Huntsville gazette., 1890-11-15
NEWS IN BRIEF,
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


FROM the latest returns it appears
, chat the Senate, after March 4. 1891,
| Will stand ~ Democrats to As Repub-
licans, with one seat from New Hamp-
shire in doubt The House will have
a Democratic majority of 49,
TIE United States Consul General at
Neuvo Laredo, in a dispatch to the De-
partment OF State, discredits tho report
that the Mexican Government has
placed an import duty on cattle from
the United States. No such duty has,
to his knowledge, been imposed
''QUAY's dead; and his mail goes to
the dead-letter Office now" was the
thoughtless remark that secured the
suspension Of Mrs. Margaret Watkins,
delivery clerk at the Washington post
office.
THOMAS HARPER, president and treas
urer Of the Harper Brothers Company,
manufacturers Of decorated lamps and
shades at Barclay and Church streets,
New York, and William Harper, mana
ger of the factory at Van West, West
chester County, N. ", have disap-
peared, leaving debts reported at from
S25. 900 to $50, 000
MAURICE BERNHARDT, son of the noted
actress, slightly woundrd the sword arm
Of his antagonist, NJ. Bouriey, in duel
near Paris, on the 7th. M. Bourey is
dramatic critic of the Courier Francais
LORD LONDONDERRY, speaking at
West Hartlepool, England, declared
that Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien delib-
erately organized the Tipperary riot,
and that Mr.. Morley was inveigled into
a trap set by them.
On the Sth General David B. McKib-
ben, q. S. a., On the retired list, died
III Washington of cancer of the throat.
General McKibben served with distinc-
tion III the Mexican and Indian wars
and in the war of the rebellion.
On the sth Hal G. Dulaney died at
Melbourne, Loudon County, Va, IN
his thirty-seyenth year. He was the
wealthiest man in Virginia, having
fallen heir to the estates of Lefty Hut
ton, of England, and the Dulancy fam
lily of Virginia.
POLITICAL gossips of Washington say
that Senator Quay will resign the chair
manship of the Republican National
committee as soon as he returns from
Florida, and that Mr. Clarkson will be
his succ essor.
MINISTER LINCOLN denies emphatical-
| ly the report that lie intends to resign.
He says he will return to England at
the expiration of his two months leave
| of absence.
On the 10th J. B. Struthers was fatally
stricken with apoplexy on the floor of
| the New York Stock Exchange, and
business was suspended temporarily.
| On the 10th Hannah Demon, aged one
hundred and two years and eleven
months, died at South Dartmouth, Mass.
GOVERNOR HILL Of New York has ap-
pointed Thursday, November 27, day
of Thanksgiving.
| The sheriff of New York County, n
| Y, has been obliged to return the exc
| cutions on three judgments, aggregating
over $780, 900, entered against the
| Duchess of Marlborough for money bor-
rowed in England, unsatisfied, boing
unable to find any property to levy on
Mr.. STANLEY will at once prosecute
| Mr.. Barttelot, brother of the late Major
| Barttelot, and others for the publication
of libeis in connection with the conduct
Of the rear column of his late African
expedition and Mr.. Stanley's relation
thereto Sir Charles Russell and Mr.
George Lewis, distinguished legal
practitioner of London, have been re-
tanned by Mr.. Stanley.