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Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-03
HUNTSVILLE ALA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 1891.

On the goth a rock slide occurred at
the mouth of the new tunnel at Niagara
Falls, instantly killing William Anger,
OF BERTHE, Ont, and breaking the leg and
fracturing the skull Of Peter Scanlon,
OF Niagara Falls, n. Y. Both were
workmen.
EUGENE PIQUET, the cashier of the
Lancashire Insurance Company of New
York, who skipped with $4,000 belong
ing to the company, is prisoner in
Geneva, Switzerland. where he is held
awaiting extradition.
FIRE at Burlington. Ia, on the night
OF the 29th, caused loss of over $780,
600. The principal losses were Wyman
& Rand's block and the stove and tin
ware establishment of Kriechbaum &s
Dewene.
Two escaped convicts broke into the
house of L. Pierce at Pierce Junction,
Kas., on the Goth. They were num-
bered 403 and 327, respectively. They
helped themselves to food and clothing
and few other things of no great value
and escaped.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-03
Rohb.s of Two Thousand Dollars.

Treasurer Murdock of travelling
opera company was attacked in his
room in a hotel in Atlanta, Ga, the
other night, and robbed of $1,000.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-03

,emora, iS SAID to be contemplating the
ap.;naa Oh the present restriction
boans balis' American pork: and it is to be
soan peu mat other foreign nations will
ipp I'm ?Le Ine justice and propriety of do
sueh iinewise Those that persist in
anv ,sns orimination can hardly expect
-a'oss from our Government.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-03

NINE Young Irish girls recently grad
tod from Dublin University with the
dorree of B. A. In the examination
-a,ors they ranked above the men.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-03
Invited to the South.

The Southern Interstate Immigra-
ton convention, recently held at Ashe-
vile, n c., invited Northern laborers
and manufacturers to settle in the
South.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-03
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


makes the statement that he has been
approached by Canadian exporter in
regard to defrauding the United States
revenue, with view to inducing him TO
enter into the practice. Mr.. Twitchell
furthermore says he believes consular
frauds have been practiced to the extent
reported.
On Christmas Day Robert Jahn, a New
York dealer in diamonds and jewelry,
disappeared When his big safe was
opened by creditors on the Goth, in
stead of the $4,000 worth of stock it
was supposed to contain, only one cop
per penny and q lot of pool tickets on
the Guttenburg races were found.
A MAN, supposed from a railroad pass
found in his pocket to be Rev. George
A. Schnitzler. of De Pere, Wis, dropped
dead in st. Louis restaurant on the
afternoon of the 29th.
A Mrs. HAWK, of Lincoln, Neb., has
become the victim of religious mania
which takes the form of visiting the
various churches, ascending the pulpits,
singing weird song and kissing the
ministers. She is disciple of Rev. Mr..
Minehart, who was recently expelled
from the Methodist Episcopal church.
JOHN GAGE, one of the wealthiest
men in Vineland, N. j., died there on
the Goth, aged eighty-nine years. De-
ceased was one of Chicago's pioneers
and built up and operated the first flour
mill in that city.
OCTAVE FEUILLET, the distinguished
French novelist and dramatist, died on
the 29th in the seventy-second year of
his age. He was a member of the
Academy and an officer of the Legion
of Honor.
The action of Secretary Ruslx of the
Department of Agriculture at Washing
ton in closing certain Vermont ports for
the entry of Canadian cattle into the
United States, owing to the alleged ex-
istence of pleuro-pneumonia in the Do
minion, is much criticised in Canada.
THOMAS ANDERSON, aged eight years,
the son of George Anderson, of Owen
County, Ind, has grown remarkably in
the past two years. When six years
old he was like other children, but
soon began rapid growth, until now
he weighs 200 pounds.
MILLARD FILLMoRE's books and those
of his son were sold at auction at the
old Fillmore mansion in Buffalo, N. Y,
on the goth. The sale was conducted by
the executors of Millard Powers Fill
more, the Presidents son. and con-
tanned about 5000 volumes, great
part of which were law books.
LA BELLE KING, one of the opium
smugglers who escaped from the United
States sSecret-Service officers while being
conveyed from his home at Port Huron,
Mich, to Detroit, about two years ago,
by jumping through car window, was
captured at Olympia, Wash, on the 29th,
where he was driving a laundry wagon
under the name of Boulanger.
GEORGE d. SANGER, a brother-in-law
of the late Bishop Beckwith of Georgia,
and prescription clerk in Rose & Cherry's
drug store at Macon, Ga, dropped dead
on the evening Of the Goth, while sitting
on stool in the store. The autopsy re-
vealed the fact that death was caused
by over-stimulation of the heart, super
induced by constant and excessive smok
ing of cigarettes.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-03
KILLED the Deputy Sheriff.

Bob Atkinson, deputy sheriff, was
killed by T. L. Smith, planter, near
Arcola, Miss. The difficulty grew out
OF q bill for costs Of court.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-03
warehouse and Cotton Burned.

A disastrous fire occurred at Green.
vile, Ala, the other night. A ware
house and large Tot of cotton were de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated at s40,-
000
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

On the afternoon of the 27th sleigh.
ing carnival took place on Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, Washington City, and
speeding" was allowed between 4:3O
and $50 p. m. There was much merri-
ment and few accidents. The sidewalks
of thefamous thoroughfare were crowd
ed with spectators, who cheered the
drivers.
LATEST reports from the scene of the
battle between Big Foot's band and the
troops who were attempting to disarm
them, state that nearly the entire band
was exterminated by the enraged sol
diers. Father Crafts, Catholic priest,
was wounded during the battle.
THE lymph patients at Johns Hop
kins Hospital in Baltimore, Nd, are re-
ported as improving under treatment.
The doctors say the patients have with
out doubt been greatly benefited by the
incubation
The Union League Club of Chicago
has taken the initial step toward secur-
ing improvements in the city's appear
ance during the Worlds Fair and the
removal of unsightly landmarks. Other
clubs will be invited to cooperate.
A NEW law against the Jews will be
promulgated in Russia with the opening
of the new year. 1t forbids selling,
leasing or mortgaging to jew any cs-
tate within the empire. All privileges
heretofore granted to certain Jewish
merchants as to the ownership Of real
estate are Cancelled.
THE arbitration between Portugal,
Great Britain and the United States
relative to the forfeiture of the Delagoa
railway concession will commence at
Berne early in January before COM
mission of three Swiss jurists.
The continued summer-like weather
in North Dakota is the source of con-
siderable conjecture. Up to the Goth
the mercury had not dropped to the
zero mark. Farmers have been plow-
ing in their fields all winter. The
''oldest settler fails to recall a simi-
lar instance in the history of the Mis-
souri, Slope.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-03

Tuv bachelor" girl is now the term
.nnlied TO the young woman who leaves
bs .be Maternal home and strikes out for
herself.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-03
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROcEEDINcs.

In the Senate. on the 2ith Mr. Edmunds
asked unanimous consent for the passage of
joint resolution extending until July l.
1891, the period during which the laws of
Nebraska shall be enforced in the Territory
OF Oklahoma Mr.. Morgan objected and the
bill went over. Mr.. Morgan called up his
resolution directing the committee on priv
ileges and elections to amend section 81 of
the Elections bill. Pending debate the hour
of eleven arrived and Mr.. Mcpherson contin-
ued his speech against the Elections bin. At
IL AS p. m, the Senate adjourned until the
26th. ..... The House was not in session on
the oath.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the question of
the legality of the action of the Idaho Legis-
lature in e,ecting three Senators, was dis
cusscd and the credentials of the Idaho SEN
ators (Shoup and McConnelD were referred
to the committee on privileges and cleo
tions. A bill to relieve the inhabitants OF
Gallup, n M, was passed. Mr.. Aldrich pre-
sented the Cloture resolution of which he
had given notice and it was allowed to lie
on the table. Mr.. Stewart gave notice that
he would ask the Senate after the morning
hour, to take up the Financial bill. The
Elections bill was taken up, and Mr.. Hiscock
and Mr.. Hoar spoke in support of it t..... The
House was not in session on the 29th.
The record-union., 1891-04-29

n his native town, and later at Grand
Isle. In 1854 he removed to Crete, Illi-
nois, where he taught school four years.
Thence he went to Blackjack and Cotton
wood, Kansas, and participated in the
Kansas troubles in lS56-57. between the
settlers and border ruffians.
Returning to Vermont he enlisted as
private In the First Vermont Infantry,
going to Newport News. After the battle
of Big Bethel he was honorably dis
charged, and shortly afterward started by
sea for California, arriving in San Fran
cisco June 30, 1862. He was successively
dairyman, millman, miner, teacher and
Justice of the Peace in various parts of
the State, and finally, in 1868, he located
IN Sacramento, starting news depot and
bookstore. This he sold out in 1873 to
G. S. and w. A. Houghton, and then en-
gagged in the wood and willow-ware busi-
ness with u. C. Billingsley, who was
afterwards succeeded by e. G. Hopkins,
deceased's brother.
Mr.. Hopkins was appointed County
Supervisor in 1876 to fill the unexpired
term of J. A. Mason. He was a School
Trustee until 1888 and q Director of the
Free Library for five years. He was an
Odd Fellow, Past President of the Vet
eran odd Fellows Society, q member of
Sumner Post, G.. A. r., Sacramento
Lodge, A. o. U. w. and Unity Lodge,
Knights of Honor. He was President Of
the first Immigration Society, was one of
the founders of the Sacramento Improve
ment Association and was also one of the
original members and directors of the
Sacramento Board of Trade.
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MONEYED MIGRANTS.
Men Who Live Well, But are Never
Known to Work.

Known TO work.
After two hours had been consumed
yesterday in the Police Court in impanel-
ing jury to try the case of +. Enguin.
charged with Vagrancy, Judge Cravens
was compelled to order the discharge of
the defendant, on account of the failure
of Clerk Dunn to attach his signature to
the complaint after it had been sworn to
by officer Simmons.
\ complete jury had been selected. ard
when the court convened at l:30 o'clock
in the afternoon the clerk was asked to
read the complaint and officer Simmons
was told to take the witness stand. Mr..
Dunn read the allegations. but when he
came TO the place where his name should
have been atteSted he found it was not
there, and be sat down to write it.
Hiram Johnson, attorney for the de-
defendant, objected, claiming that it was
too late to sign the complaint After
hearing the arguments on the point,
Judge Cravens ordered Enguin dis
charged.
Officer Simmons re-arrested him imme-
dlately, and the prisoner put up deposit
of 500 for his appearance. City Attor-
ney Hart expressed the opinion, how
ever, that he could not be tried immedi-
ately for the same oi1ense, and it is prob
able that Enguins deposit will be re-
turned and he be requested to leave the
city. If he refuses to do so, his arrest
will undoubtedly follow. He was ac-
cused Of living off the earnings of GER
tain French women who inhabit the
disreputable quarter of the city.
Victor Sicot, another of the same tribe
of creatures, forfeited his 500 deposit
rather than appear before the court and
take his chances on trial for vagrancy.
II the police will only keep at it and
drive all such characters from the city
within a week they will have earned
their years salaries.
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A Trapper's Life.

The winter, though not without its ex-
element, is a long and lonely one. and
the work very bad. For six months yo;r
see no living soul and have only your dog
for company. Very likely. too, YOU NAV
be poorly paid for your time. l trapped
one whole winter and only caught four
marten by my land trapping After l
had been at it for a time l saw that there
were 40 marten in the country, and as
happened to have two No. 4 traps with
me, started trapping otter and caught
thlrty-SeVen during the winter.
When the trapping is at an end you be-
gin 10 think of getting your fur to market
The skins must first be got out TO your
canoe, ii you are trapping on the coast or
on large river, or else out to some set
tienlent. The fur is made up into bales
of a size convenient for packing end car
ried ont, Il cache being made OF your first
load If you have to make two or more
trips. Then your canoe is slowed and
you set sail for your market, which. on
this northern coast, is generally Victoria,
where the skins are sold at auction.
Nothing definite can be said about the
returns iii this business. Much depends
on the Skill and industry of the trapper,
and quite as much Oh the abundance or
scarcity OF the fur. About the best win
ter | ever made in land trapping was
- fishers and from $50 to 1870 martan. Be
sides this regular fur Il man may pick I'D
some odds and ends by steel traps and
polScn-a bear or two, Il few wolves per-
haps Il wolverine. These would bring in
few dollars in addition to the regular
catch. Then, too, a man may have an
opportunity or his way down the coast to
catch few otter or bear, or to trade for
few furs with the Indians, but on the
whole, even in the best OF years. man
got but small returns for season which
lasted perhaps from the first of August to
the first Of June-Forest l,ad Stream.
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RAILROAD TRAVEL.
Changes In the Timetable to Go Il
E{T2ct This Week

Changes In the Timetable to Go Into
Effect This Week.
1t has been definitely decided that the
following changes will shortly take place
in the railroad timetable:
On and after tomorrow, the 7:3O P. NJ.
local passenger train which has been
running to Marysville via Knights s
Landing, over the new branch road, will
go through to Oroville, arriving there at
1880 p. NJ.
Commencing tomorrow local pasSen-
ger train for ColfaX viii leave this city
daily at $50 P. NJ, and arrive at ColGax
three hours later. Returning, it will
reach Sacramento at $3.50 p. NJ, SO as 10
give people living in the mountains an
opportunity to catch the trains for San
Francisco, Placerville and Red Bluff
On and after Friday. ut G:30 4. NJ, daily,
q second-class passenger train will leave
this city for San Francisco.
The Portland express South bound)
will reach this city on Friday and there
after at 4:20 A. NJ, and depart Tor San
Francisco at 4:35 A. ii. 1t now arrives
here at 900 a. NJ.
The morning local from Oroville,
Marysville. Knights Landing and Wood
land Will arrive at Sacramento at 7:25 A.
NJ, instead of7:l0 A. NJ, after tomorrow.
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Y. MI. Entertainment.

Sacramento Council No. q, Young
Mems Institute, gave a charming enter
tainment at Firemen's Hall last evening.
The hall was packed with invited
guests, and the programme was an
unusually fine one.
James f. Doody made few remarks
of welcome at the opening of the enter
tainment, after which the following num-
bers were given: Piano solo, Miss Gertie
Lotthammer; bass solo, George w. Shan
non; duet. mandolin and guitar, w B.
Geiser and A. c. Kaufman recitation,
J. f. Sheehan and J. +. Parsons; tenor
solo, Marguerite" j. II. Desmond; !;
trombone solo, Killarney" Professor J.
O'Mallcy; vocal solo, Ed. NJ. Leavy !;
trio, banjo, mandolin and guitar, Messrs
Neach, Geiser and Kaufman; violin solo,
=. A. Fitzgerald.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

james CARROLL left yesterday on tour o
Inspection OF his mine and ranch in FL Dorado
County.
5. l.. Crawford, a well-khown real estate
man of Seattle, is in the city, accompanied
by his wife.
Gus Bowman and wife will depart for their
home at Spokane, Wash, tonight after two
months visit to friends and relatives in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. II. Mills and their daugh-
ter Bessie came up from San Francisco last
night and are stopping at the Golden Eagle
Hotel. They go to lone to-day, where Mr..
Mills has business i'll connection with the
subdivision of the lone Ranch.
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JOHN TALBoT's FUNERAL.
1t VIII Take Place To-day-His c


1t VIII Take Place To-day-His Ca
reer.
The funeral of the late John Talbot,
mention of whose death was made in
yesterdays RECoRD-UNIoN, will take
place this afternoon, under the auspices
Of the Masons.
The death of Mr.. Talbot was not unex-
pected, as he had been slowly but surely
sinking for some time under the ravages
Of that dread disease, consumption. The
deceased was a native of Ireland, 5S years
of age, and among Sacramento's best
known and oldest citizens, having re-
sided here over thirty-five years. In
years past he was particularly active i'll
military circles, being once Captain Of the
old Sutter Rifles, and later was one of the
organizers of the Emmet Guard. He was
machinist by trade and worked in that
capacity for the railroad company. He
rose from that position, however, and
successively occupied the positions of
time-keeper, freight agent and ticket
agent. He was once Clerk of the Water
works, and later ran for the office of Au-
ditor, but was defeated. In disposition
he was genial and whole-souled, and had
hosts of friends.
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SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Fred. Kummerfeldt Meets with
Accident on ] street.

Fred. Kummerfeldt Meets With an
Accident on ! Street.
Fred. Kummerfeldt was seriously in
jured at his wood yard, on street, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth, yesterday
afternoon.
An employe named Hutsell was driv-
ing a wagon loaded with wood down the
incline leading into the yard, and had
the wheels chained. When about half
way down the chain broke, causing the
wagon to forge ahead upon the horses,
and causing the animals to gallop down
the incline at break-necll gait. Hutsell
jumped from the wagon, but Hummer
1eldt, who was standing down in the
yard, rushed up to the horses, seized
them, and endeavored to prevent a
wreck by wheeling them around in a
semi-circle. In doing so, however, the
wood was thrown from the wagon. and
upon him. He was knocked down and
the wagon passed over his body.
The injured man was removed to his
home. 723 o street, and DR.. Simmons was
sent for. 1t was found that three ribs
were broken, his left ankle badly in
iured, and that he was injured internally.
He is in a serious condition.
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a S. HOPKINS DEAD
The welI-Known Citizen and M
chant Passes Away

The Well-Known Citizen and Mer-
chant Passes Away
A. S. Hopkins, senior member of the
firm of Hopkins & Bro, one of Sacra-
mento's most prominent citizens and
merchants, died last night at IL O'Clock at
his residence, 14l3 ! street.
Mr.. Hopkins had been i'll for several
weeks past, suffering from complica-
ton of diseases.
The deceased was native of Cam
bridge. Vermont, % years of age, and
leaves a wife and three children. He was
energy and pluck so characteristic OF
New England people. He was educated
in Franklin County, Vermont. AT the
age of 16 years he began teaching school
The record-union., 1891-04-29
Terrible Skin Disease
Head, Arms and Breast Solid Scab-
Cured by Cuticura Remedies
at Cost of SO 10.

/ used two bottles of the CUTICURA REsOIy-
ENT, three boxes OF CUTICURA, and one cake
OF CUTICURA SOAP, and am cured of a terrible
SKIN and scalp disease known as psoriasis I
had II for eight years. II would get better and
be solid scab, and was at the time | benan
the use OF the CUTICURA REMEDIES MyaTms
were covered with scabs from my elbows to
shoulders, my breast was almost one solid
scab, and my back covered with sores VARYING
III size from a penny to dollar. | had doc
tored with all the best doctors with no relief
ana used many different medicines without
effect. My case was hereditary and began
TO think, incurable
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That Bill Again.

Judge Grant of Yolo who is presiding
in Judge Catlin's court, ordered that an
alternative writ of mandate issue. yester-
day-in accordance with the application
OF William Boyne-directing that District
Attorney Ryan institute suit to recover
81 ,3l7 from James McClatchy Il Co. (the
amount paid by the county for publish
ing the delinquent tax list), or appear in
court on May Sth and show cause why he
should not.
The record-union., 1891-04-29
Tlle Fire Bell.

An alarm of fire was turned in from
box thirty -four last evening, shortly be-
fore s o'clock, for blaze in the rear of
the dwelling of George Larney, in the
alley between Twelfth and Thirteenth, b
and streets. The barn and a shed were
destroyed, and the dwelling slightly
scorched. The damage is estimated at
$500, fully insured.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Metropolitan Theater to-
night "Cleveland's Consolidated Minstrel
Troupe" will appear. 1t is a return en-
gagement for single night only. 1t is
unnecessary TO explain what the COM
pany is, since it was here so recently and
won such a success that the theater-goers
are familiar with its merits. 1t may be
said, however, that it is one of the best.
if not the finest combination of its order
that has appeared here. 1t is announced
that Billy Emerson will, by request, sing
some OF his old-time songs. Barney Fa-
gan is still with the troupe, and the Craeg
Family also. The electrical effects in the
beautiful drill by the company will be
reproduced. There will be a street pa
rade by the troupe this forenoon.
AT the Metropolitan Theater Friday and
Saturday nights of this week Roland
Reed, the well-known comedian, will ap-
pear with his own company. He will
play LEND Me Your Wife, new COM
edy, and Lloyd's eccentric comedy ''The
Woman Hater." LEND Me Your Wife,
is to be presented as originally arranged
by Dion Boucicault and Sydney Rosen-
field. The piece is from the French of
''Pretez Moi Ia Femme" The San Fran
cisco a Hd Salu OF IL: III is not comedy,
a farce, or burlesque, but it combines
many of the features of all three, and per-
haps a tarcical comedy would describe it
as well as any other term. Whatever
one may choose to call it, it is undeniably
funny, and the very large audience
that witnessed its initial performance
here last evening placed the stamp of its
approval on it by liberal applause and
call for Mr.. Reed at the close of the Sec
ond act" The San Francisco Chronicle
says: 1T is farce with a slight infusion
of comedy, and while it is utterly ridicu-
lous, it is extremely laughable.n The Chi
cago Iltter-OccaR says that ''in recent
seasons Mr.. Reed has not had part that
SO well enabled him TO prove his comedy
talent as does that of Captain Abner
Tarbox. While it is an exaggeration fig
uring in highly impossible surroundings.
1t admits of genuine comedy treatment,
The record-union., 1891-04-29
The Wa1TlloIs

The Signal Service temperature at A.
NJ. and 5 p. NJ. yesterday was 81 and 10,
while the highest and lowest temperature
was 7S' and 50o, with fresh southerly
winds and with sky partly clouded.
The highest and lowest temperature
one year ago yesterday was 76o and $50.
and one year ago to-day Ga and 500.
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Progress.

material progress that remedy be pleas
ing to the taste and to the eye, easily
taken, acceptable to the stomach and
healthy III its nature and effects. Pos
sessing these qualities, Syrup of Figs is
the one perfect laxative and most gentle
diuretic known.
The record-union., 1891-04-29
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Supreme Court Next Week.

A session of the Supreme Court was
held in San Francisco on Monday. The
next term Of the court will be held in
Sacramento beginning at p. NJ. next
Monday afternoon and continuing until
May l4th. The calendar numbers over
one hundred eases.
The record-union., 1891-04-29
Elopement Fashions.

Fashion in elopements is as fickle as in
other respects. The cOachman and the
gardener are now passe, and even bogus
Counts are practically Of no account for
this romantic pastime. The reign of the
Salvation Army officer and the farm
hand has now begun.-.S. Paul Pioneer
Press