Huntsville gazette., 1881-12-10
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

IL,
owned by D. Morrison and operated by
Charles A. Pillsbury & Co., capacity 700
barrels per day; the Pillsbury Mill, owned
and operated by the same firm, capacity TO-
600 barrels; the Minneapolis Mill, owned
and operated by Crocker, Fisk & Co. ca
pacity 45O barrels; the Empire Mill, owned
by D.. L.. Watson, Of Massachusetts, and op-
Grated by Chas. A. ,Pillsbury tS Co. capacity
$50 barrels. A cotton mill, owned by D. NJ.
Morrison and operated by Henry Honkompt,
was also destroyed. The aggregate loss is
not far from $4,000, with insurance OF
about $4,000. The fire originated in the
Pillsbury B Mill, but in what manner is
not known. While the Minneapolis Mill
was burning terrific explosion occurred,
throwing down the walls and burying sew
eral men in the ruins. Assistant Engineer
Fredericks, John Tuhey and Daniel Burke,
iremen, and man named Robinson, were
taken out dead. Several others were badly
injured. # m -
s THE St. Louis & San Francisco Rail-
road has completed its extension of the Ar
kansas division to Benwood, Washington
County, Ark, eighteen miles distant from
Fayetteville. This new extension passes
through the towns of Greenland and Vest
fork. r EFNR
THE debt statement issued Dec.
shows adecrease Of the public debt during
November Of 81 ,249, 126: cash in the treasu-
ry, $245, ,042, ,S66; gold certifcates S., 207 ,920
silver certificates, $66, 663,S30; refunding
certificrtes, $579, $50; legal tenders outstand-
ing, S346, 6sl ,O16; fractional currency out
standing, $7,093, 12S. Decease Of debt since
June 80, 1881, S., 2,315,471. .-..-...
In New York City the other day,
three-year- child named Willie Blake
poured kerosene oil over an infant brother
in cradle, then set fire to the fluid. The
little one was burned to death. E#Gf
BY the bursting of a boiler in Mann's.
Oil Works, Yazoo City, Miss, Six cofored
employees were injured, some at least ia
tally.
The infant son of George Harfrance,
at Akron, O., fell into a tub of hot water
while his mother was scrubbing the floor and
was scalded to death. s
SMALLPOX is increasing in Minneso-
ia to an alarming extent. The worst
scourged localities are Granite Falls and vi
cinity, Sauk Center and Melrose. Whole
families have Seen AYeptsaway BY the terri
BILE scourge. DfS
DANFORD, owner of the suspended
Kansas banks, was taken by mob of angry
depositors from the officers at Wellington
and forced to return to Caldwell. He was
threatened with lynching unless he dis
gorged, it being generally believed that he
I,ll d. oil y,
was downright swindle.
DIR. l.. C.nNARwOOD was burned in
his residence at Whiteside, Pa. Mrs. Me-
Carty and Mrs. Reed met like fate at
Scranton, Pa.
IT is understood that several bills will
be introduced during the present session of
Congress looking to an enlargement Of the
scope OF the Department of Agriculture.
One OF the proposed bills will provide that
the Department shall be one OF Agriculture
and Statistics, and will make provision for
the appointment of Commissioner Of Geo
logical Surveys, Bureau Of Education and
Labor, Bureau of Manufactures, and
Bureau of Railroad transportation.
REV. THOMAS BASKERVILLE, Con-
gregational minister of Bloomfield, Iowa,
has fled with his, servants girl, Lizzie Coll
lier, leaving wife and two infant children
in destitute condition. He emigrated from
Lancashire less than three years ago. His
former parishioners are desirous of having
his infamy published to the world. -.t-
The barns of the Maxwell brothers,
near Geneva, N. Y, were destroyed by fire.
Fifty Holstein cattle, fifty hogs and five
horses perished in the flames. The loss is
estimated at 500, 900. The fire., it is believed,
was the work of an incendiary. sHa iaa
UPTON, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, has handed in his resignation.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, is excited over
the murder of Father Mccarthy, Catholic
priest, by David McMullen, jealous hus-
band.
Mrs. MCGHEE, 60 years old, was ac-
cidentally killed by her son John, at Jackson,
Tenn. He was shooting pigeons, and his
dog threw him to the ground, two barrels
being discharged into the head and chest OF
his mother.
SEVEN prisoners escaped from jail at
Las Vegas, New Mexico, including John I.
Webb, sentenced to death.
~ "A BOLD thief walked off with SLY 200
worth of negotiable bonds from the Cleye-
land (O.) Commercial Bank while the Pres
ident was talking with friend.
. A SwEDE named Brandt was killed
and three unknown men fatally wounded
at Bradford, Pa, in riot between railway
employees.
A ACOLLIsIoN on the New York d New
England Railway near Thompson, Conn.,,
proved fatal to W. p. Harrington and Al
bert Clark. A number OF persons were in
iured. The engineer and fireman OF a Toie-
do, Delphos & Burlington train were killed
by collision near Austin, O.
CALDERoN, for some time past pro-
yisional President of Peru, is now, with his
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Galuez, pris-
oner in Chilian hands. Hewas arrested as
he was returning from mass, and allowed
but few moments in which to prepare for
his departure. He was sent on special
train to Callao, and thereplaced on board an
iron clad to be transported to Santiago.
The reasons alleged for this.arbitrary act are
not yet made public, but Admiral Lynch is