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Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-21
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS.
A wild Woman.

The neighborhood of Greensboro, NJ,
c., is excited over the capture Of wild
woman. No one knows any thing about
her. Barking and swapping like dog
are her characteristics, with a readiness
to fight any thing that confronts her.
The authorities are anxious to get her
off their hands.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-21
Sentenced to Hang.

wife at Hinesville, Ca, has been SEN
fenced to be hanged January II.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-21

r',-hAL rni.-l.AL bENET, Chief of Ordnance,
So.o' ,.eu states army, has reported to the
n..e.ary Of War that the tests of the
W. sn!-lnch gun recently made at the
iv.a. 'Ielt Arsenal were of a most sat
M aI'ory character. The tests were
Hoo[ vi the proving grounds at Sandy
o4,ta N the presence of ordnance ex-
heal "no snow maximum range Of
Amos; nine miles. This is the first all
'Ican steel gun vet produced
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-21
VIII Cook for the President

'.Dollie" Johnson, said to be the finest
cook in Kentucky, will hereafter. pre-
side over the culinary arrangements OF
the White House.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
THE Armenians near Moosh, in re-
venge for the murder of one of their
number, attacked and defeated a band
of Kurds and detachment of Turkish
soldiers. Reinforcements of Turkish
troops were sent from Erzeroum.
THE Independence Beige asserts that
Portugal will adhere to her pretensions
in the Nyassa region despite England s
| objections.
OF late violations of the law prohibit
ing the importation of foreign laborers
under contract have been so frequent
that Secretary Window has issued cir
cular to collectors of customs, commits
sioners of immigration and others, call
ing attention to the law with view to
its strict enforcement.
On the 14th, at the close of business,
there were, according to the Comptroller
of the Currencys statement, S19S, 223, 394
National bank notes outstanding.
In London the fear that trouble in
Africa will come out of the action of
Serpa Pinto is growing rapidly, and the
probability that it will lead to serious
complications with Portugal increases
with the general belief that England
has been grievously afflicted in the mat
ter. Both Pinto and Consul johnson are
ofinflammablet temperament, and neither
is likely to withdraw except under the
pressure of his government.
THE following is the estimate of this
years cereal crops in England: Wheat,
73,267, 007 bushels; barley, STATS, 799
bushels; oats, 113, ,967 bushels, the
average yield per acre being 29.91, 81. 81
and &c. 81 bushels respectively.
A FLOATING German exhibition has
been publicly denounced by the Ham
burg Chamber of Commerce.
AT its meeting of the 10th the Brit
ish Cabinet devoted most of the session
to the consideration Of local govern
ment scheme for Ireland which, it is as
serted, embodies many of the provis-
ions the Liberal leaders have repeated
ly declared themselves to be in favor of.
THE National Bank of Brazil recently
cabled its London branch that the re-
ceipts from customs and excise for the
first half Of December are eS7,000 more
than during the same period of 1888, and
that all is going well.
ITALY has sent a strong force of troops
to LON hardy to quell a revolt of the
peasantry which is imminent in that
province.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-21
A White Fiend Lynched.

Laura Stivers, a seven-year-old girl,
was assaulted in the woods, near Cleye-
land, Tenn, a few days ago, by white
man. A posse of citizens started in pur-
suit, caught the perpetrator, Will Car
den. He was fully identified by the
child, and was taken to a field and
lynched.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-21
HUNTSVILLE. ALA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1885,
WHILE passing Benning's Station, four

WHILE passing Benning's Station, four
miles north of Washington, on the 18th.
the Pennsylvania railroad Congressional
limited express, from New York for
Washington, ran into wagon contain
ing i've men, instantly killing four and
badly wounding the fifth.
On the 10th passenger train on the
railway from Paris to Cologne collided
with a goods train at Creil. Five per-
sons were seriously injured.
COMMENTING on the Cronin verdict
the London Times says that consider
ing the difficulty experienced in en-
paneling jury, the verdict may be re-
garded as satisfactory, as the trial
proved plainly that the murder was
caused by financial squabbles.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-21

b as - not likely that there will ever
trom NJ! ), considerable negro emigration
P,aa = Sne nited States in the Congo
that od' IaVe' out Senator Morgan's idea
ican Mated Mated and enterprising Amer
eng,ao sFoes should be encouraged to
a6iIifsa.i IN african trade presents pos
State /. y advantage. The Congo
sniss i luture, and it would not be
ufy tba. american negroes could iden-
'HlseLyes with it from the first
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-21

RthograUoit;,ne VI ,ne principal printing and
Louis MIN PnlnS establishments of st.
aipe,bo"nr..i "r.i' after Christmas, adopt the
Wages sns Gay without reduction OF
ployes to ~ nav, nave called upon their en-
'sults " IN make make good the assertion tha.
vii justit~ ii amount \, of work accomplished
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03
The Old Gen erals Tale.

There is an old General in this town,
married to a young and handsome wife,
who delights in entertaining an after
dinner company with stories of his
proves, sagacity and foresight during
the war whenever the opportunity pre-
sents itself. 70 listen to him, one
would imagine that the ultimate sue
cess of the Union arms was all due to
him, and that the share Grant or Sher-
man or Sheridan had in the matter was
a mparatively small one. One of his
stories always begins:
When 1 was down in the Wilder
ness with Grant in o."
That's usually the signal for half the
company to leave the room, but it
doesn't interrupt the General in the
least He would go on talking and
finishing his story. were no one present
and only the four walls there to listen
to his wonderful tale.
Mamma" said the little seven
year-old daughter of the General the
other day after having listened on the
stairs to the old story which her father
had just concluded in the dining room
to a company of guests, Mamma,
wasn't there anybody to help papa put
down the rebellion? There must have
been some awfully mean men in those
days. - Washington Cor. N. y. Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03
body was finished another took its
L 4 a

body was finished another took its
place. and the CHASTITY work went on.
Lying by the door, on the outside Of
the building. were several boxes con-
tanning bodies ready for shipment.
One, / remember, was that of the
Colonel of a Massachusetts, regiment,
directed to Boston.
A look into place like this, and into
a hospital filled with wounded men, re-
veals the awful side of warfare. No
soldier, when he. looked upon such
scenes. could help realizing that he.
too, might soon be a victim, and his
mangled body either laid in a nameless
grave with hundreds of others, or con-
signed to his friends at home.
To every intelligent soldier, as he
stood in the ranks awaiting the shock
of battle, there would arise the proba-
bility of his fate. The three dread
probabilities of instant or lingering
death on the field, long, tedious suffer-
ing in the hospital, or dreadful cap
tivity were hanging over him, and
happy was the man who, when the last
shot was fired, found himself safe and
sound.-Jas. II. SaDyer, Co. B, 18Th
Conn, Kenlpton, H., in National Irt-
bn,le.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03
NEW SUFFRAGE NOTES.

Rev. AMANDA WAY was a co-laborer
with DR.. Mary F. Thomas in the early
woman suffrage and temperance work
in Indiana, and has lived and worked
chiefly in Kansas of late years.
The cause of woman's rights in
France has progressed to the point of
the introduction of bill to grant 10
trades women paying licenses the right
to vote at elections of judges of the
Tribunal of Commerce.
The Vermont Legislature having re-
fused women the right to vote in mu-
nicipal elections, certain women have
sent in petition declaring that 'taxa-
ton without representation is tyranny,
and asking to have all taxes removed
from property owned by women.
A DISPATCH from Madrid. Spain,
says that the cabinet has approved a
bill which grants suffrage to all persons
over twenty-five years of age, who have
had residence of two years in the
same place, except officers, soldiers,
paupers and criminals. Are Spanish
women ''persons?" And if not what
are they?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03
CAPTURING MOSBY.
How He Fell Into the Hands Of Body of
Federal Cavalry.

How He Fell Into the Hands of a Body of
Federal Cavalry.
The truth of the following comical
war story is vouched for by its narrator,
John Esten Cooke. A body of Federal
cavalry had approached very near the
Confederate lines, and two or three of
them who had gone out to forage, came
to a cabin in the woods, and after care
full recommending, raped at the door
A negro woman answered the knock,
and seemed very much disturbed at the
sight of the blue coats.
1--WE want some supper"
ayes, sir"
'But first, is there anybody here?"
mo, sir"
'.Are you sure?"
'-Oh, they amt NOBODY here but me
-'cept"-
Except who?"
''Only Colonel Mosby, sir"
Colonel Mosby!!" exclaimed the
speaker, with at least three exclama-
ton points in his accent, and getting
hastily into his saddle.
"Are you joking?" he added. You'd
better not. Is Colonel Mosby here?"
Yes, sir" stammered the woman in
great terror; and at the same moment
low noise like that produced by the
footstep of man was heard inside.
No sooner did the men hear this than
they turned their horses heads and gal
Hoped off to their command, where
great excitement at once ensued.
1t was necessary to act with caution.
Mosby's desperate courage was well
known, and he would make all the
stouter resistance because he was sure
to be hanged to the first tree if he were
captured-as "bushwhacker" and an
outlaw.
Elaborate preparations were made,
the cabin surrounded, and the door
suddenly burst open. Men rushed in
with cooked pistols. But no rebel was
to be found.
where is MosbyP' Numbered the
officer.
"Oh, there he is" was the trembling
reply of the woman.
"Where?"
There, SIR" And the woman point
ed to the cradle.
What do you mean?"
"Oh, sir! II don't meant didn't mean
nothin'! l call him 'Mosby sir-'Col-
onel Mosby,' sir-that's his name,
SIR"
Awaiting her doom she stood trem-
bling before the intruders. They. On
their part, looked from the woman to
the baby, sucking away at his thumb;
scowled, growled, took another look;
saw that the old woman had told the
truth; then they burst out laughing,
took to their horses, and were soon out
of sight.-Youth's Companion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03
Accommodating Goods.

Clothing store clerk Ito customer
with small boy)-This overcoat will be
just the thing for him. 1t is little
loose now, but it will be all right for
next winter and save you buying an
other. Bless you, know how these
boys grow.
Customer-But this boy hasn't grown
any for five years. He is freak in a
museum.
Clerk (taking customer aside-My
friend, I'll tell you the truth about
those goods. The stuff is called "ac-
commodation cashmere" and shrinks
like timid girl. That coat will fit
him in two weeks like the polish on a
billiard ball. Chicago Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03
HORRORS OF WAR.
How Dead Soldiers Were Embalmed fo
Shipment to Their Friends.

How Dead Soldiers Were Embalmed for
Shipment to Their Friends.
At the time Of the battle of Cedar
Creek, October 10, 1864, my regiment
was doing guard duty at Martinsburg,
w. Va The Sunday afternoon after
the battle, Comrade c. NJ. Green and /,
being OFF duty, were strolling about the
streets of the town. As we were pass
ing up the main street we saw some
thing going on up a short lane, in a
small. barn-like building, and curiosity
led us to see what it was. We found it
to be embalmers at work preparing the
dead for shipment to their friends at
home A large number of the dead
had been brought there from the battle
field. The bodies were piled up about
the building, some in boxes, many
without boxes, lying under tables, and
in every place where they could be put
l remember two in particular. One was
DIR. Shannon. To what regiment he be-
longed l do not know. We were simply
told that the body, that lay entirely
naked upon the table in the corner, was
DR.. Shannon. He was a short. stout
man. with quite a heavy beard. He
did not appear to be mangled, and, in
deed, there was no mark upon him to
indicate where he was struck. The
other body lay upon stretcher near
the door, 1t was that of a young man
Of sandy complexion, and long, curly,
auburn hair. He was of large frame
and well built In life he must have
beea tae-looking man, the pride and
Joy OF some bereaved wife or parents.
He was struck in the head, and one side
Of his face was covered with blood dried
on. One arm was drawn up and the
hand clutched in the hair. His dress
indicated that he was private.
There were two men at work over
the bodies. They had long, curved
needles, and were sewing up and wash
ing out the wounds They would take
body by the legs and arms, haul it
out and slap it down upon a low table
or platform, and proceed to business.
II it became necessary to use both hands,
they would clap their needles into their
mouths, regardless OF the uses to which |
they had been put. As fast IS one
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03
A Consoling Reflection.

A young man in very threadbare
clothes, summer derby and open-toed
shoes, was shivering his way up Bates
street yesterday, when benevolent
looking old gentleman stopped him
and said:
"Why, man, you have no overcoatr
mo, SIR"
"And your clothes are very thin?"
"Yes. SIR"
"You must suffer with the cold
actually suffer-"
II do, SIR"
at is too bad-too bad, but while
you suffer be consoled by the thought
that this weather is making ice for
next summers use. detroit Free
Press.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03
He Stuck to the Hole.

At the battle of Bull Run. in the heat
of the action, an officer who has since
become prominent and well known
throughout the country, was in COM
mand of a brigade on the right of the
line. While riding over the field he
discovered soldier concealed in hole
in the ground, which was of just suffi-
Gent dimensions to afford him shelter.
The General rode up to him, inquired
as to his regiment, and ordered him to
join it at once. The man looked him
full in the face, placed his thumb upon
his nose, and replied: ''Oh, no you
don't, old fellow! You want this hole
yourself. San francisco Argonaut.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03
RESULTS OF ACCIDENT.
The Curious Ways In Which Certain I'm
portant Processes Were Suggested

Portant Processes Were Suggested
Valuable discoveries have been
made, and valuable inventions sug-
gested. by the veriest accidents. An
alchemist, while seeking to discover
what mixture of earths would make
the most durable crucibles, one day
found that he had made porcelain.
The power of lenses, as applied to the
telescope was discovered by watch
makers apprentice. While holding
spectacle-glasses between his thumb
and finger he was startled at the sud-
denly enlarged appearance of a neigh
boring church spire. The art of etch-
ing upon glass was discovered by a
Nuremberg glass-cutter. By accident
few drops of aqua forts fell upon his
spectacles. He noticed that the glass
became corroded and soft where the
acid had touched it. That was hint
enough. He drew figures upon glass
with varnish. applied the corroding
fluid, then cut away the glass around
the drawing. When the varnish was
removed the figure appeared raised
upon a dark ground.
Mezzotinto owed its invention to the
simple accident of the gun-barrel of a
sentry becoming rusted with dew.
The swaying to and fro of chandelier
in a cathedral suggested to Calico the
application of the pendulum. The art
of lithographing was perfected through
suggestions made by accident. A poor
musician was anxious to know whether
music could not be etched upon
stone as well as upon copper. After
he had prepared his slab his mother
asked him to make memOran-
dunn of such clothes as she proposed
to send away to be washed. Not hav-
ing pen, ink or paper convenient, he
wrote the list on the stone with the
etching preparation, intending to make
a copy of it a leisure. A few days
later, when about to clean the stone,
he wondered what effect aqua FORTS
would have upon it. He applied the
acid, and in a few minutes saw the
writing stand out a relief. The next
step necessary was simply to ink the
stone and take off an impression.
The shop of Dublin tobacconist, by
the name of Lundyfoot. was destroyed
by fire. While he was gazing doleful-
ly into the smouldering ruins. ne no
ticed that his poorer neighbors were
gathering the snuff from the canisters.
He tested the snuff for himself, and
discovered that the fire had largely i'm
proved it pungency and aroma 1t
was hint worth profting by. He Sc
cured another shop. built lot of ovens,
subjected the snuff to a heating pro-
cess, gave the brand a particular name,
and in few years became rich through
an accident, which he at first thought
had completely ruined him. The pro-
cess of whitening sugar was discovered
in curious way. Ahen that had gone
through clay puddle went with her
muddy feet into sugar house. 1t was
noticed that wherever her tracks were
the sugar was whitened. Experiments
were instituted, and the result was
that wet clay came to be used in refin-
ing sugar. The origin of blue-tinted
paper came about by mere slip of the
hand. The wife of William East, an
English paper-maker, accidentally let a
blue bag fall into one of the watts of
pulp.-London ITt-Bits.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03
A n1sr1NcUIsHEp soldier Iivi,

A DISTINGUISHED soldier living in
New Orleans is General Philip Regis de
Trobriand, who fought with the Fifty
sixth New York Volunteers during the
late war, rose to the rank of brevet
Major-General, and when the army
was reduced to a peace footing was
made a Colonel of infantry. He comes
of noble French family, and is as
skillful with brush and palette as with
the sword
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03
Needed No Reminder.

He had just received by mail a pho
tograph of his boy, whe was away at
college.
1T was thoughtful of Fred to send
me this" he said, as he looked at it
and laid it down, ''but great Cresusl
/ don't need any thing to remind me Of
him.
And the old gentleman sighed heav-
lily as he opened a fresh lot of bills
from Fred's Chicago Tri-
bu,re
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03
Costly Misinterpretation

She-What perfect hive New York
is, Mr.. Sampson
Mr.. Sampson (significantly)-That's
because there's so much sweetness in
it.
She (shyly)-Er-do you mean, Mr.
Sampson, the confectionery and ice
cream?
He didn't mean the confectionery
and ice cream, but that's what it
amounted to.-M y. San.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03
Guilty of Assault and Batterv


Upon your Stomach with blue pill, pody-
phyllin or other rasping purgstives, posi-
no good. Real help, prompt and thorough,
is to be found in the wholesome anti-biliOus
medicine, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which is, moreover, productive of happy re-
suits in malarial disease, rheumatism, dys-
pepsia, nervousness and kidney troubles.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03

PUBLIC curiosity in this age is so short
lived that where it took years and years
for jokes to grow stale in past days, now a
story is chestnut before you can get
around the corner to tell it 70 the first fel.
low You meet.-SGn francisco Chronicle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03

THERE is no period of girls life at
which she is not beautiful and charming
and all that, but it must be confessed that
it is as bride that she takes the cake.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03

The young clerk who goes about full
jeweled should ts NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Weekly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03

"'BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs' are ex-
cellent for the relief of Hoarseness or Sore
Throat. They are exceedingly effective."-
Christian World, London, Eng.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03

No MATTER how big and stout a presti-
digitateur may be he is always slight-of.
hand -Terds S1tia0s.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03

PEOPLE Are Killed by Coughs that Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar would cure.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03

THOSE who wish to practice economy
should buy Carter's Little Liver Pills. Forty
pills in vial; only one pill dose.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03

ALL disorders caused by bilious state of
the system can be cured by using Carter's
Little Liver Pills. No pain, gripping or dis
comfort attending their use. Try them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03

THE residuum after the effervescence OF
love is common sense, which is the ground
work of well-regulated matrimony.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03

MANY people have good aims, but they
never pull the trigger. Western PloDmdn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03

Is that Hoods Sarsaparila has cured thousands Of
people who suffered severely with rheumatism. IL
neutralzes the tactic acid in the blood. which
causes those terrible pains and aches, and also
vitalizes and enriches the blood thus preventing
the recurrence of the disease These facts warrant
in urging you, If you suffer with rheumatism, to
give Hoods Sarsaparilla q trial.
II had rheumatism so that when i sat or laid
down could hardly get up. Hoods Sarsaparilla
has almst cured me-" p. CARNEs. Gallon. o.
N. B. II you make up your mind TO try Hoods
Sarsaparlla, do not be induced 10 take any other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-19
THREE NEGROES In DANGER.
They Are Charged with Mortally Injuring
White Man, and Lynching Is Possible.

ATLANTA, Ca. Jan. 1S.-There is some un-
easiness felt as to the safety of three negro
prisoners now in Franklin county Jail, as
the people there threaten to lynch them.
The three made bold attempt to murder
Mr.. George Atkinson and his niece for the
purpose of plundering their house and get
ting hold of sum of mon
ey they thought the old gentleman
had. Mr.. Atkinson is well-to-do
farmer, living with his niece, a short dis
tance from Gainesville. On Saturday
afternoon he was seated in his room when
three negroes, Pate BrOwnef, Dan McFar-
lin and Jim Bray, called at the house and
asked concerning the best road to some
point. The old gentleman walked off few
rods to give them the desired information,
by Browner. Mr.. Atkinson fell to the
ground, at the same time screaming at the
top of his voice. His niece ran to the res
cue, and soon the neighbors were attracted
by their cries. and started in the direction
of the Atkinson residence. The ne
groes became frightened and ran
off, but were soon captured and identified
jim Bray, turned States evidence. and
said that they had arranged the plot on
Christmas, as they thought Mr. Atkinson
had, at his residence large sum of money
which he had collected during the fall. He
said they were first going to kill Mr.. Atkin-
son and then choke his niece to death, so
there would be no SleW as to where the
closely guarded. Mr.. Atkinson's wound
is in the back of his head, and is con-
sidered mortal He is in the neighborhood
of sixty wears old.