Huntsville gazette., 1883-01-06
PERSONAL AND. GENERAL.
AT Olson, Belgium, a boiler in a I,

AT bison, Belgium, boiler in fac
tory exploded few days ago while the
building was full OF. work people. A num-
Der OF persons were killed. Three bodies
had been extracted from the ruins.
A FEW days ago a robberF strangled
a passenger in compartment the express
train between Nice and Marseiiles. France.
CHARLES BANKS, of Leona, New York,
was killed by the falling of a large icicle,
which pierced his brain the other day.
HENRY KING, farmer aged about
eighty years, was driving home with his son
in Seneca Township O.,a few days ago, when
the team ran away, precipitating both to
the ground. The fathers skull was fractured
and he died in half an hour. The son re-
ceived slight injuries.
THE other day the French Minister to
Switzerland informed his Government that
considerable quantity Of dynamite had
left Switzerland for France. 1t was said
there had been several arrests OF dynamite
conspirators in the Department of the
Rhone.
WHILE skating, five children broke
through the ice on a brook near Hyde Park,
Boston, Mass, the other morning. Three
were drowned.
THE bursting of the Hammel dyke on
the Rhine near Worms, Germany, on the
29th flooded the lower part of the town.
to Wiesbaden was interrupted, owing to the
inundation of Castle depot.
For the murder of Dora White, his
sister in-law, in June last, Ivason Slade,
colored, was hanged at Yancevlle, N. c.,
December 80.
AT Meridian, Conn.,, two children,
aged eleven and eight years, acknowledged
that they placed an obstruction on the rail-
road track the other day to wreck the New
York passenger train, and said they did so
because an employe of the road drove them
off the track.
RECENTLY a special agent of the
Treasury Department discovered that a
rebate Of $500 on damaged goods, for
which he paid $400 to the Examiners, who
for years had been in the Government serv.
ice. The merchant few days since made
full confession to Commissioner Shields, and
the offenders had been arrested.
AT Madison, Wis, the federal
Grand Jury indicted General Thomas Rey-
nolds, late pension agent. few days ago
for forging receipts and affidavits.
AT the burning of an extensive flour
mill fireman was killed and three others
were seriously injured at Belfast, Ireland,
the other day. Property valued at f4e, 900
was destroyed. A sugar refinery at Green
ock was burned, causing loss Of f35, 900.
HEAVY rainfalls had caused floods
in the midland counties in England the 9TH
er day. There was said to be greatmortali-
THE other day at political meeting
in New York City some person dropped a
bomb, which exploded, blowing the entire
front of the store away H
RENEWAL of the recent floods in
various parts OF France, was reported few
days ago. Several streets in Lyons were
Besancon was much damaged,
and Lisieux was inundated. 1t was esti- 4
mated that fully fifty five persons had per-
ished in the floods in Germany.
A SAD accident occurred the other
day at the house Of Edward Capron, who re-
sides about one mile south of Farley, Iowa.
Miss Mary Capron was sitting under
hanging lamp holding on her lap little
son of Mr.. Capron, when the lamp fell and
set their clothes on fire. The child was
burned to death and Miss Capron was Sc
verely injured.
TWENTY-FIVE bandits raided ranch
near Matamoras, Mex. recently, and the
proprietor, Don Jose Treyino, was killed,
and his son was carried off. Several other
persons were wounded during the fight.
AT Salem, Mass, new Mayor was
inducted into Office on the 1st. The out
going Mayor hanged himself Immediately
on LAYING down the duties of office.
THE other day Ex-County Commits
sioners Walker, Ehrman and Wilmoyer were
arrested at Lebanon, Pa, charged with NAL
feasance in office.
A YOUNG man was fatally shot by a
girl in New Philadelphia, o., few days
ago while he was trying to break into her
room. M
SENIOR CALINo and Angel Hermosillo,
of Congress, fought duel with
swords at Pachuca, Mexico, the other day.
Hermosillo was mortally wounded.
FIRE destroyed Byrne & Smiths ex-
tensive bleachery at Lodi, n. j.. the other
Loss. 5000, 200; partly insured.
AT Milwaukee, Wis, Friend Bros
wholesale clothing house burned the other
The loss was over $500 ,OO0.. The
adjoining firms of Landauer & Co., whole
sale adry goods and notions, and Straw. Els
worth & Co., wholesale hatters, suffered to
the extent Of 100000, making the total loss
$500. 200. r.,-.... ....] +
A FEW days ago large steamer sank
in Cork harbor, Ireland, and the steamship
Chiopas foundered at Queenstown.
THREE Cinnamon were instantly
killed and three others were seriously in
jured by an explosion at Weeksville, Mon.
tana, the other day. A quantity OF giant
powder was being thawed out when it ex-
ploded. \ is8 ~ &tl
A YOUNG lsdy nineteen years OF age
skated into a narrow open channel made by
n nortv of ice cufters on the SusQuehanna