Huntsville gazette., 1889-04-27


ment that he had accepted the position of
Lord -Lieutenant Of Ireland, and empha-
sized his denial by declaring that the
place had never been offered to him,
On the 22d the resignation Of Judge
Durham, First Comptroller of the Treas
ury, was accepted by Secretary Window
to take effect at once. Judge Durham re-
turns to his home in Kentucky.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
WHILE removing telegraph poles IN
New York City, on the 18th, two men were
dragged from thirdstory window by
/ guy rope. One was instantly killed and
the other seriously injured. .as
On the 18th two thieves were arrested
at Providence, r. l., and receipts were
found upon them for goods sent by ex.
press to Mrs. Mamie Marshall, of New
York, and to parties in Chicago. They
gave their names as Michael Roach and
George Burke, and are believed to be
noted thieves. They had been working
Boston and other Eastern cities.
WHILE crazed with drink, Theo. F.
Shoemaker german gardener, seventy
five years of age, committed suicide in
Washington, on the 18th, by shooting
himself through the breast. He leaves
widow and six children.
AT Los Angeles, Cal, Fred Ryan, a son
of the newly appointed Minister to Mexi-
co, has been arrested charged with OBJ
tanning 1925 on a draft on his father, which
the latter refused to honor. The young
man is about twenty three years old, and
has led wild life.
On the 10Th the coal elevator and
pockets belonging to Thomas L. Tone, at
One Hundred and Thirty third street and
North River. New York, were burned.
On the goth the town Of West De Pere,
Wis, was visited by a half million-do
lar fire, which almost wiped it out of ex-
istence.
On the goth, as a train Of fourteen load
ed cars, with Superintendent POpe's prj-
vate car attached, was descending the
grade near Two Harbors, Mimi, on the
Duluth & Iron Range railroad, the air.
brakes refused to work and the train
gained frightful velocity, reaching
speed of 10 miles an hour, when it left
the track, with the exception of the pri-
vate car, and was completely demolished.
THE New York Central estimates its
loss by the fire in New York City, on the
evening of the 10Th, at s., ,400, 900, but more
than half million dollars worth Of the
burned property was useless to the COM
pany, and need not be replaced. Another
half million and over is covered by in
surance, SO that the actual loss of the
company is chiefly on freight for which
it is responsible for about S3o0,000.
AT Moorehead, OAK, by the confession
of a murderer named Brown, the mystery
surrounding the death Of George Full
james, last year. is cleared t4p, and sus-
81 pect named O'Hara has been exonerated.
HUGH REILLY, a lineman who was thrown
from the window to the pavement by the
breaking of a guy rope during the removal
of the telegraph poles in Sixth avenue,
New York City recently, died, on the 21st,
of his injuries.
WHILE riding, on the 21st, Mr.. Cyril
Power, member Of the British House of
Commons for Luton, was thrown from his
horse and dragged a considerable dis
tance and severely injured. The accident
was caused by dog swapping at the heels
| of his horse.
On the night of the 21st the steamer Mis-
souri,, with part of the passengers Of the
Dapmark, arrived at the Delaware break
water, Philadelphia. The remainder of
the passengers were landed at the Azores.
AT Delavan, Wis, William Klumph, a
saloon keeper, was burned to death on
the night of the 10th. 1t is supposed he
had been smoking, and, falling asleep,
the lighted pipe set fire to the bed-clothes
and burned the saloon and its proprietor.
On the 22d fire in the Boston g. Albany
railroad freight yard at Boston caused
1000 damages.
On the 22d Mr.. Ashworth, British Vice
Consul at Castellamare, Italy, was found
at the foot Of the precipice overlooking
the Bay of Naples at Vico Equense. 1t is
believed that he committed suicide.
on the 22d the Bijou Theater, in Mel
bourne, Australia, was destroyed by fire.
MISCELLANEOUS.
In Pittsburgh, Pa, there were two cases
| of sun stroke, on the 18th, neither of them
serious. The thermometer registered 81
| degrees.
OK the 10Th eighteen inches of snow
fell at Veta Pass, Col. There was snow
all over Southern Colorado, but out on
the plains it melted as fast as it fell. A
good grazing season is assured.
On the 10Th the one hundred and four
teenth anniversary of the battle of Lex
ington, Mass, was celebrated. Salutee
were fired and all church bells rung at
sunrise. About two hundred persons par
took Of an old fashioned breakfast, served
in Massachusetts Hall.
UNDER the new County Council the
music halls and dancing saloons of Lon
don are having hard work to renew their
licenses. The old Board of Works grant
ed licenses in free -and-easy style, but
the council is investigating and refusing
applications for licenses in manner quite
appalling to the petitioners.
On the 10Th three children of Nathaniel
Powell, of Miners Mills, Pa, died within
a few hours Of each other Of typhoid
fever.
In the southwestern part of Ireland the
rush of emigrants is so great as to alarm
the authorities for the future of that re-
gion. The country is being rapidly de-
pleted of it's population, and there is real
ly no inducement to be offered for people
to remain.
On the Doth thirteen families who had
been evicted from their homes at Fall
carragh, Ireland, but had regained pos
session of their holdings, were re evicted.
On the 10Th one hundred coal beavers
and trimmers employed at the Delaware
| o. railroad cOa1 docks N