Huntsville gazette., 1881-08-27
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A DISPATCH from Tombstone, AriZO-
ma, 18th, says: A party consisting of VIM.
Long, Dick Gray, James Crane, Charles
Snow, Thomas d. Clinton, William Berer
and Harry Ernshaw encamped last Friday
night in Guadaloupe Canon, about no miles
east from Tombstone and very near to the
Mexican line. Early Saturday morning the
party was attacked by Mexicans, and Long,
Gray, Crane, Snow and Clinton were killed.
Berer escaped with wound in the abdo-
men, while Ernshaw ran amidst shower of
bullets. 1t is intimated that the Mexican
party numbered from twenty-five to thirty
men. The condition of the camp indicated
that an attack was made just as the mur-
dered men were getting up. They had evil
IDENTIFY been killed while yet lying down.
Long was driving some cattle to Tombstone
and the others were in his employ. Aparty
has been organized at Tombstone to avenge
the massacre.
THAT unconscionable old scoundrel,
who, under the various aliases Of Thomas
A. Marvin, Gen. r. A. Moulton, Gen. Ken
ningham, Arthur Merritt, etc., etc., has
within few years married dozen women
in various parts Of the country, beside
swindling banks and private persons right
and left, has again been captured, this time
| at Lynn, Mass, and it is hoped will now be
effectually estopped from the further pur-
suit of his favorite pastime of despoiling
woman of her affections and man of his cash.
His last and most notable exploit was con-
summated few weeks ago, the particulars
of which have already been widely pub
lished. BY means Of an advertisement for a
governess, published in an Eastern religious
paper, he secured correspondence with a
number OF ladies, which led to personal
acquaintance with at least two OF them and
a marriage with both after brief courtship
and within few days Of each other. One
of these victims was Miss Turpin, of Rich
mond, Va, a young lady Of good birth and
excellent attainments; the other, Mrs. De-
Hart, young widow, daughter of l.. G.
Hovey, Presbyterian minister at Lakewood,
N. j. His marriage with the New Jersey
widow took place on July IL, and on the
Goth, nine days later, he married the Rich
mond lady. 1t is needless to add that he
made both speculations pecuniariy profita
BILE, obtaining in each case, upon various
pretexts, and generally by means of forged
drafts, liberal sums Of money. He will be
taken to Richmond for trial.
A FORT SMITH special says parties
from Fort Sill, /. T., say great excitement
prevails in that section consequent on the
recent discovery of gold deposits in the
Wichita Mountains, ten miles west OF that
place. A number Of persons have already
located claims. The search for gold is made
by soldiers as well as citizens in that section.
THE recent boom in grain proved dis
astrous to many small brokers and specula-
tors throughout the country who operated
on the "bear" side of the market. The Kan
sas City "bucket-shop," run by one Kinzer,
but of which A. S. Orbinson was understood
/ to be the sole proprietor and backer, closed
its doors on the 10Th. Il. B. Curtis, proprie-
! tor of similar institution in st. Louis, was
also forced to suspend, having lost, as he
claims, some $50, 900 within six weeks. He
avows his determination and likewise his
ability to pay every dollar Of his indebted
ness.
THE business portion of the town of
Yale, in British Columbia, was destroyed by
fire on the 10Th. Loss over 100000
ALLEYToN, Michigan village of 500
inhabitants, located between Big Rapids
and Muskegon, has been almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire.
A HORRIBLE crime was committed
recently near Dover, in Terrell County, Ga.
A negro named Frank Hudson murdered an
old farmer named David Lee, his wife, and
white servant-giri, and frightfully wound
ed another servant, colored woman. He
then robbed the house Of $500 and made his
escape, but posse Of armed men were in
pursuit.
The French Consul at St. Louis has
received official notification of the law re-
Gently passed by the French Assembly
granting an indemnity Of 6,000, 900 francs to
the republicans who were banished after the
coup d'etat of September, 1851. Many of the
exiled came to America, and others settled
in England, Germany and other countries.
Those still living are entitled to their pro-
portion Of the appropriation voted, but can
obtain it only in yearly instalments, and must
make application within two months. The
indemnity will amount to between 400 and
1000 francs per annum for each person en-
titled thereto.
THE Musical Jubilee at Bismarck
Grove, Kans., opened on the 18th with
chorus of 1000 trained voices. Litta was the
leading soloist. The attendance was unpre-
cedentedly large.
DURING a severe storm on the 18th,
the house of H. Week, at Spring River Prai-
rie, Lawrence County, Mo-, was struck by
lightning, killing two children, nine and
eleven years OF age. The house Of Henry
Weulner, who lives two or three miles from
Week, was struck also, and young German
named Weihe, about twenty years old, was
instantly killed.
A DESPERATE character named Muir
ply was killed by bullet from policeman's
revolver at Lawrence, Kans., on the Goth. He
had wounded one officer and fired at several
others in trying to escape after an attempt at
burglary.
WILLIAM MIRANDA, freight conduc-
tor on the Cincinnati & Marietta Railroad,
was run over by his train and instantly killed,
near Lancaster, O., on the Goth.
A DISPATCH from Canyon City, Colo,
saws: A terrible waterspout burst on Grape