Huntsville gazette., 1882-05-06
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
ROSELIA ROsEBI

cold, was coffined, and twenty -four hours
later some one touching the body was
startled to find warmth in it, and saw the
eyelfds twitching. The family physician
was Summoned and he observed an un-
wonted freshness Of color, and tried restor-
atives but did not meet with immediate
succe The s1arid. which was to have
taken place on the 26th, was postponed, and
a corps of surgeons from the Cincinnati
Hospital examined the body with view to
resuscitation.
A DISPATCH from Atlanta, Ca, says
two carloads Of convicts stopped at water
station on the Cherokee Road, on the 25th.
The convicts were chained together, and
number of them, thinking that they were
expected to get off, stepped to the ground,
while the others remained on the cars, which
moved on, dragging the men on the ground
several hundred feet by their chains, beat
ing their bodies against the cross-ties and
iron. Six were terribly injured and are not
expected to live. The management is loudly
censured for inhumanity in not unchaining
the unfortunateS.
AT Lake City, Colo, on the 9th,
MaShCu lHcu ONcl powerful Iuc
guard and took from Jail George Belts and
Jim Brown, charged with the murder of
Sheriff Campbell, and strung them up to
bridge in the lower part Of the town. Both
men died game, Belts asking for chew Of
tobacco just before the rope was placed
around his neck.
A DESTRUCTIVE storm swept through
Mason and Lewis Counties, KY, the other
day. One house was turned upside down
and completely demolished. A.number of
persons were injured.
FIVE convicts in the Quebec Peniten-
tiary, while working outside the walls, the
other day, tied the Warden and started off.
He released one hand and alarmed the
guards with his revolver, but he was fatally
shot In the struggle which ensued.
THE brothers William and Bradford
Courts quarreled with James and John
Smith, near Fairview, Ky, the other day,
and Bradford used his pistol with fatal ef-
| feet. Officers and citizens pursued the
slayer to his residence, where they found
large quantity of stolen goods. The broth
ers were arrested and taken to Brookville
| for examination. On the night of the 26th
| a mob overpowered the jailer and hanged
the prisoners to a tree.
E. N. WOODWARD, a San Francisco
dentist, on the 9th, dangerously wounded
Mollie Woodward, with whom he had been
intimate, and then fatally shot himself. The
cause was jealousy and refusal of the woman
to become his wife.
THREE negroes were hanged at Green
vile, S. c., April 2S, for burning the Acade-
my Of Music at that place. Each declared
his innocence.
By the telescoping of trains on the
Boston, Concord & Montreal road at Warren
Summit, the other day, Conductor Stone
was killed and Brakeman Keniston fatally
injured. The track was torn up for fifteen
rods, and nearly every car wrecked.
AT Uvalde, Tex, as the result of a
dispute about the pre- -emption of an eighty
acre tract, John Mitchell was tied to a tree
and whipped nearly to death, while his two
sons were shot dead in his presence.
INTERNAL machines addressed to
VIM. H. Vanderbilt and Cyrus w. Field
were deposited in the New York City POST
office, April 80. The packages were placed
in a mail bag for uptown districts and talk
en- to the elevated railway. Before reach
ing the station at Ninth street and third av
enue an explosion was heard from the mail
bag, and fire and smoke was observed to is
sue from it. When the train stopped at the
station the burning bag was hastily trans
ferred to the platform, as the railroad peo-
pie were afraid to transport it any further.
t. folyo RI ho cIIh af whore itc
contents were examined. The package ad-
dressed to Mr.. Field was found to consist Of
a pasteboard box, covered with gaudy flow
ers and had small drawer in it, from
which depended a string, as is supposed,
for the purpose Of drawing it open and
causing the explosion. Inside of the box
was found tin canister containing about
one-half of pound of powder and a glass
Jar containing white powder and liquid.
1t was Mr.. Vanderbilt's package that ex
ploded, probably caused by the jolt Of the
cars, but for which, occurrence both might
have reached their destination and OK
ploded in the hands of the parties to whom
they were sent. A similar machine was de-
posted in the hallway of a house in Nine
teenth street, occupied by j. nj. Davenport,
on the 30th. 1t exploded at 10 O'Clock p.
M, setting fire to the mat. The machine was
a cigar box bound with wire, and contained
cotton, which was set on fire by the explo-
sion, the powder being ignited by fuse.
The box was probably intended for Police
Walling, the letter ''W."'
being written on it and he living a few doors
distant.
MAuCRo, the famous brigand chief
tain. was enticed into Celaya, Mexico, the
other dav, and surrounded by soldiers. He
fought bravely, but was pierced by twenty
six bullets.
A DEAD body was found in the river
at Twenty second street, Chicago, April 20,
with two bullet holes through it. 1t is sup
posed to be that of Capt. Thos. Nelson, Of
the schooner Ironsides, who has been miss
ing some weeks. He had considerable
sum Of money when last seen alive.
The residence of John Brett, in San
Jose, CAL, was partially destroyed by fire
on the 3oth. Mr.. and Mrs. Brett were net
awakened by the flames until too late to eI-
cape. Their bodies were recovered as soon
as the fire was extinguished, but we're
charred beyond recognition.