Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.
= condemnation of Interesting Items


IN well on Staten Island
Near Doland- s. Oak. Peter Peterson
was killed BY lightning frof.. an almost
clear sky.
Frank Rogers, of Akron, O., attempted
suicide because his wife refused to live
with him.
The Republicans of the Thirteenth co n
gressional district of Ohio nominated w.
4. Lewis. OF Perry county.
In Baltimore William NJ. Potts COM
mltted suicide from fear that he would
become confirmed drunkard
Indiana fish are. furnished with life.
preservers by the Cedar Beach association,
IN the shape of prosecutions against
vlolators of the fish laws.
Miles Ogle, noted coun terfeiter. il
hei by the United Stated authorities at
CINCINNATI on an indictment found
against him ten years ago.
The body of Charles Schunk, aged II
years was found on lake beach, ten miles
below Sandusky. He fell into the bay
and drowned two weeks ago
George Duncan, escaped Ohio penh en-
itentiary convict. confesses that he was
guilty Of the useless extravaganza of brib-
ing the guards to let him out.
Jack Woods, of Springfield, O., ate sew
enteen dozen CLAIMS at one sitting and
then stopped because, as he said. he was
not very fond of CLAIMS anyway
Frank Haley's head is alive and clear.
but his neck is broken and his body para
lyzed He fell from a tlirty-foot trestls
at Youngstown. O.. while drunk.
r.
KY, is missing. II is su Dposed he went
to the river TO bathe and vas drowned, as
his clothes were found on the bank
James Barter. All Art, Ind, farmer, dis
covers that the under side of his farm is
lined with silver, and has left the top side
to take care of itself whila he follows the
vein
Mrs. Emily Cavanaugh l;as been sent to
the penit,utiary from Ne York CITY for
five years md four month, for attempting
TO kill her husband, at whom she fired five
shots.
Mrs John Weaver was found dead in
bed at Indianapolis, with her fingers
pointing to the title OF the book she had
been reading, "A Strange Ending" Heart
disease.
rimory has been struck by b. incorpora-
tiOn at Cleveland of u iii ,h-washing ma
chine company with c.pital stock Of
100000.
Love laughed at bolts aLl bars when he
welded two wives in different states. but
he laughs no longer, rs they are after him
with warrants for bigamy 1t Upper San
dusky, o.
A. G. White, proprietor of Williams
town, KY, Central hotel, escapes fnan-
cial difficulties by bravel! running off by
himself leaving his wife with three babies
to care for. =
Frank Thorne, a section hand residing
ut Carbon Hill, O., WAS erhaps fatally
injured by heavy piece o roofing falling
upon him from tile top OF he. Nelsonvills
C6al company's hoppers.
George Brattin tackled West Union.
o.. school for a half day by the clock, then
took the train and fed t.r other chimes
IDENTIFY got the drop on him.
At Batavia, Iowa, while William Fryar
was walking with his affianced, Nav
whom he was to have mar
ried Wednesday, an unknown person
sh him, the ball penetra. ing Fryar's left
lung.
The indictment against Mrs. Eima c..
Whit ehead charging con plicity IN the
murder Of Mrs. Hattie Pet lit as Lafayette.
Ind, has beeu nollied, pc ding the trial
of Rev. w. Fred Petit, on the same
charge.
In the house of representatives. Gen.
Kennedy, of Oaio, made :. spea/. freely
attacking Senator Quay personally and
the other Republican SCI ators who sup
ported him in postponin the elections
bill generally.
William S. Davis. of Pittsheld. Me-,
went to California in 1S49. and his wife,
hearing that he had been killed, married
another man. Now comes word that old
Davis r. alive and anxious to see some Of
his eastern friends.
Adam Amlung, a youn hosiery manu-
facturer of Cincinnati, cor united suicide.
Recently his Arm found it necessary to
extend Its manufacturing facilities, and
he feared that the depA ture wonld be
disastrous. He brooded over this until
driven to suicide.
1t is learned that for many years the
dignified capital of the orious state Of
Ohio has been engaged in bunkO game
to euchre the educational fund out Of
more than her share by enumerating the
pupils of state institutions Columbus
has been discovered and will he investi-
gated.
The Swift iron and steel works of New.
port, KY, formerly owned by Harper, OF
the defunct Fidelity National hank, of
Cincinnati, has been bought by the Iron
ton Steel Works company. IL will be re-
built and enlarged until it viii be one of
the largest steel works in the United
states.
Ed. Quinlan was shot by Indianapolis
poiice while resisting arrest for highway
Now it turns out that he did
NOT resist, did moi do tie robbing and
that there was 40 robbery. The only
that seems 10 be reasonf bly, sure is that
Quinlan is very dead ana the polio. are
involved in an extremely fogyy transac-
tion.
G. L. Parker, agent fer New York
shoe firm. tried to shoe DIR. Gustavus
Brown at the latter's house near the
Shorelmm hotel in Washington. Parker
suspected that hi, wife was intimate with
DR. Browsi, aud found her visiting the
dentist at his rooms The dentist escaped
to rear room. locking the door. Mr..
Parker banged away with his pistol