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Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07
A Symposium OF Fish Stories.

ave were boring at a depth of about
three hundred and forty feet on Thurs
day. said an artesian well-borer, who
. was working at George Ehret's brewery,
.'when we struck water. We stopped
and put down that ar sand-pump to
clean out. We hauled her up and
emptied her. and ONE of the boys says:
Hello! here's fish, 1t was cut up in
pieces, but the fms were there and it
was fresh. 1t must have been about
foot long"
''Have you any more fish stories like
tbat?" asked the reporter, looking in
quiringly around to each of the men.
'sWell, | can beat that" said good
natured young fellow II knowed a
man who was borin' an oil well near
Bradford, Pa, and, by gum! he drawed
up live fish over foot long, and il
lived a day or two. He was borin' at
400 feet, toon'
"Another?"
"Wall, | don't know any fish story"
arms; .'but | do know somethin' purity
close to it. / was testin' soil with LOT
of fellers about year and a half age
for the ship canal through Delaware.
We were about sixty miles from the
coast, and burned if we didn't draw up
pile Of oyster shells. They looked
Just like an ordinary oyster shell, and
the inside was white and shiny. They
were nearly 200 feet down"
''Is there another?n asked the re.
porter, as he turned sadly away.
'Hold on minute" said a bushy.
eyed, dust-begrimed old fellow, whose
brows had been wrinkled in thought
for some minutes, as he raised his head
up and assumed determined air,
''Tve got one fur yer. | was borin' in
Florence, Mass, and we had Just got
through a big, hard rock. We put
down the pump just two hundred and
twenty-one and half feet and pulled
her out When we emptied her there
were two lizards crawlin' about in the
dirt about six inches long. One was
black, an t'other had thirty eight black
and yellow spots. This is solum'
truth. We Civ the lizards to Amherst
College, and they've got 'em there yet,
preserved in two bottles"
Cant you beat that?" asked the
reporter, turning to the last of tho
party, little, gray-bearded man, with
small, twinkling eyes.
"Well, I'm an old borer," he an
swered. ''Been borin' nigh on to thirty
years, and reckon | can beat that if
anybody kim The rest Of the party
grew interested, and looked impatient
as The oie fallosg took out huge plug
of tobacco and gnawed oil genelOa.,
mouthful. lit was abont (spur)
twenty-five years ago. l was borin'
(spurt) in Pennsylvany. We had got
down to (spurD almos' one thousand
feet, when all Of suddin the drill
began to 60 nice and easy. 1t was
about time to clean out, SO we let down
the pump and drew her up slowly.
She was purity light. Well, she came
up. and we took her out keerfully and
held her over trough, and what dye
think we found in her?n
10, 60 on" shouted the others, ex-
citedly.
Just what we expected. A pile O.
dirt and water. ~. Y. Times.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

The Republican National Convention,
the eighth in the history of the party,
convened at Chicago at noon on the
Sd. Prayer was offered by Rev. frank
Bristol of Chicago, after which Mr..
Sabine, Chairman of the Republican
Committee, called the Convention to
order. James r. Lynch, colored, Of
Mississippi, was then elected temporary
Chairman amidst the widest confusion
Titus Sheard, of New York, and j. W.
Lee, of Pennsylvania were elected tenn
porary Secretaries. The Chairman of
the delegations then announced the
names of the various persons selected to
serve on the various committees of the
Convention. Leslie w. Bissell, of New
York presented the following which was
referred to the Committee on resolutions:
"Resolved, That the Committee on
Resolutions be, and they are hereby
directed to give a hearing to a commit
tee appointed by the Irish National
League of America to present a memo
rial to this Convention on the subject Of
the ownership of realty in the United
States by foreigners. The Convention
then adjourned to Wednesday at ! a. m.
The Republican Convention was per-
manently organized at noon on the 4th
by the election of Gen. John B. Hen
derson, of Missouri, permanent Chair
man. In his speech on taking the chair,
Gen. Henderson dwelt at length upon
the grave responsibilities resting upon
the actions of the Convention and
the necessity for a judicious selection OF
standard bearer to lead this campaign
Among other things Gen. Henderson
said ''Our past history is the Union
preserved; slavery abolished and its
former victims equally and honorably
by our side in this Convention; unbound
cd credit at home and abroad; a cur
rency convertible into coin, and the
pulses of industry throbbing with re-
newed health and vigor in every section
of prosperous and peaceful country.
These are the fruits of triumphs over
adverse policies gained in the military
and civil conflicts Of the past twenty
four years" A short night session was
held, but no business of Importance
transacted
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

ANOTHER damaging rainfall is report
ed from Texas. The stormbelt covers
most of the cultivated portions of the
State and is III nearly the same area OF
country previously flooded twice this
season. Crops Of all kinds have been
seriously damaged, the loss to agricul-
tural interests amounting to millions.
Orange City, on the Sabine river, is en-
tirely submerged and the inhabitants
are going about in boats.
HINCKLrY, the defaulting cashier OF
the West Side Bank, New York City,
assumed the name of L. t. Harris at
Ottowa, abandoned his baggage and
thus foiled the detectives.
A NEW two-cent daily Republican
paper has been started in ST. Louis.
EDWARD FAGAN, one of the editorial
staff of the Missouri Republican, com
mitted suicide on the Sd. Dissipation
was the cause He has been connected
with st. Louis newspapers for thirteen
years.
A WOMAN was arrested at Varinda,
Hungary, on the 4th, who confessed
that she had poisoned four husbands,
and hundreds of women during the past
two years.
THE village of Hammonton on the
Camden & Atlantic Railroad in New
Jersey is greatly excited by the discov-
cry of the bodies of twenty-one children
buried in small plot of ground attach
ed to a sanitarium called the Wivison
Home under the supervision of Miss S.
S. Wivison. A Coroner's jury found
that the children died from natural
causes, aggravated by the criminal
neglect of Miss Wivison, improper sani-
tary arrangements and gross incompe-
tency Of the nurses.
JOHN STANTON, a steam boat engineer
at st. Louis, on the 4th threw glassful
of sulphuric acid over his wife while
lying in bed, infiicting fatal injuries.
Her eyes were eaten out and her face,
neck, breast and shoulders horribly
burned. On a previous OCCASION Stanton
shot her twice and then attempted to
Kill himself, Jealousy The cause,
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07
An UnaccountabIe Murder.

WAUSAU, WIS, June z.
On Saturday morning G. W. Thayer,
book-keeper in the Marathon County
Bank, shot and instantly killed Fred. j..
Beales, Messenger of the same bank.
Only one person was present at the
time, that being young man named Al
then, who was to take Beales' position
in the bank. The trio had been chatting
pleasantly, when Thayer drewa revolver,
placed it to the back Of Beale's head and
fired, killing him amost instantly.
Thayer ran out and to the County Jail,
wringing his hands and crying, "Pye
killed him, y etc Beales was about nine
teen years old and came from Bonneville,
n. Il. where his folks reside. lie was
To depart for home to-day Thayer has
been employed In the bank for years; is a
quiet, studious man about tWenty-one
and has many friends.
No cause can be assigned for the ter
rible deed. Thayer IS now in jail and
acts so wildly that insanity is supposed
now to be the cause. He has i mother,
sister and four or five brothers here. The
excitement is intense. Cashier Harger OF
the bank can offer no explanation. He
was iust outside the door when the shot
was fred aud saw Ihaycr running % The
jail
The Coroner's inquest was held aud 8
veTdlcs gefnFned IN seeoFd4nee Ylth ths
RbpFas
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07

THERE has been large decrease in
European travel this year, possibly as
much as 10 or 20 per cent, according to
New York shipping merchant. The
tightness of money, the anticipation of
trouble in Wan street, and the president
tial election haFellept many peopleat
home. People who did go abroad are
returning much earlier than usual, and
agents attribute that to Wall street
also. Travel in the United States, how
ever, is on the increase Many who
used to go to Europe now go the other
way, and take in Mexico, Alaska, Ore
gOn and Colorado.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07
Why the Chinese Oppose Railroads.

Foreigners in China make a great
outcry about the stupidity OF the Chi
nese in holding out against railroads.
Chinese do hold out against railroads,
and they are quite right in doing so.
They feel that to introduce railroads at
present would be to flood the country
with foreign engineers, contractors,
managers, machine mechanics, engine
drivers, etc, and once there the China
men fear that they would never leave,
but get hold on the country, and that
China would become second India and
pass under foreign rule. Rather than
have the foreigner they go without the
railroad and bide their time. Railroads
and all the rest will come as soon as
they can make and manage them with
ont our help. Coming up to Pekinf from
Tientsin | was surprised to look out OF
nv boat and see telegraph posts
stretching along the country, and
learned that there had been telegraph
established between Tientsin and Tung
Chou, a place fifteen miles from the
capital It was erected under foreign
supervision, but is said to be worked
entirely by Cinnamon. China feels her
self competent to work q telegraph,
and has il not only from near Pekin to
Tientsin, but from Tientsin onward to
river port near Shanghai. AS soon as
China feels that she can work rail-
way, the railway will come. A great
deal that is said about China being
ready for railways is premature. There
is hardly a place in the north Of the
Empire where railroad would pay.
What China wants first is good roads.
After some ten or fifteen years Of good
roads, an intercommunication will
spring up which will call for railways,
but at present no such traffic, except,
perhaps, on one route, has been de-
veloped, and railway, if built to-
morrow, would stand ruSting its rails
in idleness. 1t is all very well for
merchants and spectators to call for
rapid advance and improvements, but
any one taking a fair and dispassionate
view Of the matter will, especially if he
has any sympathy for the Chinese, feel
| that rapid advance and the sudden
introduction of railways would be any
thing but wise and patriotic on the part
Of China. Cor. Pal Nall Gazette.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07

vans in the middle of night mob
of people, terrified at the frequency of
the dead wagons visits, assembled and
threatened violence, but were restrain
ed by the police who were escorting the
vans. The district has been black-fag-
ged and isolated.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07

WIN Mrs. Fred Grant was informed
.Ior husbands failure she is reported
!, !. bsye said II have lived on army
ions - 10 once, and can do it,again.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07

No E P. HYATT. of Philadelphia
snoses TO build crematory on his
PlDf I account in that city, the crematory
o,ieties being too slow.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07

MANY Boston girls are giving up the
.;ano for the violin. 1t is said there
5,e over 800 of them studying beside
: ~,nv who have become sufficiently ao
s,ced TO pursue their practice alone.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07

-Spurgeon says he never had any
faith in luck except that good luck will
carry man over a ditch if he jumps
well. and viii put a bit of bacon into
his pot if ne looks after his garden and
keeps pig.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07

SEVERAL persons in the vicinity of
ottawa. Canada, are urging claims
,reinst the United States Government
5r services rendered during the rebel
Ion. Some apply for bounties. others
for pensions.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07

THe Earl of Euston IS about to apply
for divorce on the ground that the
Countess is guilty of adultery. The
Countess friends say no evidence can
be produced against her, and that the
Earl wishes a divorce to enable him to
marry an heiresS.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

u,o,v SrBLEY has made donation of
30 ll nn0 N Cornell University.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07

Yale College Library now,pUmben
ll5,o00 volumes,
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07
DYNAMITERs' WORK.

Their Latest Exploits in London-Scotiand
Yard and the Government Buildings At
tacked-Nelson's Monument Only Saved
by the Failure of Euse-Comments OF
the Press.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07

REPORT to the Congregational Union
shows churches as follows Michigan
30; Ohio, 230; Illinois, 250; Iowa, l40;
Kansas, 200; Minnesota, 100; Nebraska,
100; Dakota, s.; Oregon, 20; California,
100. In 1900 towns west of the Missis
sippi River there is no Protestant
preaching.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07

A LONDON cable says; "lIiss Mary
Anderson's success in Manchester has
been without precedent in theatrical
annals. Her receipts during the past
week have amounted to so, 760, which
10 larger sum than was ever before
taken by any dramatic attraction in the
same length Of time in that city.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07

A LARGE pine box was recently found
floating in Styx River, Ala, containing
the bodies Of two negroes. The box was
labeled, Free Transportation to H."
The bodies had been in the box but a
short time, and have not been identified
nor is there any clew to the perpetrators
of the crime.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07

LORD TENNYsoN was recently offered
by an American f20,OO0 to come over
to these shores to remain here three
months, "And what would you have
me dop' said the poet, "'lecture, read,
orwhat ?" NO, only sit in room
and have your hand shaken a few mil
lion times"
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-07

por Il ,'''I = are thousand cases OF small
a5Drs / 'ne % Hackney district, d northern
aose.' u London. The disease is on the
iAs Sae5 While some Of the bodies of
were being eagted away ii
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-22
IrrecOncilabIe Enemy.
IT. Colani, in the Fortnlghily Review


France is hencefortb n vast intrenched
camp, which can be defended in week
by one million and in month by three
millions Of men. know that all is not yet
perfect in this immense. organization. but
/ also know that each day great step in
advance is made. "Well, them" 1t will
be asked, "what is there to be anxious
about? So much the better IL you are
strongly armed; no ono will think OF at
lacking you " Yes, no doubt; but you
must understand that France land
herein lies the gravity Of the pres
cnt state OF things desires, with ardor
proportional to the growth of her strength,
to be formally set free from the nightmare
dread OF possible invasion. Her defen-
sive power is only partially rea,suring, and
her immense armament is a heavy burden !;
there is fragrant contradiction between
the institution of universal barracks and
those republican aspirations which are be-
coming more and more democratic day by
day. The simplest solution would be to
fling ourselves at all hazards upon Ger
many, to take back from her our
former frontiers, and to disarm her.
That being done, we, too, might lay
down our arms. This is what Is called Ia
reUdRChe. Many people enormously I'M
agine that the French cherish the idea Of
it, but nothing Of the sort is true. There
is not within my knowledge q single
politician who dreams Of such 4 thing,
and among the people it would be
most unpopular. This terrible game. in
which our fate as nation would be
the stake, would depend upon the hazard
OF battle lost OF won, and we will not
play it, except at the last extremity. But
1t remains none the less certain that we
continually confront Germany as an ire
concilable enemy, more on account of
the harm she could still do us than on ac-
count OF the harm she has done; and that
enemy is certainly not one to be despised.
IL Germany is our bugbear, we assuredly
give her illustrious chief, the Chancellor OF
the Empire, many sleepless nights. He
knows right well that the moment an enc
my OF his uprises anywhere he may count
two-us and that other. Unless he should
reduce us to absolute impotence, we, al
though conquered, shall present an eter-
nally insuperabe barrier to his ambition.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-22
The Mullen Plant.

The old-field Mullen, which contains a
mucilagnOus principle so healing to the
lungs and throat when made INTO tea and
combined with that stimulating eXpecto-
rant, Sweet Gum, which grows along our
southern swamps, presents in Taylor's
Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet Gum and Null
lein pleasant and effective cure for Group,
Whooping-Cough, Cold, and Consumption.
Price, % cents and 81. This, with DR..
Biggers Southern Remedy, an equally
eflicacious remedy for Cramp-Colc, Diar-
rhGa, Dysentery, and children suffering
from the effects Of teething, presents lit
tie MEDICNE-CHEsT no household should
be without for the speedy relief Of sudden
and dangerous attacks OF the lungs and
bowels. Ask your druggists for them.
Manufactured by Walter A. Taylor, At
Ianta, Ga. proprietor Taylor's Premium
Cologne.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-22

The subject Of furnishing limbs to our
disabled soldiers was under the care OF our
veteran Major Graves, OF Bedford, and Dy
his persevering energy the law was ex-
tended and greatly improved. !,
Jew legislation protecting the owners OF
stock from being killed by the railroads, by
requiring them to fence In their tracks, was
passed; besides many other acts OF inesti-
mable benefit 10 the whole people, In addi.
ton TO many acts OF relief In private and
individual cases.
No legislature OF greater industry was
ever convened before. The committees
were so constantly occupied that not only
the rooms In the upper part OF the Capitoi
and in the basement were occupied, Dut
private offices down town and the upper
building were brought into requisition by
these indefatigable workers. During the
latter part OF the session most OF the MEM
bers went into q committee meeting at bali
past In the morning, then into the halls
at II and adiourning at 3, and then spend
ing the evening in other committee meel-
ings, they would hold night session,
which rarely adjourned until after mid
night. But little time was taken up in
speaking, that great bane OF American
Lawmakers. Few speeches during the
whole session exceeded an hour In length.
The material OF the Legislature was eX-
cellent. While there were enough OF our
older leaders, experienced in legislation,
TO guide and direct. yet the majority were
representatives OF the young and vigorous
Democracy, who. last fall. arose In their
strength and force, and succeeded in res
cuing our Government. our social system,
and dearest rights from the blight OF the
malignity Of race, total corruption, and the
domination Of trading politicians.
The committees OF both bodies had able
and efficient chairmen. Both houses were
presided over by able gentlemen, with full
parliamentary experience, who rose above
the mean level OF party spirit TO treat
all the members and others with kindness
and accommodation.
The people OF Virginia have right to
say "Well done, good and faithful SER
wants" W. p. ID.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-22

Lord Rosebery has just completed toul
OF the world.
Colonel John Hays share in the lat,
AmaSa Stones estate is about 1,000, 900.
Ex-senator and Mrs. David Davis will
shortly pay an extended visit to Washing
ton.
Colonel William u. Armstrong. formerly
Prime Minister TO Kalakaua. Is in New
Haven looking up Connecticut oyster
culture.
The will Of the late Mr.. Chenery, editor
OF the London Times, after providing for
an invalid sister and making a few be-
guests to friends, gives the remainder of
us property 10 the seven children OF his
friend, Mr.. Macmillan.
Fanny Davenport boasts OF having re-
duced her weight from $50 to 1873 pounds
by arigid system which includes twelve
mile walk daily. no sugar In any form. no
vegetables but raw tomatoes, no bread bur
ary toast, and few crackers, and claret
for drink.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-22
The "uawkeye, Editor Assaulted.

A Burlington (l0Wa) special says tne
Ha,okeye yesterday morning published a
humorous illustrated sketch OF the eele-
bration OF st. Patrick's day, but in
such manner as to leave no doubt IN
the mind OF any one that its purpose
was fun. Thomas p. Kelly, however,
was greatly offended by its publication,
and to-day, accompanied by another man.
both being greatly under the influence OF
liquor, walked into the editorial room and
began to abuse Mr.. Burdette, who plea
sanity invited them into his private room.
Kelly, who is much larger than Mr.. Bur-
dette, rushed upon him, and soon both
were on the floor in a rough-and-tumble
fight. Other persons succeeded in sepa-
rating them, but the faces OF both were
badly disfgured. Kelly, before going in
search OF Dir. Burdette, provided himself
with two revolvers, and his companion
carried knife.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-22
How Wade Hampton Got Out OF a
Tight Place.


Mr.. james r. Randall sends the follow
ing story from Washington to the Augusta
(Ga1 Chronicle. "a middle-aged man
approached General Hampton the other
day and asked his influence in pressing 4
claim before the Military Committee OF the
Senate. The stranger then said General,
| am clad 10 see you again. You do not re-
copnize me. but you personally made u pri-
soner Of me during the war. Comparing
notes. Hampton found out that 1t was fact,
and recalled the circumstance. He was
accommodating one night aud missed his
wav. Around him burned many more
camp-fres than he had left behind him.
Entering n house he discovered that he had
strayed into the enemy's lines. A few SOL
dlers were seated at table, and abruptly
addressing them as IL o superior officer OF
their own army, he asked whe they were
and what they were doing there. One man
spoke up and replied: We belong TO the
Eighth New York regiment, and General
Warren sent us to get milk Hampton
felt that all Of his nerve and address would
be required to eXtricate himself from
this dangerous position. He reached Tor
his pistol, held il along his thigh, and on
leaving the house commanded the man
who had spoken to him to follow. He did
so. Hampton mounted his horse and called
the man to him. Bending down to the
Federal soldiers ear he whispered:
have pistol aimed at your head. and VIII
shoot you II any alarm is made The sur
prised soldier whispered: Don't shoot
surrender Hampton then babe him move
on Just ahead Of bis horse, and so brought
him into the Confederate camp. 1t was
this man who, after more than twenty
years, met his captOr and asked favor OF
him as a senator that he was more than
willing TO grant. 1t was strange and ro'
mantle coincidence in the returning cycles
Of time -