Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-14

OldlCS udtfC DCCl1 NlCStlO1 Cu Oy HiO tul
ing the past eight years, an average OF
359 yearly.
THE cost of the Chicago schools dur
ing the past year has been $3.50 upon
the school-census, S15.6 upon the num-
Der enrolled, S20.27, upon the average
daily membership, and S2l.71 upon
the average daily attendance.
PROF. AIKEN, of Baltimore, thinks that
persons using coal oil lamps cannot be
warned too often not to attempt to light
them without they are properly filled,
and adds that they never should be ex-
posed to a sudden blast of wind
DR.. DONALD MACLEOD, Scotch cier-
gyman, recently preached sermon on
1.-THE Sin of Cheapness." He said that
the "craving for cheapness and hunting
after bargains is not only economically
false, but cause of great suffering to
thousands of men, women and children"
A "MAsS meeting" in favor of Gen
Ben Butler for President was called to
be held in San Francisco on the even
ing of May %, but so few persons at
tended that it was not thought advisa-
bic to call. the meeting to orler, and the
lights were put out and the disconsolate
few departed
The Australian newspapers are giving
terrible accounts Of the drouth which
has prevailed in New South Wales for
months. 1t is stated that 40,0 sheep
have been lost at one station. The
country is covered with carcasses and
bleaching bones Of dead animals. To
avoid entire loss the shearing of dead
sheep has been resorted to.
The Fort Worth Gazette has sugg gest
ed "a national live stock and textile ex-
position" to be held in Fort Worth, in
the future, either in 1887 or some other
suspicious year. 1t calls attention to
the advantages of expositions as illustrat
ed in the case Of Atlanta, and cites the
success of the Cotton Exposition there
as evidence that such displays can be
given in the smaller as well as in larger
cities of this country.
Mrs. SCOvILLE, the sister of Guiteau,
who was hanged for the murder of Pres
ident Garfield, is stopping at one of the
leading Washington hotels. She goes
under fictitious name, and is selling
pictures, as she states, for the purpose
OF raising money with which to prose-
cute those who were instrumental in the
hanging of her brother. She is undoubt-
sdly insane.
AN interesting discussion is at present
in progress in France over the use of the
terms ''lady'' and ''woman. The cul-
tured Parisians insist that woman is
the better term and have relegated
''lady as bad form to the lower strata
OF society" The country gentry, on the
other hand, will hear of no other term
being applied to their female relatives
and friends. The opinions of the savants
will be awaited with considerable inter-
est as it is a vexed question in other
countries besides France.
A YOUNG woman in Philadelphia re-
Gently filed petition in court asking
for an attachment against her mother
to compel the payment of debt In
refusing the attachment the presiding
Judge said: 'sThis is the first instance
in our experience of a child proceeding
to the utmost limit against parent
even to the prison door-and that parent
a mother, in an effort to enforce pay
ment of sum less than $3.50 proved to
be due as guardian of her daughter.
We are not disposed to recognize such
unflllal conduct nor such stigma upon
human nature; rather let it be hidden
from public view"
The change of the method of COM
pensating United States court officials
by salaries, instead of fees, as proposed
by the Committee on Expenditures in
the Department of Justice. it is esti-
mated will save the Government an
nually about $5l9, 800, as follows mar
shals, S5S, 700; attorneys and assistant
attorneys, $50, 100; clerks, $50, 900; COM
missioners, $4,000; jurors, S11O,00O
witnesses, $3.50, 900; United States Courts
in Utah, $4,000, and miscellaneous ex.
penses, $4,000. 1t is understood that
majority of the members of the Ap-
preparation Committee favor the change.
A YOUNG man named Davidson plead
ed guilty before a Baltimore Judge few
days ago for stealing a set of harness
valued at So. The youthful appearance
md evidence oi good character Of The