Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-11-24
TO.DAY's TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.


The report that DR.. Harmand, the French
Civil Commissioner to Tonquin. will be re-
called is unfounded.
Messrs. James 4 Co., merchants Of Man
chester, Eng, have failed. Their liabilities
are E1l0,00O.
Orders have been received from the En-
glish government to postpone the evacua-
ton Of Cairo by the British troops.
The collision on Lake Geneva yesterday
in which 20 persons were drowned was be-
tween the steamers Cyclone and Rome, and
took place during heavy storm.
Ernest Moamhardt and Fritz Spielher,
business matters and Spielker killed Moan.
hardt. Both were drunk.
VIM. G. Lewis, manufacturer of planed
lumber at Newton, Boston and Framing
ham, Mass, who has failed has liabilities Of
$4,000. Unsecured creditors will get very
little.
The extensive Touring mill owned by
David Spence at Guelph, Ont, was burned
this morning The lossis 100000. The mill
was equipped with the best modern mach
inery.
VIM Frey, whose wagon was struck by q
New York express train on the Pennsylva-
mia railroad at the 18th street, Philadelphia,
crossing last night, and whose wife and son
were then instantly killed, died this morn
ing of his injuries.
The score at the walking match in San
Francisco at 10 o'clock last night was as
follows: O'Leary 4O5 miles, Hart 4a3, Har'
rinan 403, McIntire Ais. Hanlan, the oars.
man, arrived last night and was present al
the walking match He walked around the
track with O'Leary and was loudly cheered
1t now appears that the arrest yesterday
of the Socialist Wolff in London, and the
capture of two Internal machines, was the
result of conspiracy on the part of Wolff
and the Frenchman Bolderane to obtain the
reward which it was expected would be paid
the informer, the Frenchman undertaking
to play that role.
Henry Smith, aged 10, professional thiel
of Philadelphia, Pa, was shot and killed by
George Trenwith about o'clock this morn
ing in the latter's saloon at G29 south 4th
street. Smith had quarrel with Trenwth
over trivial matter when the saloon keep
er shot him in the head and he died on the
way to the hospital. Trenwith who has
served many terms of imprisonment for
robbery and assault was locked up.
A dispatch from Hong Kong says news
has been received from Hal Phong announc.
ing that force of three thousand Chinese
troops made an attack on Haid Zuong on
the 18th inst. The French garrison, sup
ported by a gunboat on the river Tai. Bigne
held out from 9 o'clock in the morning unit
i o'clock in the afternoon, when the Chinese
retreated The loss of the French land
force was twelve killed and wounded The
French gunboat had its hull penetrated by
the enemy's shot in several places and eight
Of the crew were wounded.
The Fenians met at Chicago, last night tc
commemorate the death Of Allen, Larkir
and O'Brien, who were executed at Man
chester, England, sixteen years ago for the
shooting of police officer while endeavor
ing to release some compatriots. Congress
man Finerty made the principal speech in
the course Of which he said that he would
be glad to hear that the dynamiters had
blown London off of the face of the earth
but would be sorry to hear that+hey attempt
ed to do so, and made miserable botch O.
it. The Irish people would be justified in
doing anything to ayenge the death o
their martyrs