Huntsville gazette., 1881-11-05
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
THE wheat fields in Ohio are bel


THE wheat fields in Ohio are being
devastated by the Hessian fly. So destruc
tive is their work that many farmers are
plowing up their fields.
4 LORD & WILLIAMS, a heavy banking
and contracting firm at Tucson, Nevada,
have failed for large amount, but profess
their ability to meet all claims against them
in a little while.
The British steamer Calliope, from
Odessa for Bremen, was totally lost on the
Spanish coast. Only one person saved.
The Walaczyska court-martial at st.
Petersburg sentenced two leaders OF the
anti-Jewish riots in June last to ten years.
exile in Siberia.
THE boiler. of q steam thresher ex-
ploded at Norway Lake, near Wilmar,
Minn., killing Aufin Strand and seriously
injuring A. Everson and Christian Solberg.
So complete was the destruction that no
partof the engine or the boiler was left
where it stood before the explosion. The
cause of explosion is unknown.
/ NELSON T. DAVIS, late Tax Collector
for Harris County, Texas, who got away
county and was indicted by the Grand Jury
for embezziement, forgery and perjury, fled
before he could be arrested. AHs
DELL LOCKHART, Kid Coulter, and
man known as 'Slim," were lynched at
TERRA Amarillo, New Mexico, on the 9th.
Lockhart and ''Slim" were arrested few
weeks ago for horse-stealing. Coulter was
imprisoned for murder committed at
Chama. nine months ago. The immediate
cause OF the lynching was the discovery Of
Coulter's plan to kill the guard and escape.
In the Washington Criminal Court
on the 2sth, Capt. Howgate was arraigned,
and pleaded not guilty to the indictment for
forgery. He was then formally surrendered
| by his bondsmen.
NEAR Bennettsville, Marlboro Coun-
| ty, S. c., the wife of a planter named Smith
was set upon and horribly maltreated by
negro while returning home from neigh
boris. Her husband pursued the brute and
shot him dead in his tracks.
Mrs. LUCINDA TUCKLEY, aged 50, a
respected widow lady residing near Albany,
/ Athens County, o. was horribly maltreated
by a negro. Her skull was fractured and she
received other injuries which it was thought
might prove fatal. Her assailant was cap
tured and locked up, and the neighbors
threatened to lynch him.
AT Halifax, N. S., while Mrs. Bethane
was attending to stove her dress caught
fire. She rolled herself on the floor, at
tempting to eXtinguish the flames. A child
crawling toward her caught fire from the
burning carpets. Both were burned to
| death.
| A STEAM boiler connected with
| threshing machine exploded at Marlville, N.
Y, ON the 2Sth. Frank Millman was killed
and eight others injured. Millman was COM
petely disembowled, and died in half an
hour.
The steamer Calcutta foundered at
sea during gale. All on board, twenty
two persons, perished. The British ship
Omba, from Victoria for Melbourne, found
cred. All hands lost.
APACHEs have made their appear
ance in Sonora, killing family near Rancho
Santa Cruz, beyond Magdalena, and running
off stock. Gen. Ottero, in command OF the
troops, has sent force to cooperate with
American soldiers, who are supposed to be
in pursuit of them.
THE delegates of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Convention called on the
President on the Goth. Mrs. Willard, Pres
ident of the Convention, made a short ad-
dress, asking the political and moral aid of
the President to the object of the conven-
tion. The President replied briefly that he
was in earnest sympathy with the movement
to rescue men from evil habits.
THE business portion of Edgefeld, S.
c., has been destroyed By fire. Thirty-ive
firms were burned out. Loss over 500, 900;
insurance small.
SAMUEL KENYON, a well-to-do farmer
residing near Black River Falls, Wis, was
shot down the other night while returning
from the well with pail of water. There
is no clew to the assassin.
SEVERAL Danville Qll.) fremen are
under arrest charged with incendiarism. 4
There have been many mysterious fires
there recently, and it is now confessed by
one of the malefactors that they were kim
died for the purpose Of waking the authors
ties up to the necessity of having paid fire
department.
The Mayer & Bachman Brewery,
Clifton, Staten Island, and block of build
ings burned on the 31st. Loss estimated at
half million dollars. The Schmitt & Glade
Brewery, Chicago, went up in flames on the
same day. Loss, $150,OOO.
The Rev. J. NJ. Spargrave, of Pitts
burg, committed suicide in the State Hos
pital on account of financial troubles.
THE Pennsylvania Central Railroad
has put on fast train of palace cars be-
tween New York and Chicago-time, twen-
ty-six hours. The New York Central now
announces its determination to reduce the
time to twenty -four hours.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.