Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-03
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The planning and moulding mills Of Alex
ander Dougan, of Brooklyn, were destroyed
by fire to-day.
The works of the Revere Rubber Com
pany, at Revere, Mass, were destroyed by
fire this morning.
A fire at Pemberville, Ohio, last night
destroyed the greater part of the business
portion of the town.
Patrick Herman, who murdered Peter Nc
Cormick, his landlord, at Hunters Point, L. /.
on June %, was arraigned this morning.
He waived examination and was commit
ed to Jail to await the action of the grand
jury in September.
A committee composed of officials of high
rank from the ministries of colonies, finance
and foreign affairs, will, tomorrow, begin a
discussion in Madrid with United States
Minister Foster, of the proposed new treaty
of commerce between America and Cuba.
A dispatch from Beleville, Texas, says
CAT the residence of Mitchell Clark, near
Belleville, on Tuesday night, Zeke Hutch
inson killed Bill Simms, shooting him six
times with Winchester rifle. The murder
was cold blooded affair. Hutchinson es-
capped.
A telegram from Fort Worth, Texas,
says: A freight train on the Texas Pacific
railroad, near Ranger, fifty miles west OF
Fort Worth, yesterday ran over the body
of Mr.. Todd, a wealthy farmer, living near
by. The body when found was cold, and
foul play is suspected.
At Jeromist meeting in Paris last night
NJ. Pascal made violent speech, in which
he declared that Prince Victor had forfeited
all right to the throne because he had pro-
voked division in the party. Are:;olution
expressive Of devotion to Prince Jerome
(Plon Plon) was adopted.
The Illinois democratic State convention
adjourned at 23O this morning. The tariff
plank in the platform adopted is the same
as that which was adopted by the national
democratic convention of 1876, at St. Louis,
when Tlden was nominated for President.
Hon. Carter Harrison was nominated for
Governor.
AT o'clock this morning three deaths
from cholera had been reported in Mar
settles since last night. AT least G,0O0 of the
inhabitants have fled from the city. Four
hundred poor workmen from Toulon have
been sent back to that city. Some of the
Paris journals say there were three cases oil
cholera in that city yesterday.
The Shanghai correspondent Of the Lon
don Times telegraphs as follows: "a war
is threatened between France and China.
An influential party in China are Investigate
ing it. Prominent officials, such as Tso-
Tsung- Tang, Peng- Yu-Lin and the Marquis
Tsepg, are resolved to repudiate the recent
Franco. Chinese negotiations. The French
will probably claim an indemnity and de-
mand that the island of Formosa be pledged
to secure its payment"
A dispatch from Cairo says that Ell Hazar,
the greatest Mohamedan University, after a
secret conclave, has pronounced in favor OF
the Mahdi's religious claims. FL Hazar
had hitherto denied the Mahdi's pretensions.
This decision, it is believed, will have an
important influence on the Senoussi and
other tribes. Suakim dispatches state that
friendly natives had made sortie, killed
two rebels and capturing several prisoners.
Humphrey and Bill Best, brothers, and
notorious despcradoes, brutality killed an
inollensivc colored man named Green Bailey,
in Garrad county, Ky, yesterday. The
Bests, who were drunk, met Bailey walking
with female friend. Humphrey Best or
dered Bailey to cease tanning himself.
Bailey replied jokingly and continued fam
ming, whereupon Humphrey Best drew
revolver and Bill Best knife, both using
their weapons, killing Bailey instantly.
Bill Best boosted that he had killed q negro
before this.
Hannah Peterson, colored, a girl Of twelve
or thirteen years, was outraged and murder
ed by Daniel Tucker, coored, at Earlvlle,
small village in the lower part of Cecil
county, Md, yesterday. A small colored
boy saw the girl run out of her house pur-
sued by Tucker, who fired pistol at her,
infiictng wound which proved fatal in
two hours. Tucker was arrested and brought
to Elkton this morning, where he was
lodged in Jail. A coroners inquest was held
and verdict rendered eliminating Tucker.
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