Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-17
CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES.
Domestic and Foreign and of General
Interest.

domestic
Interest.
A dispatch from Alexandria, Va,
saws that General Lees condition is not
quite SO favorable.
DR.. Joseph Benson of Casper, Wyo.,
while confin sd in the county jail, set
death
The Florida Horticultural society has
asked for three acres in which to show
an orange grove and make fruit dis
play at the Worlds fair.
A London dispatch says that the
British steamer Norwegian, which ar
rived at Glasgow from Montreal, hSd
on board the crew of the British steam
er Devonshire, from Barrow, Sept. 30,
for New York, which was abandoned
$50 miles west Of Tory island.
The alien land law got another black
eve in Dallas. Tex. The forty fourth
judicial court decided that the plaintiff
could not cvade the payment of land
secured note held by an alien company
OF numeroas substantial grounds. The
result of the cases carried to court thus
far are very gratifying.
A New YORK special says: The dead
body of pretty little girl about 10
years old, was washed up On the beach
at Bedloe's Island. and discovered by
the sentinel patroling the east walk.
Her throat was cut nearly from ear TO
ear. The boly appeared to have been
in the water several days.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany intends to frame Handsomely the
first telegraph message ever sent, which
was in May, 1874, and exhibit it in the
electrical department at the Chicago
expedition. The message was received
by Professor Morse at the capitol in
Washington, from an assistant in An
napolis.
AT San Francisco, Maurice B Strell-
niger, or Curtis, the actor. charged
with the murder Of Police Officer Alex
ander Grant, was held to answer before
the superior court by Police Judge
Rex. Only tn ee witnesses We're ex-
amined. In conclusion Henry Frau8
Gardner stated that be had worked for
Strellinger and knew the latter was in
the habit OF carrying pistol.
A Birmingham. Ala, special says
The north bound train on the Louisville
and Nashville road ran over an old man
named j. w. Pritchett near Clanton,
and killed him. He was walking on a
trestle and presumably was deaf. The
engineer blew the whistle and reversed
his engine, but too late. When it struck
him be was knocked twenty feet.
At Mobile. Ala. Charles 3. and G..
Miller, members of the late banking
firm of Thomas P. Miller -& CO., Of that
city, which failed three years ago, nave
made propositinn 10 liqu;iate the in
debtedness still due creditors. The as
signee has finished his lahors and the
Millers gu irantee per cent. per annum
for ten years on Ill balances. within
which time they will pay the principal.
A Niagara Falls, N. ", special says
AT O'Clock p. m, the cagem n at shaft
No. on the tunnel lost control of the
cage, and it fell TO the bottom Of the
shaft, killing three colored men and fa-
tally iujuriug two white men. The
cage tenders were in >langer of being
lynched by the tunnel men. and they
We're locked up in the police station for
safety. The coron- T will investigate
tne EltttSF.
A Knoxville, Tenn. special says: One
year a1;o Hugh Walker, prominent
and wealthy farmer Of Sev e. county,
was founl dad in lonely roadway
His death at the time was 4 mystery.
Every thing has just been cleared up
by the death of George Meadows, a
tramp singing master, VINO, before he
expired, said he had been Instrumental
III the death of walker There is much
excitement over the affair
vienna, Oct. 9.-It is reported that
the heir to he crown Of Roumania has
renamed the throne ana insists upon
marrying Mile Vacaresco. The king
mas invited 10 the capital the youngest
son of Leoisoll of Hohenzollern, with
the idea, 1t is supposed, of making him
the heir to the throne.