Huntsville gazette., 1881-09-10
other day by negroes, who commenced an
infamous outrage on Miss Cherry. Her
brother Drained one of the brutes with an


infamous outrage on Miss Cherry. Her
brother Drained one OF the brutes with an
ak.
AT Chicago, on the night of the I'd,
John c. Neal, temporarily lodging at house
on Clark Street, suddenly jumped out Of bed
with wild yell and shot David Fagin, a
room -mate, in the head. Rushing down.
stairs he fired a shot into VIM. Springcord.
He then jumped out Of a window and ran
down Clark Street, shooting negro who at
tempted to stop him. After swapping his
revolver at several other persons the lunatic
was captured by a policeman and subdued
by clubbing. The three wounded men
were all seriously injured.
A PARTY of men went to the house of
w. A. Hardy, says dispatch from Lake
City, Fla, to release Miss Keen, held
for child-murder. Hardy fred on the crowd.
They returned the fire, shooting Hardy
through the breast, his child through the
skull, and wounding colored man. The
Sheriff called out the light infantry to guard
the prisoner. The suspected parties were
arrested.
THE Downing, Love and Still fam
lilies, in the Cherokee Nation, assembled at
wedding recently, at which an old feud
was revived, and the head Of each family
took part with knives and revolvers. Three
were slaughtered and several others injured.
THE verdict of the jury of inquest in
the Cramer case at New Haven, Conn.,, is
that Jennie E. Cramer came to her death by
poison and violence, and that James Malley,
Jr., is criminally responsible, and Walter
E. Malley and Blanche Douglass morally re-
sponsible for the same. The post-mortem
examination does not absolutely reveal the
cause or manner of death. But various pOr-
tions Of the body contained traces Of arsenic.
FRANZ SHALOsKY, a Bohemian farm
er living near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was lit
orally torn to pieces by bull which he was
| trying to lead. He became entangled in the
rope and the animal gored his head off, tore
his bowels out and limbs off. The bull was
shot six times before falling, and continued
running. around field and through the
woods. He had one of the mans legs on his
horns when killed.
By railway collision at Charenton,
France. on the 5th, nineteen passengers
were killed outright and twenty-five in
jured, some of them probably fatally.
AT Sparta, Tenn, in q recent en-
counter, T. j. r. Swofford shot and killed
Eli Paul and severely wounded one of Paups
sons. James Scott, brother in-law Of Swof-
ford, endeavored to separate the enmha-
tants, and he too was killed by Swofford.
MISCELLANEOUS.
HON. TRANQUILITA LUNA, New Mex
ico's Delegate to Congress, arrived in Santa
Fe on the I'd, from two weeks campaign
after hostile Indians From him it is learned
| that Nana's raid was more disastrous than
at first reported. Fifty-six miles from Ma
vajo Springs he found fifteen dead bodies on
the roadside, and ascertained that the In
dians had captured and taken with them
| two Mexican women, one American girl and.
| five boys. Mr.. Luna, with thirty-five men,
followed the band till his rations gave out,
and protected settlements from their raid.
Tiffany, Indian Agent at San Carlos, reports
that Indian runners have come in from
White Mountains with rumors Of fighting
near Fort Apache. One Lieutenant and
number Of soldiers are said to be killed in
the fight on Zebisque Creek.
The National Free Thinkers Con-
vention assembled at Hornellsville, N. T.,
on the I'd. Some 500 delegates were pres
ent.
THE Georgia Legislature has defeated
the bill appropriating $3,0Oo,OoO for the
erection of new Capitol.
DESTRUCTIVE forest fires are raging
in various parts of Ontario, and many farm
buildings, crops, ETC., have been swept
away. the prolonged drought has rendered
every infammable thing as dry as tinder,
and there is no water with which to fight the
fire. Several people have perished in the
flames.
A PARTY engaged in raiding for arms
in Cork, Ireland, encountered police pa
troll, and in the conflict ensuing farmers
son named Hickie was shot dead and three
other raiders and policemen wounded.
CAPTAIN PAYNE, of Oklahoma fame,
is said to be reorganizing his colony for an
other move on the Territory. 1t is said that
the would be colonists will move this time
from the Texas border, where it is claimed
narrow point Of public land runs down to
the Red River, thus obviating the crossing
OF the tifty-seven miles of Indian lands upon
the Kansas side of the Territory, which
gave the boomers So mucu duuoy dnCc ittcI
fall when they sought to enter from Cald-
well. The colony will move some time in
October.
LEADING New York journals having
intimated recently that the Star-route mail
cases would never be prosecuted, it is semi
officially announced from the National Cap
ital that at least half dozen representative
cases will be ready for presentation to the
Grand Jury Of the District at its coming
session, and will be presented without fear
or favor.
GUITEAU was hanged in efigy at
Buffalo, N. Y, the other night, in the pres
ence OF 8, 900 people.
THE entire country was greatly excit-
ed over the report, current for two entire
days, land apparently well authenticated, that
Gen. Carr and some half-dozen officers and
about one hundred men Of his command at
Fort Apache, Arizona, had been massacred
in a fight with the White Mountain
| Apaches, under Chief Pedro. The affair
turns out to be much less disastrous than
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