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Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25
Empress Eugene and Her Son.

1 have seen the ex-Empress Eugene
at table perhaps a dozen times, and.I
never saw any one eat so little that
seemed to be in as good health as she did.
Her son (poor boyD however, made up
for her, for he had very healthy appe-
tite. While at Shoeburyness Military
School he had several photographs
taken by one of the soldiers, who had
some talent that way, and he gave me
copy with his autograph on it. An
other embryo artist at Shoeburyness
wished to make plaster bust OF the
Young Prince, and accordingly they ar
ranged the sand and mud to take the
mold, and he got down on his knees and
bravely pushed his creased face into the
mud, but not far enough to suit the ar
tist, who put his hands on the young
Napoleon's neck and pushed it. still
| further in. When the plaster cast was
taken out there was anose like q gourd
SQUASH about a foot long, as the plaster
| had somehow forced channel for itself.
This remarkable bust now stands on a
pedestal in the mess-room at Shoe
buryness, and is marked Napoleon w..
To think of the brave, bright young
man as / knew him, full OF life and
boyish earnestness, as having died as he
died makes my heart ache for him, and
more for the mother who loved him so,
After thy visit to Chislehurst ! never
saw either of them again. -Ottts Har-
pe,'s "reminiscences.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

made an attack on THAR guyen, Upper
Tonquin, and were repulsed with heavy
| losses.
THE New York Central has cut passen
ger fares to the West. The Erie Road will
meet the rates. The Pennsylvania viii
take no action at present. 1t is predicted
| that IS rate from New York to Chicago
will be reached.
The Queens speech, to be read at tht
opening of the British Parliament, is sait
to be brief, and re fers to no home measure
except the franchise bill.
A FIRE at Carthage, N Y, on the 20tl
swept away over two hundred buildings
involving loss of upward of million
dollars.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
met on the Goth, but no decisions were
rendered. A number of cases were ad
vanced on the docket, however.
FERRY, Prime Minister of France, as.
sured representatives Of the New Orleans
Worlds Exposition on the Goth that
France would make worthy exhibit il be
could SO arrange in time.
| EIGHT hundred men are thrown out of
employment by the suspension Of work
at the pipe mills at Allentown, Pa.
THE forest fires in Camden, Gloucester
and Atlantic Counties. New Jersey, were
still burning fiercely on the Goth, and great
| apprehension was felt for buildings in the
| wooded country in the region Of the
| flames.
AN army retiring board at Governors
Island, New York harbor. has been ap-
pointed, consisting Of Major -Gener al
W. S. Hancock, Colonel Chas. s. Suth.
erland, Colonel Alex. J. Perry, As
sistant Quartermaster, Lieutenant Colonel
William d. Whipple, Assistant Adju-
tant General and Surgeon John H. Jane
way.
BY the explosion OF gas in bank vault
at Elmira, N. Y, on the Goth, Congress.
man John Arnot, the cashier, was blown
across the room, burning his face and
hands. and otherwise seriously injuring
him. The building was badly wrecked.
The comet recently discovered by Prof
Wolf at Heidelberg, and by Prof. Cope
land in England, was observed at Alexan-
dria, Egypt, on the Goth as nebulous
body, condensed in the center and tailless.
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND was assaulted
on the Goth by Samuel Boone, of Chemung
County. N. Y, because he refused to par.
don Boone's wife's brother. The Governor
warded off the blow and passed on, and
the crank was arrested.
THE special Postal Convention between
this country and Mexico, the execution of
which has been pending for some time
past, was concluded on the goth, by Post.
master-General Hatton and NJ. Romero,
thf fhMEe hMEe6iian 6enn MNinisteE Nj bureau v1 ouaursuIcs
reports that the value of exports of bread
stuffs during the month af September ag
gregated $40, 434, 1913. The value Of exports
of breadstuffs during the past nine months
amounted to $130, ,430. .504.
The Marine Hospital Bureau is informed
that the paper manufacturers are now
shipping waste paper from England.
There is no opposition or objection to the
landing on American shores of vast
paper from non-infecteG ports.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25
YE SONG OF YE GOSSIPS.
One old maid,

One old maid,
And anOt' old maid,
And another oiC lnaid-thats three
And they were gossiping, am afraid,
As they sat slipping their tea.
They talked of this,
And they talked of that
In the usual gosSiping way,
Until every body was black as your hat,
And the only ones white were they.
One old maid,
And another old maid
For the third had gone into the street.
Who talked in way of that third old maid,
Which never would do to repeat.
And now but one
Dame sat all alone,
For the others were both away.
1--WE never yet met" said she with a groan,
''Such scandalous takers as they.
"Alas! and alack!
We're all of pack!
For no matter how we walk,
Or what folk say to our face, our back
Is sure to breed gossip and talk"
-Hdrper's Young People.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

| NKnock ed out and Badly Punished in One
Round by an Explosion of Gas in the
Vault Of His Bank-Bis Injuries Thought
| to be Serious.
ELMIRA, N. Y, October 20.
This city was thrown into excitement
this morning by the report that John
Arnot, millionaire banker and the pres
ent member of Congress from this dis
trict, had been killed by gas explosion
In his bank. A great crowd of excited
citizens hurried to the scene, and soon
the building was surrounded.
About nine O'Clock this morning those
living in the vicinity of the bank were
start ed by q loud explosion. Nearly
ever window in the building was shat
tered by the conclusion, while in some
Instances the window sashes were blown
out subsequent examination showed
the doors of the vaults twisted and
broken, the locks torn off and other dam
age done in various parts of the bank, so
fearful was the force of the explosion.
At the time of the accident there were
In the pank Congressman Arnot and sew
eral clerks. Arnot had gone into the
vault to open the inside safe preliminary
to commencing the days business. 1t
seems the gas had not been turned off
Saturday, and had been pouring into the
vault from the time the bank closed that
day until this morning. Arnot struck
match to enable him to see. Almost in
ttantly there was a terrific exp,oSion.
Arnot was hurled from the vault ten feet
and struck against the Cashiers desk at
the opposite side of the room. When
picked up he was almost uurecognizable
his clothes were torn from his body; his
face burned and blackened, and his whis-
kers and hair completely burned off
But strange to say, he still retained con-
sciouSness.
The first one to approach him was one
OF the clerks, to whom Arnot said there
was no need of sending for a doctor.
aoctor was sent for, however, and Arnot
was carried into the private office. The
doctor soon arrived and made superb
cial examination. He found no serious
Injuries. but expressed the fear that Ar
not had received internal njuries; also
that he would lose the sight of one, if not
of both eyes. He was taken home, and
the results OF further examination are
anxiousy awaited.
He is one of the most popular and re-
spected men in the city, and much SYM
pathy Is felt for him. He was to have
entertained eX-Speaker Randall, who
speaks here tonight.
This afternoon Congressman Arnot is
resting quietly under the influence of
opiales. 1t has been found that his in
luries are much more serious than at
first stated. His physicians say that If
be rallies from the shock they have no
doubt of his ultimate recovery
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25
A CITY IN FLAMES.
The City of Carthage, New York, Visited by
a Conhagration Involving Fully Million
nnll I-oS

Dollars Loss.
WATERFOWL, N. Y. October 2l
Ruin stares the people of Carthage in
the face. During the entire day yester-
day and until long after sundown a con-
lagration swept through the most valuable
district, and the inhabitants were utterly
exhausted with their eXertions to save
their property. A high wind drove the
flames from house to house, and tn, local
fir, department was powerleSs. Nearly
200 buildings are burned, and the loss
tan only be estimated at nearly 81 900, ,000
The fire started on the west side Of
The river, in Meyer, Ross & Co.'s furai-
lure factory, and Revelrs tannery and
dwelling, and several other buildings ad-
Joining were soon ignited, and sparks
carried by the gale across the river set
fire IN rapid succession to woolen mill,
three saw mills, blast furnace, grist
mill, foundry and machine shop.
BY this time the atmosphere was so
filed with suffocating smoke, and the
heat was so intense that in despair help
was telegraphed for from this city, Utica
and Low Village, and it was promised
speedily. Three churches, Methodist,
Baptist and Presbyterian, were next to
suffer-. and in a few hours at least
eighty dwellings north of Main stree t
were swept away. The Town Hall,
the school building and the
enc inc house are also in ashes. The final
arrival of several engines from Water
town alone saved the Lewis House and q
lar-e part of Main street from de-
5tructiOn.
The insurance or losses Is unknown,
and it is feared much destitution will re-
suit among the poorer people, many o
whom have lost everything.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25
Bold and Successful Stage Robbery.
PORTLAND, ORE, Octo

TOHILANT, OfE., OCIUL6I -U
The stage was stopped near Weiser,
Idaho, by three masked men, and under
the cover of their rifles, the driver threw
out The express treasure box. He was
then ordered to drive on. Several pas.
sengers were in the stage, but no attempt
was made to rob them. 1t is not known
how much the robbers got. A party oi
citizens was Immediately organized and
are In pursuit.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.

TIE Blaine libel suit againsti the In
danapolis Sentinel is set for trial Decem-
ber 2}l.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

THE vintage of 1884 in France is said to
be the best since 1874. The wines are OF
excellent quality.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

SCARLET fevcr is raging to an alarming
extent in the Girls Industrial School at
Milwaukee, Wis.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

THE President has taken up his resi-.
dence at the Soldiers Home Cottage, 60
ing to the White House each day at noon.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

IT is reported that the Ciino Sc are flee
ing from Shanghai in fear that the city
uiIl be bombarded by the French.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

,ooI., secretary of the Treasury has di-
" = 'nd0 tne contract made with George
wro., ~oui aS, CT New York, for raising the
,.a'. gI 4 0, l4 British irigate Hussar, which
And III East River in 11SJ, be annulled,
wbo "e" Contract male with persons
corS.. ave already advanced money to
pu,h !, :. = ne work, and who are willing ts
'''A ITO completion.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

The entire population of Mexico Is
on the verge of revolution over the dls'
coyery that their national lottery IS
skin game, Chicago Herald.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

ADv1cEs from South Africa show that
as long ago as September 5th the German
aag was hoisted by corvette over Porto
SECURE.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

THE Treasury Department purchased
l5.O1 ounces of silver on the 165h for de-
livery at the New Orleans and Philadel-
phia Mints.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

JS New York on the 15,h, Thomas Har-
lind presented Governor Cleveland with a
silver watch made by the formers. grand
ia'her az Norwich, Conn.,, in 1i9), when
oieve.andS grandfather was an appren-
uce IN the a,ne shop, and afterward be-
Game proprietor.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

DURING the progress of political
demonstra ion in Fort Wayne, Ind, on
tue 2Jth, "Belva Dear" club. composed
Ct l5O drummers wearing the Lockwood
colorS, paraded the streets, creating con-
siderable amusement.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

The Preaiden5 signed an order on the
leth dismiasing from the service Captain
Geo. I. IN ,ted, Jr., who was tried nd
convicted by court martial on charges OF
enlightenment while on special duty in
Charge of The military telegraph lines IN
Arizona.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

THE jcwelry manufacturers of Provi-
aouce r. l.. met on the 18.h to take some
action to project themselves against dis
bonest failur.S.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

HUxGAEIAN miners are leaving Penn
svlvania by scores, and going to the Hook
ing Valley under contract to mine coal LOT
fifty cents ton, which is twenty hive
cents less than the strikers demand.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

AUsTRNIkN advices state that Hanlon
the world On tie first Saturday in May,
1855, and will also row Clifford 1or f!oJ
sometime within the next SIX months.
Both llc,> y Il occur on the Paramatta
River
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

An1rTAsr-GENEHAI. DRUM in his annual
report to tho Secretary OF War lndorseS
the bill OF General Slocum as measure
calculated TO develop and improve the ef-
fclency OF State militia.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

ALL the Eastern coal companies agreed
On the 1G5h to suspend production on
the G0th and 31st of October. the 1st. "a,
lh and h o. November and the first and
last waeks of December.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

AN article by Editor Wilmars OF. the
Brussels &: isiunl National JorfIedI re-
fecting upon tla s.aff of the Independen nee
Beige, has be:,l adjudged libelou', and
the court ordered Wilmart to publish his
sentence t'r.ce AMI pay the costs OF the
Court
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

ADMIRAL CoUaBEr telegraphed his Gov
.rnmeut on the 10Th that he expected to
resume operations the following week, both
on land an | at sea.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

Az inquest was held on the body of the
rough, Aas Mitchell, who was lynched at
La Crosse, Wis, for the murder OF +. A.
Burton. Verdict: Death at the hands Of
unknown parties.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

FIFTEEN YEAR-oLD boy walked all the
way from San Antonio, Tex, to Milwau-
kee, Wis, arriving in that city on the
10Th. He was nine weeks making the trip.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

RUBEI's Rock. dangerous formation
in the OHIO River at the Louisville
Falls. was blasted by Government en-
ployes on the 18th.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

"AIH BLACKBURN NORRIS, a lady well
,hO nuOMh n Chica 80 for her sympathy with
~ Oohieiera cause during the war, and
W., va s'eh. fortune in support of her con-
-; ;e''ohS, died at the Blackburn Santa
DN al Louisville, KY, on the IS ii inst,
-, Ief SIX y'>ix h year. She was lady
n@' ns eS-eemed for her mlny noble quail.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

THE members of tho International Me-
ridian Congress called at the White House
on tho 18th and were presented to the
President by Secretary Frelinghuysen.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

lHE seconl congress of the Church of
england in Canada opened in Toronto.
oaN' on the l5-h. A large number OF
.'crIym4n were present, many OF them
rom d.s ence. Amongst others were
VI NJ MeM array, of Niagara, Bishop Potter,
.,eW orr, and the Bishop of Chicago. all
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

AD,srATcH was received ut the Chinese
Embassy in Berlin on the 195h confirming
The statement that the Chinese under LIZ
Mingschuau defeated 1,S) French at Tam
sui on tie 18th inst. The French opera
tiuus there were flu ;tra ted by torpedoes.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25

THE steamship Faraday, with the New
York end of the Bennett Mackey cable,
arrived off the bar ut New York OH the
morning of the l6sh.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-25
A BAD BLOW.

Congressman ArnOt, of EImira, N. T.,
NKnock ed out and Badly Punished in One
Round by an Explosion of Gas in the
Vault of His Bank-Bis Injuries Thought
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19
Had Enough of the Office.


The following resignation of a coun-
try judge was recently sent to the Gov
ernor OF Arkansas: Il have got enough
of this blamed Office. took this here
place eNpectin' to be respected but
mud has been flung at me ever since.
The temperance people an the still
house folks have been pullin' at me all
the time, an finally. when | concluded
to 90 with tine still-house folks, the
temperance people lowed | didn' have
no sense an was an old fraud; les like
a man didn't have right to DO as he
pleascs in this here free country.
Well, they KEEP on aharpin' an
aharpin' till l lowed that mebbc was
wrong, so turned oycrto the temperance
people. Then the still-house folks gun
ter howl, an swore that ! wuz a fool
an thief, nohow So you see, / don t
know which way TO turn. an / wanter
say right here that you may take the
blamed Office yourself"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19
Keen Observation.

A map is never so much impressed
with his wife's power of discern ment
as when he goes home drunk and at
tempts 10 play sober. As rule, the
man has only taken one drink. He
doesn't understand why one drink
should make him drunk, but after a
while he does acknowledge that ne
did take two drinks, but the last one
was so small that he had forgotten it.
The other night when Mr.. Harvey
Blades, well-known official of Arkan-
sas. went home, he had reached that
close observing stage OF intoxication
when a man stops and minutely exam
ines the most uuimportant objects and
makes wise comments. In this state
of drunkenness. q man takes notice of
every household article. Every chair
demands certain amount of attention.
After sitting down with studied gray
itv, Mr. Harvey Blades noticed a feath-
er lying on the floor. He debated
for while whether or not it would be
an illustration of soDdety TO remove it,
and remembering that he had often
seen his wife pick feathers from the
carpet after having jammed the pillows
in making the bed, he arose, took up
the feather, examined it moment,
raised a window and threw it out.
This performance did not entirely sat
isfy him, for in his mind there lurked
a suspicion that his wife night fancy
him to be drunk. In looking around
for another test he discovered the wat
err bucket. He knew that to bring
fresh water, beyond doubt, would
settle the question of his sobriety, so
he took up the bucket and went out
TO the we'll Feeling around and not
finding the undiscovered bucket,
but deciding that it must be at the bot
tom of the well, he began TO turn the
windlass. For fifteen minutes he turn
ed the crank. deepest well l ever
saw" he unused, and continued to
grind. After awhile his wife came out
and said:
Harvey, what in the name of COM
mon sense are you doingP
''Trv'n to draw bucket water. Deep
est well every saw. Grindin' for hour,
bucket not up yet y
"Why, don't you know that we had
the well cleaned out, and that the
bucket has been taken of? Come on
away. You are as drunk rs fool. ="
"Keenes' observation | ever saw,
said the gentleman to himself. ''Nez-
er saw thing like it. "-ArkanSaw TraU-
eIgy
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19
He Took Water.

a bin collectors life is not a baupv
one. On Saturday last gentleman
while passing along Fourth street was
startled by q man all water-soaked
and muddy leaping over the fence bv
his side and at the same time hearing
the sound of deviltry issuing from the
rear OF the premises. The water-soak-
ed Individual was evidently in q great
hurry to meet very pressing engage
ment and yet ut the same time there
was a sort of anxious look on his face;
look that would lead one to suppose
he had been fooling with q steam fire
engine and didn't know it was loaded.
Yes, he was anxious to get anywhere
but there and the-I-wish-I-hadn' t-call-
ed expression on his face plainly indi-
Gated that he WAS glad to escape with
his life, even if his water-soaked
clothes did give him the appearance Of
mop on scrubbing day. whats
the matter?' anXiously inquired the
startled gentleman, ''vou haven't run
into q water spout or cloud-burst have
you?"
Don't detain me a minute. an
swered the wet man. ''l wouldn't have
that woman get within forty feet of
me again for anything. Let me pass. "
You're excited, man, you"
''EXcitedv exclaimed the damp in
dividual, Il should say l was excited.
Who wouldn't be excited to nave two
hundred pound woman chasing them
with hose with two inch nozzle?
| went in there to collect bill The
woman appeared glad to see me. We
used to be rather spooney until went
into business she didn't like. She
used TO say she'd kill bill collector
some day, an l believe she win. As |
said, she appeared glad to see me, and
we talked of old times for a while. FL
nally, realizing that time was money.
handed her q bin for provisions.
That's all right, she said and then
asked me to come around to the back
door and She would pay me. 1 went
| no more than got around the corner
OF the house than stream of water
took me in the ear and dumped me in
to q new made onion bed. Before |
could get up she had the stream squirt
ing all over me, and splashing mud on
me. ! managed to get up on my feet
and made break for the street, but
lost my hat in the rumpus She can
have that. | don't care to go for it.
It's the first time | was ever made to
take water. Do you hear thGt?" eX-
claimed the man, as 4 laugh was heard
coming from the same direction he
had, and taking the middle Of the road
the water soaked collector proceeded
to make a record for fast time that
would make Jay-Eye-Sce green with
envy-Pect'S SIN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19
ola Bible Text.

paid visit to-day to DR.. Harkavy
of the Imperial Library, whose recent
discovery Of supposed ancient text of
the Old Testament is exciting much in
terest in scientific and even general
circles, says ST. Peters burg dispatch
to the London Standard. The learned
professor informed me that the manu-
scripts in question had been in his pos
session for some months, but that he
had refrained from bringing them to
public notice on account of the recent
exposure of the Shapiro frauds, and the
scepticism with which new announce
ment in the field of discovery would
necessarily be received. His scruples
were overcome, however, by the per-
suasions Of his friend, Mr. Neubauer,
the assistant librarian at the Bodlean
Library at Oxford, and he has pre-
pared 4 short statement for publication
pending the production of q memoir
upon which he viii set to work after
Easter.
Assuming that the manuscripts are
genuine (and rs to this the doctor has
no doubt(, he has already deciphered
enough to prove that they are of very
considerable antiquity, but he is unable
to fix even an approximate date for
them as yet, nor has he met with any
important variations from the teXtus
recuptus. The manuscripts are the
property of persons whom the Profess
sor is not at liberty to name, the man
uscripts having been intrusted to him
merely to decipher. Their present
owners bought them at one of the Black
Sea ports from a Greek sailor sailing
from the Island of Rhodes, They con-
sist of some thirty rolls of vellum,
which were probably once bound to-
gether Some, however, are much bet
ter preserved than others. The La
mentationsn of jeremiah, for instance,
arec comparatively fresh and easily read,
while some of the parchment is so
wrinkled and discolored that nothing
can be made out, though the Profess
sor hopes by means of reagents to rem
der the writing legible. The Book OF
Lamentations is followed by g. origi-
nal poem on the same subject, The
Fall of Jerusalem" signed. Jacob,
the son of Isaac" The other books
which Prof Harkavy has made out so
tar are tho prophecies of Hosea, Joel,
Obadiah, Haggai, and Zaehariah, and
The books OF Ruth, Esther, Daniel and
Lephaniah.
The most puzzling feature is that the
characters employed differ materially
from all hitherto known, so much so
that those who read with facility the
square writing of the other Hebrew
texts are at a loss to understand 1t.
DIR. Harkayy pointed out instances in
which the letter Lamed is nearly the
same as the Yemen character; whilst
the letter Ain is quite original. being
Ike the Greek Epsilon written back
ward.
Judging from what he has made up
70 the present time, the professor
thinks the manuscript must have oriigi-
mated with q colony of Jews long $50
lated from their fellow-eountrymen,
probably some island or out Of the way
spot on the coast of Arabia