Huntsville gazette., 1889-05-25
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items on
Various Subjects

Condensation of Interesting Items on
| Various Subjects.
| The Grand Lodge, T. o. o. F., is In session
| at Indianapolis
A 3-vear-old child was burned to death at
| Portsmouth, o.
Woman's suffrage convention is in ses-
sion at Akron, o.
| Nearly 600 medicine distributors in ses-
sion at Youngstown
Indiana towns are hedging in the liquor
dealer with $3.50 license.
ID. ii. McCauley, of Kenton, O., was in
dlcted at Sandusky for forgery.
David Ensley, wagon maker, hanged
! himself In his shop at Beavertown, O.
| An ordinance making the liquor license
$3.50 has been adopted at Lebanon, Ind
Warren Rubins, Of Wyandot county, died
of disappointed love and twenty grains of
| strychnine.
State convention of Disciples at Youngs-
! town, O., elected A j. Marvin, of Cleve-
land, president.
John o. Barrett, of Louisville, was nomi-
mated by the Republicans of Kentucky for
| state treasurer
| Gen. J. Madison Drake, commander of the
veteran zouaves, has been indicted at Eliza
beth, n. j., for criminal libel.
A call has been issued for the fourth an
nual convention of the Ohio Republican
| League, at Columbus, June 25.
| The trial of Sam Zip Jah for enticiug
little girls into his laundry for immoral pur-
poses has commenced at Milwaukee
Near indianapolis, John Taylor shot aud
| fatally wounded his wife, because she re-
monstrated with him for drinking whisky
| Ex- Lieutenant Governor A. G. McBur-
ney and wife celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary at Lebanon O., on the 22d
inst
| Miss Exile Fowler, of Crofton, KY, put a
| bullet through the heart that her lovers
parents would not allow her to bestow upon
| him.
| Cal Brice says that he does not wish to
succeed the late William II. Barnum as
chairman of the Democratic National coll-
| mittee.
| Tuesday night little Eva Coleman, of
Troy, o., received a serious if not fatal in
jury to her eye, caused by bullet from an
air gun.
| Bonds to the amount of $50 O00to develop
natural gas in the city of Greenville, O.,
We're sold to Venner & Company, Of Boston,
Mass, at premium of s., $50
| Mrs Mel NJ Claim, Of Franklin, Ind.
found her husband drinking, and pretty
near furnished one bier for him to taper off
on by firing three shots at him
A long, black animal which swims in
water appears and vanishes suddenly and
raises the price Of infant porkers, is soaring
| Paris, KY, farmers bald-headed
At Springfield o., the assembly of follow
ers of Calvin for North America will dis-
cuss the propriety of worshiping God with
sounding brass, tinkling cymbals and cab
met organs.
! Joshua Ogle, aged 62, of Tiffin, O., was
assaulted by his nephew, Elmer Ogle,
Wednesday night and had several ribs and
his nose broken, during quarrel about
| some property.
Senator Kennedy, of Greensburg, Ind,
varied the statement 1T is never too late to
mend" by proving that it is never too late
| to repair. Married for the fourth time at
II to Mrs Sarah Hail.
State Funeral Directors association. Of
Indiana, has organized a coffin trust. This,
combined with the late fruit-can combine,
will tend to make berry time a most expen-
sive season of the year
| Bette Bower and Julie Rucker, innocent
| country maidens, of Alfalfa, o., carved
each other scientifically with knives be-
cause they had both set their young affec-
| tions upon the same man.
A reservoir covering about eight acres.
owned by the Electric Light and Water
company at Littleton, n H., burst Tuesday
night, the water washing away several
bridges, and compelling one family to flee
| for their lives.
| The wife of Col. Gilpin, the explorer, sci
enlist and one of the early governors of Col
orado, died in poor quarters in Galveston.
Tex, though she apparently had plenty of
money. She was eccentric, and left Denver.
her former home, several months ago, since
when she has lived in seclusion
Joe McAuliffe knocked out Tom Lees in
the eighth round in San Francisco Wednes-
day evening and won 81 $50 McAuliffs
was not hurt, but Lees presented a gory
spectacle. Both men have been beaten by
Pete jackson and McAuliffe now wants an
other go at the dusky Australian.
Michael Hawkins, the cousin Of the late
! capitalist, Peter Donahue, shot at Mrs. Peter
Donahue, Wednesday, as she sat in her car
riage, in San Francisco. Mrs. Donahue es-
| capped without injury, and Hawkins was ar
rested. Hawkins claimed part Of the Dona-
hue estate, which was not allowed
1t is claimed by many Russians of San
Francisco that the destruction of the Russian
church by fire Wednesday morning with
loss Of $4,000 was the work of an incen-
diary, with the object of concealing the mis-
appropriation of funds and getting rid of
Bishop Vladimir, who had a narrow escape
from burning to death.
Sam. Diggs and Leppy Scarboro while in
toxicated, went to the drug store of Frank
Chapman, at divers Springs, Anderson
county, Tenn, Wednesday, and asked for
| "ginger ale" Chapman refused to s.ll it.
and in fight which followed was shot
through the head and instantly killed by
Diggs. The latter is in Jail, and a iynching
Is feared.