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Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

On this side the water is from one to
three feet deep in the stores along the
levee, and communication with the
wharf boats is cut off except by means
of skiffs, consequently no freight is
being received or discharged. Every
thing portable along the levee was re
moved to higher ground, and the occu-
pants of the stores and saloons have
gone out of business temporarily, and
have been forced to seek dry quarters in
the second stories.
BY far the most interesting to the on
locker and discomforting to the victims
are the scenes at either extremity of
the city, where large sections of low
ground are inundated, and where the
homes of the poor and lowly are almost
under water and many of them ruined.
Hundreds of families are rendered
homeless, and in many cases, where
they had remained, hoping against hope
that the waters would recede, they
have been rescued from impending
death only by heroic effort on the part
of those who have given this matter
their attention.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
HUNTSVILLE ALA, SATURDAY, MAY p, 1892

On the 14th the Silver Lake Ice Co. 8
immense ice house at Perry, N. Y, was
burned to the ground, and go. 600 tons
of ice was destroyed. The building cost
about $3.50, 600 and the total loss amounts
to about $3.50, 900.
On the 18th cyclone struck Circle
vile, o., badly damaging several
churches while services were in pro-
gress and frightening the worshipers
badly. Much damage was done to pri-
vate houses, factories and stores.
HERR GERLoFF, an employe of the
Berlin Rothschilds, has been arrested
for alleged completely in the stealings
Of Jaeger, the chief cashier of the house,
who recently absconded with 1,7O0, 900
marks
On the 10th Warmers institute. in
Brooklyn, belonging to the Zoelner
Mannerchor, and occupied, also, by sew
eral stores and branch of the post
office, was destroyed by fire, causing a
loss of s150,000
On the 10Th the British bark Earl OF
Aberdeen, commanded by Capt Pat
rick, was reported wrecked off the coast
of Pembrokeshire, Wales with loss OF
sixteen lives. Twelve of the crew sue
ceeding in making their escape.
AT Rochester, n. Y. on the 18th, Mrs.
Thomas Downing laid her neck across
the rail in front of an approaching train
and was decapitated by the wheels OF
the engine and tender.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Ten men are in the Taney County, Mo-,
Jail, charged with the murder of Deputy
Sheriff Williams.
REPRESENTATIVES, from American frnit
houses are in Mexico looking into the
iruit business and arranging to export
fruit to the States via New Orleans.
WHILE the labor societies of the City
of Mexico were parading in honor of
President Diaz's reelection they were
attacked by students. In the melee
several were injured.
THE total collections Of internal reve-
fiscal year ending July 30, 1892, were
SIPS, SAG, ,061, an increase of S5,609, PAL
compared with the collections during
the corresponding period Of the previ-
Gus fiscal year.
IMMENSE floods in Red river are doing
great damage to lumber men. 1t will
equal the flood of 1874.
THE reports from the great fruit grow
ing section of Southern Illinois, are
favorable for an abundance Of fruit in
that section this season. The apples,
especially, are in excellent condition.
AT Corpus Christi, Texas, on the 18th,
John L. Parker. for tb 9 murder OF City
Marshal Mussett, was sentenced to 80
years Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Four days were spent in securing jury.
while the actual trial lasted but four
hours.
RED SMITH, who killed Lester Fields
on Laurel Creek to get possession of his
revolver, was taken from the sheriff at
Naugatuck, w. Va, on the 18th and
lynchei by mob of 200 persons.
The chiefs of the Cheyennes and
Arapahoe Indians have sent a petition
to the Senate Committee on Indian
Affairs, protesting against the payment
by the government of $4,000 to the
Indian attorneys for services in procur-
ng the money paid by the United
States for the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
lands.
JUDGE SAGE, of the United States
District Court at Cincinnati on the 14th,
rendered decision declaring that the
river and harbor act Of Congress is un-
constitutional so far as it gives to the
Secretary of War judicial powers.
f. d. DEBoIssIERE, wealthy French
man, who, for many years, has resided
near Williamsburg, Kansas, has made
a deed of money, bank stock and prop
erty, in all amounting to SIPS, 600, to the
Odd Fellows of Kansas, to found home
for children OF deceased members of the
order.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

position an hour before the house top
pied over on its side in 10 feet of water.
The occupants of the flooded houses
have built shanties on the higher ground
to the west.
Three steamboats, were overturned in
the river by driftwood and the force of
the current between Branch and Dock
streets. One of them. the Dolphin, will
in all proba ability be totally wrecked.
At the foot of Salisbury street is the
salt elevator. 1t has been half full of
water for several days, but the rise
since threatened to carry the entire east
end of it down the river.
At the It Of Mallinckrodt street a
roadway which runs under the railroad
tracks has been damned up in order to
keep the river from getting into the
Knapp-Stout lumber yards The water
has begun to seep up through the
ground, however, the river being fully
ten feet higher than the lumber yard
and great damage is threatened by the
wreckage of the hundreds of lumber
piles within its confines.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

At the foot of Bremen avenue there
is unusual activity. The immense cat
tie pens Of the Union Stock Yards Co.
are located there, and the river is higher
by from 10 to Is feet than the stock
yards. The water has already gotten
through the railroad embankment and
threatens to deluge the stock yards, but
up to this morning had been prevent
ed from doing SO by dirt dixie that
was being built. A large force of men
and teams has been kept busy on the
new dixie. The loss to the stock yards
company would be very heavy should
their pens be inundated.
The water from the river is backing
up into the sewers, causing the sewage
and river water to flow out and flood
the whole of the low country in the
neighborhood of the lumber yard. Con-
siderable damage has already resulted
from this overflow. The low lands
around the burst sewer on Mallinckrodt
street have been rapidly filed up, and
the water is fast approaching Broad
way.
country is one vast inland lake bor-
dered on the east by the river. The
crops in the overfiowed farm-lands will
be total loss, and the destruction of
property is increasing hourly. Along
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
road northward to Chain of Rocks it
would be hard to imagine a more dis
tressing scene. The farm land
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
Scenes Mt st. Louis.

ST. Louis, May 16.-'''Tis an i'll wind
that blows no one good has been fully
demonstrated during the progress of
the great food here. The various street
car lines were taxed to their utmost all
of Sunday and very largely to-day in
carrying the sight-seers to the Eads
bridge from which view Of the mighty
torrent, that is sweeping down at the
rate of nine miles an hour, can be
had with safety.
The crush on the bridge Sunday was
something enormous, and a conServa-
tive estimate places the number of
people who passed the ticket takers dur
ing the day at fully 100000.
The scene from the bridge is at once
awe-inspiring and impressive, very
good idea of the extent of the food
being obtainable both on this and the
Illinois side.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

In the senate on the 11th the passage OF bills
from the calendar occupied the time until 2
clock, the remainder of the day being spent
III executive session over the French extradi-
tion treaty 80. In the house the whole session
was devoted to the further consideration of
the sundry civil bill. The general debate was
closed
In the senate, on the 18th, the naval appro-
prlat1on bill was considered and disposed or un-
I'll the clause to increase the navy and for the
proposed new battle ships was reached. when
discussion on those disputed matters was post
poned, and the senate went into executive ses-
sion 49,. In the house consideration of the sun
DRY civil bill was continued about twenty five
pages being coverel. Provisions inserted by
the committee on appropriations that articles
imported for use of the lighthouse establish
ment and the National museum should be ad-
mitted free OF duty were stricken out on points
OF order made by Mr.. Burrows republican, OF
Michigan. that they were not germane, did not
reduce expenses and changed existing laws.
In the senate, on the 18th, Senators Sherman
emu Cockreli gave emphatic warning against the
prevailing extravaganza OF appropriations.
Messrs German snd others made notable
speeches on the proposed amendments to the
naval appropriation bill, for the continuance of
the work of reconstructing the navy. -. In the
house the entire day was spent in filbustering
against private bill, which came over Us un-
nnished business on the 9Th and therefore was
entitled to consideration. 1t was bill for the
relief of the heirs of H. II. and Charlotte K
SiDley, and has occupied the attention of the
house for several successive Fridays.
The senate was not in session on the 18th. -.
In the house, in his opening prayer the chap
lain referred feelingly to the death of Senator
Barbour. After the reading of the journal, the
announcement of Senator Barbours death
was followed by the appointment Of commit
tee Of twelve to attend the funeral and a
further mark of respect the house adjourned.
In the senate. on the 10th, no business was
transacted except such as w. incidental to the
funeral services of the late John Barbour, of
Virginia. In the house the session was in :
terrupted by the funeral services of tue late
Senator Barbour. the representatives proceed
ing in a body to the senate chamber. headed by
Speaker Crisp The house returned at 40 and
proceeded with the consideration of the sundry
civil bill, and covered ten pages in committee
of the whole and then Adjourned.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS,
Wanted to Cruelty Her.

The following story was recently tel
egraphed from Milan, Tenn, to the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat:
Gilbert Mcrris land surveyor met with a
thrilling accident at tho old Parker farm. near
hero. Returning to his home in this city about
dusk, heuheard screams and cries Of murder is-
suing from the Parker house Hastily dis
mounting, he entered and beheld a thrilling
sight. Miss Clara Boyd, niece of Parker, was
struggling with Parker. He had choked her
until she was black in the face, and would soon
have killed her. Morris rushed to the girls as
sistance, and after desperate struggle, in
which he was badly cut with penknife, sue
ceeded in oyerpowering the frenzied man.
With the assistance of the girl Parker was Sc
curcly bound. Miss Boyd stated that Parker,
who is religious crank, had for some time
been brooding over the description of Christ's
crucifxion, and had constructed a rude imita-
tion of cross. He told her she must be nailed
to the cross to save the world, and but for the
timely assistance of Morris the beautiful girl
would have teen murdered.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

MANY of the cases of horrible cruelty
to children practiced by English moth
erS seem to be perversion of the religions
sentiment. An excessive solicitude for
the welfare of the little ones souls
prompts the parent to adopt modes of
discipline at which a sane savage would
shudder. 1t is puritanism gone mad, a
fearful exhibition of the spirit which
prevailed in New England during
wltch-burning days, the spirit which
suffers no alloy Of mercy in justice. and
which puts hate in the place of love.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

A COTTON compress deal of gigantic
proportions in New Orleans has been
declared off by the agent who secured
options on eighteen of the twenty
presses in that city. London and New
York capitalists We're supposed to be
behind the deal but failed to respond
with the money.
TIE situation along the Mississippi
river and its tributaries up to the morn
ing of the 10th was of an alarming
nature. Hundreds rof thousands of
acres were inundated and the pros, ects
for crops ruined on the farms, while in
the cities the desolation carried among
the inhabitants of the low lands was
something terrible to contemplate. The
waters were not expected to begin re-
ceding for several days.
Two HUNDRED steerage passengers on
the French steamer La Gascogne are
detained in New York harbor under
suspicion eff being contract laborers.
THE United States supreme court has
unanimously decided that the issue by
the Baltimore e. Ohio road of what are
known as ''party-rate tickets for the
transportation of ten or more persons
on one ticket, at reduced rate, il not
in violation of the provisions OF Is iiscS II
ter-state commerce law, and therefore
may be continued. Justice Brown an
nounced.the decision.
On the 10Th three cases of smallpox
and one of typhus fever were reported
to the health authorities of New York
city.
THE principal sole-leather tanneries
in New York state east of Buffalo, num-
bering about 120. will close down for
sixty davs to curtail production
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

THE report made by the Dominion
officials relative to Indian affairs con-
tans some facts which we may profita-
hiy study this side the line. The total
indian population of Canada is 12l. 1868.
Many of the Canadian Indians own
their own homesteads, farm their own
lands. and have become initiated in the
mysteries of bank accounts OF 3.42O
children Of school age, over 5000 are in
regular attendance upon school, and the
most of those who are not in attend
ance are so situated because they are in
provinces where there are inadequate
school facilities.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

lHE people of St. Louis exhibited
considerable activity in their efforts to
nave the war ship Concord continue her
nlp up the Mississippi to the Future
uleat' and succeeded so far as to secure
= cue issuance of provisional order to
Iommander White to make the trip il
W NJ deemed it prudent. Commander
"hte, like all sailors of the ocean,
ives plenty OF sea room, and has pro-
iouhd aversion to shoa Is and mud banks,
anu ms caution in hesitating to risk his
'essel 50 far inland, even on the top OF
phenomenal rise, will strike the aver
se citizen who helps to pay for our
var ships as in line with the care and
+. u'ence we have right to expect
"om our naval officers.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
THE GREAT FLOOD.
Tho Waters Higher Than They
Were in 1883.
An Immense Amount of Loss and
Suffering Befslis Those Unfortu-
nate Enough to Live on
the Low Lands.
The situation at st. Louis and AL

The Situation at st. Louis and Above.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-THE Missouri
river has reached its height at Kansas
City and Herman, Mo-. and is slowly
falling. The crest of the flood is about
20 miles from the mouth of the Missouri
river, and is slowly making its way to-
ward this city. 1t will reach St Louis
tonight, and by tomorrow morning the
Mississippi is expected to begin falling
at this point. In the meantime the rise
here will not exceed two inches.
The river here now registers 35 feet,
which is 2:10 of foot higher than the
crest of the flood in 1883. All the levees
and embankments between this city
and the mouth of the Missouri are in
tact, and unless an unexpected strain
occurs will be able to withstand the
rush of the flood
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

is being badly washed out by
the current. and will suffer great
damage besides the loss of the crops
The water is reported to have gone over
the tracks near the Chain of Rocks, and
to be washing away the embankment.
The oyerhowed district between the
mouth of the Missouri river and the
Chain of Rocks is hourly increasing.
Every inch Of rise adds additional acres
to the deluged country, and the swift
current of the Missouri is doing great
damage.
Across the river little is to be seen ex-
cept dreary waste of water with here
and there and island, and a closer in
spection reveals state of affairs at
once distressing and alarming, in view
of tie TACT that the highest has not yet
been reached, and that with the break
in the Madison levee, above, the volume
of water will continue to spread over
every inch of territory not sufficiently
elevated to escape.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

FRANCE has reason to congratulate
herself these stormy days thst she is a
Iepunllc and not monarchy. A repub-
nc Is IN itself a safety valve If citizens
uo not like the government, or any fea-
lure OF 1t, they may upset it ut the polls.
anarchy :, is totally unwarranted in
rance to-day. Anarchy is the savage
'iolence OF mere handful who refuse
2 recognize the principle that in hui
man society there must be some gov
er'lng tribunal, and in republic it is
,he majority. Anarchists should not
oe dealt with sentimentally, but ac-
cording to law. and vigorously.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

IL the distribution of his s75, 900, 600.
Mr.. William Astor entirely overlooked
his daughter, Mrs. Drayton. Let that
good lady, however, find surcease of
sorrow from this cause in the fact that
Mr.. Astor also overlooked many very
respectable and deserving people.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

tions by the rise Sunday and tumbled
over on their sides and ends. The back
water for several blocks is strewn with
furniture of all descriptions, which
floats about from place to place, wher-
ever the wind blows it. In one case
where family were compelled to eat
their supper on top of their house on
Saturday evening for want of boats to
carry them to place of safety, they
were only rescued from their perilous
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

THE bill providing for the dismissal of
all persons from the public service who
are not citizens of the United States.
either native or naturalizcd, is good
one and should be passed at once.
Aliens have no rights in that respect
when American citizens are looking for
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
Timely Appropriations.

The Louisiana legislature approprt-
ated $4,000 emergency fund for the
Fifth Louisiana levee district. and the
police jury of Madison parish appro-
priatcd 81, GOO for the same fund. Never
was aid more timely, for tho district
was out Of funds and the situation high
ly critical along its 220 miles of levee.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

CRISES in Italy are becoming as com
mon as they used to be in Paris in the
early days of the republic and the late
ones OF the last empire. Since the
death of Cavour. Italy has had only one
strong man, Crispi, lie so overtaxcd
the resources of the country for foreign
pomp and domestic imitation that no
other statesman since his downfall has
been able to carry on the government.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

We have started in the ocean grey
hound buying business. and we will set
up in the building business soon. I'm
doubtedly in this latter industry we can
beat the world when We set out to do
it, We did this in the old wooden-ship
days and can do it under the present
conditions ii given half chance.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
An Impromptu Street Duel.

An impromptu street duel occurred
between Charles Owens and John B-
Johnson at Frankfort, Ky. Owens was
shot through the body and dangerously
wounded, Judge w. i. Jetts and An
thony Leach, two bystanders, were
shot, the latter through the groin and
Judge Jets through the left hand.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
EvERYoyE may not know tn,

EVERYONE may not know that the
Bank of England notes are made from
new white linen cuttings-never from
anything that has been worn. So care
fully is the paper prepared that even
the number Of dips into the pulp made
h each workman is registered on dial
by machinery,
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
4 Shocking Fate.

A 15-year-old daughter of John Hem
ry, who lives in Cable county, Ga, was
burned to death at her fathers house
few days since. She was ironing at TIE
time and attempted to get a hot iron
from the fire. AS she did so a can IF
oil exploded on the hearth by her set
ting her clothing on fire and burning
her horribly in a few seconds. She
fingered few hours in great agony.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

THE Wyoming cattle barons are still
running the witnesses against them out
Of the state. What time they have to
snare from this they spend in getting
their foremen and cowboys appointed
danl,tv United States marshals.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
Death of Col. Bushyhead.

Col. Bushyhead, delegate to the Bap-
tist convention being held in Atlanta,
Ca, died there. Col. Bushyhead was
an ex-chief of the Cherokee Indians Of
the North Carolina reservation. He
Was cousin of the famous Bushyhead,
chief of the Cherokees.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

IN the kingdom of Poland there was
formerly law according to which any
person found guilty Of SANDER was COM
pelcd to walk on all fours through the
streets CT The town where he lived. ac-
companied by the beadle, as a sign that
ne was unworthy of the name of man.
It is fortunate for some that such law
does not exist in this country.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
Deschamps Hanged.

Eittienne Deschamps was hanged III
the parish prison at New Orleans, for
the murder Of Jriiette Dietsch over
three years ago. For more than three
years he escaped the gallows by simulat~
ing insanity. Twice his case was before
the pardoning board, and both times
refusal to interfere with the sentence
was the result
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

EMpERoR WILLIAM declares that it is
beneath the dignity of German gentle
men to read American newspapers 1t
is also beneath the dignity of American
newspapers to talk as foolishly as En-
neror William sometimes does.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
Tnlman Makes Good his Shortage.

Maj. Tillman. defaulting cashier OF
the Falls City national bank of Louis
vile, Ky, has arranged to settle by
paying over the amount charged against
him for fraudulently using $3.50
placed in his charge as fund in trust
for Mrs. Alexander, a wealthy widow.
This will relieve him Of all serious dan
ger of prosecution should he return to
Louisville.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
Sudden Death. I.

Sister Lucy, mother superior OF st.
GATHERINGS female academy at Lexing-
ten. KY, for the past thirty years, died
suddenly at the academy recently, aged
65 wears
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
sixteen Since january 1.

John Garvin, the third and last victim
Of the notorious Duber-Garv1n fight,
which occurred in Louisville, KY, died
at the city hospital in that place, max
ing the sixteenth murder since Janu-
ary /.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

Relief boats are busily engaged in
covered with water and carrying them
to places Of safety. So far but two ia
talities are reported and these were the
results of foolhardy attempts to swim
across the river.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
Only Half a Job,

William Wilson, South Carolina
farmer, cut his wife's throat from jeal-
ousy and made bluff at suicide.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
COMMITTED to Life Imprisonment.

The death sentence for murder in the
first degree against Green Campbell,
colored, of Birmingham, Ala, has been
commuted by Gov. Jones to life i'm
prisonment. The verdict of the jury
was found on an indictment charging
him with the murder Of his wife, Mat
tie Campbell.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21

90 HERE IS likely to be heavy falling
- the production of wheat as well
a.. - cotton this year. The wheat con-
,h.. ION Is much below that of 1891 at
MS "'A time. Big crops of whea,, however,
s;or rarely come two years il success
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
Burgls RS Got In Their Work.

The residence of Capt. Thomas Major,
of Clarksville, Tenn, was burglarized
recently while the family was at the
theater. The robbers secured consid-
erable money and a lot Of valuables,
also the purse of Miss Bette Burke, of
Cadiz, KY, who was guest.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-21
Double Hanging In Georgia.

Elijah Cheevers was hanged in Ware
county, Ga, for the murder of Sheriff
Culpepper, who was attempting to ar
rest him. Coleman Wilson, who muir
dered d. +. Adkins, well-known busi-
ness man, in McDuffy county, was also
hanged. Both men were negroes.