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Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
"A SMART LAWYER.
He Discovers Fire and Sounds the
Alarm.

Alarm.
Over on the north side fine residence
is approaching completion, and day or
two ago small charcoal stoves were
placed in every room to dry out the
plaster. The fires in these stoves make
considerable smoke, but there is no
possible danger that they will be COM
municated to the woodwork.
These stoves were belching forth
large volumes of smoke, which was es-
Gaping through the open windows, when
young lawyer, who is prominent
republican candidate for mayor,
drove by in a buggy. He saw the
smoke, jumped out of the buggy, asked
young woman who was passing to
hold the horse, and ran frantically two
blocks and a half to the nearest fire.
alarm box. When he turned in a healthy
alarm he made haste back again. The
crowd that he expected to find was not
there. and the only person in sight was
the young lady at his horses head.
She lives in the neigh hborhood and knew
the lawyer.
Whats the matter?" she inquired.
"Why, he answered, don't you see?
That house is on fre!'
"Pshawl' she said, smiling. "That's
only the smoke from the drying-out
stoves"
The lawyer said never a word, but
jumped into the buggy and drove away
as fast as he could. And when the fire
department arrived there was nobody
to tell them what was the natter
Chicago Post
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
MARRIAGE BELLS.

celebration in Washington of tho NuptlaIs
OF Miss Grace Fuller, Eldest Daughter
OF Chief-Justice Fuller of the United
states Supreme Court and Archibald
Lapham Brown, of Chicago-The Couple
VIII Spend Several Months in Europe.
WASHINGTON, March 31-The mar
riage of Miss Grace Fuller, the eldest
daughter of Chief-Justice Fuller, to
Archibald Lapham Brown, of Chicago,
took place last night at st. Johns Epis-
copal church. Justices Bradley, Harlan
Lamar, Brewer and Brown, of the su-
preme court; Senators Cullom and Cock
rell, Representative Gibson and Milli-
ken, Sir Julian Pauncefote the British
minister; the Corean minister, repre-
sentatives of the Chinese legation, the
Nicaraguan minister, Postmaster-Gen-
eral Wanamaker, and many others
prominent in society and official life
were present.
Rev. Geo. w. Douglass tied the nup-
tial knot. The floral decorations in the
church consisted of punches of Easter
lilies against a background of potted
plants.
party entered the church The ushers,
c. c. Manning, of South Carolina: Mr..
Mendonca, of the BRAZILIAN legation;
Chas. L. Frailey, of Washington, and
Lieut. Aglar, of the navy, headed the
procession. Following, came the maid
of honor, Miss jamie Fuller, and her
father. At the altar the bride was met
by the groom and his best man, Albert
Barnum, of Chicago.
After the marriage ceremony a re-
ception was held at the Fuller resi-
dence. The decorations in the house
were of the same simple character that
marked those in the church.
After the reception Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown left Washington on late train
for New York, where they will take q
steamer for Europe to spend several
months abroad.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
Where's Your GIrnIet.

Little Johnny Yerger has caused
breach between Gus DeSmith, a socie-
ty gentleman. and the Yerger family.
Gus called to make friendly visit after
supper, he having previously informed
Col. Yerger of the intended honor
The whole family and Gus were in the
parlor, when Johnny riveted the atten-
ton of all present by asking Gus De-
Smith:
"Have you brought your gimlet with
you?'
What do you mean. Johnny" asked
Gus.
II don't mean muffin; except I heard
pa say you were coming up this even
ing to bore US all, "--Texas Siftings.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04

IT appears that the state of Pennsyl-
vania has been robbed of over 81, 900, 600
in the management of its soldiers or
phans' schools, and honest people stand
agEast. 1t may be taken for granted,
however, that not in Pennsylvania
alone but in every other state, such
scandals will occur so long as the man
agement of such institutions is placed
in the hands of political favorites,
whose only thought is for the ''stuff''
there is in If
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04

A NEW industry is acquiring consider
aoie development in Russia. 1t is that
u conversion. 1t appears that the
russian government, not being willing
70 trust only the theological arguments
and penal laws, offers reward to all
Jews who become Christians The
consequence is that number of Jews,
ueprlVed by the severe enforcement of
'le oecrees against their race of the OPP
portunlty to make an honest living,
Ave entered in the practice of being
converted at regular intervals, and re-
.elVlng each time the government boun-
y Of fifteen roubles.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04

ALDERMEN and Doodle seem to have
an especial affinity in the larger cities
q the country, and occasionally some
OF the smaller ones catch the infection.
Elmira, n. Y, is the latest heard from,
where sensational investigation is in
progress over the alleged bribery of
aldermen to vote for certain appoint
ments, which in turn involved another
Whack at Doodle. The upshot of it all
VIII be that the cities will all eventually
throw their costly municipal machinery
overheard and revert to the simple
means used to govern Washington or
Memphis.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

TRAINMEN say that while Engineer
Burke was dying in the Milwaukee
wis hospital he repeated constantly
in his delirium: "My God! Some one
has cut the air brakes" They also say
that much larger sum of money was
lost by the express company than was
admitted, and intimate that the wreck
on the Chicago & Northwestern near
Racine, on the 25th, was planned by
robbers.
On the 27th John BrodericE, New
York letter-carrier. who supported his
sisters, committed suicide by cutting
his throat with a razor. He was
obliged to lay off one day recently on ac-
count of sickness caused, in great part,
by cigarette smoking, and it is supposed
he was temporarily insane when he took
his life.
THE capture of gang of counterfeit
ers at Dobria, in Posen, will probably
lead to the unearthing of an extensive
nihilistic plot
On the night of the Goth Butte
Mont all-night saloon was raided by
masked robbers, who forced the bar
tender to open the safe and give them
81 100 belonging to workmen who had
left it there for safe-keeping.
THE Norwegian bark Dictator. from
Pensacola, Fla, to West Hartlepool,
England, laden with pine lumber, with
a crew of fifteen and the captains
young wife and little boy of years,
went ashore in a strong easterly gale,
on the 27th, four miles south of Cape
Henry, Va. Eight lives were lost, in
cluding the captains wife and boy.
A NUMBER of arrests have been made
of persons suspected of being impll-
Gated in the murder of M. Raltcheff,
Bulgarian minister of finance, among
them being Nj. Karaueloff and thirty
members OF his party.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04

The Delaware legislature has passed
the bill known as Judge Balls tramp
labor act, and the same only awaits the
speakers signature to become law.
1t provides that all vagrants and vaga-
bonds who go tramping around Della
ware may be arrested and put to work
Tor SIX days breaking stone for mending
roads They are to work eight hours a
DAY, and if refractory put in solitary
confinement on bread and water That
law will be better than a barbed-wire
fence.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There are nineteen Roman Catholic
churches in Newark, N. j.
A party of five recently sailed for
Secunderabad, India, to join the self
supporting mission work OF Rev. G. b.
Ward.
The kindergarten association of
San Francisco has received fully fifty
two thousand dollars from Mrs. Leland
Stanford.
There is still one isolated land from
which Christian teachers are entirely
excluded This is Thibet, the home of
the high-priest of Buddhism.
Prof. Bell, of Bell telephone fame,
has given twenty-five thousand dollars
to the association for the teaching of
speech to the dumb of New York.
The Germans are collecting funds
for a large Protestant church to be
erected in the city of Rome, thirty
thousand marks having already been
received
According to an official report re-
Gently published the number of stu
dents at the twenty universities of Ger
many amounts to 2S,711; Berlin came
first with 5,527.
Twenty-six lepers were recently bap-
tized at Purulia (Chota Nagpore), India,
making in all one hundred and eighteen
lepers received into the church since
the commencement of the asylum there
two years ago.
Prof. Theodore w. Dwight, who has
recently retired from the head of the
Columbia law school, had been with the
college since 1858, and is perhaps the
most noted teacher of law in this coun-
try. He is sixty-nine years old, and a
grandson of Timothy Dwight, a former
president of Yale.
The government of Irkutsk, the
capital of Siberia, contains only $685.
persons, of whom three-fourths are of
the orthodox religion. There are in the
government 4S7 schools of different
kinds, where Christian children are
taught alongside of pagans, Moham-
medans, Buddhists and the worshippers
of stones and talismans.
DIR. Tucker, the evangelical bishop
who has succeeded to the dangerous
diocese of equatorial Africa, rendered
vacant by the murder of the heroic
Bishop Harrington, has arrived at
Uganda, after terrible and prolonged
sufferings. A hundred miles of the
long journey were through dense,
foodless forest, infested by savage rob
bers, who murdered stragglers and stole
loads at every opportunity.
One of the peculiar features of
school life in New York is the reading
of the list of contagious diseases in the
city. The list is furnished to teachers
by the health board, and when it is
read the pupils are asked if any of
them live in that vicinity. When boy
or girl stands up, he or she is taken
aside and cross-questioned. If danger
is suspected the youngster is sent
home.
Nine bright young Irishwomen
took the degree of B. A. at the Royal
university of Dublin, at the last COM
mencement. Miss Maud y Joynt at
tained the highest honors in modern
literature, and was awarded the title
M. A., while another pretty girl, Miss
Francis Helena Gray, won the LII. ID.
The examination papers of the women
received higher marks than those of
their brother students.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04

lF reports are correct ex-senator
Blair, our new minister to China, will
not rest on bed OF roses in the
"Flowery Kingdom" unless it be com
posed of those of the peculiarly thorny
varieties, as the prominent Cinnamon in
this country are writing to friends and
the press at home advising the Chinese
people to see that Mr.. Blair be received
in the same manner as he has wished
the United States to receive Cinnamon,
and that means by no means with open
arms
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04

THERE is some chance now that the
decree excluding American pork from
Germany will be rescinded. The i'm
perial government has the matter under
consideration, and action of this sort is
among the probabilities. A few weeks
ago the indications were that the inter-
diet would be maintained, but the re-
port that this course would lead to re-
taliation on the part of our government
seems to have had a salutary influence
on Germany.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04

II is not at all probable that Italy
will care to make any warlike demon
stration against the United States on
account of the taking off of the Sicilian
thugs by the citizens of New Orleans.
She will, however, continue to unload
her surplus and least desirable popula-
ton upon us, unless we take prompt
measures to prevent it, and in so doing
she will inflict more lasting damage
upon us than she could do by any dem
onstration of armed hostility.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
FATHER CRAFT AGAIN.

The Priest Wounded at Pine Ridge Utters
Another Warning in Regard to the In
dians.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 31.-Some
time before the outbreak at Pine Ridge
agency a letter was received here from
Rev. Father Francis M. J. Craft the
Indian missionary, predicting the dis
turbance. Sunday letter was re-
ceived in this city by Mr.. Eugene T..
McAuliffe from Father Craft, who is
his personal friend, predicting another
disastrous outbreak among the Indians
at the agency unless the management
of the Indian troubles is at once trans
ferred to the war department. He says
the causes of the trouble still exist
and the Indians are at the mercy of
any rascal who finds it to his interest
to annoy them. The only thing that
hinders a speedy and permanent settle
ment of all difficulties by an immedi-
ate transfer of the Indians to the war
department, is the desire of politicians
to retain the plunder. The American
people should turn their politicians out
of Office, and not allow them to return.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04

An unique banquet was given in New
York recently, at which there were four
diners only, Gems. Di Cesnola, Carl
Schurz, Sigel and Stabel. The banquet
was private and in fulfllment of a
promise Of Gen. Di Cesnola to his three
guests made at the time of the second
battle of Bull Run, when he was sur
prised under tree, eating his favorite
Italian macaroni, by the gentlemen
named
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04

THE recent report that Governor
Ramisatra of the province of Belanone,
in Madagascar, had caused to be mas
sacred 27S persons, including men,
women and children belonging to lead
ing families, is followed by the an
nouncement that, in response to a vig-
orous protest by the foreign residents,
Ramisatra and his brother, who was
equally guilty, have been put to death.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS,
Shot Out Both His Eyes.

At Chattanooga, Tenn, Esquire
Joseph Dobbs shot his son-in-law, Bud
Gossett, the dead man receiving 100
shots in the face, putting out both eyes
and irfiicting probably fatal wound.
Gossetts wife had obtained divorce
from him, and the ex-husband had gone
to the house of her father and hidden,
first threatening to kill his wife, child
and father-in-law. On the return of
Mr.. Dobbs from the city he was told of
the situation, and given a double bar
relied shotgun, he called on Gossett to
come out, which the latter did with a
revolver in his hand. The old man re-
treated for short distance, but finally
brought his gun up and fired, with the
result noted.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04

ZOE GAYToN, the young actress who
has Just finished walking from San
Francisco to New York is awaiting Of
fers for engagement. She may be re-
earded as thoroughly trained and equip
nod To 90 on the road.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
Wooed Only to Rob.

Leslie Forbes, confidence man from
Boston, was arrested at Piedmont, Ala,
a few days ago. 1t is charged that he
made love to a number of rich widows
in Boston and Lowell, Mass, and after
promises of marriage, succeeded in bor-
rowing from 500 to $1,000 from each OF
them.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
AIeyeI-Headed A Judge.

QJudge Jackson of Louisville, KY, Gre
ated a sensation in the circuit court
by taking to task the petit jurors. He
said that the way criminals were
acquitted, who, according to the proof,
were clearly guilty, was disgrace to
the dispensation of justice, and brings
the court and officials into bad repute.
Such laxness is what leads to the talk
ing of the law into their own hands
by indignant citizens, of which we
have had recent example.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04

IF we must pay Italy damages for the
lvnching Of the Malta assassins, then
by all means let us put in a counter
claim for the killing of Chief of Police
Hennea3y, whose life was worth many
times more than the lives of his mur-
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
Impaled on a Pitchfork.

Henry Bennett, mere lad, met with
an accident near Dycusburg, Lyon
county, KY, which will most likely
prove fatal. While playing on wagon
load of hay he tumbled off and fell on a
pitchforl1, which went into his body
between the second and third ribs, on
the right side, and one of the prongs
protruded out of his mouth.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
Three children Drowned.

Three children of Isaac Buford were
drowned near Birmingham, Ala, while
the family were attempting to cross
Valley creek in a wagon. The wagon
and team were washed down stream.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04

lust now the arrivals of immigrants
a. a. Castle Garden are not far below the
sneSt hgures of the past. The immi-
s.a'ion law which goes into operation
~ PrI L. however, will probably di-
,lisn a;.,n thls stream, particularly in the
direction of the undesirable classes. such
'S paupers and criminals.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
A Practical Joker Killed.

Hannah Dennis shot and instantly
killed her brother-in-law, Manuel Den
mis-, at Suspension, Ala, while he was
attempting to force an entrance into
her house under disguise. He was at
tempting only to frighten her. He re-
ceived load of large shot in the back
of the head. No arrest.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
Gen. Johnston III.

Gen. Joseph e. Johnston took severe
cold in attending the funeral of Gen.
Sherman, and is now very i'll at his
home in Washington, with slight pros
pect of recovery.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
VOLUME XII.

IL the past few weeks the country has
exnorted more gold than it did in the
same time last year, but as it has much
more to spare than it had then this cir
cumstance does not create any alarm.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
Visited st. Louis.

A large excursion party of Kentuck-
ians and Tennesseans, mostly business
men, recently spent day or two as the
guests of the business men of St Louis.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
Wants a Pardon.

Isaac n. Vincent, the defaulting state
treasurer of Alabama, who abscondedi in
1888 with 100000 of the state funds, is
about to make application for pardon.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
A Bad Smash-Up, but, without Loss of
Life.

CLEVELAND, O., March 3I.-An Akron
special says: A bad smash-up and
very remarkable wreck occurred on the
Erie road at Wadsworth at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. The west-bound
accommodation, No. "a. had stopped at
the depot, and before the switching
was completed heavy freight train
approached from the east. The heavy
down grade made it impossible to stop
and it crashed with terrific force into
the passenger coach in the rear of the
accommodation. The coach was fairly
lifted into the air, and before the
freight train was at standstill the
passenger coach was telescoped- Five
freight cars were almost completely
wrecked. Not passenger was killed,
and but few slightly bruised The
engineer and fireman of the freight
train jumped. Loss considerable,
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
Defends the Mob.

John Rocchi, the most prominent
Italian in New Orleans, defends the
action of the self-constitued execution
ers Of the men recently killed there.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04


n. c. The crew was landed in safety
The steamship had on board ABOUT 10000
bales of cotton. 1t is thought the cargo
will be total loss.
On the 30th A. A. Albeneze, an ltal-
ian, stabbed two fellow workmen at
Malvern, Pa. Both men will probably
die.
On the 18th Gen. Chas. A. Johnson, a
retired army officer who served in the
Mexican and civil wars, committed
suicide at New Haven. Conn, by shoot
ing. He was 65 years old. and de-
scendant of John Quincy Adams.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE men employed in paving the
streets of Boston have been granted a
nine-hour day by the contractors.
On the Goth the United States steamer
Galena, driven ashore off Gay Head,
Mass, in storm recently, was fioated
and proceeded to Vineyard Haven.
A DECISION has been reached by the
post-office department that bonds sup
piled by security companies for letter
carriers may be accepted. The practice
heretofore has been to accept bonds
from private individuals only.
On the 2Sth dividend of rs per cent.
was declared by the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co. of Boston on
each share of stock.
IT is said that a combination of the
lager brewing establishments into one
concern is contemplated. The working
capital of the combination is reported
to be SIS, 100000, and the plan of opera
tion will include the issue of bonds
divided into preferred and common
stock. Five millions of this amount
will be placed on the market, but the
remainder will be held by the combine.
A BILL has been introduced in the
Jamaica legislature to increase the
militia to 1880 men, make service
compulsory, and provide for its eff
cheney at a cost of e5,00 year.
THE annual conference of the Latter
Day Saints will be held at Kirkland,
Lake county, o., April 6. Kirkland was
the first home of the Mormon church in
America.
THE annual meeting of the New York
branch of the Woman's Home Mission
ary society of the Methodist Episcopal
church was held on the 30th. The re-
ports from the various churches were
encouraging.
AT the recent carpenters district
council held in Boston, representatives
from twenty-five local unions stated
that they had been instructed TO urge
the council to continue the eight hour
agitation, and to leave nothing undone
which might enable the carpenters to
get the eight-hour rule established.
A REVOLUTION is reported in Anzooan,
one of the Comoro islands, which are
ruled by Arab princes under French pro-
lection.
THE 290th anniversary of the landing
on the island of Montreal, Can, of
Maisonneuve, the founder of the city,
will be celebrated July IS. Prepara-
tions are under way for making it the
occasion of a grand demonstration.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
North Carolina Income Tax.

There is great surprise in North Caro-
lima at the discovery that the revenue
bill as passed by the recent legislature
imposes tax on all incomes. Hereto
fore all incomes exceeding 81, 900 were
exempt from taxation, but under the
new law incomes from whatever source
derived, and however small, must be
taxed. 1t is very evident that laboring
people will not stand any such legisla-
ton, and it may be necessary to call an
extra session of the Legislature. An
amendment to the bill was added in the
senate, and was overlooked by the
house.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
Captured Her Spouse.

The players and loungers about the
Kimb ball house billiard saloon, at At
lanta, Ga, witnessed lively scene a
few mornings ago. Charles Crandan
was playing a game with friend, when
his wife appeared on the scene and put
an end to the game. While Crandal
was about to make difficult carom
shot she rushed wildly in, exclaiming;
Il have caught you, you rascal. In
here spending my money, are you?''
She broke her umbrella over his head
and then marched him off home, using
her tongue to rest of the way. Mrs.
Crandall had money when her husband
married her, and she is taking vigorous
measures to keep him from spending it.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
Eaten by Buzzards.

The dead body of negro girl was
found in the woods near Bailey's Mills.
near Macon, Ga, the other day. The
deceased had evidently been dead for
several weeks. Nearly all the flesh had
been eaten off her face by buzzards, and
she was so badly disfgured that identi-
fcation was impossible. A negro wom-
an who attended the inquest said the
clothes on the body were those of her
daughter, and that she had left home
three weeks before to go into the service
of family living some distance from
home. She did not know whether or not
her daughter was at the place she went
to. 1t is thought possible that the girl
was murdered.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-04-04
THE SWEATING SYSTEM.

Facts for Contemplation by Those who
Purchase Hand-me-Down Clothing as
Revealed by Investigation of the
"Sweating" System in New York-Crying
Need for Reform.