Huntsville gazette., 1882-09-16
Personal AND GENERAL.
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Cambridge, Md, went home drunk the
other day and gave his eight-year- old son a
good thrashing. When the wife interceded
for the boy Hurst threatened her, and man
named Moore tried to paeify him, whereup-
on the affeciionate father seized his boy by
the feet and threw him to the floor, the
blood squirting from his eyes and ears.
Whenp picked up the child was dead.
A BAND of English gypsies travelled
with carts and wagons from Philadelphia to
New York, and encamped on vacant lot on
Broadway. They have been engaged by a
theatrical manager to appear on the stage in
an -encampment scene.
A TRAIN Of eighty-five freight cars on
the Pennsylvania Central became unmanage-
able on steep grade near Penobscot the
other day.. After running several miles at
great speed it demolished bridge near
Ashley. The trainmen escaped with slight
bruises. The engine and many cars were
wrecked.
Y THREE bold highway robberies have
been committed in Montreal, Quebec, with
in few days.. The latest victim was a
Partisan named Hammered, who was as
saulted near leading hotel and stripped Of
Two valuable diamond rings and large
amount in bank notes. A cabman who had
driven the tourist about town was picked up
by the police and identified as one of the
robbers.
EIGHT bicyclists of Boston, Mass,
rode one hundred miles over country roads
in twelve hours and thirty-ive minutes, de-
ducting the time taken for meals. sa
j. H. JOHNSTON, Mayor of Danville,
Pa, and S. E. Hatcher, late Chief of Po-
lice, had a scuffle in the street the other
evening. The Mayor pulled his pistol and
Hatcher may not survive. isC l sc.4 i5 ]
H. j. GRONAN, a nurse in the st. Jo-
seph Hospital, Baltimore, Md, was re-
proved by a Sister, the other day, for not
restoring to patients money confided to his
care. He'went out and shot himself and
died within an hour.
4 The British bark Canomel, from Sum-
derland to Java, went down with twenty
persons. 80 90 ~ q ~ '--- -
THE body of VIM G. Ferguson, of
Steubenvile, Ohio, was found on the track
near Indianapolis, Ind, the other day, the
skull cracked and an arm broken Foul
play is suspected.
GEORGE DEMO, formerly a Sergeant
Of Police and ex-Deputy Sheriff, was shot
dead in. the Parish Prison, New Orleans,
Sept. 10, by John Dominieb, a Deputy Sher-
id. @ A E#
-@-CHAs. CLARK, 16 years old, killed
his sweetheart Mary Carroll, at Dallas,
Texas Sept. TO-. ss .si7 . Z Il ase
IA METEOR weig hing onepound eleven
ounces fell in the. center Of the principal
street of Lebanon, Pa. during recent
Storm saaaIalsg aasarssslt s-ao.baati
F. C.. REYNoLDs,g distinguished
.forger, has been arrested by Chicago detec-
tives. - sas%sa@@ 3 . 81 5 asss@ @aAFF~- Is I
MAMIE LYONS, aged 4, was sent for
whisky, in Syracuse, N. Y, Sept 8, and
drank enough Of it to cause her death.
JOHN BLACKLAw, prominent farmer
of Pawnee County. Nebr., was fatally shot
by s. c. Becker, neighbor, who mistook
him for a horse thief, the other night
HI. s.. SCRIBNER, brother of the
New York publisher, was assaulted by
highwaymen In Des Moines, Iowa, the other
night, and was fatally injured.
ANDREW WETTIG, an old an almost
helpless grocer at East st. Louis, ILL.,, was
murdered by burglars the other morning.
SA JUDGE KRECKLE, of the federal
court. at Jefferson City, Mo-, has sent
Judges Barnes and Johnston, Of Cass
County, to. jail for refusngto order levy
to satisfy judgment obtained on railroad
bonds. A ~ Lss&
SAM HAZEL, tried at Anna, H., for
the murder of little Mellie Dalton. has been
sentenced to imprisonment for ninety y-nine
years. 80 A
SAsMALLafire in st. Thomas's Catho-
lie Church, Cincinnati, Sept. Il, caused a
panic, during which number of children
were bruised; and cut asa s3Sl
n PETER LAUGHLIN refused to drink
with Whitley and Underwood, cowboys, at
sPalo Pinto, Texas, the other night. Whitley
drew a navy revolver and attempted to
shoot Laughlin, but the latter Knocked the
weapon out OF. his assailant's hand. Whit
lev then drew a large dirk knife and plunged
it into .Laughlin's heart. causing instant
death. The cowboys took to their horses,
but were soon OfeItdktu oy a. parry VI SAe
zens. A fight ensued, in which P.Veal was
shot in the arm and another of the posse was
unhorsed. The rustlers escaped unhurt.
JOHN COPELAND fell into an elevator
shaft in factory at Philadelphia, Pa, and
was SO badly injured he could neither help
himself nor call others. After five days he
was able to moan loud enough to attract the
attention of workman who had been sent
into the basement for a tool. The poor fel-
low was taken to the hospital, where doubts
were expressed as to his recovery g-1frs.
OFFICERS of the Citizens Steam and
Gas-light Company Of Lynn, Mass, charge
dissatisfied workmen with conspiring to
ruin the works. ## #AS A I'll
isaac JACKSON drew his pension in
North Baltimore, Ohio, the other day, and
went on a bender Starting home about
m;dniQht he met freight train and was cut
to pieces. : ,ssu.ssssss - 1AEKA. s.Es
Two lads, John and Henry 'Barder,
were fatally burned at Cleveland, Ohio, the
other dav, by the explosion of a can Of ker,
osene oil. with which they attempted 10
kindlea fire.
CARL HEINING, poor Jew, lost 81
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