Huntsville gazette., 1894-10-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

fERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
SUIT for SIC, 600 damages was begun in
Sandusky fO.) common pleas court, on
the 27th, by Houston Smith, of Toledo,
against the members of the family of
the late ex-President r. b. Hayes.
The plaintiff alleges that his wife re-
ceived permanent injuries in runaway
caused by large dog owned, boarded
and harbored by the Hayes family at
Spiegel Grove.
ALLEN G. WILDE, of the firm of J. H.
Wilde & Co., well-known merchants of
Chicago, has been adopted by the
widow of the late Prof Garrison, of
that city. Mrs. Garrison, before her
marriage. was Lady Mary Berry, of
England, and heiress to extensive es-
tates there. Mr. Wilde is 33 years
old, and a prominent society and club
man.
On the 27th the president issued a
proclamation granting pardons to all
Mormons convicted of polygamy.
YELLOW FEVER is reported epidemic
throughout 'the republic of Salvador,
and the mortality is very great. The
disease is fatal to foreigners, taking
them off inside of twenty -four hours.
Among the first victims was American
Consul Pollock.
On the 2Sth indictments were found
at st. Cloud, Mimi, against Paul Bor-
dreau, L. j. Foster, w. r. Brohan,
Lloyd and Harry Egbert and George
Amo, all of st. Cloud, for taking part
in the Great Northern strike and him
derlng the passage of mail trains.
On the 2Sth Capt. Henry w. How
gate was taken before Judge Benedict,
of the United States district court of
New York, and admitted his identity.
Judge Benedict signed an order for
his removal to Washington for trial in
the supreme court of the District of
Columbia.
THE emperor of China attributes the
incompetency and corruption, and this
fact has caused almost panic in the
palace, and has rendered the position
of affairs in China extremely serious.
JACOB ZAHNT, a building contractor
who built several Worlds fair build
ings in Chicago and lost money on
similar work at the Mid-Winter ex
position, committed suicide in San
Francisco by gas asphyxiation.
DR.. LEYDEN, of Berlin, summoned to
Spala to treat the czar, advises that
the latter be sent to Livadia, Greece.
IT is said that the appointment of
Prince Kung, the Chinese emperor's
uncle, and the presidents of the for
eign board of admiralty to act as co-di-
rectors with Iii Hung Chang in the con-
duct of affairs is looked upon in
of a coup detat.
THE bodies of the crew of the sunl1en
schooner Home were washed ashore
near Manistique, Mich. Those of Capt.
c. p. Henderson and Alex Berlzeuoslxi
were identified, but the others could
not be recognized.
On the lst the grand jury Of the
criminal court of the District Of
Columbia brought in an indictment
against II. O. Havemeyer and John f.
Searles, Of New York, and Allan Louis
Seymour, of Seymour Bros & Young,
brokers, of Washington city.
CHAUNCEY NJ DEPEw will deliver an
Grafton at the laying of the corner
stone of the Commercial Travellers as
sociation's new hall at Binghamton,
\. Y, on the 9th.
On the lst Baron Blanca italian minis
ter of foreign affairs, was in conference
at his seat at Castel-a-Mare, with Her
man Stump. the United States superin-
tendent of immigration and the Amer
lean consul at Naples, with reference
to the adoption of regulations for the
protection of emigrants.