Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-03
TO-DAY,S TELFGRAPHIC NEWS.
A fire at Chattanooga, Tenn, this morn
ne destroyed $4,000 worth of property.

TO-DAY'S TELFGHAPHlt NEWo.
A fire at Chattanooga, Tenn, this morn
ing destroyed $50, 1000 worth of property.
The government of China has ordered the
construction Of two more torpedo boats at
Stetten.
Sixty thousand dollars worth of property
was destroyed by fire al Jacksonville, Fia.,
yesterday.
A planning mill, residence, a workshop and
a stable at Scottdale, Pa were destroyed by
fire last night.
a Fin the Republic Oil Works, at Cleve-
land, Ohio, last night, destroyed 5000
worth OF property.
Two men who are known to have MUIR
,ered Lieut.. Col. Sudeiken in st. refers
burg have been arrested.
The locomotive works Of Porter q Bell,
at pitisburg, Pa, resumed WORK to-day at
n reduction of 10 per cent.
The khedive of Egypt wants to retrcnch.
He is willing TO be cut down ten per cent.
Ell Niahtii is fast gaining ground and the re-
volt is spreading.
4 sharp shock Of earthquake was felt at
Sodickle. near Brousser, Asia Minor, yes
,erday. There was some damage to prop
v.
Mrs Dan Ho!comb, q daughter Of Crouch
whose mysterious murder has created such
excitement in Detroit, Mich, was found
dead in bed yesterday, having, it is thought
committed suicide.
Phinizy and Co.'S cotton warehouse, at
Augusta, Ga, took fire this morning ABOUT
, o'clock The flames spread to other
buildings, which were also destroyed. Loss
Sl50,000, insurance Sl45,0W.
An old man named James McCalierty was
found frozen TO death in the feeder of the
Delaware aud Rarltan Canal at Trenton, n.
J., this morning. He had been drinking
aud it is supposed fell into the feeder. The
ice had frozen about him.
y dispatch from Petersburg, Va, says a
collision occurred This morning near Suther-
lands Station, on the Norfolk & Western
railroad, between an cast and west bound
freight train. The locomotives of both
trains were badly damaged and four freight
ears wrecked. No one WAS injured. The
west bound passenger train for Norfolk is
DELAYED here until the wreck can be cleared
from the track
Mr.. Charles Russell, member Of Paria-
ment for Dunhalk, in lecture delivered in
! Dublin upon his recent experiences III
America, asserted that, notwithstanding the
deficiencies in education and money Of the
| Irish immigrants in America, their fight IN
life had been creditable to them rs IL nation.
In the future emigration should be effected
under conditions securing as lar as possible
q reasonable degree of success, material and
otherwise.
The mystery which has hung around the
| Borden Condensing establishment at Mont
gumcry, \. y, has at last been cleared up
Some months ago it became necessary to
close the factory and stop the manufacture
Of the condensed article owing to the fact
that notwithstanding all precautions, the
milk was regularly returned by the dealers
as worthless. In order 10 arrive ut II solu-
ton of the difficulty the milk supplied by
each farmer was placed in Il separate can
and given TO Il chemist for analysis. The
latter has Just concluded his investigation
and reports that the milk contained iii sew
eral Of the cans has been diluted with from
five 10 six quarts of water, to which a mix
ture of borax and salt petre bad been added
| TO conceal the adultcraton. 1t is said that
The evidence against the guilty parties is
conclusive.
Robert Martin was hanged at 1920 O'Clock
this morning at Newark, n. j., for the
murder of his wife and child. He was
50 years of age, and was born in England.
| He came to this country when Il young
man and after spending several years in
Cuba rs a machinist returned to Newark in
1879 He had married second time ten
years before and had two sons and daugh-
ter by this wife. On the night OF June 18th,
1851, be returned home in IN intoxicated
condition and engaged in a quarrel with his
wife. She left the house and ne went to his
room. A few minutes later she returned
and went to the room where he was, picked
up her infant daughter, who had been lying
in the cradle and started down stairs. Mar.
tin followed her from the room, and with
Il revolver fired at her three times. All Of
the shots took effect and one shot struck the
baby in the abdomen. Both mother and
child died almost instantly. Martin was ar
rested. On his trial he claimed to have no
memory Of the crime. He was convicted in
October, 1851, but the execution was delay
e'i by appeals and resptcs until to-day.
james b. Graves was also hanged at New
ark this morning He had to he carried to
the scalold. Graves, it will be remembered,
lived sort of hermit life and u little hoy
named Eddie Sodcn having laughed at his
ridiculous appearance. the former crept upon
the latter and shot him dead