Huntsville gazette., 1882-11-18
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


In the stables Of Colonel Holloway, at the
instance OF William Buchanan and James
johnson. The citizens determined to tear
up the railway track if necessary, and at
once caused the arrest Of the ringleaders
and OF the engineer, conductor, and tele-
graph operator, and returned the horses to
the stables.
The steamer Emma C. Elliott, while
nearing st. Louis, the other evening, came
upon an immense flock of wild ducks. The
electric light was turned on, when the birds
dashed against it with such force that sew
eral hundred Of them were captured, and
in the morning thirty-six were found con-
cealed In the cabin.
THOMAS REESE, foreman of a rolling
mill at Louisville, KY, was fatally injured
by Bryan McMann, a recently discharged
workman, who struck him three murderous
blows on the head with bar of iron.
A sCHOOL-HoUsE and several other
buildings at Rippey, Iowa, were destroyed
by cyclone the other evening. Mrs. Har-
mon, wife of farmer, was seriously in
jured. and her three children were bruised
and cut by flying timbers.
A. g. SMITH, Surgeon of the Homeo-
pathic Dispensary in Louisville, KY, SO suc-
cessfully mesmerized a negro the other day
that difficult operation was performed
without pain, although the patient was con-
scious of all that was said and done.
THE Upper Missouri is full of ice, and
snow drifts ten or twelve feet deep are re-
ported in Minnesota and Dakota.
The new opera house, a fine hotel,
and other buildings in Lexington, KY, went
to blazes the other afternoon. Three fire.
men were hurt.
A FAMILY of colored persons per-
ished in burning cabin, near Petersburg,
Va, the other night.
10. WATERS, Manager of the Mutual
Union Telegraph Company's Office on the
Board Of Trado, Chicago, and member OF
the board himself, sh OF himself on the 10th
in his room on State street, opposite the
Palmer House. The ball could not be found,
and whether the wound is mortal or not the
doctors could not say. There is a scandal
back of the tragedy. The wife of the would
be suicide is pretty woman, and foolish.
The gossips said she was in Boston, whittier
she had gone in pursuit Of young fellow
whom she loved better than her husband.
She has two children. When friends asked
Waters If there was anything he wanted he
said: "Nothing, except what have tried to
give myself"
TRAIN-wRECKERs have again been at
work on the Philadelphia & Reading Rail-
road. Heavy timbers were placed on the
track near Limerick, Pa, the other night,
for the purpose of derailing a passenger
train, but an extra freight happened along
in time to carry the distractions down an
embankment. No lives were lost, but many
cars were demolished.
The Allen-street bridge in Rochester,
N. Y, fell into the canal the other morn
ing. Navigation was suspended for some
time.
j. B. SMITH, of Sherman, Cal, MUIR
dered his fourteen-year old son the other
day, cutting his throat. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith have been insane for some time, and
claim that the Lord commanded the sac
rifice.
DIR. E. LUTz, prominent surgeon of
Cleveland, Ohio, fell from the second story
TO the stone floor of the basement in the
Blackstone block, the other day, dis
tance of thirty feet, and sustained in
juries which will probably prove fatal. The
elevator door was open and he stepped in,
supposing the platform to be there.
GRAND preparations are being made
for fist and bull-fghts at Pridier Negres,
Mexico, commencing on the Goth and last
ing fifteen days. Excursion trains will
probably run to Eagle Pass, from whence
persons will be transferred across the Rio
Grande 5v boats.
A WORKMAN in the Government to-
bacco factory at Lyons, France, was fined
for violating the rules Of the institution the
other day. This SO enraged his fellows that
they attempted to avenge their comrade by
throwing the manager into the river. Police
interfered, and with great difficulty sue
ceeded in Tescuing him. Several heads
were broken during the melee.
THERE was a panic in a. Catholic
church in New York City on the 18th. Part
of the ceiling fell down upon the worship
ers. During the commotiOn three women
tainted, but no person was seriously hurt.
Order was finally restored by few clear
headed individuals. and the members OF the
congregation resuming their seats services
were continued to the close.
OFFICER GROVE, of Brooklyn, N. T.,
was nearly killed by lot Of Italians, on the
10Th. and had to use his revolver on Jesse
Tuiti, who was seriously wounded. Other
policemen arrived in time 10 save Crowe's
life. and number Of the rioters were ar
rested.
The Rivers Seine and Marine are rising
at an alarming rate. Disastrous floods in
and around Paris are expected, and much
alarm is felt.
THE United States revenue cutter
Corwin has arrived at Victoria, B. c., from
the North, bearing particulars Of fight
with Indians and the destruction OF vii
lage. The village destroyed was located at
Hochino, on the Alaskan coast. A tribe had
seized and held two white men and steam
launch which had been sent out with tug.
While the boat, provided with bomb
gearing, was firing, an explosion occurred,
and an Indian chief, who was sitting on
board the launch, was killed. The tribe
surrounded the captured launch with the
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