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Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Gov. NICHOLAS having declined to re-
cefve the 100000 donation from the
Louisiana Lottery Company for levee
purposes, the Board of Directors have
decided to offer the relief fund direct to
the various levee districts.
AT Gadsden, Tenn, on the 16Sh,
Henry Williams, colored, was taken
from jail by mob and shot to death for
an attempted assault on Miss Tinder, an
aged white lady living near that place,
on February 2s, last.
THE dry goods store of I. J. Dawlings,
one of the oldest merchants of Hum
boldt, Tenn, was closed on the 18th by
attachment Assets, $1,000 or ST., 900;
liabilities, S1O,5OO
THE itinerary of the Pan-American
Congress for the Southern tour has not
yet been finally arranged, but it is GER
tain that it will include not less than
one day at Memphis.
THE mercury was down to "a degrees
at Charleston, s. c., on the 10th. 1t is
feared great damage has been done to
the truck crop.
GEN. MERRITT has ordered six troops
of cavalry to proceed to the Cherokee
Strip and oust the boomers there.
THE Legislature of Louisiana is likely
to re-charter the Lottery Company and
give it new lease on life for twenty
five years. The company proposes to
pay from $500, 900 to 100000 each year
as license.
THE Secretary of State of Illinois on
| the 14th, issued license incorporating
the National Cooperative Banking AS
ISOLATION, at Chicago, with a capital
stock of $50, 200, 600.
A WILDCAT attacked the daughter OF
John Roberts, near Greenville, Tenn,
on the 14th, infiicting serious injuries.
THE foreign corporation bill has
passed both houses of the Maryland
Legislature and awaits the signature OF
the Governor to become law. 1t i'm
poses a tax ranging from to per cent.
on gross receipts of all corporations
outside of Maryland doing business in
| the State.
| ROBERT RAINS was hanged in the jail
inclosure Of Morgan County, Ala, on the
14th, for nlurderng his younger brother
| Bones.
REV. PRES. c. CHANEY, is in Jail at
Huntsville, Ala. charged with violating
the postal laws while postmaster at Dut-
tons Store, jackson county, about five
Years ago.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

Ii is said the prison at TOmk, Sibe ria,
is capable of accommodating 400 healthy
and 275 sick exiles; but the statistics
from 1856 to 1890 show that several thou
sand were detained there each year and
that there was an enormous mortality
from fever, many beds being made in
the open air, though the weather was
intensely cold.
On the 18th the water in the Missis-
sippi river overflowed the levee in front
of New Orleans, and for awhile threat
ened great damage to the Crescent City.
LUMBERMEN of Bavaria and the upper
provinces of Austria have formed close
combination with view to enhancing
the price of their product.
THERE is fear in Liverpool that the
increasing competition of Manchester
with that city, which will be enormous
ly enhanced by the new canal, will be-
come fatal to the commerce of which
Liverpool has hitherto enjoyed the mo-
nopoly.
AN American syndicate has pur-
chased the London Olympia, which they
purpose Transforming into an ice skat-
ing-rink.
THE Frankfurter Zeitung and the
North German Gazette have been heav-
lily fined for publishing patent medicine
advertisements in violation of law.
A GENERAL regulation securing pen
sion to aged and infirm employees, equal
to half the sum they may have earned
during the last five years of their labor,
has been introduced by the Continental
Gas Association, comprising the leading
gas-light companies of Europe.
On the 18th great strike of English
coal miners, numbering quarter of a
million, was inaugurated.
On the 18th the drinking houses in
Liverpool were closed. and the military
garrison ordered to be prepared for an
emergency, in view of the threatening
attitude of the striking dock laborers.
On the 10th the British delegates to
the Interna .ional Labor conference were
dined by Prince Bism arck.
On the nth the coal-mine owners of
Lancashire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire,
Derbyshire and North Wales decided to
refuse the demands of the men for an
immediate advance or further increase
of five per cent, to go into operation in
July next.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
FULL OF FUN.


Woman Ito Tramp)-"Want somo-
thing to eat, eh? Well, here's some
cold hash" Tramp-"But L haveF't
any thing to cut it with" Woman
"Just keep on little further, and
you'll find fork in the road. "-Ex-
change
-Doctor-''Well my fine little fel-
low, you have got quite well again! !
was sure that the pills loft for you
would cure you. How did you take
them, in water or in cake?" ''Oh, II
used them in my blow-gun. ."-Fliegende
Blatter.
-''Do you believe in the later theo-
ries concerning Socialism," asked a
young man Of Mrs. McGudley. "Of
course do. Socials is really all that
has held our church together for the last
six months. Merchant Traveller.
An old negro who had business in a
lawyers Office was asked if he could sign
his name. "How is dat, sah?" flask,
the lawyer answered, 'if you can write
your own name?" ''Well no, sab, L
neber writes my name. l ies dictates
Wise by Experience. e.-Mr. Case (who
has married his typewriter) )-"Weil my
dear, l suppose 1 must be looking
around for somebody to take your place
in the office" Mrs Case-''Yes; I
have been thinking of that. My cousin
is just out LOT school," Mr.. Case
What is her name ?" Mrs. Case
(sweetly) - John Henry Briggs. -
Puck.
-Customer-'I've been cheated. I
thought you said this parrot would talk" !"
Bird Fancier-''No, sir. What / said
was that he had been brought up in the
company of learned men, and was full
of philosophy and scholarship. OF course,
he don't talk. Mere idle words have no
attraction for him. But he's a remark
able parrot because he's a great think
."-Munsey's Weekly.
Captain Spear-''And were you never
wounded, Pat?" Pat-''Faith sor, and
/ was. In the fight at Spottsylvania a
dirty reb lifted his gun and fired. l was
scared, tell yez. He struck me right
under me left breast" "But if it struck
where you say, the ball must have gone
through your heart and killed you"
'Oh, bedad, sor! me heart was in me
mouth at the time. Harvard Lampoon.
New Editor to Old Schoolma te-'It
hurts me, old fellow, to wound your feel
ings, but really we are so overstocked
with poetry that it useless to read yours.
We can only accept what shows unmis-
taxable genius" Old Schoolmate-
"Well, just read that poem, and tell me
what you think of it. 1t may prove better
than you imagine" New Editor (hav-
ing read the poem)-'It is as | feared;
the poem shows no promise whatever.
Pardon me, but it is simply absurd"
Old Schoolmate with a broad GRIM
"That's just what | thought. It's a copy
of some verses you wrote in my auto
graph album while we were at school
together. ."-Munsey's Weekly.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

THE steam schooner George H. Chance,
owned by the Deep-Sea Fishing Fleet,
which left Astoria, Ore, for a short
cruise a month ago, is reported lost.
She carried crew of fifteen men. The
revenue cutter Corwin has gone in search
Of her.
GAMpEL, village in Switzerland,
was on the nth almost destroyed by fire.
Fully three-fourths of the buildings Of
the place were burned. The loss is
very heavy. Many of the villagers were
injured.
On the 18th thirteen men were killed,
and nine injured, some fatally, by the
fallingsin of the roof of a burning build
ing in Indianapolis, Ind. The scenes
attending the holocaust are described as
heartrepding in the extreme.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
A Strange Disease.

Recently, within twenty-four hours.
five prominent citizens of Grafton, W.
Va, were stricken with peculiar dis
ease, resembling paralysis, and render
ing the victims helpless. County Clerk
Herr and two leading merchants are
victims. None Of the afflicted seem to
be in a dangerous condition, but no one
can explain the strange complaint and
great alarm is felt.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22

n. AoVoRDlNG to the March report of the
DspaFVment of Agriculture, the stock of
~ WI IN the hands of the growers is
as%Ily % per cent. of the whole crop,
''"VoV'ooO bushels, and of the wheat
nv my 0i per cent. or, 156, 900, 900 bushels.
-i' S'gnlfeS that the farmers are hold
n,s a. good deal more Of their grain
Ial al usual for higher prices; and the
tbs1 ,suer prices can be brought about by
tnap as pollcy better than by any other
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22

HUNTSVILLE ALA. SATURDAY, MARCH % $780,
On the 18th General Elphlnstonc, the

On the 18th General Elphinstonc, tho
comptroller of the Duke Of Connaught's 8
household, was washed overheard from
the deck of steamship off Teneriffe.
His body was recovered.
A SIOUX buck named ''Dirty Foot, .
for striking an old squaw with an axe
and cracking her skull, while drunk, at
an Indian camp on Bad river, South Da-
kota, was seized by crowd and thrown
into fire, and repeatedly pushed back
when he tried to escape, until he was
burned to crisp.
On the 14th seven men, part of a gang
engaged in removing an obstruction
from the track of the West Virginia
Central railroad in cut between Chaffee
and Blaine, were buried alive by great
landslide, and four of their number were
taken out dead.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
General Jones M. Withers Dead.

General Jones NJ. Withers died at Mo-
bile, Ala, few nights ago. He was born
at Huntsville, Ala, in 1914, was gradu-
ate at West Point, and served in the
Creek troubles. He opened cotton
business in Mobile in 1841, was elected
to the Legislature and mayor of Mobile,
which position he held until 1861, when
he was chosen Colonel of the Third Al
ALBANIA. He became brigade COM
mander at Norfolk in July. He was
commissioned Brigadier General and
placed in charge of Mobile. In 1862 he
was assigned to division in the West
ern Army and served in the invasion Of
Kentucky. He was then placed at
Montgomery in command of the Ala
bama department, which position he
held until the close of the war. He was
again elected mayor of Mobile and was
for time editor of the Mobile Tribune.
He has been in retirement for some
wears.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22

REPRESENTATIVE EO'DoNNELL, of Mich
igan has introduced a bill in Congress
providing for the collection of duty on
coffee equivalent to the export duty
levied by certain countries. Coffee
coming from those countries not exact
ing export duties shall be admitted free
OF duty and when the nations now col
iectlng duties on coffee exported to the
United States shall abolish the same nc
auty shall be collected at any port.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
An Anecdote of Rubinstein.

La Starina, Russian paper, tells
how in Rubinstein's earlier days he
narrowly escaped being sent to Siberia.
He played before the Car Nicholas in
the house of Count Wielhorsky, and on
returning home lost his passport. A
day or two afterwards he was arrested
and brought before General Galahoff,
then chief of police, who informed the
prisoner that he declined to believe
any body's evidence of his identity,
even that of the Count. Rubinstein
persisted that he was a-mere musician,
and as one of the subordinate police of
fcers knew something about music the
two were sent to try matters over on a
dilapidated piano. The test proved sat
isfactory, and the General, remarking
that ''the prisoner was apparently a
nusician," gave him permit for three
weeks.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22

NEW YORK is trying to suppress the
gucket rl shops by police interference.
iney have been outlawed in that State
W an act Of the Legislature, and the
nen connected with them are subjected
wa heavy penalty. There is chance,
HoweVer' that this course in New York
Will not harm them much in the long
-ul' Inc big exchanges and the law
n"herS are confronted with serious diff
I.ui'les ~ IN their raids upon the bucket
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
A Remarka BILE Suit.

A notable lawsuit was heard before
Squire Adams, of Chattanooga, Tenn, a
few days since, which is in many re-
spects unique. A Russian Jew and a
Chinaman formed copartnership and
established barber shop. Neither
could understand the other and they at
once disagreed radically AS a conse-
quence the Jew brought an action
against his Acknowledged partner, al
leging fraudulent breach of trust. The
scene in court was funny to the last de-
gree. Each man had an interpreter
through whom he told his story to the
Justice, who held the case under advise
ment.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22

THE Supreme Court of Oregon has de-
,ijed that it is better for men to fight
lban to incur the disgrace of cowardice;
and the doctrine will be generally in
dorsed by good citizens. Our civiliza-
ton is based upon the idea that it is'not
,nly a mans right, but his duty, to
strike from the shoulder" when he is
insulted. It is his only recourse.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
HER FIRST STORY.
A Touching Narrative Told by a New York
Magazine Editor.

A Touching Narrative Told by New York
Magazine Editor.
A sad little story was told yesterday
by co-editor on one of the largest and
best-known magazines in the country.
Almost ten years ago." he said, "a
short story of considerable merit had
been submitted to the magazine by
young woman quite unknown to us or to
fame, and had been accepted and paid
for. 1t was filed away with other ac-
cepted articles, to be used when it's turn
came. A short time ago there came
letter from the young girl, asking mod
estly if that story might not be printed
soon, but giving no reason for the re-
quest. Two months went on and then
came a second letter, written in the
same hand, but in weaker and fainter
characters, as if the hand that held
the pen were scarcely able to rguide
it, This letter again asked that the
story might be printed soon, if possible.
My physician tells me- it said, that l
can live buta few months at the farthest.
had hoped to live to do great deal Of
good work of this kind, but you have
my first and last piece. ] have cared SO
much for it that think | could be hap
pier in dying if might see it in print
before CO." The magazine for the
coming month was bound, so nothing
could be done with that. The sheets
for the second month were printed and
ready for binding, and the matter for
the third magazine was well under way.
We held short consultation, the result
of which was that the story was set up
and the sheets containing it substituted
for certain sheets in the magazine for
the second month. Itwas nosmall mat
ter to make the change so late in the
day, but we did it and the letter of
thanks received from the young girl,
who died shortly afterward, more than
maid us."-N. Y. Letter.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22

R,uroAD building this year, accord
mo Il the opinions OF experts, will reach
=, nas the highest previous records.
Tbis i one Of the encouraging features
# tbe business outlook, for iron and
steel manufacture has long been held to
be a fairly accurate barometer OF the
condition of general trade.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22

MAYOR GRANT Of New York recently
received letter from firm Of real
estate dealers at Washington, saying
that the residence of Martha Washing
tonin fredericksburg, Va, where George
Washington spent the early part of his
life, is for sale. The price asked is $40
OOO The letter stated that New York
or Chicago could secure valuable relic
for a small sum.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22

LIE United States navy is being slow
Iy but steadily increased, six more new
vessels being booked for completion
WITHIN the next nine months. The
WORK. ' too, is likely to be continued.
Nhlle none of the larger schemes for
construction which have been proposed
Snce the present Congress met are like
y 70 DC adopted, in this session at least,
some OF our ship-yards will undoubtedly
Dc Kept busy filling Uncle Sans orders.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
Tennessee Bank Failure.

Under instructions from the Comp
troler of the Currency bills have been
filed in the United States Circuit Court
at Nashville, Tenn, to wind up the
affairs of the National Bank of Shelby
vile, which suspended some months
ago. The bills, three in number, are
filed in the name of J. NJ. Melton, re-
ceiver of the bank, and the defendants
are banks in Nashville, Cooleville,
Sparta, Newbern, Petersburg, Tulla-
homa, McMinnville and Bellbuckle,
Tenn, Louisville, KY, Leadville, Col,
Athens, Ala, and Exchange Bank of
Springfield, Mo-, and individuals in
several States.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22

THERE may be honest differences OF
zion as to the merits Of Congress
an 'p-n Xiedringhaus, of Missouri, as an
Dua D,tor hut there is said to be in Wash
:rton D.rt a consensus of opinion in his
,l5o, ,u9 az q host. His dinners are such
'' = "a nlace him on good terms alike with
solitical friend and foe.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22

TESTED by the scale of ministerial ia
If'iar Ell, IN France, the life of the Ii
ons',-b c.binet was unusually long. 1t
rafa "bort a month over year, while
la''er orore r duration of ministries since
ins s'rn5ation of the republic has been
tls .t-ae-ouarters of year.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22

While the United States is decreas-
ing its debt, every other great country
in the world, with the sole exception of
England is going in the opposite direc-
ton. The alternatives which are Of
fered to continental Europe are heavy
reduction of expenditure or general
bankruptcy, and unless the former is
agreed upon soon the latter will un.
dOubtedly come.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22

mr. British Tory journals tell the
lnn .1i,ns that their safety lies in
aus"'i .nointenance of allegiance to the
I,-iisb In'I crown. A little over century
hl- .ho Tories said the same thing to
'EO ~ americans, but what the Americans
,n9 ,lS - tba Australians in time will un-
1.a5lv do
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22

MANY Of the thousands of rerimental
W.. '-s'lonS OF surviving soldiers of the
u = u the rebellion keep, as near
Gr; possible, correct rosters of their
w.; comrades, and to that end they
np.I '0 'ne lists at each recurring an
Tn nneetlng of their organizations.
ve,r superintendent of the Census is
49, s aes4fous that the officers of these
onoo ,sU'tauons "a should forward to him at
sure fs. the latest copies of the rosters re-
Glen. ~" % o. which, he thinks, will be effl-
eapmersl;o. AIDS in the preliminary work of
eliaV'on, in connection with the
Hon. ,snIn census, of the names, organiza-
solaio-- A0 length of service Of surviving
wiaor sailors and marines and the
'NO"S OF such as have died
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22

does not seem to have many
Bfahin i Europe just now, outside OF
irlenu' ! Rrazil's manner of treating
France heads is not especially pleasing
goFnea n'"'
n Kings.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22

States =. owes no money to the United
Ter of :. cost S7,2oo,ooO about quar-
nora ;, century ago, and it has much
tesonroo an PAID Tor itself since then. Its
praerio.1, IN gold, furs and fisheries are
ates Ara J lnexhaustible. The syndic-
ton - oeslnning to turn their atten.
~ great northern province,
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
An Old Librarian Dead.

Jacob Fuller, seventy-fve years Of
age, librarian Of the Washington and
Lee University, died at Lexington, Va,
the other day.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE Call resolutions for considering
in open session the nomination of Dis
trict Judge Swayne and District Attor-
ney Stripping of the Northern district
of Florida were rejected by large major
tiles in the secret session of the Senate
on the nth.
SENATOR FRYEs Pacific Railroads
Funding bill is opposed by President
Adams of the Union Pacific railroad.
He says the bill will not be to the ad-
vantage of the Government or of the
Union Pacific.
The Duke of Cambridge, it is said,
will resign the chief command OF the
British army. The Duke of Connaught
will be made General Commander-in-
Chief.
PARIsHIoNERs of Hawarden, Wales,
regardless of political parties, have de-
cided to erect as memorial to Mr.. and
Mrs. Gladstone's golden wedding hand
some fountain opposite the entrance to
the castle grounds.
On the 18th the Republican members
of the ways and means committee agreed
to a reduction of the tariff on sugar
amounting to over fifty per cent. from
the present rate, and affecting reduc-
ton of between $25, 900, 900 and S2S, S,000,-
900.
POPE LEO, in letter to Emperor
William, says the social question would
be best solved by the application of the
principles advocated by Christian peo-
pie, which are Sunday rest and religious
education.
THOMAS GRAY, a delegate from Great
Britain to the Marine conference at
Washington, during the early part OF
the past winter, died on the 18th.
On the 18th the Senate, in secret ses-
sion, confirmed the nomination of An
drew Davidson, of New York. First
Deputy Commissioner of Pensions, and
Franklin Sweet as register of the land
office at Grand Island, Neb.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
Beat Her Children to Death.

Sarah Higgins, of Upton, Ca, beat
her two children to death. One died
while she had it under the lash, and the
other died during the night The wom-
an fed.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
Four Skeletons Found.

While men were grading the line OF
the Wheeling & Elm Grove road near
Wheeling, w. Va, they found four
skeletons about four feet below the sur
face. Three of the skeletons were lying
side by side and the fourth was lying
diagonallY across the others. The skulls
were broken. There was nothing to in
dicate the identity of the remains.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
A Big Street Road Deal.

A big street railroad deal was closed
at Birmingham, Ala, few days ago.
A syndicate of local capitalists pur-
chased the Ensley & Birmingham and
Bessemer dummy lines, and all of the
horse-car and dummy lines of the
Birmingham Union railway, about thir-
ty miles of track in all. The syndicate
has also purchased the electric-light
plant of the birmingham Electric Light
Company, and, as soon as the changes
can be made, all the roads will be op-
Grated with electricity. The capital
stock Of the syndicate is S.. 600, OOO
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
Poisoned a Sprinp,

Near Grafton, w. Va, fourteen
year-old son of James Farmhouse has
ben arrested on the charge of poison
ing spring, whore several families OBJ
tain water. He used ''Rough on Rats.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS,
Heirs Looking for Their Money.

Julius Fisher, of Shreveport, La, and
l.. Glass, of Minden, La, are two of
about fifty heirs to Dr. Aaronstein, re-
Gently deceased, in Berlin, whose estate
is estimated at millions of dollars. The
heirs of this vast fortune are scattered
all over the United States, several being
residents of New Orleans.
Lightning Aids Prisoners to Escape.
Probably the first case on record
where lightning aided prisoners to
escape from Jail occurred at Moulton,
Ala, a few nights ago. lightning
struck the roof of the Jail and tore a
large hole in it. The jailer was slow
about repairing the damage. One of the
prisoners obtained file in some way,
and the prisoners filed out of their cells,
went out through the hole in the roof,
and by means of their blankets lowered
themselves to the ground. One negro,
in on charge of murder, refused te
escape, and was the only man left
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-22
Kentucky Constitutional Convention.

The Kentucky Legislature passed the
bill calling for Constitutional conven-
ton. 1t was in response to a vote of the
people last August.