Huntsville gazette., 1886-10-02
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

the late Robert motifs, Signer of the
Declaration of Independence, is correct.
The reason given for her removal is that
she was incompetent.
PLEuRo PNEUMONIA is reported to have
been discovered on a farm in Summit
County, Ohio. Thirteen head of cattle
had died up to the 25th. Precautions have
been taken to prevent the spread Of the
disease. ''fis z a.lssas4I
EIGHT persons, includine threos stalaegs v
aAcistrates, were suftaaa}d IN IA ssAsa
while viewing monster blast at the
Lochfyneside quarries, near Glasgow.
Seven tons Of powder were used in the
blast.
In the sculling match on the Thames at
London or the 25th between Beach and
Wallace Ross, for $500 side and the
championship, Beach was an easy win
ner.
GOVERNOR LARRAREE of Iowa has
issued proclamation quarantining
against cattle from Illinois unprovided
with clean bill of health.
THE Government engineers sent to
Charleston, s. c., to inspect the damaged
buildings, estimate the money value Of tn 9
real estate damaged by the earthquake at
from $5,000,O00 to Sc, 100000.
AN engine especially constructed to use
petroleum as fuel is successfully drawing
trains between Alexandria and Cairo,
Egypt.
RICHARD BUTLER, secretary Of the
American committee on Bartholdi's statue
of Liberty, announces that October % is
the date set for the Inauguration of the
statue. VI.
w. F. OWENS, president and manager Of
the Grange Business Association at Rose
burg, Ore., committed suicide on the 25th
by blowing out his brains. He had been
specializing in wheat and wool.
The Forest City Rolling mills at Cleve-
land, O., were destroyed by fire on the
25th. The mill had been idle nearly two
years; loss, $50 600.
CHARLES A. HAND, prominent hotel
keeper of Sarnia, Ont, has been arrested
charged with having attempted, in June
last, to blow up the residence of j. G. Nc
Crae and Thomas House, prominent sup
porters of the Scott Temperance act.
A LARGE crop of evictions in Ireland is
promised. Lord Hugh Annesley has is
sued hundred writs of ejectment for his
County Down estate. Numerous large
landlords are said to be taking like meas
ures.
WITHIN the past few years $4,000 trees
have been planted in the streets of Berlin,
and this means of beautifying the city is
being carried on wherever possible.
| On October l nearly three hundred me-
chanics will be discharged from the Wash
| ington Navy Yard as result of the re-
/ cent order Of Secretary Whitney turning
over the entire yard to the Ordnance Bu-
reau.
CAPTAIN W. s. JOHNSON (retired), o. s.
A., is to be tried by court martial at
Washington on charge Of duplicating
his pay accounts.
FIRE destroyed $50 900 worth Of proper
ty at Rockaway Beach on the Goth.
EARTHQUAKE shocks were felt at Con-
stantinople and Smyrna on the 26th.
GENERAL BOOTH of the Salvation Army
has arrived in New York.
Mas. ELLA JENNINGS, of Newark, N. j.,
who was injured in railroad collision
two years ago, has just gone insane as a
result.
A HULL (England) newspaper claims to
have received a letter stating that the
Fenians intend to burn that town.
BENJAMIN GARDINER, his wife and
daughter in law, were struck by train
on railroad crossing near Poquonnock,
Conn.,, on the 25th and killed.
PARNELL has sent an appeal to Presi-
dent Fitzgerald Of the Irish National
League for additional material assistance
in the present crisis in Irish affairs.
IT appears to be settled fact that the
National banks will have to replace their
tn ee per cent. bonds which have been
called with fours or four-and-a-half per
cents. sA &
1T is predicted at the Treasury Depart
ment that there will be cessation OF cir
culation of silver dollars when the small
denomination silver certificates come into
use.
THE General Grand Chapter, Royal
Arch Masons, met in Washington on the
2Sth. E
SEcRrrARY BAYARD left Washington
on the 27th for brief vacation.
COLONEL CHARLES G. GREENE, a veter-
an of the Boston Post. died in Boston on
the 9th, aged ei2hty-three years.
IT is expected that the new steel cruiser
Boston will be ready to go into commis-
sion in two or three weeks. The Chicago
will be finished about February next.
MRS. DELLA PARNELL has arrived in
Dublin. She thinks it doubtful if she ever
returns to America.
AMAS named Christian Sudbury was
arrested and locked up at Ottawa, Ont,
on the 9th, on suspicion Of having dyna-
mite designs on the House OF Parliament
and the Governor Generals residence.
SAMUEL LAUGHLIN, president ct the
Junction Iron W orks at Wheeling. ". Va,
died suddenly in the Wisconsin ron ore
regions on the 9th. 3st
TURKISH agents. abroad intinatc chat
the peace of Europe is endangered by the
present temper of the English and Aus
trian cabinets against Russia.
THE Turkish War Depar tmens contem-
plates equipping and drilling 10000 Kur-
dish horsemen in the same manner that
Russian Cossacks are equipped and
drilled.
Two earthquake shocks were felt at
Smithville, n c., one on the night OF the
Al 1ur Af