Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-21
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for The EVENING STAR


BADLY RCRNvD.-MiSy Kate Burro,,chs second
daughter or Assistant Postmaster Burroughs OF the
city post Office, was badly burned about 1880 last
ngnt at her nome on ST. Asaph street, between
ing TO her room lit the gas with a match which
sli ped from her hand and fell lighted in tie olds
she ran screaming into the next room occupied by
her parents: and 1t was not until she was almost
roasted about the body that her father, whose
hands were much burned, succeeded in extingu,sh-
lhg the nalnes. Miss Burroughs lies In Il critical
condition to day, but her injuries will probably be
a E9h her mother and elder sister were also
GONE TO The SUMNER NORMAL 1Nsr1TUTE-Miss
BuTneta Brocket and Miss NJ. T. Walsh. and Miss v.
and s. A. Schofleld and Mr.. W. a. Greenwich OF
Washington school, LETT On the Midland railroad
this morning for Harrisonburg, Va; to attend the
summer Normal Institute OF the public schools to
be held at that place.
VISIT TO FALLS CHURcH.-The choir of st. Mary's
Catholie) church, at Fails Church village. yester.
day. and sang at the high mass there Celebrated
by Officer McCann, charge trespass, was the only
prisoner at the station house this morning
has been away for some time will return this week
10 his passionate at ST. Mary's church--rhe work
OF rpairdng the interior OF Lee colored school
building Is In progress. The house Will be put in
as complet Ordei as 1t on the day after Il was
buit.-Rev. DR.. Headly, OF Washington, offlciated
sno IN Se ada
II
scalp wound, at his house, on south Columbus
street, yesterday morning.
ELECTRICAL PHENOMENON IN CoNNEcrIcrr.-The
most marvellous stories concerning the late series
OF electrical storms, which have done so much dam
age TO the crops In western Connecticut, continue
TO be reported. A well-known Putnam physician
who was driving in one OF the showers on a very
dark night, near West Thompson, was startled and
his horse was terrified and brought to stand-stli
Dy the easy descent OF lar globe or molten mass
or fire In the road ahead OF him. When about thirty
feet dist ant 1t appeared to become motloness for
space OF five or SIX seconds and then with sound
Ike the crack OF q repeating rife, 1t burst into
thousands OF atoms, and, for moment, presented
the most brilliant spectacle he ever saw. All COL
ors and hues were wildly brought out. Then it
disappeared. fragments or the thunderbolt which
looked like cooled iron ore and smeed like SULPHUR
were 1ouhu about he road the following day.
NOBLE PAuPERs SEEKING HElREssRs-A novel
scheme OF ASSISTED emigration. says q London dis
patch, has been started in Germany BY a society
composed wholly Of noblemen. The society Dr0
poses TO send INDECENT members Of noble German
families TO Chill, where they will have all the adj
vantage OF fertile soil and favorable climate and
the prospect OF exchanging their landess titles for
the hands OF The fair senorttas OF that country
They will be taken TO Chill Mt the expense OF the
Chilian government, which also agrees to supply
the exiles with land free OF charge and to maintain
them all in suitable style for year nom the date
OF their arrival