Huntsville gazette., 1881-11-26
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
A BARREL of naphtha caught fire an


broadcast, setting the vessel on fire and en-
veloping in flames large number OF per-
sons, six Of whom were burned to crisp,
and two others did not long survive. By
hard fighting the flames were confined TO
the hold Of the steamer, and after several
hours, during which severe storm pre-
vailed, her signals Of distress were observed
by pilot-boat, which ran out and brought
her into port.
HOOD, BoUBRIGnT & Co., an extern
sive Philadelphia dry-goods house, that
failed in 1861 and compromised with its
creditors at Is cents on the dollar, has just
sent to each Of its creditors check for the
balance OF their claims, the aggregate
amount being over 100000.
THE will of Mrs. Maria Carey, just
probatcd in Brooklyn, N. Y, bequeaths
$4,000 to charitable, educational and relig-
ious institutions. The largest bequest is
$4,000, to the American Tract Society.
THE Minnesota House of Representa-
against E. st. Julian Cox, Judge Of the
Ninth Judicial Circuit Of that State. The
charges against him allege habitual drunk
enness, lewd and disgraceful conduct, and
various other offenses unbecoming to a
Judge and disgraceful to the commonwealth.
THE main building of the Ohio Idiotic
Asylum located in the suburbs of Colum-
bus, was entirely destroyed by fire on the
morning Of the 18th. By good management
the GA pupils were all safely removed from
the burning building. The fire is supposed
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| ing apparatus. The loss is estimated at
from 5000, 900 to $250,0O0, with no insur-
! ance.
THE Mexican Veterans Association
held its annual meeting in the Exposition
| Hail at Atlanta, Ga, on the 10th. Gen.
Henry Jackson, of Savannah, delivered an
oration on the history Of The Mexican cam
paign. Among the speeches delivered was
one by Gen. Sherman, who said he thanked
| God he was an American citizen; that he
could go from any spot of Maine to Texas
and stop where he pleased so long as he be-
haved himself and obeyed the laws of the
place. He said that to-day the United States
was Nation with the same soldiers, the
same Government and the same flag; de-
clared himself as friendly to Georgia as to
| Ohio-a declaration which was received with
cheers; and told his audience that if they
thought Georgia was the best part Of the
country they should "stick to it." He re-
called the events of sixteen years ago at At
lanta, and expressed himself graified at the
| transformation. The General was very cor
daily received.
| A PASSENGER train on the Havana
branch of the Wabash Railway went down
through trestle about five miles from
| Springfield, ILL.,, on the 18th. The trestle
forms the approach to the bridge over the
Sangamon River, and was eighty feet long
and twenty feet high. The locomotive
passed over in safety, but the remainder Of
the train, consisting Of a baggage car and
| two passenger coaches, went down into a
general wreck. The overturned stoves set
fire to the debris, but the flames were ex-
| tinguished before doing much damage. Sew
eral passengers were quite badly hurt, but
none it was believed fatally.
THE Pacific National Bank of Boston,
Mr.. A. 1. Benyon, President, suspended on
the 18th. The cause of the failure is said to
be the embarrassment of Mr.. Theodore c.
Weeks, an extensive stock operator, about
$500, 600 Of whose paper is held by the bank.
The institution, although apparently doing
a prosperous business, has never been a
member of the Clearing house, but paid its
drafts through the Elliott National Bank. 1t
has since been ascertained that the Central
Bank has discounted large amount Of pa
per for the Pacific Bank and is heavily in
volved by the failure of the former institu-
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to have carried on his transactions with
Benyon without the knowledge Of the other
officers OF the bank, and he has been forced
to resign. The Central's deficit has been
made good and it will continue business.
THE San Antonio (Texas) stage was
again robbed on the night of the 18th, six
teen miles from Laredo. The registered
mail packages were taken and the passen-
gers relieved Of their pocketbooks.
TIE leading distillers of the country
recently held convention at Chicago and
resolved to reduce their operations, to pool
their funds and to export all old products.
It is intended by this means to cheek the
surplus production Of whisky and to main
tain better prices.
THE militia have been called out to
suppress a coal miners riot at Cannelton,
Kanawha County, w. Va.
CHRISTIAN lessen, ayoung man who
had recently Inherited considerable for
tune from European relatives, went to Han
cock, Delaware County, n. Y, to visit
sister, carrying, as is supposed, large sum
Of money in his sachel. Before he reached
her residence he was waylaid, robbed and
murdered, and his body thrown alongside
the railroad track. His sachel, filed with
stones, was found in the Delaware River,
near by.
THE Porte has informed the repre-
sentative English and German philanthro-
pists, endeavoring to promote the migration
OF Jews to Turkey, that Jews will be allowed
to establish themselves in separate commu-
mites in all parts OF the empire except Pal
estine, but they will be subject to Turkish
laws and have to adopt Turkish nationality.
COMPTROLLER KNOX has levied an
assessment of 100 per cent. upon the stock
holders OF the Mechanics National Bank Of
Newark, n. j.