Huntsville gazette., 1882-02-04
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Bloomington. Ill.,, finished their labors on
the 9th. finding as follows: First charge
sustained, Z for and none against; charge
charge fourth sustained, Z for and none
against; specifications second and third
not sustained. Mr.. Hoffman and his law
yers, after mature deliberation, decided to
have the girl arrested on the charge of for
gerry. He was anxious to take this step on
the day the contract was Introduced, but
was dissuaded for the time. being on
the advice of his lawyers. The girl, on
the other hand, is not ~ithoz.friends, and
the standing of her FAM Es- lser own.
popularity have aroused a deep feeling a;
Holder, and movement has taken shape to
give her abundant backing. The verdict
created most intense excitement, the delib-
erations ending, however, in accordance
with general opinion as to what would
be the result. Before the session closed
its labors several affecting scenes were OBJ
served. When the members Of the commit
tee were called to sign the verdict, all of
them broke down and wept involuntariIy.
Previous to adjournment, Mr.. Hoffman
requested the jurors to join him in prayer
and proceeded to make an eloquent appeal
to the throne of grace, which brought tears
to many an eye.
A BOILER in the mill of the Kennebec
Framing Company, Fairfield, Me-, exploded
on the 2Sth with terrific force. Ason of eX-
Warden Rice was killed. John Avery, Sc
man Freeman, and isaac Farley were buried
in the ruins. George McKeown and John
Smith were badly wounded. Several others
were slightly injured. The underworld Of
the mill was set on fire. The bodies Of two
firemen and young Noah Rice were recov-
cred from the ruins badly mangled and
scalded. George McComb, the engineer,
will probably die from his injuries, as will
also John Smith.
PARTICULARS of recent tragedy in
West Deer Township, Allegheny County
Pa, have Just been received. 1t appears
that young man named Lee, Of West Mid
dlesex, Butler County, started on hunting
| expedition. Late in the afternoon he met
two young lady acquaintances, who also re-
sided in Middlesex. Without any provoca :
! ton whatever he raised his gun and fired
two shots, wounding both ladies', but neither
seriously. He then ran away, but the ladies'
managed to reach their homes, where they
| informed their friends OF the shooting. A
| brother of one of the young ladies, named
| Allison, together with three other men,
started in pursuit Of Lee and came upon
him in the woods. He made desperate
resistance, and when he found capture was
inevitable he committed suicide by blowing
off the top of his head. The parties are all
I,
tense excitement.
WILsUR RUssEL,a prominent lumber
man of Northwestern Pennsylvania, was
instantly killed the other day by a log falling
upon him while loading cars at Big Shanty,
twelve miles south of Bradford.
Four men were fatally burned by the
overturning of ladle Of molten metal in a
foundry at Burlington, VT, the other day.
THE British ship Cochin has arrived
at San Francisco with seven survivors of
the ship Milton, abandoned while burning
on the Odd of December. The men had
tossed about in an open boat for twenty
three days, and were starving when res
cued. Two other boats, containing Captain
Macarthur, his wife and two children, the
first officer, and twelve men, are thought to
have been lost.
MAGGIE WARDMAN, GG years old, a
domestic employed by George Pearson, of
Newcastle, Pa, went to sleep on the floor
by the stove the other night. Her clothing
caught fire and she was so frightfuly burned
that she will probably die.
Mrs. J. L. CONNoRs, wife of we'll
known contractor, was shot dead through
window in her house on New York avenue,
Washington, d. c., the other night. A
drunken driver named Miles was arrested
on suspicion.
A BAND of forty robbers recently in
vaded the Prado monastery at Lima, Peru,
one OF the richest In that city, who secured
every article Of value possessed by the nuns
and stripped the altars Of their sacred
relics.
A BRAKEMAN named Richard Woods
was run over and shockingly mangled at
Newcastle, Pa, the other day. Notwith-
standing his injuries, he got up and walked
over one hundred yards and lived several
hours. ----s-----'
Miss ANNE STARR was fatally burned
at Allegheny City, Pa, on the 3Oth. Her
clothing caught ire from stove while she
was preparing breakfast.
ABRAHAM MAN9ANo, wealthy farm
er living near Ostrander, O., committed sui
eide by hanging the cher day. 1t is sup
posed case Of insanity.
Mr.. JEFFRIEs and his wife, of Mary
yile, O., were recently indicted for assault
and battery. The offense was in torturing
child, eighteen months old, which they
had adopted. Their mode Of lunishmeft
was to fasten the child's hands IN a steel
trap and then beat it.
ADA MARKHAM, variety actress,
committed suicide at Dallas, Texas, on the
3Oth, by taking strychnine. Jealousy Of her
husband was the cause.
ON Sunday morning, Jan. 90, the
body of Mrs. Sarah Dorriss, aged y, was
discovered lying across bed in mansion
on the Olive street road, st. Louis, the FORE