Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Two immense scows brought to Bedloe's
Island New York, Saturday morning the
first cargo of stone for the Bartholdi statue
pedestal.
John Stanton, an employe at the Bost Col,
liery. near Ashland, Pa, while being hoist
ed up the slope Saturday, was caught in the
timbers and crushed to death.
A storm in Eau Claire county, Wisconsin,,
Saturday, damaged crops and buildings to
the extent of $4,000. Hailstones eight in
ches in diameter, are alleged TO have fall
len.
William McDerby, twenty-one years old,
who is attached to the Geographical Ex-
change of the United states navy, was
drowned while swimming in the Harlem
river yesterday.
The Salvation Army is hard at work in
New York State. Eighteen OF its members
ten women and eight men-Were arrested
and placed in Jail at Rochester for alleged
disordery conduct.
The prohibitionists had great time yes.
terday at their camp meetings at Mount
Pisgah, and at the park gate near Balli-
more. A number ofspeeches were matte N
support ofSt John and Daniel.
At 100 q. M. Friday the liquor store OF
Charles Hampton, at Connellsv!ile Md,
was partly destroyed by fire, aud three per-
sons were badly injured by jumping from a
second story window, to escape snHocatlon.
Rains are reported to have prevailed
throughout Central and Southern Ohio Fri
day and Saturday, allaying tho farmers
fears as to the corn and potato csops. Six
persons were killed by lightning in the Sec
tions visited by the storm.
Sheriff Fowler who went to Washington
with a requisition from the Governor OF
Maryland for the arrest of the negro Jesse
Plato for the abduction of Helen Ovens, q
white woman, believed to be deEented, has
returned to Annapolis without the alleged
culprit.
The steamship Loeb Garry. Of the Gree ly
relief expedition, arrived in New York Sat
nrday. Ensign w. r. Chambers, who was
in command, in an interview gave his expe.
riences, having been jammed in the ice with
the Alert. They had storms all the way
from St. John.
The charges on which Brig. Gen. David
G. Swain is to be tried by general court
martial have been formulated and delivered
and that officer has been suspended from
duty and placed under nominal arrest, by
which his movements are restricted to the
District of Columbia.
Thomas J. Davis was shot add killed by
Irving G. Mills near Princess Anne, Somer-
set county, Md, on Friday. Mills had
been paying attentions to Davis daughter
much to the disgruntement Of the parent
who surprised the couple while out buggy
riding. An alteration ensued between the
two men, which terminated in Mills shoot
ing Davis.
The steamer Danville, of the Baltimore
and York River Line. had some fifteen feel
of the upper portion of her mainmast shat.
tered by stroke of lightning and carried
away during Thursdays storm. The Dan
Vile is commanded by Captain A. G: Mic
kle, at one time master Of the Inflated
steamer Express. The Danville was or
her outward trip and the affair occurred
about $50 o'clock p. M, off Sandy Point
A terrific cyclone, coming from the south
west, passed over Edentou, n c., Saturday
afternoon, causing fatal injuries, prostrat
ing houses, fences and trees in the towr
and doing great damage to the cotton, corn
RethtssGED6SrHG GcSd BY the the blowing down o
Longs large warehouse and Bonds hotel
two negroes were killed. In other section:
of the town several persons were injured
seriously, but not fatally. The destruction
OF property is heavy.
The first electric railroad for public use in
America went into operation in Cleveland
o., yesterday in connection with the Eas
Cleveland Street Railroad Company, who
have just completed 3 mile road. The ex-
pertinent was so successful that the com
pauy expect to change their entire system
comprising over twenty miles, into electric
roads. The system used was combination
of the Brush and Knight and Bentley sys
TENS and the current was carried on under.
ground conductors laid in conduits like those
of cable roads. The cars were started and
stopped and reversed with the greatest ease
Any number of cars, up to fifteen cars, can
be run at one time on single circuit and
from one machine, which is a result not at
tanned by any of the European systems now
in operation.
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