The Springdale news., 1889-07-26
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
 JUDGE CUMMIN, of the State Relief Commission, on the 18th issued 165 checks | aggregating Sl6.335, to sufferers by the Conemaugh Valley (Pa.) flood.
 ON the 18th Sir Edward Malet British Ambassador to Berlin, went to London in connection with the arrangements for tho visit of Emperor William to England.
 SECRETARY BLAINE and Minister Reid have not dropped the case of the three American ladies who are alleged to have been unlawfully imprisoned by officials at Mentone, France. Minister Reid has the matter in hand and is pushing it.
 OK the 18th the election ill Marylebone, London, to fill the vacancy in the House of Commons, caused by the resignation of Lord Beresford (Conservative), re- suited in the election of Mir. Boulnois (Conservative) by 2579 votes, to 2,Os6 for Cover (Gladstonian). This is large falling off in the Conservative vote.
 IN the Washington Territory Constitu- .ional convention on the 10th the num- Der, terms and salaries of the Supreme and Superior judges were fixed. The five 1 former are to serve six years at 4 900, and the twelve latter four years at S3, 900.
 ON the 18th Mrs. John A. Logan arrived in New York City from Europe on the North German Lloyd steamer Trave, and | left for Youngstown, O., the same after noon.
 GENERAL BOULANGER, in a manifesto, says the law just enacted in France against the multiple candidate is blow aimed at universal suffrage He an- nounces that he presents himself as a candidate for the Consuls- General in eighty departments, and concludes with the assurance that the despicable gang which now dishonors Franco will soon be swept away.
 IT is sad that the differences between the Malone and anti Malone factions of the Republican party i'll Virginia have, by the aid of Chairman Quay and members of the National Republican committee, been compromised.
 BoULANGER declares the indictment found against him by the French Govern ment is founded upon deliberate false- hoods.
 MIR. LEWIS will watch the proceedings of the special commission in Mr. Parnells behalf.
 ON the 18th, in the Dakota Coustitu- tlonal convention, the committee on schedule, after practically declining to adopt the Australian ballot system, went to pieces, a majority of the committee voting against it's recommendation.
 lT is announced that Captain Dewey, who has been appoilted Chief of the Navy Bureau of Equipment and Recruit ing, was not an applicant for the posi- tion, and the appointment was surprise i'll naval circles. He succeeds Captain W. Schley, who resigned to take com mand of the new cruiser Baltimore.
 ACTING SECRETARY WHARTON of the State Departm ent sent the following ca blegram to Minister Adams, at Rio Janeiro: Convey to Minister for For eign Affairs congratulations of the Presi- dent to the Emperor on his escape from the assassin's bullet"
 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 MT. Parnell and his party drove to the hotel.
 HoN. NELSON DEWEY, Wisconsin's first Governor after admission as State, died OF the night of the 20th. aged seventy five years.
 WM. O'BRIEN's libel suit against Lord
 
 resulted in favor of defendant.
 THE possible departure from Rome of the Pope was discussed by the Italian Cabinet on the 20th, with King Humbert presiding.
 SIR JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE, the British Minister at Washington, sailed on the 2Oth for Liverpool. He will come back to his post of duty in September. accompa nied Inv bic tvvo nd 1anuhtorc
 CARLISLE D. GRAHAM sent another life barrel" over the falls of Niagara on the 2lst, but it met the same fate as the one sent over June g.
 MARY ANN ScHAUB, an aged German woman who had lived ill Nashville, Tenn, for sixty years, died of old age, recently, and her will, which was probated on the 20th, provides that sufficient sum shall be reserved from her personal estate to maintain two fayorite dogs in comfort as long as they live.
 THE Cologne Gazettee complains of the delay of the Czar in returning the visit of Emperor William, and points out that though a whole year has now elapsed since Germany's ruler visited the Russian capital. the Czar has not only not re. turned the visit but has not even written line to Emperor William to explain why.
 ON the Fist Mrs. Mary Robinson, aged ninety years, died at sharon, Pa. She was never inside of a post office or on railroad train. She nnrsed General Han- cock when he was an infant.
 0N the 2lst Henry George sailed from Liverpool for New York on the steamer
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