Huntsville gazette., 1883-02-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A BROKEN rail ditched Grand Trunk
train near Flint, Mich, the other day, and
one passenger was killed and number in
]ured. three it was thought fatally.
In the Dublin Qreland) conspiracy
cases it was said on the 18th that the identi-
fication Of the four Phoenix Park assassins
who rode in Kayanagh's car had been made
complete.
THREE lives were lost in an accident
on the Cleveland & Columbus Railroad the
other day near Gallon, Ohio.
FIVE cars were thrown off the track
OF the Panhandle Road, near Steubenville,
o., recently by broken axle, and Charley
Bridges, brakeman, was killed.
AN official of the Treasury Depart
ment was said to have stated that 5000, 900
in gold lately coined at the New Orleans
Ua.) mint was short to the amount OF S25
on each 1000.
STOVE manufacturers at Albany, N.
Y, who were said to be paying sixteen per
cent. more wages than Western manufac-
turers, asked conference with molders of
the union the other day to rearrange wages.
A FORCE of German marines landed
from two frigates at Annoy, China, a few
days ago, and seized goods which had been
confiscated from German subjects by the
Chinese customs authorities.
THE telegraph wires were reported
out of gear nearly everywhere from Buffalo,
N. Y, to Omaha, Nebr., and from ST. Paul,
Minn., to Cairo, ILL.,, on the 18th, owing to
the weather.
ITwas reported on the 10th that an ar
rangement had been effected by which
France maintains protectorate over Ton
quin.
Mrs. MARTHA FORREST diea at Phil
adelphia, Pa, few days ago at the ad-
vanced age Of 104 years.
SIX business houses were DESTROYED
by fire at Plattsmouth, Nebr., few days
ago.
A FREIGHT train went through
bridge near Rochester, n. Y, the other
day. The fireman was killed and the engi-
neer seriously injured.
| A FIRE-EsCAPE inventor was fatally
injured recently while testing his machine
at Chicago. Ill.
The failure of J. V. Ayers & Sons,
heavy iron firm Of Chicago, Ill.,, has been
announced. The liabilities it was thought
would reach s., 100000.
Two young women, Mrs. Belle Cas-
person and Miss jamie Smith, were drowned
in the Little Miami River, near Wright's
Mills, o.. few days ago. A skiff in which
they were riding upset.
EX-GOVERNOR STEPHEN HEMPSTEAD,
Of Iowa, died at Dubuque the other day.
He was the last Democratic Governor of the
State.
ITALY will resume specie payments
April 16.
A TELEGRAPH operator forgot to hand
his orders to the conductor and in conse-
quence two freight trains collided about the
middle of Franklin Tunnel, near Franklin,
o., few days ago. One man was buried
under the wreck and two others were SO
badly ijured 1t was thought they would die.
THE family of Martin Cushwa, of
Frankfort, Ind, were poisoned the other
morning by eating diseased pork in the
shape of head cheese. The wife and son
were not expected to live.
EDWARD GRIFFIN, a miner, was res
cued recently after a fifty hours imprison-
ment by a cave lin in lead mine at Bing-
ham, Utah.
AT Brackett, Tex, four small children
of Michael Mcdonald were burned to death
recently from the explosion of lamp left
burning by the mother for the return Of her
daughter from ball.
WILLIE MEYER, Willie Howe and
Alice Franks were killed and Alice Mettram
seriously injured at Walingford, Conn.,,
the other day by the sleigh in which they
were riding being struck by locomotive.
CLARENCE E. BLoDGETT, son of
prominent merchant of Stevens Point,
Wis, was arrested at Denver, Colo, few
davs ago on charge of embeZZling money
at the former place.
The Fox River Iron Company at
Green Bay, Wis, made an assignment few
days ago, said to have been caused by the
recent failure Of the Union Steel Company
of Chicago, Ill.
THE United States Iron and Tin-plate
Works at Demanter Station, Pa, were to-
tally destroyed by fire the other morning,
together with adjoining buildings and
portion of the trestle of the Pittsburg,
McKeesport & Youghiogheny Railroad. The
loss would approach 500, 900. Three hum
dred men were thrown out of employment.
DIR. H. J. GLENN, the largest wheat
grower in California, who was once the
Democratic nominee for Governor, was fa-
tally shot recently by his bookkeeper, Il.
Miller, who had been discharged.
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