Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-05
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The first Mexican bull fight on American
soil took place at Dodge City, Kansas, yes
terday.
The celebrated breeding stallion Almont
died at Lexington, KY, yesterday. His
owner had refused $40, 900 for him.
A cyclone passed over Sioux City, Iowa,
yesterday afternoon, wrecking number of
buildings. No casualties are reported.
By the explosion of a toy cannon in Sche-
nectady, New York, yesterday the eyes of
Henry Furman, aged ten years, were put
out.
1t is reported at Simla, in India that the
Ameer is massing his troops at Herat, for
tilted city Of Afghanstan, and in Western
Turkistan.
During row at picnic at Hutton, Pa,
on the Allegheny Valley railroad, last night
John Lynch was shot and instantly killed
by James Graham.
The London Times in its account Of
Madame Bernhardts appearance in Mac
beth says: "Candor compels us to say that
more inadequate and unsatisfactory per-
formance of Shakspearean play was never
seen in a London theatre.
The Tammany Hall delegation left New
York for Chicago by the New York Central
Railroad at nine o'clock this morning. 1t
was over six hundred strong and went in Il
train of sixteen cars The Irving Hall del
eyates left by the Erie at 945.
At a picnic yesterday of the Shirt Cut
ters' Association at Troy, N. Y, the roughs
and police engaged in pitch battle. Both
sides used revolvers. The police with their
clubs finally triumphed. Many roughs were
badly beaten. One man was shot.
Ii Fong Pao, the Chinese Minister, has
had conference with the French Prime
Minister. He disavowed any hostile inten-
ton on the part of China in the affair at
Lang Sou. That affair, he declared, was
entirely without Ii Hung Changes knowl.
edge.
A dispatch from San Antonio, Texas,
says: Willim Davenport was found
near Carizzo creek yesterday shot through
the head. Hilman Tappermein, son of the
Justice of the peace at Leon Springs, and
one, Joy, have been arrested charged with
committing the crime.
Taylor, Goodwin & Co.'S. lumber and coal
yard at Bradford, Mass, was burned yes
terday with four tenement houses, stable,
an Office, sheds and lumber and eight freight
cars loaded with Michigan lumber and lime.
Loss $4,000. One man was killed, another
fatally hurt and several others seriously
injured. The fire was caused by fire.
cracker.
A dispatch from Cairo says that the Gov
ernor of Dongola, now telegraphs from
Debbeh that he has fought great battle
with the rebels and killed four thousand Of
their number, himself losing two thousand
men. The news is not believed. Later on
| the same day the Governor telegraphed
asking for arms, ammunition and horses.
Advices from Catholic missionaries confirm
the report that Khartoum has fallen and
that Gen. Gordon is safe. There are rumors
that there will be rising in Cairo toward
the end of Ramadan. The fall of Dongola
is daily expected. Advices from Berber and
Dongola are very conflicting and are mostly
rumors. The government appears to know
less than outsiders.
DR.. Rochard, of Toulon, is of the opinion
that the cholera has reached its maximum
of intensity, and that it will linger until
September, when the total number of deaths
will be about 900. Many physicians fear
that there will be a larger total. Wash
women having refused to wash the linen of
cholera patients the task is entrusted to
prisoners under the promise of pardon.
The intense heat aggravates the cholera at
Marseilles. An outbreak of smallpox has
occurred at Vigan in the Department of
Gard. Seventeen deaths have occurred. A
military Gordon has been ordered. 1t is
now proved that the ship Larthe introduced
the cholera into France She had fourteen
cases on board while in the Red sea.