Huntsville gazette., 1882-12-30
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

WILLIAM G. MooRE's private bank
at Victor, N. Y, closed its doors the other
day, caused by the failure Of the City Bank
OF Rochester. Liabilities, 100000. 1t was
said the bank would hardly be able to pay
more than ten cents on the dollar.
GoLDsMITH's Hall, in Philadelphia,
Pa, worth 500, 900, was burned the other
evening.
AT Alvarado, Tex, the other morn
ing fire destroyed nearly half the town.
HENRY BURMAN, aged 101 and a SOL
dier under Blucher, died at Greenfield, Ind.
a few nights ago..
RECENTLY trustees Of the Philadel-
phia gas trust asked an investigation of ac-
They said for long time previous
to 1882 an organized system of embezzlement
had prevailed in connection with the man
agement OF the trust.
FORTY infantry at Tampico, Mex,
mutinied the other day, and after desper-
ate fight with the guards escaped. Captain
Burgess was killed and Lieutenant and
several soldiers were wounded.
BAssETT's paper-box factory at Bir-
mingham, Conn. burned few days ago.
Loss, 800 ,000.,
By the will of his uncle in Scotland,
w. C. Anderson, a telegraph operator at
Montreal, Cana, comes into possession of
$750, 900.
For the murder of Thomas Jones in
July last, F. L. Jones was hanged at Louis.
vile, Miss, on the 22d.
AT Exeter, Eng, an explosion of pc
along the wharves. Over 10000 gallons Of
blazing oil ran into the river Exc, lighting
up the shores on both sides.
Two people were killed and third
dangerously wounded by Alexander Jeffer-
son in Brooklyn, New York, the other night,
all on account of unrequited love. He made
his escape.
IT was said that smallpox was raging
in epidemic form in Ell Paso, Texas, and
Paso del Norte, Mexico, recently, and much
excitement prevailed.
A FAMILY of six persons at Fargo D..
T., were poisoned by eating canned jelly,
the other day. One boy died, the others
would recover.
AT Estilline, D. T., few days since,
the three young children of Mr.. Barker
were burned to death in their fathers house
during the temporary absence of their
parents. In attempting to rescue the young
est child Mrs. Barker received burns which
placed her life in danger.
In Clarksvllle, w. Va, a few days
since, Albert Prem was found guilty of rob.
bing the mails and -santnnood to ton yoers in
the Buffalo Penitentiary. He was MEM
ber of the Red Men, an organization similar
to the ku-klux, that had been terrorizing
things In Bourbon County, Ky., for long
time past. His conviction was relied upon
to break up the Red Men.
CAPT. A. C. MUTT, cashier of the
Pennsylvania State Treasury, was shot and
killed by NJ. L. Dukes, prominent lawyer
and member-elect of the Legislature, at
Pittsburg few days ago.
OF twelve students who died at the
University of Leipsic, Germany, during the
last season, one was killed in a duel and six
committed suicide.
JAMES SMITH & Co., manufacturers
Of cotton goods, Philadelphia, failed the
other day. Liabilities, 100000.
A POWDER explosion at Berkeley,
CAL, killed one white man and Chinaman
and seriously injured another Chinaman,t the
other day.
CHARLES HYDER, a retired merchant
of Columbus, o., drank heavy dose OF ar
senic few days ago, supposing the same
whisky, and died in few hours.
ADvICEs from Ladonia, Tex, the
other day stated that VIM. Vaughan NOR
tally wounded two brothers named Boone,
great -grandsons Of Daniel Boone Of Ken
lucky fame. The difficulty grew out OF
some little dispute about potatoes. One
hundred men were in pursuit of the MUIR
derer.
By collision on the Chesapeake q
Ohio Railroad, three miles from Millboro,
Va, the other day five men were killed and
two wounded. The cause Of the collision
it was said was due to freight train being
thirty-five minutes behind time, and Of
course running on the express trains time.
The conductor of the freight train claimed
his watch was half an hour slow.
J.C. ASTON, the oldest paper-deale1
at Columbus, Ohio, recently made an assign
ment to cover liabilities Of $4,000.
CARDINAL DoNNET, Archbishop Of
Bordeaux, France, who died few days ago
wore the decoration Of the grand cross OF
the order OF Charles III. Of Spain.
In Bedford, Ind, the other day a
prisoner named Bell, imprisoned for MUIR
der, was released through the aid OF his
wife who obtained an interview with him
and pinioned the jailer's wife while he es'
capped. M
WHILE John H. Humphreys and Mrs
Lewis Taylor were engaged in playful
scuffle at indianapolis, Ind, a few after
moons ago, pistol in the hands OF Hum
phreys was accidentally discharged and the
bullet striking Mr.. Taylor in the abdomen
caused wound that resulted fatally within
an hour. At Canastato, N. Y, on the same
day G. w. Gates was assisting Miss Imo
gene Lewis in hanging chandelier, when
revolver dropped from his overcoat pocket
and exploded, discharging the ball into Miss
Lewis neck, killing her instantly.
PUPILS of the public schools In New
ark, n. j., were requested to bring one po