Huntsville gazette., 1884-07-26

..rpment-house districts in New York.
0pt Of S6S cases of this disease reported
within the past six weeks, 166 have
proved fatal.
TaG wife of an Episcopal clergyman
n Minnesota is afflicted with terrible
msIady. Her bones have virtually
nrned into chalk, and are SO fragile that
.be can scarcely move without breaking
beDi.
ST. LOUIS is suffering from an odd
kind Of monopoly. The sand sellers
have combined, and charge builders
and masons four times as much for
each load of sand as was charged last
rear. Dirt is no longer cheap.
TYPE-wRITING is now a part of the
instruction in the public schools of Chi
cago. Its general use makes it not at
all doubtful that the young man who
learns to use the typewriter will get
employment and be more useful than
one who can write only with pen. The
Cooper Institute in New York City has
lately added the department of type
writing to its other courses of training.
AT the pension Office in Syracuse, N.
Y, the largest claim that has ever been
allowed, as far as known, has just been
paid. 1t is that Of George H. Freiber-
ger, of Westmoreland, N. Y, for $10,-
213.21. The claimant, who was member
Of the Fifth New York Heavy Artillery,
is in the Utica Insane Asylum, his
malsdy having been caused by his ser
vice III the war,
HE members of the First Regiment
of Ohio Militia that refused to obey the
commanders during the Cincinnati riots
have been court-martialed, and now
their sentences IRE announced. Can't.
Nchard Schn"ry -dst pay a fine of
@A, suffer Imprisonment for thirty
GvS, and be dismissed the service.
Lieut. Kline's sentence is fine of 800.
three months Imprisonment and dis
honorable dismissal. Second Lieut..
Be'or is dishonorably discharged.
HE crematory at Washington, Penn
sylvania, in which the bodies of promi-
nent strangers have been reduced to
ashes, IS hereafter to discountenance
lle bringing Of bodies from a distance
lolt. 4 fear exists among its proprie-
VolS' says correspondent, that per-
sons who my have died violent deaths,
by poison, will be taken there in Or
ugr 10 obliterate all the traces of crime.
lNS might result in suits being brought
~olher legal complications.
a ASNGUI AR cOincident is noted in re-
gafd TO the early life of the two candi-
U'e'' Blaine and Cleveland. Both were
'V'cneFS, and each gave part of his
~acnlng days to class deprived by
1''ufe q one of the senses with which
!, mankind is usually blessed. Mr..
DiSveIand taught the blind in an asylum
- new York City for a year or more
%c p'loFe his removal to Buffalo, while
palne and his wife were teachers in a
Ual mule college in Philadelphia for =
.,9asderable period before their remoy-
ato Maine.
DoHN DERRINGER, of Philadelphia
,as removed to the Norristown Insane
,aln the other day, his reason hay
nsd owing to peculiar cause. Der
raa oVi was married a little over two
i.als t ago. His fondest wish was to
h, n,e = a son. The eventful day arrived,
win '"e mother presented her husband
htba. Sweet-faced girl-baby. The
nd bs sOIrled h considerably over this,
Rbon ~ oegan to neglect his business.
4 second time his wife gave birth
a,.n S'FI Derringer became hopelsssly
pbfo "oasha' Minn., the other dav
eybi6;'; circus company was giving an
4. bu.Ilon' terrible gale of Wind v from
razed ~. !. struck the tent and complstely
ipc sn; II, Several of the cages contain
hi MUM "nlnaIS were upset, and one of them
leg p'4 n ~ an employe, breaking his left
ust.ino ITo places. Another emplove
Al anJio t Internal injuries. There was
pader lencs tha Of nearly 2oo0 people
It, bpt - canvas when the gale struck
bru;sqs ~ outside of few scratches and
dan,sonn vs no injuries are reported. The
p'ad at 5000. ''S company are esti-
uat4d Iotal St number Of negroes in the
Or 0rone-o;oa'''e,S sa'eS is estimated at 5000. 600
Only seSan Sn,n OF the entire population.
higher o'en oo' Northern States have a
aud Of tbao population than 20. 900.
With 6 asse osS the highestis is Pennsylvania.
tie f,,t 't0o; The last census indicated
doubles ). mat the white population
ysas. whas iselt in every twenty-five
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