evening of the 23d. by the Admiralty
bar of that city. Hon. William Allen
Butler presided, and spoke for the hosts
while DR.. Sicveking, Of Germany, re-
sponded for the guests. A number of
others spoke, and the occasion was a
most enjoyable one.
OK the 23d Mr.. Parke, editor of the
North london Press, who is being pro-
ceeaaa against by Lord Euston for libel
in connecting the latter's name with the
West End Club scandals, surrendered
himself, and was remanded to prison,
bail being refused.
LIEUTENANT STRUM, who absconded
from Berlin, has been overtaken at
Auckland.
ON the Gath the Washington Post pub
lished table giving the strength of the
hVe leading candidates for the Speaker
snip of the House of Representatives,
giving to Mr.. Reed So votes, to Mr.. Nc
klnley H. Mr.. Cannon "a, Mr.. Hender-
son Sand to.Mr Burrows II.
Ok the 2Sd the Pan-American delegates
visited Roach's ship-yard, at Chester,
fa'' to witness the launching of the
steamship 0risabo for the New York &
Iuoa Mail Steamship line
OS the 23d the Lower House of the
Montana Legislature organized in two
branches, the Republicans meeting in
lall on Main street and the Democrats
III the courthouse. The Republicans
Aad thirty members, two more than a
quorum The organization was per-
ecled by the election of A. C. Witter.
u u beayerhead County, Speaker. The
penocrats organized with Mr.. Blakelv,
VI VaLatin County, as Speaker. The
peHa'e y met at the courthouse, but the