Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-05
NEWS of THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Surgeon General Hamilton denies pub
lished statement that he dscriminates
against the Catholic hospitals.
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett arrived at
Newport. r. l., Saturday, in his steam yacht
Namouna, after run of seven days from
the Azores,
The Washington authorities have placed
special policemen at the railroad depots to
prevent O'Donnell from landing his leper
patients in that city.
A fire in the Baldwin Locomotive Works,
at Philadelphia, last night destroyed $50, 900
worth Of property. The fire is supposed to
have been caused by lightning.
The ten.year. old son of E. r. Barker liv-
ing two miles west of Piedmont, West Va,
while getting oil train yesterday, fell un-
der the cars and was fatally injured.
The Arctic heroes return was celebrated
in Portsmouth, N. H., last night by q pa
rade and reception. Secretary Chandler,
ex-Speaker Randall, and others made ad-
dresses.
Mr.. Alex Adamson, long a we'll known
bookseller Of Washington, died yesterday
morning at his home, 1877 Ninth street, from
an overdose Of morphine taken on Saturday
night last.
During heavy thunder storm last even
ing the barn of y. l.. Bellows, near Gwynead,
Montgomery country, Pa, was struck by
lightning, and. with its contents, was to-
tally destroyed. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
The depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad
at JERSEY City, was destroyed by fire last
night. Several persons were injured and
considerable freight destroyed. The fire
was caused by III explosion of gas. Loss
$150,OOO.
Seventeen suits have been entered by
Washington property owners against the B.
& p. r. r. for alleged damages to their
property by the running of that company's
trains The amounts range from $4,000 to
$4,000 and aggregate Sl63,00n.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is lying i'll
Mt his residence in Peekskill. He had been
unwell for some time, and, as he became
rapidly much worse, his physician was sent
for and remained with him Friday night
Mr.. Beecher was much easier yesterday.
The Irving Hall New York democracy
held ratification meeting last night. Des
pite the unfavorabe weather the hall was
crowded. and enthusiasm ran high. Root
B. Mooney presided Speeches were made
by State Comptroller Alfred G. Chaplin, Col
John r. Fellows, and others.
Friday afternoon last Miss Cynthia Tracy.
aged about nineteen years, daughter of
Thomas Tracy, residing near Phoenix, Md,
while endeavoring to kindle q fire with
coal oil, was 80 dangerously burned that
she died Friday night. Her mother, in en-
deavoring to extinguish the flames, was Sc
verely burned.
Democratic primaries for the election of
delegates to the Congressional conventions
were held in Baltimore yesterday The re.
suit was that Dr.. VIM. H. Cole will be the
nominee of the party in the Third district,
and Hon. John V. l.. Findlay will be re-
nominated in the Fonrth district. The
Fifth district city delegates are for Barnes
Compton.
The executive committee of the green
back State committee of Massachusetts de-
cided yesterday to call State convention
for September 4. Secretary Hutchinson
said that Gen. Butler had told the commit
tee who apprised him of the nomination
that he accepted. Unless he did accept it
formally the national party would put in
nomination straight ticket of electors
no ClCSliOu uo A4CAluSVOu, n.y., ycSlcTudy
resulted in democratic majority of ,22l
for sheriff. At the court house q dispute
arose between George Stewart, democrat,
and J. ]. Geers, republican, and resulted in
Geers shooting Stewart through the head,
killing him instantly. Another row occurred
between Jack Cleary and Dick Murphy, in
which Cleary was disemboweled and he has
since died. This resulted from an old diff
Guilty and was in no way connected with the
election. The parties were drunk.
Mate Walker of the schooner Julia
Baker, charged with personating Capt.
Lewis the dead master of that vessel, was
yesterday held for trial at Key West, Fla.
The testimony showed that Lewis was sick
when the vessel sailed. He became worse
on the sixth day out and died few mo-
ments after Walk er and the steward Gomez
had given him something from a bottle.
They then took the vessel to the Bahama
Islands. disposed of the lumber and tried to
sell the flour. Gomez left the schooner,
which was then taken to Key West, where
the cargo of flour was offered for IS barrel.
Runners have lust reached Baltimore tn tho