Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-08

,ba former, BY four iengths. N +is si~' ~
Mp JACQUES, an electrician of Bos-
.on Mass. has so improved the telephone
.Sat the flll tone of the voice can be trans
.si,tsd current of quadruple strength ia
.aSired and the use Of galvanized carbon.
THE Governor at Alexandria, Egypt,
I'D the demolition OF the works and
n.orahonses o.us, Of the English railway, on the
mround that they interfere with fortifica-
.ions Init the company will appeal to the
pr;tisb Consul General. rM -
THE public debt statement shows
decrease during March of SIG, ,462, ,O46; cash
in treasury, $3.50, ,2sl, ,76l; gold certificates,
9. 166, ,g2a: silver certificates, $6S, o,370;
certificates of deposit $ll. lac, 900; refunding
certificates, S542, $50, legal tenders, $346.-
GslOl6; fractional currency, ST, 064, sos; cash
balance available, s154,oSS, 3S1.A - va = =
By neglect of the Legislature Of Colo
rado, that State was left from March to June
of last year without any law covering lar
cenes or feonies. This is the decision of
the State Supreme Court, and it will release
one hundred criminals. The. first to be set
free was Robert L. Hesselberg, OF Denver.
Charles Allison, the Stage robber, and Gar
vey, murderer, will be released.
The Ways and Means Committee at
Washington has agreed on bill which will
make an annual reduction OF $23, ,000, 900 in
the internal revenue. 1t tproposes the abo-
lition of the stamp tax on bank checks,
matches, perfumery, ETC., Of the taxes on
banking capital and deposits, and makes
material reductions in the burdens Of liquor
andtobacco dealers.
GEN. STREELNECKHOFF, Public Pros
ecutor Of Kieff Military Tribunal, was sho
through the head and instantly killed Will,
sitting on the boulevard at Odessa, the 9th
er day. The two assassins were stoppe,
while fleeing from the scene in a carriage
They offered violent resistance, and wit
their revolvers and poniards wounded thre
persons. They were finally overpowered an
conveyed to the police station.
The railroad coal operators in tn
Pittsburgh Pa.) district, having reduced
wages, three thousand miners have struck
number Of pits are Still in operation a
four cents per bushel, with the understand
ing that the miners will accept lower price
If the strikers resume iat reduction. The
operators claim that they can pay no more
than thrse and half cents for mining and
compete with other districts.
CoRNELIUs j. VANDERBILT, brother
Of William II Vanderbilt, fatally shot him
self at the Glenham Hotel, New York CITY,
April 2d.- From the time OF the shooting
until his death Vanderbilt was unconscious.
Many friends Of the dead man and members
OF his family were present when he passed
away. The reason for the act given by his
friends is that it was the result Of mental
arrangement brought on by years Of suffer-
ing from epileptic fits. No other cause
could be given, as his financial affairs are
said TO be in most prosperous condition.
THE Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has acquired control OF the Mutual
unionnes. Gould purchased SO, 500 shares
outright, and IS, 500 shares are held by Geo.
Baker, II. C. Fahnstock, and George s..
Scott. The three latter hold the balance Of
power In the company, and have entered
INTO an agreement to act in accord with
50 @long-as his policy does not impair the
rights and business OF the Mutual Union.
About 500 ,Oo0 was paid for the block held
oy Baker and his partners. General G. M.
Dodge and Jay and George Gould will be
auaeo TO the new Board of Directors, and
Jun" " Moore will be President.
DuRlNG RING severe storm near Reading,
d., april I'd, number of persons sought
sne,er 10 shed behind which large water
'anA laa been erected. The tank rested on
nea'y stone wall, and was also supported
~ shaers OF heavy timbers, but the force of
Tue VINO was 50 great that the girders were
twisted on, and the entire mass fell IN the
sneu' crushing the people under it, and
eonpieteiy burying them in the debris
1870 oheilhorn, aged 45, and his daugh-
~ "osa' aged y, were crushed or smothered
" uea'h; Mrs. shelthorn was terribly man.
GU, S,eu' ana VIII probably die, and Charles
CuO''norh, aged IA, was badly injured. John
S.use' aged IS, was also killed. his head
oun oplnS mashed to pulp. George r. Full.
boh l VI sthe farm, was severely hurt about
p E0a, 0au ana mad three ribs broken. Fred
few a, ,,i ana several others escaped with q
mss y~ INJURIES. The storm. ragged furi-.
doms u other sections, barns were blown
y ienceS were leyeled and fr,;t +ro.s
s'''ug damaged. - ~ t4''-as'i.
An.a q q mass-meeting in New York City,
sidsd y, :, ealled BY leading citizens and pre-
praSaas over by the Mayor, sympathy was ex-i
nrso. uu ior persons detained in English
reonaa. "ithout trial and the President was
cond~ 'eu 10 demand their release. The
as v' irsr. % Minister Lowell was denounced
rec.,.g Indignation and disgust, and his
tioS. 4"'s recommended. Another resoln.
SELF IL r'ss that the fiunkeyism that airs IT,
sree,a,s Angiclzed circles in this country, the
Enplish 'u OF English ways, Difference for
nersg,s ,a oplllon' the aping of English man.
b.s.,is . 70 De viewed as manifestation Of a
with dama amer!canism which p at yenmitv
tira,. r.n usmocratic Institutions: that Il Is en-
thatfR RsSrelgn to the spirit sof.5our fathers;
emaso,., nas 20 our Humiliation Be II saidJ
wbaea which the energies Of official life,
risb,a IN other days asserted American
not MI, ina' Mlln dignity and frmness, and that il
The ps,ollously throttled by the genius OF
Cha a@epuolic, may sap the foundations and
a!t.n ~ very form of the government it.