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Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22
School for CoIored Girls.

Mrs. Mary e. Holms, of Rockford,
I'LL, proposes to invest from $751; to
500, 600 in colored women's literary
and industrial school, to accommodate te
$50 pupils, as memorial to her moth
er, the same to be located in Mississippi
at some point easy Of access and with a
thickly settled population, the neigh
borhood to donate the site. 1t is to be
under the auspices of the Presbyterian
church. Offers of sites and other in.
ducements for its location are to be
made through Col J. S. Power. of Jack
SON Miss
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22
GLORIA GLORlANA.
The Rhode Island Yacht Wins Her Eight
Successive Victory.


NEWPORT, R. T., Aug. 1.-THE big
annual sweepstakes of the New York
Corinthian Yacht club was sailed yes
terday and resulted in a splendid vic.
tory for the Rhode Island boat Glori-
ana. The Gloriana has started in eight
races and won all of them, and Rhode
Island people are exultant.
Owing to light winds the start was
delayed until 1907, when the boats
crossed the line in the following order,
Gloriana, Beatrix, Barbara, Sayonara,
Mineola, Oweene and Jessica. The
boats beat along shore on the port
tack in about the same order, but the
Oweene was gaining right upon the
leaders.
The first mark was reached in the
following order: Gloriana, Oweene,
Beatrix, Sayonara. Mineola, Jessica-
AS the boats jibed around the mark,
the Gloriana took her leasure, while
the Barbara did the quickest work.
The Gloriana's balloon jib topsail was
carried at the foot, and she lost some
time while setting her smaller head
sail, but she still led when they turned
the second mark, and from there on
steadily increased her lead, winning in
impressive style The Gloriana wins
first money, S595: the Oweene second,
SiTG: and the Beatrig third. s85, the
total amount Of the sweepstakes hslng
s2aa.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22
A TERRIBLE SCENE.

thirteen Persons Killed and q Large
Number Injured by the Rear-Ending of
an Excursion Train Laden with Swiss
Merrymakers En- Route to Berne, by an
Express Train Running at High Speed.
BERNE, Aug. 1S.-A terrible accident,
resulting in the instant death of twelve
persons and the serious injury of many
others, some of whom will probably
die, occurred on the -Simplon rail-
way near this city. A special excursion
train, which was conveying hundreds
OF villagers from the surrounding coun-
try to witness the fetes in connection
with the seven hundredth anniversary
of the foundation of the city of Berne,
was stopped at a siding a short dis
tance from it's destination, in order to
allow the regular Paris express to pass.
The engineer of the express, as nearly
as can now be ascertained, had not
been notified of the fact that the excur-
sion train was on the track ahead a
him, and the conductor of the excursion
train seems to have neglected to sendla
signal man back to protect the rear Of
his train while the switch was being
made. The express. running at high
speed, came upon the excursion train
SO suddenly that the engineers efforts
to check its speed and avoid dis
aster were unavailing. The heavy
express dashed into the rear of the
excursion train, demolishing the
guards van, which was empty, and
forcing its way through the rear coach
The passengers in this coach were
nearly all killed or injured The train
men, assisted by the passengers, who
had escaped injury, set to work
lmmeditely to rescue the un-
fortnates who were imprisoned
in the wreck. Heartrending cries of
anguish nerved them to almost super
human efforts, but in spite of their ex-
ertions they were forced to witness the
death before their eyes of several who
had not been killed outright, but were
crushed by broken timbers or exposed
to the escaping steam from the locomo-
tive. Twelve corpses were taken out
of the debris, and the injured
were finally extricated and cared
for as well as the conditions Of
the place permitted, pending the
arrival of special train from
Berne, which had been telegraphed for
Immediately after the collision. and
which conveyed physicians and sur
geons to the scene. Most of the vic
Tins of the disaster were residents of
the towns in the vicinity Of this city, and
the news of the calamity has caused ex-
citement and mourning all through the
region. The sad event has marred the
festivities incident to the celebration in
which the Berners have been SO joyous
ly engaged, and the remaining fetes on
the programme will doubtless be
abandoned in consequence.
The total number Of deaths thus far
reported is thirteen. Eighteen per-
sons are seriously injured, the majority
of them requiring aurgical treatment,
and some OF these are likely to die.
Thirty others are less severely hurt.
Several of the dead are so mangled as
to be unrecognizable
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22

An investigation is in progress into
alleged abuses of federal prisoners in
the Arkansas penitentiary. From the
evidence SO far adduced it would appear
that negro prisoner has been whipped,
and the warden does not deny it, but
offers the excuse that he did not know
the man in question was federal pris-
oner. While the state can treat it's own
prisoners with all the brutality that
conscienceless guards may see fit to in
flct Uncle Sam is careful to make pro
vision in regard to his prisoners that
they shall be treated as men and not as
brutes
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22
On the 18th Wallace WILLIAMS, house

ON the 10Th Wallace Williams house
IN Severn county, Ga, was struck by
lightning. Three sons Of Williams, all
preachers, were in the house at the
time. One was killed, another fatally
and the third badly injured.
On the 18th James Hurley was ar
rested at Bridgeton, Conn, charged
with attempting to bribe Alderman
Wood during recent police troubles
AN aeronaut who made his ascent
before an immense crowd at Maceratta.
Italy, on the 18th, fell from his balloon
at dizzy height into the Adriatic sea.
MIsCKLL.ANEous.
MINERS in the Aberdare district Of
south Wales, where sttensive eoss;eries
and iron and tin works are situated.
have gone on strike, about 10000 men
gong out. This action is taken in spite
OF the lessened demand for coal caused
by the stoppage of many factories.
GRAIN exporters in Austria anticipate
large profits, owing to the rise in the
price of cereals and to the abundance
OF the Balkan harvest for both Aus
trian consumption and expectation.
THE ukase prohibiting rye exports
from Russia is approved by the press of
St Petersburg.
AT meeting of Silesian millers it
w>-s decided to send a telegram to Chan
cellor Won Caprivi begging him to abol-
lsh the corn duties, saying that other
wise the Russian ul1ase was likely to
ruin the mill industry and throw thou
sands OF hands out of employment
The steamer City of Washington ar
rived in New York on the 18th, from
Mexican ports and Havana, and report
ed that yellow fever was prevailing to
an alarming extent at Vera Cruz, and
though the health authorities were
striving to check the spread of the dis
ease, their efforts were apparently un-
availing.
FRANCES wheat crop is estimated at
100000 hectolitres, leaving a def
cheney of 80, 900, 900 hectolitres. Owing
to this fact the customs surtax on wheat
will be suspended for one year.
On the 18th the strike of the Omaha
(Neb.) smelters came to an end, with
the understanding that the men begin
work on the old terms, and negotiate
for wages on the basis of the eight-hour
day.
The British bank of Australia at Mel
bourne has suspended. The liabilities
are $500, 1000, half of which is held in
England.
CANADIAN government steamer has
brought news confirming the reports of
great distress among the people of Lab
rador and the northwest coast of New
foundland on account of grip, diphtheria
and starvation.
HARVESTING is under way through
out the northwest and the promise of a
big crop is being fulfilled. Instead of
averaging fifteen to twenty bushels to
the acre, wheat is turning out from
twenty-five to thirty bushels, and the
increased yield from an increased acre
age makes $50, 600, 900 the minimum
product for the Dakotas and Minnesota.
Other grains are close to wheat, oats
especially turning out well.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22
SOUTHERN GlEANiNGS.
The Confederate Flags.

Az the days go by even the memory
pf noted events grows dim, and in the
fight of years less than half century
is time sufficient to render extremely
uncertain knowledge of things that
were deemed of minor Importance
That this is true is demonstrated by the
inability Of many men, even confeder-
ate soldiers, to describe accurately the
flag under which they fought. A gen.
tleman having seen published state
ment to the effect that there was uncer-
tainty as to the flag, has kindly given
out for publication, with copy of an
autograph letter Of jefferson Davis, two
models Of the flags. The one adopt
ed by the confederate congress as
the national flag March 5, 1851, had a
square field of blue extending through
the upper red stripe and the white
stripe. In this there was q circle Of
white stars, as many as the states OF
the confederacy. The third (bottom)
stripe was of red, and ran the full
length of the flag. The model sent by
Mr.. Davis and made by his wife differs
from this in that there are thirteen
stars, equally distributed over the blue
field instead of forming circle. The
second is what is known as the "con-
federate congress battle-fag." 1t is a
plain red flag, with blue stripes extend
ing from corner to corner. These cross
each other in the center, one with
seven and the other with six stars. Mr..
Davis letter reads as follows:
ii BEAUvoIR. Miss, July "a, 1883.
Gfrs. S. Lee Kennedy, Hillsborough:
The flag on the right was the one first
adopted by the confederacy. 1t was sub
sequently changed, leaving out the bars, and
the union became, as remember it, like the
battle flag, which you find on the left.
Respectfully and truly yours.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22
Deadly Hen Fruit.

A queer accident occurred at Dan.
vile, KY, few days ago. 1t was
not generally supposed that an over
ripe egg was at all dangerous, except
in the hands of bad boy or a tortured
audience, but Mrs. Jane Toler, can
prove differently. She carries about a
discolored eye and an abraded nose,
half hidden behind a patch of sticking
plaster, as evidence. Mrs. Toler in
tended to have soft-boiled eggs for
breakfast. She dropped the hen fruit
into kettle of boiling water, and ex-
actly three minutes later was leaning
over the pot with ladle preparing to
take out the dainty. When she touched
the eggs there was an explosion like a
dynamite cartridge, which blew the
kettle off the stove, dashed the lid and
a volume Of boiling water on her face.
and laid her senseless on the kitchen
floor. She was finally aroused by the
peculiarly pungent odor that filed the
apartment and made her sick. Mrs.
Toler is positive that it was a spoiled
egg that did the damage.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22

SAN JONES fires his shot straight at
the mark, and usually hits the bulls
ere Speaking in New York, recently,
snHm ber OF Staten Islanders applaud
ed some of the preachers pointed ref
erenccs TO the sins of New Workers,
when Jones rebul1cd them, saying
"Thatll do; you Saten Island people
needn't applaud. God knows Slater
Island is bad enough. The only differ
ence is that in New York sin is high
cockalorum while on Staten Island it is
low-cockalorum.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22
Killed by q Rattlesnake ke.

The body Of Miss Lulu Bowling was
found in the woods near Bradyville,
Tenn. The young woman had been
bitten in dozen places by a rattle
snake, as was shown by as many dis
colored places on her body, which was
badly swollen Coiled up beside the
body was the reptile which had caused
the young woman's death. 1t was
killed. 1t measured FIVE feet, and had
eighteen rattles and a button.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22

THE business of the pension bureauis
To some extent at standstlll, no new
certificates being issued at present. The
clerical force is engaged in gathering up
the odds and ends OF the business and
cleaning up their correspondence, while
manv are away from Washington on
their annual vacation.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22

If the preliminary test of the rain
producing appliances recently made on
the staked plains of Texas be followed
up by other successes in the way of
causing the condensation of the vapor
held in suspension by the atmosphere,
and it is shown that rain can be pro-
duced where most needed, the scientific
world will have achieved victory that
will be fraught with blessing and
wealth to many a parched spot on the
earth's surface.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22

IHE convict miners at Briceville,
Tenn, have again been ordered from
m ,ne MINES but this time by official au-
thority, it having been found upon in
SpecVon OF the mines that every pro-
VISION ior the safety and health of the
eouVlc'S .'S prescribed by the laws of the
5'0'e ; was being violated by the grasp
ms contractors, who only saw in the
ppliortunateS whose labor they had
oousnt beasts of burden to be pushed
'ne utmost in point of labor at the
n" ruaS' possible outlay for their mainte-
nance In health and safety.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22

THE people of eastern Prussia regard
the Russian ukase against the exporta-
ton of rye and rye meal almost in the
light of death sentence, so dependent
have they been upon their Russian
neighbors for their supply of their prin-
cipal breadstuff, and already there have
been numerous applications for relief
made to the imperial authorities.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22
Denounced the Mayor

Mayor Hemphill Of Atlanta, Ga, re-
Gently granted permission to the Allan
Ia Electric Co. to work gang of 200
hands on Sunday to close up some con-
nections- The congregation Of the
different Methodist churches passed
resolutions denouncing the proceedings
and soundly scoring the mayor.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22

ENGLAND has again vindicated her
h,oritv in India by the execution OF
.sa su,. .enaputti of Manipur and the Ton
'-l1 l1 General who were responsible for
s". ,nassacre If the British agents and
Wv .l.;n .,,aehes few months ago. They
,net the fate Of common murderers, at
.hn rnne's end
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22
RIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Two OF the Wasuch (China) rioters
confessed that they murdered two for
eigners during the Wusuch riots The
self-confesscd murderers were executed
on July in the Kuangchi district.
Their heads were subsequently put on
exhibition at Wusuch as warning to
other evil-doers.
On the 18th A. Backer, the New York
dealer in commercial paper who recent
ly failed for 81, 600, 000 and made an as
signment, was arrested, charged by a
creditor with the larceny of 0,00O.
| On the night of the 18th DR.. Arthur
Jones. of Scranton Pa, killed himself
at his home, shooting three bullets
into his left breast. He had grown
melancholy and Respondent over the
talk of neighbors connecting him with
the recent death of his wife.
On the 14th a large two-story build
ing used as a carriage factory in the
village Of New Midway. Nd, was
burned. 1t is believed that it was set
on fire by white caps, who objected to
is being remodeled into school build
ing.
JOSEPH FRANZRED, secretary OF the
Camp Washington Building association
of Cincinnati, is accused of misappro-
priating S15, 900 by means of spurious
checks. An investigation is progress
ing.
In January last Thomas B. Car
ruthers was murdered at Rat Portage,
Ont. On the 14th his widow was arrest
ed in Toronto charged with having muir
dered her husband
THE furniture factory Of Stille &
Mudhe at Cincinnati was completely
destroyed by fire on the evening OF the
14th. The loss will probably exceed
500, 600; insured.
THE death in Denver, Col, OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene II. Bennick, begins to as
sumo mysterious appearance as inves-
tigation proceeds, and it is now be-
ieved that Mrs. Ben1ick poisoned her
husband and then took the fatal drug
herself It was shown at the inquest
that the meddling of relatives had much
to do with the double suicide, or muir
der and suicide, as the case may be.
On the nth thu galvanizing shop OF
the Britton iron and steel works at
Cleveland, O.. were destroyed by 1ye
Loss, $40, 900; fully insured.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22

ApAErsIAN newspaper tells story
in connection with the kaiser's mlshap
On hoard the Hohenzollern which car
vios the inference that his imperial
majesty was actually insane at the time
- M tbe accident, and had to be forcibly
restrained in padded cabin to prevent
f,rtl,nr in inrV
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND rOLITICAJ.


DAVID JACOBS and Mrs Mary John
son, who were to have been hanged at
Chesterfield. s. c., on the 14th, for the
murder of the wolnan's husband, re-
ceived a respite after the black caps
and nooses had been adjusted and
while awaiting the signal that would
have launched them into eternity.
On the 14th, while Harry Leathers
was tearing out an old fireplace in his
home at Mooresville. Ind, he fo,,-iel
thiri y crisp SO bits that had been kid
den beneath the hearth by some former
occupant
THE engagement is announced of DIR.
Paul Thorndyke, formerly of Milwau-
kee, but now of Boston, to Miss Rachel
Sherman, daughter of the late Gen. w.
I. Sherman. The young people met
while in Europe.
The republican congressional COM
mittee of the second Tennessee district
met at Knoxville, on the 14th, and can
vassed the returns of there cent primary
election. The official figures are: Houk,
1925; Woodruff, G,O57; Houk's majori-
ty, 9,228.
LORD LURGAN's estate, situated in
counties Armagh and Down, Ulster,
has been sold under the provisions of
the Irish land-purchase act. The 3o6
tenants agree to pay s235, ,OG0 for the
property.
w. p. COPE, the tax-collector of Sau-
gus, Mass, who fled recently, leaving
an alleged shortage of $50, 600, is living
in Windsor. Ont. He admits short
age, but says the amounts not SO much
as stated, and if he had been given rea-
sonable time he could have arranged for
settlement in full.
On the 18th Jno. B. Tollman, the
oldest printer in Lynn, Mass, died, aged
81. The ''Tollman fund, to be used for
the suppression of illegal liquor selling
in Lynn" had given him wide reputa-
ton.
THE pope, in a letter to the bishop of
Trave, approves the exhibition of the
holy coat as laudable and opportune, and
promises indulgences to pilgrims.
AT the recent session of the National
Colored congress at Red Oak, Ia, John
G. Jones, of Chicago, was indorsed for
the position of minister to Liberia. The
conference was professcdly for the pur-
pose of advancing the interests of the
colored people and is. said to have had
no political significance.
On the nth Judge Nelson, of the
United States circuit court at Boston,
granted the United States until Decem-
ber l in which to introduce testimony
before the examiners in the suit of the
United States VS.. the American Bell
| Telephone Co. This is the suit to re-
peal the patents granted to Alexander
Graham Bell for inventions on the tele-
phone, on the ground that he obtained
them by fraud.
On the 18th Archbishop Kenrick, the
venerable Catholic prelate, cele ebrated
his eighty-ffth birthday anniversary in
st. Louis. On st. Andrews day, No
vember 80, he will celebrate the golden
jubilee of his episcopate, preparations
for which are already in progress.
IT is said that the grave OF Nathaniel
Hawthorn at Concord, Mass, has re-
Gently been so mutilated by relic-hunt-
ers that it has been found Gecessary to
encircle it by high fence.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22
According to Altitude.

How the population of the United
States is distributed according to alti-
tude is indicated by a census bulletin
just issued Below 500 feet line are the
people engaged in manufacturing,
foreign commerce, and most of those
engaged in the cultivation of cotton,
rice, and sugar The prairie states and
the grain producing states of the north
west are located on the interval be.
tween 500 and 1,500 feet. East of the
ninety-eighth meridian, 1,500 feet
is practically the upper limit of popu.
lation. The area between 1000 and
5000 feet constitutes almost every.
where the debatable ground between
the arid region of the Cordilleran
plateau and the humid region Of the
Mississippi valley. In the altitude OF
5000 feet irrigation is necessary for
agricultural operations. The occupa-
ton Of the population living above 6,Ooc
feet is mining. The movement Of
population is toward the higher alti.
tudes, and is most marked between
1000 and 5000 feet The greatest
density is on the sea board, and de-,
creases uniformly until the altitude OF
1000 feet is reached. At this point IL
becomes quite sparse. Chicago Tri.
hI1ne
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22

n. PHELPS, the American minister
'pia nor,rany. is earnestly working to
u 'ra va tbe removal Of the prohibitive
Se'uio .,o+;ons covering American pork in
ls6 '. nonntrv. and it is expected that the
'aIg onforrement of our meat inspec-
70 1,,rs will enable him to succeed.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22

1t is stated that the house in which
Gen. Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant has
been sold to representatives. Of the
Grand Array OF the Repahlie ssr $4,000
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22

sittins sdlo That Prince Bismarck is not
his 20. Uo"n and folding his hands since
the ,,.oVai Ga from the chancellorship of
cynn; Go''han empire, but that he Is
dsStr;aI7 enormously rich out of his in.
the ma .. Investments, among which is
Ha,ariai siu! acsars Of brick and tile and
S''"' ior wooden payements
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22

o--rgTnr of the british Isles 'Ac Saliva
V'-na has new 1,705 corps and 1,O40
u'n 4tas +. altogether 2.75i separate sal
Sion .ion societies. These are led by o'eo1
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22

The duke of Edinburgh has no con-
sideration for those around him. OF
this Eugene d'Albert, the brilliant
pianist, could give striking illustra-
ton. He was invited down to the
dukes country place IN Kent to spend
three days-not as paid performer
but as guest The duke, however.
did not apparently consider the young
artist as worthy of seat either at his
own table or even at that Of his equer-
ries and gentlemen-in-weiting, for
d'AIbert was forced to take his meals
clone in his bedroom, whence he was
only summoned after dinner to accom-
pany on the piano the dukes fiddle.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22

oFEAkING of his observations in Eu-
MI. nt' non Thomas B. Reed said:
w.. .ni'e We surpass other nations in ex-
.ns ma' ol territory, in wondrous scenery
abs.a go prise, we are not to-day so far
VI tnem as we used to be in devo-
tbs nA 70 human liberty. Everywhere in
crs.soa o,4o TINS love of liberty has in
s,.as sea' everywhere in the world the
birbao biaafo has been lifted higher and
ra.aI 49, uatll IN the most of Europe it
In IN, point almost equal to our own.
An -Iaiy ,y the king has not the power OF
9ra.. eiican president. In France a
soil ~ republic has taken root in that
of,;u. oeeply that ! believe the storms
'''ae will beat against it in va;nn
Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-22

i. WHEN the Gral.d Army of the Repub-
W..l meets IN annual encampment at
la''n 1nile ton next year there is very
, nAeiy 10 be another advance movement
aPon lrglnia soil, and doubtless many
,ie ola battle fields will be visited
Tha '-e veterans who fought over them.
ot1 60 VIII be many elements lacking
Sonh., A. 'he advance of thirty years ago, and
1'''ess ,;o1 somewhat different recep-
lon.s On secorded them. but the ground hal
mor eu oy the blood of 50 many brave
~ ,.'H VIII have mournful interest to
,odo. 1e "nose patriotism prompted them
~ ana dare in the dark days of1s61-65.