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Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The bill restoring Captain Corbin, OF
the Navy, to the active list passed the Sem
ate, April II. In the House the bill passed
appropriating $4,000 to make good de-
ficiency in the Indian fund. The post office
bill was considered in committee.
In New York City, the other day,
Francis A. Fogg began an action against
Clinton B. Fisk 10 recover 500, 1885, 90, alleged
to have been lost in mining speculations in
which plaintiff was induced to take part
through alleged false and fraudulent repre-
sentation. Fisk, who was General in the
army, is a prominent member of the Metho-
dist Church, founder of Fisk University,
Tennessee, and generally regarded as man
Of irreproachable character, pronounces
the charges false in every particular, and
the attack upon him most malicious and
wicked.
REV. GEO. H. AUSTIN, of Marion,
Ind, pleaded guilty to a charge Of forgery,
April 10, and was sentenced to five years in
The forgery was note for $3.50, and was
committed in February last.
G. w. GRAY, student of the Sam
Houston Normal School at Huntsville, Tex
as, shot and wounded M. J. Jordan, anoth-
er student, the other day. The trouble
originated in sending comic valentine in
February last.
THE bill of exceptions taken in the
case of Charles J. Guiteau and signed by
Judge Cox has been printed, and makes a
pamphlet of thirty mine pages. There are
thirtytwo exceptions as to matters occur
ring up to the time when the case was given
to the jury, aud exceptions also to the rul-
ings Of the Court denying new trial and
overruling the motion in arrest Of judgment.
THE fire which destroyed the works
Of the Powell Tool Company, at Cleveland,
Ohio, the other day. is attributed to incen-
diaries. Fifty employees from the estab-
lishment struck several weeks ago, and
since then riots and threatenings have been
Of frequent occurrence. The non- union
men who were employed in place of the
strikers have been assaulted and shot at and
several injured.
ANTONIO BARRERo, a well ll-to-do Mex
lean, living near Eagle Pass, Texas, shot
his wife through the breast, mortally
wounding her, April 10, and blew out his
brains, leaving six little orphans. No cause
given.
A Hone KONG silk house has just
been exposed in half million fraud.
PARNELL has been released from Kill
mainham and has gone to England On pa
role.
The Central Bank of Indianapolis,
with capital stock Of 100000, has closed
its doors, on account Of a defalcation Of S35,-
coo by teller named Arthur Mueller. The
deposits aggregate $l05,000,
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15
Tunnel Through the Pyrenees.

A Spanish correspondent of the Jour-
.-sol 9es Debats reports that the greatest
activity prevails throughout the northern
part of Spain and at Madrid in connec-
don with the projected tunnel through
me Pyrenees, to unite the French and
Spanish railway systems. The bill
passed by the Cortes, and sanctioned by
the King last December, is cordially
approved of by the inhabitants of ARA
gon and Catalonia, who will be the chief
gamers by the improved communication
with their French neighbors in the
southern provinces. Money will not be
wanting to carry out this useful scheme,
for company, started in Saragossa to
take up part Of the work, was offered
more than five times the requisite capi-
tai. The Government share in the un-
dertaking will consist of a subsidy of
10000 francs per kilometre for the new
lines of railway, and half the expense OF
the tunnel at Canfranc. In addition to
the new line through the tunnel, another
railway is to be constructed from Lerida,
in Catalonia, through the valley of Aran,
to join the French railway system lead
inc to Toulouse. When these schemes
have been carried into execution there
will thus be four distinct routes between
France and Spain. A military commit
tee, Or ssi3ed over by the Minister of
War, will be appointed to study the new
lines If communication, but no difficult
ties are anticipated in that quarter.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15
PITH AND POINT.

If you can not inspire woman with
love of you, fill her above the brim with
love of herself-all that runs over wi u
be yours.
"A Philadelphia surgeon makes dim
Piles to order for SIS apiece, and the
average servant girl takes four and
strikes for an increase of wages.-De-
troit Free Press.
Mustard is said by the fashion mon
gers to have seasonable color. 1t
will be worn this summer by the salt Of
the earth.-N. Z. ConeerciaL AdUertiser.
An up-country man bought a Ro.
man candle and lighted it to 90 to bed
by. He says you can bet your sweet
life he'll lick the man that loaded it, if
he can find him out.-BOSt0n Post.
An Irish gentleman, hearing of
friend having a stone coffin made for
himself, exclaimed: "By me sowl, that's
a good idea! Shure an a stone coffin
'ud last man lifetime"
A fashion item says "oval necks
are more fashionable than the pompa-
dour squares This fashion should be
encouraged Girls born with square
necks don't look as well as those whose
necks are oyal.-NorriStot0n Herald.
81 call that rare," said Jones to a
workman who had done some work for
him. "Ah!" answered the workman,
highly tickled. "Yes" went on Jones;
s'rare, very rare; not half done" That
cooked the workman, and he retired.
--'sIs the doctor IMP" asked an anx-
ious-looking young man. "No, sir,
replied the person addressed; 7; "but you
can leave an order on the slate. Is it a
very urgent caseP"' "Wel, yes," the
young man said-ssrather urgent,
think. Just as L started away from
home my youngest brother was falling
oHt of second story window. .''-Chica-
go Tribune.
els there letter here in o scented
envelope for my wife?n he asked the
postmaster, while the green fire from
his eyes made the Office look like q
leafy forest. ayes, sir" answered the
postmaster as he handed it out. The
Jealous man tore it open at once, when,
10 and behold it was the milliner's bill.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15
A Remarkable Bequest.

The will OF late State Senator of
California, recently admitted 20 probate,
contains some provisions such as are
generally found in the wills mentioned
in fiction. One provision is as follows;
"In a former will / gave TO my
brother, Of Cincinnati, Ohio, all Of my
estate upon the death of my mother and
sister. BY certain letter, dated April
26, 1878, which he wrote to me, he
showed himself thoroughly selfish and
wanting in love and affection for his
mother and sister. The language he
used toward and of them in that letter
never can forgive. He has since man
ifested no repentance, and in many ways
has shown that his feelings are un-
changed. ], therefore, bequeath him
nothing save the aforesaid letter, which
my executors viii find among my pa
pers, and which they are directed to
send to him registered through the
United States mail. / trust he will
refresh his memory by reading the said
letter, and then, for his own sake and
for the honor of the family, destroy it,n
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
In his experiments with the strength

In his experiments with the strength
of insects, Plateau. the French natural
ist, has ascertained that, in proportion
to its size, a Junebug is as powerful asa
locomotive. .sshse sI 3 8aI.U-4sa L
California is to have cotton facto-
'ry. Manufacturers of wool there say
that California cotton is more servicea-
BILE to them than that of the Southern
States.-N. Y. Herald.
Some observations were lately made
in a balloon by NJ de Fouviele on an
opaque cloud which covered the region
of Paris for several days. The cloud
was hardly 500 meters thick. The up
per part of the guide rope was covered
with hoar frost. The mean temperature
of the cloud was 5 degrees. r0. m ga
"A Minnesota inventor, says the New
England Farmer, proposes to send grain
from the West to the seaboard by means
of pipe line, somewhat as petroleum is
sent from the oil regions, the grain be- ~
ing propelled by compressed air. The
experiment has been found to work per-
fectly in short tube, and machinery is
being built for a decisive test Of the
merits of the plan.
1t is said that the fifteen dynamite
manufactures now under the control OF
M. Nobel (the man who introduced
nitro-glycerine in its various forms into
public use) turn out about 5000 tons
year. In this country and in Europe ii
is estimated that the production of ex.
plosives containing nitro-glycerine is
between 1000 and 5000 tons year,
and this quantity has the energy of at
least $4,000 tons of ordinary gunpow-
der
The value of the cotton plant, it
would seem, has been increased by the
discovery that the bark of the roots
yield promising dye-stuff. 1t appears
that, when the bark Of cotton root is
exhausted by alcohol of the specific
gravity of 0.84, dark reddish-brown
liquid is obtained, which, when distilled
to recover the spirit, leaves a resinous
matter which amounts to eight per
cent. of the original weight of the bark.
The new product thus obtained appears
black and shining, but when pulverized
takes the color of cochineal. 1t dissolyes
in fourteen parts of alcohol, fifteen of
chloroform, and 122 of benzol; it dis.
solves also in caustic alkalies, and
is p 'ecipitated from those solutions by
acids. Hydrate of potash colors green.
Sulphuric acid dissolves it with red.
brown coler.-N. Y. Sun.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15

The Court, austerely: "Prisoner
how did you have the audacity to break
into this mans house at midnight and
rob him?" Prisoner, (piteously) "But,
your Honor, last time was before you
you wanted to know how could have
the audacity to rob man on the high
way at high noon. When do you want
me to get in my work. .-Nsso Harcn Reg
lister.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15

O., fatally shot himself, April 5th. Insanity
is the supposed cause. He had some money,
and imagined that somebody was trying to
rob him Of it.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15

Captain MCINTYRE. Mate Bonfiu-
-, secoud-mate Hill and the colofed
l'n.' .,,a -, the watch, Wash Smith, have ban
.asi .~s;otod Tar ,.inyoluntary granddaughter ln
hn'nr the cause Of the burning OF the steara-
or Golden City,
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15

THE Republicans of Rhode Island NC
corornor Iittlefeld majority OF 1853.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15

THE nomination of Mr.. Teller aS Sec
law Of tbe Interior was confirmed Oh the
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15

TUE President will not act in the case
carno.rt Mason until the Supreme Court
VI ,.,aas "a on tho legality OF the sentence. The
sc socretarv Of War sustains the Judge Advo-
oota General in pronouncing invalid the
y, nrocoeding, Of the court-martial.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15

1rDaE WrLIE has decided the star
,onte indictments good and sufficient, the
evidence presented being strong enough to
warrals the prosecution of the defendants.
The recoenizasce of Stephen w. Dorsey was
declared forfeited and his arrest ordered.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15

JAMES FISK and George M. Irwin,
having in their possession 500, 900 worth OF
new bonds of the city of st. Joseph, Mo-,
were arrested in New York City, April 8,
while trying to sell them at sixty cents on
the dollar. The securities, numbered 901
to 900 inclusive, mysteriously disappeared
from the Registers safe.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15

THE charge is brought against the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
that company of sportsmen has been given
stits own price tract Of five thousand acres
Of swamp land lying on Lake Erie, twelve
miles outside of Toledo, Notwithstanding the
efforts of settlers in the vicinity to bid off a
portion at market prices. Property worth
$50 per acre went off at S1.25 through collu-
sion at Washington.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15

THE President has nominated Henry
N. Teller, of Colorado, Secretary Of the In
terror; VIM. E. Chandler, of New Hamp-
shire, Secretary of the Navy; VIM. H. Hunt,
Of Louisiana, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia; Roland
Worthington, Collector Of Customs, Bos-
ton; Adm B. Underwood, Surveyor of Gus
toms; Boston; Daniel Hall, Naval Officer Of
Customs, Boston; John J. Knox, Minnesso-
IA, Comptroller Of the Currency.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15

-S
b,st r 1am steamer Bella Mac, one of the
Vas don0t.s oOa,s on the Upper Mississippi,
borer r,noIlshed naS by the explosion Of her
bad 'reaf cre' Brownsville, Mimi, April :. She
,nOnr ~" ~ OF seventeen men, and not one
hjurys ne M. entire number escaped without
Tie ac,iS :, nnle six We're killed outright. How
tramnuen nent happened is mere conjecture.
%hs =. 'ne survivors who were rescued
We're ,fto e,.lzens of Brownsville, and who
as,na. s,.srWard = y carried to La Crosse bv the
sspe i 49,. .Oll' which had been sent to the
Dent tur,S Ius one could give any positive state
ssola.i iar'ner than that there was a sudden
ii lTa' sos'a subsequent horrors Of burned
sss aea bn.iea victims, cries Of those who
s,ter, .'ea -. overheard for help from the
na . sian and the scenes always incident to
s,l dd,Sas'ers. dos @ Frank Mcintyre. Swift
laujn' 'oua oua Nolan, W. Mechanism. Charlie,
ID len ua ~ george McCaumish were killed.
hsssd VI twelve persons we're burned and
Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15

THE House Committee have agreed
1insert in the river and harbor bill an ap-
prOpriation of S4,723,000 for Improvement
Of the Mississippi River from the head OF the
passes to the mouth of the Illinois. OF this
sum, 81, $4,000 is to be expended for i'm
provements below Cairo, and 5000, 900 be-
tween Cairo and the Illinois River. The
whole appropriation is to be expended by
the Secretary Of War, in accordance with
The plans, specifications and estimates Of the
Mississippi River Commission.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

A CARRIAGE containing four persons
was demolished by a Central train at
crossing in Syracuse, N. Y, on the 14th.
Mrs. j. D. MallonOe, Mrs. Comstoek, and
Mrs. Sherwood were killed and Mr.. Mallonoe
fatally injured. The train sped on nearly
quarter of mile before II could be stopped,
carrying one of the horses and part OF the
vehicle with it. Three Swedes, named A.
Anderson, A. Peterson, n. Gilland, were
killed by Baltimore & Ohio switch engine
near McKeesport, Pa, on the same day.
G. F. CHILDs was attacked by two
men while driving on Coolidge avenue, Cam.
bridge, Mass, a public thoroughfare, at
half-past ten the other morning. They shot
him in the eye and robbed him of 5000. No
arrests. 3uif q hCe
jill. FISHER and Henry Black, of AL
bany, N. Y, candidates for County Judge,
had barroom quarrel on the 18th. The lie
was given and Black struck out. Fisher
knocked him down, jumped on him, and
bruised his head with a pistol. The distin-
guished combatants were separated before
further mischief was done, and both were
arrested.
JAMES w. GREELY and his sister En-
ma were drowned while boating near Har~
lem, n. Y, Oct. Il.
CHARLES HOOVER, editor of tho i'd
vocate, a religious paper, tried to drown
himself at Philadelphia, Pa, the other day,
but he was saved at the last moment, much
against hir will. Domestic troubles.
ALBERT WILBUR, aged %, was beat
en- to death by roughs in Indianapolis, led
on the 18th.
RUSSIAN refugees on Wards Island,
New York, became so unruIy the other day
q number of them had to be dubbed by the
police. The Jews say they were driven to
desperation by bad food and inhuman treat
ment.
GEORGE COOPER found his wife prom
InadIng the Fair Grounds at Germantown.
w., the other day, with George Insco,
rival before marriage, and expressed dis
pleasure. Finding them together again in
the EVENING, the husband shot Inseofthree
times, killing hims A brother Of the muir
dered man knocked Cooper down, and
would have killed him but for the interpo-
sition Of bystanders.
J.W. BLISS, an aged farmer living in
Germantown, Tenn, was assassinated while
standing at his bedroom window early the.
other morning. No elew.
BARNES & Co., furniture manufac-
turers Of New York, with extensive shops
at CharIestown, Mass, have failed. Liabih-
ties, $3.50, 600; assets, 500, O00a ID -a
p AN eccentric man named Brookshaw,
claiming to have served in the United States
army, has been arrested for threatening to
kill the Prince Of Wales.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

In the Jeannette investigation at
Washington Commodore Calhoun testified
that at the time the vessel sailed she was
perfectly seaworthy, but he coiucided in the
opinion expressed by the inspectors in their
report to the Navy Department. at that time &,
that from her construction sit was not pos
sible- to make her particularly adapted for a
long cruise in the Arctic regions" Capt.
johnson corroborated the statement of
Commodore Calhoun. Both gentlemen are
OF opinion that it would be impossible to
construct a vessel OF either wood or iron
that could successfully withstand the strain
to which the Jeanette was subjected.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

SOME of the Sac and Fox Indians of
Iowa haven't much faith in the white man
and the white mans government. Repre-
sentatiVes Of the tribes in Washington have
been trying to persuade Commissioner Price
to let them have $4,000 due them without
requiring them to sign their names to the
payroll. They have for six years refused
to sign their names, fearing that the making
OF their signatures would get them into
trouble, and during those years they have
denied themselves the possession of 81 900
apiece which they could have had at any
time by signing their names. The Commits
sioner is trying to induce these suspicious
and, cautious red men to overcome their
scruples.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

On the opening of the lines of the
Central and South american Telegraph
Company conRratalaterV messages we've ex-
changed between President Arthur and the
Presidents of Chill. Peru Bolivia. Ecuador,
the United States Of Colombia Costa Rica,
Honduras, Nicaragua, San Salvador, Gtiate-
mala and Mexico. The lines Of the Mexican
Telegraph Company, starting from Calves
ton, reach Vera Cruz via Tampico, at which
point the cables Of the Central and South
American Telegraph Company extend to
the Isthmus of TehUantepec, thence by line
to the Pacific, thence by cables to Lima, in
Peru, where they connect with the cables of
the West Coast Telegraph Company, now
laid to Valparaiso, Chilli: The lines COM
prise 5,61o miles OF submarine cable and SGT
miles OF land line,- and connect exclusively
with 20.0OO miles Of wire IN. Mexico, Central
and South America. These lines bring into
communication with the United States and
Europe population,of 35,OOO,OOO, transact
ing An annual commerce Of over $500, O00, 200.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

The Democratic State Convention of
Minnesota unanimously Endorsed the Re-
publican nomination of James Gilfillen for
Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court. The
platform opposes the. submission of an
amendment to the Constitution lessening
the rights of the people, and demands a
chance 10 sell in the highest and buy in the
lowest market in the world.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

THE associated Congregationalists of
New York and Brooklyn express regret at
Mr.. Beecher's withdrawal, affirm the belief
that the divergence of his views on theoIogi-
cal and dOctrnal points was not sufficiently
serious to demand such course, and hope
hewill see his way clear to Withdrawing his
resignation.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19
TIE London Times be

THE London Times believes that M.
De Lesseps is more reasonable than might
appear from his proceedings during the
war. If those Objectionable proceedings, it
says, should be renewed Mt q critical time,
England might he.driYen to adopt stringent
measures as safeg guard of her interests.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19
ARAB1 PASTA believes his IF

ARABI PASTA believes his life is in
danger, The Khedive has remarked that he
and Arab could not live in the same coun-
try. An indictment against the rebel chiefs
contains three counts. First, instigating the
massacres; second, directing the burning of
Alexandria; and third, abusing the flag of
truce.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

The charges. against Gouverneur
Morris, Collector of Customs at Sitka, Alas
ka, including frauds upon the Government
in connection with the Importation and sale
of liquor, drunkenness, the ruthless slaugh-
ter Of Indian dogs, arbitrary and aggressive
conduct toward the natives, as well as Off
GERS of the Government having business
with him, have been referred to Secretary
Foleer 3. sss Is D..
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

The Commissioner of the Land Office,
in his annual report, states that the lands
now embraced within the limits of the pub
lie domain amount to 90O,OG0.O00 acres, in-
Guiding Alaska. = He recommends the pre-
emption laws be abolished, as the home
stead laws cover all cases now arising.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

Somebody in New York is evident
" trying to Introduce new fashion. A
colored man, clad in full evening dress.
rode about in an elegant equipage one
day last week delivering wedding inVi-
tations to the aristocratic residents OF
Murray HILL Chicago Herald
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

The committee appointed to con-
slider the question of substituting a
nickel coinage for the bronze coinage
now circulating in France, has decided
in favor OF nickel, which has already
been adopted in Germany and Belgium.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

? The KhediYe received a deputation of
the National Grand Lodge of Freemasons at
Cairo, Egypt, the other-day. He thanked
the depntation for their visit, and said he
could not be sufficiently grateful to England
for the assistance she had rendered him.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

The President has accepted fifty
miles of Northern Pacific Railroad, Begin
ming in Idaho and ending in Montana,
which was lately examined and reported on
by Commissioners Blackstone, Fry and Reed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

The Adiutant- Generalo of Texas, who
has been on trip along the frontier, re-
ports rich discoveries of gold, silver, and
copper in the vicinity Of the Guadalupe
and Waco Mountains. General Rust has
found an extensive deposit of gold and silver
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

DIVINE to the alarming increase OF
pauperism in the South of Ireland, the Dub
lin Union has taken the leadein a proposal
to send 1000 able-bodied men and women
TO Canada, alta cost of e., 900.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

PRESIDENT ARTHUR attended the
Webster centennial, at Marshfield, Mass. =,
on the 18th; and paid a glowing tribute to
the honored dead. he was warmly re-
ceiVed. fss
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

PROFESSOR SWIFT, of the Rochester
Observatory, says that the new comet lately
discovered In Greece is a fragment of the
great comet, broken off atits perihelion pass
age.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

IS ELECTION returns from Ohiito give the
Democrats a majority Of sixteen to twenty
thousand. West Virginia has elected three
Democrats and one Republican to Congress.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

IT is reported that the prospect of a
7dNel between Wise and Smith in Virginia is
.lIhiited only by the Willingness or unwiIIing-
ness of Wise to fight with shotguns.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19
r sfH2 m3ildH
MOB RULE.

Particulars of the Recent Attack on the
Evansville Qnd.l JAN and this killing of
the Murderer Rednlan-f One Of the Lynch
ers Killed and Several Others Arrested