Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

But lao out OF 80 mem eTS OF Inc dOuSo
OF Representatives are now in Washington.
Two new cases ofyellow fever were dis
covered at Pleasant City, Florida. yester-
day.
The Italian press is becoming aroused
over the anti.Itaian sentiment of this coun-
try.
The u. 8. Senate yesterday paced 127
private pension bills in less than fifty min
utes.
An unsuccessful attempt was made by
burglars to rob the Concord, Mass, bank
last night.
Col. James Stevenson, for many years
connected with the Geological Survey, died
in New York yesterday.
An effort is being made to indu ce Hon. s.
s. Cox to become the democratic candidate
for Mayor of New York.
eelwynn Taylor, mining engineer at
Pttsburg declares that the supply OF natural
gas ia beginning TO give out.
Austin, Texas, and Montgomery, Ala.
have Guaranteed against the cities in Florl.
da where yellow fever exists
The reported discovery of silver In rich
quantities near Ruby Creek, W. T., occa-
stoned considerable excitement.
Pat Killen, of st. Paul, MINI, it is said,
will post on August 10 forfeit of 500 for a
fight to a finish with Jake Kilrain for 50 600.
Benjamin II. Lanum, who is said to be
ninety years old, WAS married in Washing.
ton last night to Willie Ann Evans, aged
thirty-tive.
John Summers, Chicago saloon keeper.
was fatally shot last night by his nephew,
John Jones. The shooting was the result of
family feud.
Daniel Mccarthy, his wife, four daugh-
tiers, and daughter.n law have been pols
oned in Wichita Kas., by drinking but
termilk which had been standing in cop
per kettle.
In Washington yesterday the charge of
assault preferred by Justice Samuel G. Mills
against John Amber Smith was nole pros.
equied at Mr.. Mills's request. Mr.. Smith
has apologlzad,
The first bale of The new crop Of cotton
was received at Savannah yesterday from
Thomasville. It weighed 494 pounds, and
was classed as strict miiding. 1t was sold
for fifteen cents per pound.
Mrs. w. O'Sullivan Dimpfel, of Baltimore,
Tue SUuun cIIu UCdutilul WHO VI Abi' oe'
Dimpfel we'll known member Of the Mary
land Club has announced her intention OF
adopting the stage as profession.
A dispatch from Holyoke. Mass, says
Mrs. Geo. Chognette. who has been blind for
five years, returned here yesterday com.
pletely cured by using the waters from the
shrine of ST. Anne de Beau Pre-.
Chairman Barnum, Of the national demo.
cratic committee, expresses himself as con-
fident that Cleveland will carry New York.
New Jersey, Connecticut and Indiana, and
anticipates large democratic gains in the
Northwest.
Ancient human footprints have been found
in volcanic rock in Nicaragua. The prints
are described as being % inches long,
inches wide at the heel and u inches at the
toe. The apparent length of the foot Itself
is s inches.
Collector Mngone, of New York, yester.
day decided that Agnes StaTkey, who eloped
from Birmingham, Eng, with Rudolph
Wunsch, married man, and arrived at
Castle Garden on Monday with him, must
return to her home.
Mr.. James J. O'Kelly, the we'll known
journalist and member of Parliament for the
north division of Roscommon, was arrested
In London yesterday evening for cfenses
under the Crimes Act. The warrant for
his arrest charged him with max ing speech.
es in Ireland melting to in;imid alton and
boycotting.
Mary Doran. VITO was arrested at Colum.
bus, lad, for the murder of her husband,
Oscar DorAn, on the Goth lust, 10y pouring
into his mouth while be was asleep two
ounces of certolic acid, yesterday called to
her cell, in the county Jail, the sheriff and
the jailor and made known her intention OF
confessing her terrible crime.
The four CONS OF Mr.. Vaudeville, of Bos.
ton, eyed sig, eight, ten and twelve, were
playing On some logs in Description river,
Yesterday, when the chain holding the logs
gave way. and all four were thrown In the
water. Ia another moment all the logs had
damned together oyer the heads of the boys,
making q root, which rendered all chance of
escape impossible and all four were drownd.
Jem Smith refuses to come to America
to fight Mike Coney, but will make match
to fight 10 England, France or Spain or f5OO
or 81 600, and elbow Conley el00 for ex.
penses. Richard K. Fox says if Coney will
agree 10 cross the Atlantic and meet Smith
10 Spain or Franco, he will back Conley to
fight Smith according to London prize ring
rules, in four or six months from agniDg ar
t;cles, for S. 900 side.
An operative of the Eureka detectives
is 10 Charleston, W. Va, with wild
Bill" and stranger to claim the rewards
for arresling two Of the Kentucky Hatfield
Mccoy outlaws. They report sharp fight
lately at the mouth of Peters Creek, KY,
with band OF men who had Winchester
rifles. One OF the Mccoy band is reported
as having died about that time, while sew
eral are known to have been wounded.
The League games for the baseball cham.
piouship played yesterday resulted as fol-
lows: New York 5, Boston Washington
8, Philadelphia l; Indianapolis 6, Chicago
4. There was no game at Detroit. New
York by its victory yesterday passed Chi
cago and took second place, Detroit leading
by ore game only. Philadelphia will play
at New York TO day, Washington at Boston,