Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-15
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

day. He then placed the revolver to his
head, fred bali through his own brain,
and fell unconscious upon the body Of his
victim. MCGUIRE is described as an edu-
Gated Scotchman, we'll connected, but con-
sdered a little eccentric. The young lady,
to whom be had been paying some atten-
tion, was in her seventeenth year.
AN express messenger on Fort
Wayne train recently heard strange noises
from large box billed to Philadelphia.
When he pried off the top out stepped an
old man named Jerry McAuley, who had
been shipped from Chicago in the most
economical manner. The express matter
remains in the hands of the officials at Del
phos, O.
A STORM at Highland, Mich, caused
the death Of Mrs. Henry Taylor and Mr..
CraBdall. A number of persons were in
jured and much property was destroyed.
CAP FORD, brother of the slayer of
Jesse James, has been arrested for COM
plicity in the murder OF Wood Hite, who
was killed at his house.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, who is
now seventy six years Of age, was recently
swindled out OF $40, $50 by faro sharpers in
Boston gambling den. His family have
taken steps to recover the money.
A PARTY of lynchers recently pressed
a steamer into service at Raymond City, w.
Va, and proceed to Winfield, where they
took Joseph Smith, colored, from Jail and
hanged him to tree. The charge against
Smith was assault upon white woman. He
made a confession.
THOMAS FIsHBURN, aged 45, pros
porous farmer, of Eaton, Preble County,
Ohio, recently dubbed his wife to death,
fed from the house to wheat field, and cut
his wrists and throat with pocket knife.
jealousy drove him mad. He imagined
that his wife was trying to get possession Of
the farm, and that she thought more Of the
children than she did of him.
A TRAGEDY marked by unusual fiend-
ishness and brutality was enacted at Hop
kinton, Mass, the other morning. Patrick
Kelly murdered his son, literally chopping
his head from his body. The family were
at breakfast, when the father left the table
and went out into the yard, returning in a
few minutes with an ak in his hand. His
16-year- old son was sitting with his back
toward the door. AS Kelly entered he lifted
the AK and, without a word Of warning,
brought it down with full force upon his
sons head. The blow was a glancing one
and the ak was blunt, SO the head was not
split, but the boy fell over dead. The mon
ster, not satisfied with this, proceeded to
strike at the boys neck, until he had sew
cred his head from the body and sent it roll
ling across the floor. The murderer was ar
rested before he had gone a square.
TUCKER BASHAM, one of the Glen
dale train robbers, recently pardoned by
Governor Crittenden, is reported to have
been shot and killed near Great Bend, Kan
sas, by members of the Jesse James gang.
In Philadelphia, Pa, the other day,
three sisters died suddenly within half an
hour. Two of the women, Sarah Watson,
widow aged 81, and Mrs. Cynthia Wins
more, aged 5S, resided at 329 Wharton
street, and the third, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith,
at 1885 South Fourth street. About 10
O'Clock at night Mrs. Winsmore, hearing a
noise in her sisters room, entered and found
Mrs. Watson in a dying condition. Medical
assistance was promptly summoned, and
Mrs. Smith was also sent for. Mrs. Watson
expired in few minutes. Almost immedi-
ately Mrs. Winsmore fell to the floor uncon-
scious, and in ten minutes she died. Ten
minutes later Mrs. Smith, the third sister,
was corpse.
GEORGE STARK, colored, has been
arrested in Detroit, Mich, for beating his
thirteen-year- old son to death.
Ten persons were attacked with
trichina at Bridesburg, Pa, April 9th. Mr..
and Mrs. Lutz and four children were not
expected to recover. Members of two other
families to whom diseased ham was given
were also attacked.
JACOB LESTER, aged 20, was drowned
while bathing in a pond near Atlanta, Ga,
on the 9th. He had been sick for some time,
and is supposed to have been seized with
cramps. His body was recovered.
A PARTY of 400 Italians at work on
the West Shore Railway at Fort Plain, N.
", stoned and fired at the residence Of the
contractor because they were not paid their
wages.
THE body of an elegantly dressed
Young man was found lying dead in the road
near Denver, COfO.s TeCtutiy. "A leFoseI
with three freshly discharged cartridges,
living by his side, and bullet hole just be-
low the right ear, indicated either
murder or suicide. The hat Of the victim,
almost filled with blood, was found q quar-
ter of mile further up the road. Investi-
CATION showed that the body was that of
Walter Lincoln, the runaway son OF wealthy
in Boston. He was penniless, and
had eaten nothing for three days. The
Coroner's jury returned a verdict Of prob
able suicide.
JOSEPH MATTox, aged 1S, was ar
rested in Chicago, April 8, for cutting his
sisters throat. The girl. Bridget, aged 16,
had been sent on an errand, and not return
ing soon enough, her brother was sent to
find her. They quarreled on the sidewalk
near the house, when Joe suddenly drew
knife and cut her throat from ear to ear.
The prisoner is butcher, who works in
hacking house. The giTl's condition is be-
lieved to be serious.
REV. L. HAMILTON, pastor OF the In
dependent Church at Oakland. CAL, died In
the pulpit, April 9. During his discourse
he snddenly paused, and sinking down ex-