Huntsville gazette., 1883-04-28
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

refuses to leave that town on warning
from the men who lynched Bob Crockett a
days since.
gE Parliament buildings at Quebec,
Cana, were destroyed by fire on the 18th.
| AT fire in Sacramento, Cal, the
ether morning several persons were killed
and twelve wounded by the fall of a roof.
The American Express Company's
agents at Milwaukee, Wis, discovered
that package shipped from Newark, N.
D., few days ago contained twenty five
pounds of dynamite. The package bore no
mark to indicate its contents.
In the trial of Kelly, at Dublin, Ire
land, on the Doth, for the Phoenix Park
murders, the defense endeavored to estab-
lish an alabi. The case was given to the
jury and they failed to agree. A new trial
would be had.
A PARTY of tramps took possession of
the bridge at Brainard, Mimi, the other
day, and extracted toll from all who passed.
The Sheriff and posse took the field and
captured eight. Two officers and one
tramp were wounded in the fight.
MILWAUKEE s only female LAWYER
d
throwing a glass of water in the judges
face
The body of Maggie Henneke, who
mysteriously disappeared from Milwaukee,
Wis, October 24th, and for whom dilligent
search had been made in different parts of
the country since, was found in the ever
at Milwaukee few days ago.
EDWARD Nook, the first man in the
United States to puddle iron, died at
Youngstown, O., the other afternoon of
paralysis, aged eighty-one years.
AN extensive contiaGration was
raging at Delhi, India, on the 20th. Two
/ thousand houses had been destroyed and
| great number of families were destitute
and homeless. At Hamburg, Germany, on
the same day, three Of the largest oil ware
houses in the city were burned, fifteen
thousand hundred weight of oil being con-
sumed.
FIRE on the Goth burned out three
wholesale firms at New Orleans, La, caus-
ing loss of 100000, and lumber mill
| few miles from Texarkana, Tex, valued at
100000.
GEORGE j. KREGs, postmaster at
| Fremont, o., was reported $1,000 deficient
in his accounts few days ago, and steps
had been taken to remove him.
HELEN MARCOvITCH, the woman who
tried to shoot King Milan in the cathedral
at Belgrade, Servia, has made an unsuc
cessful attempt to commit suicide.
JOHN NOLAN, aged nineteen, William
Russell, aged seventeen, and Thomas
Nevin, aged eighteen, are trio of young
villains who have been burglarizing stores
and dwellings in New London County,
Conn.,, during the past winter. They have
been arrested.
The Upper Genesee River at Wells
vile, N. Y, was full of floating oil the 9TH
er day, caused by the bursting of the Rich
burg and Wellsburg pipe line, which re-
suited in the loss of about 900 barrels be-
fore it could be checked.
The net earnings of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad last year were
$6, 10000.
TWENTY persons have been arrested
in the town of Milltown Malbay, County
Clare, Ireland, on charge of conspiracy
to murder landlords, agents and officials.
Two of the prisoners turned informers.
THE death Of Suleiman Pasha, who
commanded the gallant but disastrous at
tack on the Russians in Shipka Pass, has
been announced. +
A FIRE at Aurelia, Iowa, the other
morning destroyed twenty-five buildings,
the estimated loss being near 100000 Al
most the entire business portion OF the
town was swept away and several persons
had narrow escapes from death.
A COMPANY has been formed in Gin
cinnati, o., to export whisky in bond and
house it abroad.
THE Potts Colliery Company OF Ash
land, Pa, is about to make a determined
effort to extinguish the fires which have
been burning several years and extending
in their workings.
STANDARD silver dollars issued for the
week ended on the 21st was $l09, ,499; for
the corresponding period last year, S132,-
999.
NEW ORLEANS, La, had a double
murder on the 22d. A negro killed Police
man John Coffey and another policeman
killed the negro. t\ l. A
In Laperucca, Leon, Spain, an eX-
plosion in a dynamite factory recently
killed seven men. .-ee $50
The other night O'Brien's circus was
attacked by mob with pistols and guns
at Dover, Del, and bloody fight ensued
Many of the circus men We're wounded;
several probably fatally. One OF the pro-
prietors, Charles Henderson, was shot In
the eve and would die. ~9Tr E# IS TG
THERE was an explosion in the Gov
ernment small-arms factory at Enfield,
Eng, the other day. Nobody hurt and lit
tie damage done, but pieces of a tin box
were found after the explosion
IT was reported on the 22d inst. that
the British. Ambassador had been in
structed to ask the French Government for
the extradition of two Irishmen suspected
of completely in the dynamite fconsplra-
cies. r--- tvs.a
News has been received Of the death
of Mrs. Slower, sister of ex-President John
son. atrthe Union Depot in Carter County,