Huntsville gazette., 1889-11-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
Personal AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
IT is thought that Willie Dickinson,
OF Bessemer, Mich, who so mysteriously
disappeared about eight years ago, and
for whose recovery standing reward of
| So, 900 is offered, has been found in the
Boys and Girls Home in Los Angeles,
Cal.
Rev. c. HUDSON SMITH, pastor of the
Pilgrim Church Of Dorchester, Mass,
whose disappearance last spring, sub
| sequent discovery in San Francisco
and return to his pastorate in the
fall, formed fruitful theme of Cos
sip and wonderment, has again disap-
peared, without giving any intimation
| of his intended departure or leaving any
| clew by which to trace him.
On the 10th the celebration of the CEN
tennial anniversary of the appointment
of Bishop Carroll, the first Catholic
| Bishop given to America, was cele-
brated with imposing grandeur.
THE body of State Treasurer William
B. Hart of Pennsylvania laid in state
| in the Capitol at Harrisburg on the 18th,
after which the funeral cortege proceed
ed to Harrisburg Cemetery, where the
interment took place with military hon.
Ors.
On the 9th Henry w. Chamberlin, of
New York City, president of the Cham
berlin Manufacturing Works and a
prominent business man and Mason, died
suddenly.
THE Boston police have been asked to
look up Andrew p. Anderson, aged nine
ty-two, who, according to his wife's story
left his home about five weeks ago with
between $4,000 and S., 600 in his posses
sion, with which to pay some bills, and
has not been seen since.
1T is said that the condition Of the
King of Holland has greatly improved.
He is again able to transact business,
and goes out driving every day.
Mr.. ROBERT BONNER has purchased
the great three-year-old Sunol Of Sen
ator Stanford, of California, at price
which the latter, declares is the greatest
ever paid for horse in this country.
On the 18th ex-President Cleveland
assisted in laying the cornerstone of the
Thomas Jefferson Clubs new building
in Boerum Place, Brooklyn. The club
house is to be the local headquarters of
the Democracy.
THE British agent at Zanzibar has re-
ceived letter from Henry M. Stanley
wherein the explorer states that he
hopes to reach Zanzibar about the mid
die of January.
On the 11th President Harrison signed
and issued the proclamation declaring
the Territory of Washington to be
State of the Union.
On the 18th the North Dakota Legis-
lature will assemble at Bismarck. The
Senatorial contest is growing exceed
ingly warm.
VICE-ADMIRAL KRANTZ has withdrawn
from the French Ministry of Marine, and
M. Barley, Senator for the Department
of the Tarn, has been appointed to sue
ceed him.
CAPTAIN NATHANIEL GREENLEAF,
master and owner of the halibut-fshing
schooner Lizzie j. Greenleaf, of Glou-
cester, Mass, has made complaint to the
State Department, in which he says that
on April 25 last an officer Of the British
cutter stationed at Fortune Bay, N. F.,
compelled him to give bonds to take out
new modus vivendi license before buy
ing bait, although his old license had
two months to run.
GOVERNOR TOoLE Of Montana has
call1d session of the Legislature, to
convene on the Esd.
DURING his recent visit to COnstanti-
nozzle Count Herbert Bismarck informed
Grand Vizier Kiamil Pasha that the
Powers would under no circumstances
allow Bulgaria to be disturbed.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
On the 7th, near Delhi, N. ", a young
son of Amasa Smith, while attempting
to kill cat, shot and instantly killed
Louis P. Ogilvie, aged six years.
FRANK SOUTH, of Fargo, n. D., has
gone to Canada with $4,000 in cash,
leaving debts amounting to from ST., 900
to $4,000, secured by property worth
less than $4,000.
THIRTEEN loaded coal barges sank in
The Ohio river, near Parkersburg, w.
Va, on the Sth, involving loss of $780,
600.
A COLLISION between freight and
gravel train occurred near Altoona, Pa,
on the Sth. Nine men were killed and
about fifteen injured, number Of them
fatally.
E. w. BARRETT, who is the Washing
ton correspondent of the Atlanta Con-
stitution, was sent to Alabama to seek
an interview with the outlaw Rube Bur-
rows. He started with buggy, on the
4th, to drive from Sullivan to house
where Burrows was supposed to be stop
ping, and has not been heard from since.
1t is feared that he has been killed.
On the sth the steamship Queensmore,
from Baltimore for Liverpool, caught
fire off the Irish coast, and burning low,