Huntsville gazette., 1884-05-24
HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA, SATURDAY, MAY "a, 1884.
murder, and George A. Horn and William
Gribben were executed at Ashland, D.

murder, and George A. Horn and William
Gribben were executed at Ashland, D.
THERE were 222 failures in the United
States and Canada during the seven days
ended on the 10th, against 152 the previous
seven days, distri buted as follows: Middle
States, 80; New England, 80; Southern,
80; Western, IS; Pacific States and Terri
tories, 26; Canada, 50.
AT the opening of the New York Stock
Exchange on the 10th considerable excite
ment was caused by the announcement of
the failure of several firms of brokers and
the suspension of the Newark IN. J.) Saw
ings Bank, but before the close Of business
confidence had been restored and the pan
ic was considered at an end.
STOCK train on the Missouri Pacific
Road struck landslide near Leaven-
worth, Kan, the other day, and seven cars
tipped over into the river, causing the
death of eighty head of cattle.
BoxEY BRAY and William Hendershot,
two hard characters, were fatally shot on
the 18th by Policeman McAleese, near
Pittsburgh, Pa.
DESTRUCTIVE forest fires were raging on
the 18th in the vicinity of Bayfield,, Wis.
A large quantity of standing timber had
been burned and many homesteads de-
stroyed. The losses would be heavy.
NEVILLE, the biganist, who eloped from
Detroit with young daughter of c. j.
Whitney, was on the 18th held in 1900 to
the Court Of Common Pleas at Toledo, o.
His last matrimonial venture was sup
posed to be his eleventh.
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few days ago at Newcastle, Pa.
Two WEALTHY farmers named Herbert
Armstrong and David Brown, residing
near Bardstown, KY, were found dead in
a field few days ago, shot through the
head. A man named William Freeze was
suspected of the crime.
A FROST on the night of the 18th in Lam
caster County, Pa, caused great damage
to the growing tobacco.
FULLY II. SMITH, prominent business
man of Milwaukee, who disappeared sew
eral days ago, committed suicide in New
Orleans on the 18th.
AT Water Valley, Miss, few days ago
some person emptied bucket of tar over
Mormon elders head. In that region the
Mormons were making many proselytes
among the lower classes.
JAMES H. FARRAR, a wealthy farmer,
and John Riggs, a young man, were
drowned a few days ago in the river near
White Sulphur Springs, w. Va.
REPORTS of the 17lh from several sec
tions of Illinois and Wisconsin indicated
that the grain crops were in a very healthy
condition. Corn planting was progressing
very favorably.
THE repair shops of the New York Cen
tral & Hudson River Railroad in New York
were burned on the 18th. Loss, 5000, 900.
c. MCCULLoCH, BEECHER & Co., of New
York, commission merchants, failed on
the 18th for 900.
In the Methodist General Conference at
Philadelphia on the 18th the report of the
Committee on Itinerancy that it is inexpe-
dent to take action as to licensing women
to preach was adopted.
A HEAVY wind-storm on the 18Th at De
catur, ILL.,, blew down several buildings,
and many shade and fruit trees were de-
stroyed. In the surrounding country much
damage was done.
: UP to the 18th the amount of specie ex
ported since January l was SAL ,S07, ,055,
against Sc, 121 $40 in the same period last
year.
TwENTY-sIx horses were killed in a rail
way wreck near Dalton, Ga, few even.
inoS ago,