Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-13
NEWS OF 1HE DAP.

Geneyleve PIlsoD, o sixteen months 0lo De97,
was burned to death 10 Baltimore on Saturday
By accidentally upsetiog coal-oll limp 10
her parents house.
The Penus5lvaria Railroad shops at Altoona
bsve turued out eighty.fcur locomotives during
the present year, the largest nunoer quit 30
far in aoy one year.
Can't, James Baikle and eighteen officers aud
crew of the bark Belgravla we're rescued 10 mld
ocean ca November IS by Capt. Campbell, OF
the steamship St. Altaos, and arrived at Bilil-
more on Saturday.
Grain traffic alorg tho Northern Pacific is
reported heavy, The elevators along the road
are full of wheat. ard tho grain is still conir
10 freely. There are probably 100. OCO bushels
10 sore along the line.
A horrible tragedy occ1Ired at Lswrerc',
and Instantly killed by her psramour VINO ID Z
married man with family. who also atterWard;
attempted to take bis OVID lite.
Francis Smith. Patrick Smith. and Eugene
Connolly were frozsp to death while sleeping II
the streets of New York Saturday night. and
Hymen Vallenbsrg was found frtz,n stitt 10
bis room on Baxter street yesterday morElng'
A despatch from Biszl. Iad., says George
Scott, a half breed Indian and negro. Wa
l9rched last right By party of masked meD'
who took him from the jill, where be was cen
6oed fer an outrage on Mrs. Allison. the wife
of bis employer.
10 Cincinnati on Saturday, five persons lest
their lives By FIRE 10 bucket factory. Two
grown persons we're burned to death with
their dwelling hous, 10 Philadelphia, and
the sama day two ohildrn we,o burned to
death 10 Memphis.
A postal clerk of long oerienoe 10 dccpher'
ing addresses on letters pss'lug through hli
hands expresses the opinion that the writing
that oomes FROM Portland. Me-, aud Pittahurg,
P,., is the vo,s', while the letters from Bilti-
moro is tho best. AS q rule New York rsnk;
fair, but on Saturdays the wiring iS horrld.
By direc ion Of tho Ere commissioners of New
York an exaDiostion has just been made OF the
theaters 10 that city with view to ascertain
what precautions have been taEon to guard
against accident 10 case OF hre. The result
has been that the owners Of six theatrical estab-
lishments have been bottled TO make rain
necessary Improvements. aud 10 ono case II Wfs
recommended that proceedings be taken Tor
the violation OF city ordinance prohibiting the
u7e Of seats 10 aisles.
Mr.. Charles D. Fishers residence, on North
Charles street, Baltimore, was burned Sunday
morpiog the family barely eso,ping with their
lives, and Two e3lcred s,rvan.s. woman and q
lad. were fatally injured by leapiog from q
fourth story window. the woman having sinca
died snd the boys condition bsi0g hopeless.
The loss 90 house aud furniture was estimated
at between $50 900 aud 100000. with $50 600
insurance Cd tho bcus', and, it is said, $40. 600
on the furniture.
Peossools, Florida, IVES nssily reduo,d 10
ssbos by corA,gration which began Friday
plight and lasted eight hours. sweeriog away
the business part of the city. The loss is ettl'
mated at from $500. COO to:S75O, OO0, and 10
only partly covered by insurance. The Motho.
dis Conf :nee, which wes 10 session there. ad-
jourued yesterday, sfter taking no collection
Tor tie sufferers BY the FIRE. Ii Is expect
cd that the city vi soon recover from lts less
and be rebuilt 10 more modern MARINER.
Az stated 10 Saturdays GszNte, S,uator
Bayard makes statement 10 reference to tho
card published les: Saturday by Messrs. OoDk-
ling, Arthur, Boutwell, ard Davis. concerning
an alledged extract Of speech BY Mr.. B,yasd.
at Dover. Dsl, 10 October last. Mr.. Biyard
shows that he had already given proper de-
nial to Mr.. CoDklirg as carly as Noyembea Is,
and agtin November 81, besides having a,o
sent similar denial prior to November 90 to
one of the editors Of the Philadelphia Press. 10
which The reported speech bad been copied.
The publication of the card Of Messrs. Oonk.
linz, Arthur and others at this time, as it 20
denial hsd been made, appears somewhat re-
ma, K ,ble. apd Senator Bsyard submits bis
Statement, with the correspondents, 10 the
Judgment of all honorable men,"