Huntsville gazette., 1882-10-07
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

dead in the woods the other morning, with
a charge Of shot in the head and an empty
gun at his side.
+. Is. RUSSELL, grocer in Memphis,
Tenn, shot negro thief the other night
and took him to drug store to have the
wound dressed, thougbtlessly leaving his
revolver on the counter while this was being
done. Springing for the weapon, the negro
shot Russell in the breast and abdomen, and
hobbed off in the darkness.
A STEAM CAR carrying passengers be-
tween Black Rock and Victoria, Ont. !,
plunged into the Niagara River, Sept. 80,
through an open draw Of the International
bridge. Edward Bohn, engineer, and Ed
ward Hershy, farmer, were killed. Mrs.
j. w. Parmlee, Of Victoria, Canada; John
Connell and Miss Connell, Albany, N. Y;
Conductor James Haggert and three others
were seriously bruised.
Mrs. LEWIS RATHBoNE was killed
and ex- -Assemblyman A. J. Parker seriously
injured by runaway horses near Albany, N.
Y, Sept. 80. Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Strong
were slightly bruised.
Two THOUSAND veteran soldiers Of
Iowa and Missouri in camp at Council
Bluffs engaged in sham battle the other
day.
GEORGE AMEs, grandson of the late
Bishop and nephew Of Senator Booth, be-
came insane on the way from Washington
to indianapolis. Having locked himself in
his room for two days without food, 1t was
deemed time to send him to a private asy-
lum. He sprang past the landlord of a
hotel at Richmond, Ind, and threw himself
from third-story window, alighting head
first on the stone pavement, and there is lit
tie hope Of his recovery.
Two young women of New Orleans
fought with butcherkn ives, the other day,
on account Of the attentions of man. Me-
lissa Power was killed by thrust in the
breast while Addie johnson is in critical
condition.
A REvIvALIST named johnson has
been conducting series of meetings at
Waltham, Massachusetts,, in manner so
Objectionable that prominent citizens have
petitioned the selectmen to abate the gath
erings as nuisance.
WHILE escorting a young lady home
from dance, in Columbus, Ohio, the other
jealous youth named j. T. Butler. The ever
ready revolver was brought into play; But
Ter fell dead. and Victor went to prison.
THREE workmen were killed and 9TH
ers badly injured by premature blast on
the West Shore Railroad, near Cornwall, n.
Y, Sept 80.
SEVEN members of the Charleton fam
lily, living near Fort Arbuckle, Chicasaw
Nation, I. t., were poisoned by eating toad
stools mistaken for mushrooms the other
day. Three deaths occurred; the others
may recover.
JOHN SCHILENsKI and Anton Koa-
sawba, Poles, perished in fire at Lemont,
H., the other night. They had been drink
ing, and went to bed with cigars.
THREE children of Hillair Rousseau,
Rimouski, Quebec, were burned to death
the other day.
THOMAS MCCARTHY, aged 16, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself through
the head, at Laredo, Texas, Sept. 80.
IRELAND was swept by a hurricane on
the LIST. 1t was particularly destructive at
Cork, where many dwellings were ruined and
a number Of vessels driven ashore.
TRAIN wRECKERs threw a passenger
express from the track near Rochester. n.
H., Sept. 80. Oliver Goldsmith and r. NJ.
Randall were badly hurt.
j. r. BOGGEss, prosperous farmer
near Clarksburg, w. Va, killed his wife
and thirteen-year- daughter, Draining
them with poker, Oct. 1. He was drunk.
ARMED men took possession OF a train
near Granada, Colo, the other night, and
robbed the express car of s., 500 in money.
MAX LOwENsTEIN, of Philadelphia,
Pa, killed himself on his wife's grave, in
Frankfort, Oct l.
A DISASTROUS wreck occurred on the
Chicago division of the Pittsburgh, Cincin-
natl & st. Louis Railroad, three miles north
of Logansport, Ind, Oct. 1. During dense
fog switch engine collided with freight
train, wrecking both locomotives. One OF
the engineers had his leg broken, two other
trainmen were hurt, and boy was fatally
injured.
A FIRE at Emporium, Penn, de-
stroyed seventeen Of the principal business
places, causing loss OF $3.50, 200.
HENRY J. HALL, recently teller in
the Rhode Island Hospital Tent company,
has gone to prison for five years for embez-
zling $21 600.
JAMES KELLY, one of the Oldest resi-
dents of Pittsburgh, Pa, who was worth
s.. .OOO, 900 in 1872. died the other day, almost
a pauper. While he gave literally to chari-
ties and indorsed notes for all his friends, he
fought public schools and the tax-gatherers,
and resisted the annexation Of his lands to
the city.
THE Liberal Leaguers in convention
at st. Louis, Mo-, elected the following off,
GERS for the ensuing year: t. B. Wakeman,
of New York, President; T. c. Leland, Of
New York, Secretary; CORTLAND Palmer. OF
New York, Treasurer; E. A. Stevens, OF
Chicago, Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee, and Mrs. Fl. G. Lake, OF California,
of the Financial Committee. The officers
have all served the past year.
GUSTAV RAUCH, butcher, was ia
tally wounded while sitting in his shop, at
Moline, ILL.,, the other night, charge OF
small shot taking effect in his chest, meek,
ard faca The work was done by brother,