Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
The fire in Philadelphia yesterday destroy
ed $3.50, 600 worth of property.
Last month was the coolest and rainiest
July in the signal service records.
Health Commissioner De Wolf, of Chicago,
declares that 80 far as the present state of
things Is concerned, the danger from Texas
cattle fever is over.
Both of the Baltimore base ball clubs won
Yesterday, the Baltimore Unions defeating
the Bostons at Union Park, and the Orioles
the Brooklyns in Brooklyn.
Samuel w. Davenport, crockery mer-
chant of New York, was run over and kill
ed at Somerville, N. j., yesterday, while
walking on the railway track.
Two of the persons-a man and boy
who were terribly burned by the fire in
New York yesterday, have since died, thus
making four who lost their lives by the con-
hagration.
Jesse Plato's white wife having been in
formed that she can draw several hundred
dollars out of the Eutaw bank, Baltimore,
by giving thirty days notice, they have de-
cideh to settle down in Washington.
Four boys, from eleven to sixteen years,
while playing in box car of the Baltimore
and Ohio Company yesterday morning in
Washington, were locked in without know
ing it and brought by train last night to
Camden Station, Baltimore.
A dispatch from Tehacbapi, Cal, says that
a mysterious malady has suddenly mani
tested itself among the workmen on new
bridge at Needles, Cal. The victims are
seized with dizziness and then fall in q it,
Two died in intense agony within two
hours.
Mrs. William Hill, of Rockland, Mass,
died in Boston yesterday. She had been
under the care of female physician, Mrs.
DR.. Helen Cummings, who, to reassure
the patient, took some of the medicine pre-
pared for Mrs. Hill. The lady physician is
also sick.
The Rev. Samuel Keppler, of the M. E.
Church South, died yesterday evening at his
residence, in Baltimore, of general prostra-
ton, in the SOlh year of his age. He had
been minister for SO years, occupying
pulpits in Washington, Philadelphia, Will
Transport and other places.
The Massachusetts democratic State and
city committees have definite acceptance
from General P A. Collins of the position OF
chairman of the State committee. Ratilica-
ton meetings will be held Friday evening
next at Faneuil hall, Boston, and fremont
temple. No decision has been reached as
to the attitude of Gen. Butler.
A man named Zllibher murderously as
saulted his wife with base ball bat yester-
day morning in Quincy, Ill.,, breaking her
skull in a terrible manner He then went
to the stable and cut his own throat. They
are both still living but their injuries are
fatal Zillbher was overcome by the heat
some time since and it is thought that he
was insane. He attempted suicide on Wed.
nesday last.
Charley Poole Of Kentucky, ran off with
and married Miss Alexander, which created
bad blood between him and the lady's
brothers, who threatened Poole's life. %
Saturday Charley and his wife and his
brother John, returning from picnic, took
short cut across the Alexanders' farm.
John and Elisha Alexander went to inter-
cept them, when the Pooles opened fire,
| which was returned. Elisha Alexander
was killed, John Alexander and Mrs. Poole
seriously wounded.
Jacob Kister and Henderson Green es-
capped from the Jail at Belvidere, N. j.,
Wednesday night When Sheriff Bowers
came to lock them in their cells they knock
ed him down and beat him, and when his
wife and son came to his assistance they
were also knocked down and beaten. The
| prisoners then fled in different directions.
| Each one stole horse in the neighhorhood,
and both crossed over the river to Pennsyl-
vania during the night.
The executive committee Of the demo
cratic national committee was in session
again yesterday at the Fifth Avenue hotel,
New York. Chairman Barnum was pres
ent, as were Senators and Representatives
from various other States, among them Mr..
Barbour, of Virginia. After being in session
for some time the house No. II West
Twenty. fourth street was selected for their
headquarters, and then they adjourned for
the day. During the meeting general dis
cussion on the plan of the campaign took
place, and an advisory campaign committee
to the executive committee was appointed
Hon. J. S. Barbour, of Virginia, was placed
on this committee.
Martha Ann Barber, young colored girl
about 16 or IL years old, was arrested on
Monday last at Port Tobacco, Nd, charged
with killing her infant child and committed
to jail. The child was found on Saturday
in swamp, where it had probably been
lying for some days as it had been almost
entirely eaten up by the buzzards, who had
scented it out There was so little of the
body left when found that it was impossible
to tell whether the child had died from
violence or not. The statement of the girl
is that she was on her way with the child
to Newport to have it baptized when it
died, and she was 80 afraid that it might be
thought she had destroyed it that she hid
the body in the swamp where it was found.
Seven men were hanged yesterday, viz:
Wilson Stephens, mulatto boy, at Edge
field Court House, 8. c., for the murder of
w. II. Steifer, an old German peddler, last
December; Frank Williams, colored, who
shot and killed his wife at Pine Bluffs, Ark;
George Smith and Asberry and George
Hughes at Scottsboro', Ala, for arson /; AL
rage killed Henry Hicks and Emma jack
son, also colored, and slightly wounded his
brother Celestial Jefferson. in BROOKLYN N