Huntsville gazette., 1884-03-08
DOMESTIC.

A AREDUCrIoN of twelve per cent. H.. wages
was announced on the 9th in nine hat
factories at Reading, Pa, enploving
about one thousand hands, the reasons
given being competition and exorbitant
duty on wool.
ADvICEs OF the 2e4h from the recently
overhowed secCl.ns state that at Paducah,
Kyr the dtjtrAbution of rations continued,
va4,OO0 people being provided for. Hun
Geis OF people were suffering who were
getting along Sfter a fashion before the
cold SnaO. IHe banks between Memphis
and Evansville, Ind, were lined with peo-
lle' who we're housed in open barns, out
nous Is, etc, and with the mercury down to
zero, aauch suffering must ensue.
rEE citizens of Medina County, Tex,
bad, up to the 2Sth, hunted down and
lodged in Jail thirty-nine fence cutters. A
detachment of rangers was stationed at
Castroville.
ABOVE and below Shreveport, La, for a
hundred miles, the country was a shallow
seq on the 2Sth. The planters would lose
heavily in fences, stock and horses, and
the colored population were in great dis
ress.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED coal miners in the
vicinity Of Pittsburgh, Pa, struck on the
-ota for an advance Of wages.
1T was reported on the 2Sth that the
Apaches were again on the war path in
sonora, Mex. Near Chipua they killed
TWO men and stole several horses, and the
usad bodies Of several Mexicans were
Ouni on Mexican soil near the border.
large numbers of cattle had been stolen
Tom Los Piedras and De Lumbre. A Fed
Hai 1oree was in pursuit.
HE Treasury Department. at Washing
TON on the 20oh ult. issued warrants for
a0ont Sll, 100000 on account of pensions
for the month.
lHE chemical-works of Powers &
"eshtman, in Philadelphia, the most ex-
""SNe IN the United States, were de-
@oyed by fire early on the morning of the
-'.a uIt, causing loss of over 81 ,0o0, 900.
l. DErRICK & Co., dealers in bags and
WINE at San Francisco, failed on the Goth
alt for S3s) 900.
pVRlNG the seven days ended on the Goth
~ me business failures throughout the
0"iyed States and Canada numbered 275,
.sallSt 20l the previous week. Tie dis
SS'ou'Ion was as follows: New England
S.a'es' Is; Middle, "a; Western, 70;
Vu'nern, o.; Pacific States and Terri
les Is; Canada and the Provinces, SO.
H.. NEW ORLEANS dispatch of the 10Th ult.
-'0S mat the rivers above were still ris-
Is ana the overflow spreading. At Hele-
r,' ~ Vne situation was critical, the
v. l rising ten inches a day. The Iron
cnt 14.ala 1n trains were stopped and the city
tbo heavy force was strengthening
na,i Great distress was being ex-
ported. " -o'' u ne nao peeii r.
Inn, 4A excess Of the value of exports over
SIS oi merchandise into the United
ana 'tS ts', uurlng January last was $19,677,4s7,
a 1oS' 'ue twelve months ended January
lS'f' was Slo4 $40, ,2s0.
wat,. Al'triment for using compound of
Ia O. g.. 'ua alcohol as fuel on the tug Mat
a acoree1. 'ii. az boston recently resulted in
vbioh .Sratlon, damaging the boat $4,000,
ply. -iiiei'ets "ouid nave 70
subs.,At ,AIioSAL bank, with $1,000, ,ooo capital
was or.o' rDsu' @ he called the Metropolitan,
SIS saniz4d in Chicago on the 29th ult.
stga,aN staN scar, seamen Of the United States
On tho so.l o..ll'culgan, now lying at Erie, Pa.
tie c., ,.l ul'' volunteered to 60 out with
psssaa siy relief expedition, and had
F@sSed tie o,,i;. u
gs1ns. 4uisle examination by sur
Z rsds9 s'1n the price of liquor licenses Of
S'Sa's has been advanced.