Huntsville gazette., 1883-08-18
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

trander, on December Goth, $780, near West
Camden, in that State, and Running Bird,
an Indian, was executed at Talequah, l. T.,
on the day before, for the murder of Run
ming Water, another Indian.
AN explosion of fire-damp occurred
in the shaft of the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company at Shenandoah, Pa, few days
ago. One man was killed.
The Maryland Republicans will hold
their State Convention at Baltimore, Sep
tember 81.
PATRICK O'BRIEN was convicted at
Liverpool, Eng, ontae 10th for circulating
pamphlets damaging to jurors in Dublin
courts and sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment.
A. Ross, editor of the Boston
! Adrertiser, was severely hurt at Scranton,
Pa, the other day, while trying to board a
moving train.
A MOB made a demonstration in front
of police headquarters in Vienna, Austria,
the other day, and were dispersed at the
swords point.
| AUGUST cotton returns to the Depart
ment of Agriculture at Washington are less
favorable than those for July.
SEVEN fine trotting horses valued at
| $4,000 were burned to death in stable at
the Fair Grounds at Lexington, KY, few
! days ago.
FOUR masons, at work on the fourth
story of building at Boston, Mass, the
other day, were thrown to the ground by
the fall of staging. One was fatally hurt.
AT Worcester, Mass, on the 10th,
William H. Coburn was killed by the fall
ing of chimney from burning building.
BARON NOLDE, q German land
owner, was shot in Russia few days ago.
His assassins were supposed to be Lithu
anian peasants, who are bitter against Ger
man landlords.
The British Canadian Lumber Com
pany's mill and yards, at Midland, Ont,
valued at 500, 900, were swept away by fire
few days ago.
A HEAVY wind and rain storm at
Paris, KY, the other afternoon damaged
crops and blew down the tent of O'Brien's
circus during the performance. Mrs. DR.
Hurst had leg broken and several other
persons were slightly injured.
A WAREHOUSE containing seven
floors, stored with cotton, sugar, ETC., was
destroyed by fire at Liverpool, Eng, the other
day, the damage being f40,000. The Rash
| liegh Woolen-mills, at Huddersfield, also
burned. Many hands were thrown out of
employment
| ANOTHER collision occurred between
troops and the populace at Ekaterinostav,
| Russia, on the 10th, and one hundred people
were killed.
The Kimball House at Atlanta, Ga,
was burned to the ground on the 18th, hap
| PLY without loss of life. The fire occurred
at five O'Clock in the morning and as soon
as the fire was found to be beyond control
the proprietor had the guests awakened,
the porters breaking down doors where nee
essary to get the people out The loss in
property was about 100000. bank
which occupied part of the building had
500, 600 in its vaults, the fate of which was
still in doubt.
JOSEPH FULFORD, a white man, and
Harry Bradley, negro, were lynched by
mob near Bainbridge, Miller County, Ga,
the other night, for the murder of Fulford's
wife.
A FIRE at Vineyard Haven, Mas
sachusetts summer resort, destroyed
summer residents, the other night, the loss
being estimated at fully 5000, 900.
A MAN went into New York market
the other day, picked up cleaver, chopped
off one of his fingers and walked away
without making any explanation.
WELLS, FARGO & Co.'S express was
robbed of 5000 near Pioneer, Ariz., the
other day, and the agent killed.
A FEW days ago the Atlantic d Pa
ci6c Railroad was formally opened for
Pacific coast business via Albuquerque, N.
| M.
THREE fourteen-year-old boys were
struck by lightning near Lincoln, Neb., the
other afternoon and instantly killed.
OWEN DORIS, John Kerwis and
James Cannon were killed by a Baltimore
e. Ohio express train near Pittsburgh, Pa,
the other night.
The National Department of Agri-
culture reports the condition of spring
wheat for August 1 at ninety-seven per
| cent For cotton the weather was too cold
in Nav. too wet in June, and too dry in
july, the injury being greatest in Georgia.
Over the entire corn area the condition ad-
| Vanc6Q Ill july W CIs Oooo g -O05
and barley 50.
C. E. HEATH, of Chicopee. Mass, rode
down Mount Washington on &. tricycle. the
other day, beating the best bicycle record
very badly.
L. E. WATKINS, charged with cattle
stealing, was forcibly taken from the Sher-
iff at Canyon City, Colo, the other night by
cowboys, shot to death and the body
hanged from the timbers of bridge in the
suburbs of the town.
THE large tannery OF P. & P. Cos
tello, at Camden, N. Y, was destroyed by
fire the other night, together with large
amount of stock. Loss estimated at $780,
600: insurance 100000. At Meaford, Ont,
Methodist Church two hotels and nine
stores were swept away, the loss being
$50, 900.
RECENT cablegrams announced that
the French Admiral Pierre had issued a
proclamation forbidding foreign soldiers
to land at Tamatave, and the British were
going to make further inquiries about it.