Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

caro- mai GlDOODS nus IeCelNou tno Poutit
ical brief creating the Rev. DR.. John 5. Fo-
ley bishop of Detroit.
The International corn and seed market
was open in Vienna yesterday. Six thous-
and persons were present.
DR.. Edward V Edelen died at his resi-
dence near Bryantown, Md, Sunday after
noon, aged about sizty-fve years.
The old laboratory belonging to Yale
University took fire last night and was par
tally consumed. The building was erected
in 1928.
Jack" Mccullough, of Philadelphia,
we'll known local republican politician, COM
mitted suicide yesterday by shooting himself
in the head.
The President has approved the act allow
ing the Richmond and Danvile railroad 10
Law tracks and erect stations in the District
OF Columbia.
Reports have been received showing that
the Egyptian corn crop is seriously Injured
and that it will be Impossible to grow wheat
10 Upper Egypt next year.
Alta Hungarian democratic banner rails
ing in New York yesterday, the platform
fell and crushed hoy's head into pulp.
Several others were injured.
The old Confederate cruiser Shenandoah
is being fitted up at San Francisco for serv-
ice in the coal.carrying trade on the Paclhc
coast.
Charles ". Wadrop, one of the owners
and managers of the Waldron Bank Of Hills
dale, Mich, has absconded, taking with him
money and securities estimated at s6OCUO.
The town of Mercersburg, Pa, is suffering
from the evil deeds of band of incendia'
ries, and the citizsns of the place are night
" 10 fear ofytheir homes and other property
being destroyed.
The House of Representatives yesterday
passed tae deficiency appropriation bill af
ter the provision for the payment of the
French spoliation claims had been ruled out
on point of order.
| The launch CT the cruiser Baltimore,
which was to have taken place to day at
| Philadelphia. has been postponed till about
| September IL on account OF the discovery OF
defect in the shafting.
A man suffering with all the symptoms of
yellow fever was admitted to the Medico-
Chru.gical Hospital, Philadelphia, last
night, aud the physicians were thrown into
state of CONSERVATION.
Miss Maggie Punzie. while walking on
the railroad track over high treste near
GAINESVILLE, Wis, yesterday, was struck by a
train and knocked to the rocks thirty feet
below and terribly mangled.
The planters of north Mississippi and
west Tennessee met at Memphis yesterday
70 devise means to defeat the bagging trust.
They resolved TO boycott jute bagging and
adopt other covering for cotton.
c. Il. Gallagher, of Upton, Ind, has sold
J TO W. B. Dulaney. of this city, two story
| frame tenement on the east side OF Pitt
street. between Duke and Wolfe, for $50.
The property ia subject to ground rent OF
SIS per aunum.
The Washington Light Infantry and the
Corcoran Cadets, who have for some time
past been scmmeriug at Atlantic City, re-
turned last night. They were met at the
depot and, with the music of several iue
bands; escorted to their armory.
Mrs. O. Taylor died at Peru, Ind., yester-
day. and her request that both hands and
feet be amputated, and her heart taken from
her body aud sent to France for burial, was
complied with. The rest of her body wac
buried in Somerset to day.
William Fullerton, jr, the distinguished
musician and composer, and only child OF
ex-Judge William Fullerton, the we'll known
lawyer of New York, died at Oldham, 6
suburb Of London. on Saturday last, from
consumption, at the age OF 2S years.
Two horses belonging to Ely Harris, near
Findlay, Ohio, were stung to death Sstur-
day by horde of bees. A boy WAS driving
the horses close to the beehive, when the
bees attacked the horses, and in less than
thirty minutes both horses were dead.
The League games for the baseball champ.
ionship played yesterday resulted as follows:
Boston 4, New York 2; Pittsburg II, Chi
cago Z; Chicago 10, Pittsburg l; Indiansp
oils 6, Detroit O. The Philadelphia Wash
ington game was prevented By rain.
The fifteenth annual Interstate Exhibi
ton OF Changers was opened at Wiiiams'
Grove, Pa, yesterday amidst large crowd
of people from every section OF the country.
Two hundred carloads of machinery of ali
descriptions have been placed in position.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
commenced suit against the Arthur Kill
Bridge for 100000 The bridge is being
built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. The Pennsylvania Company
claims that the bridge is a bindrance to
navigation.
| lIasG nuT; u ~ ut Slo wy slAISou years
old named Graves outraged the Eve year-old
daughter of Joseph s Tally, white farmer
living near Browns.cwn, Ark. Late Friday
night a mob forcibly took Graves from the
officers and banged bin TO e limb Of tree.
The girls condition is deemed critical.
A fire at Bryantown. Charles county, Md.
Yesterday consumed the storehouse of Lyon
& Turner and the postoffice furniture, with
small amount ofmoney. The books. mon
ey and stamps were sNved. The loss Oh the
the goods was So, 500 insured for 5000 L;
is supposed the store was robbed and fred.
The baloonist Simmons with two com.
panions. made an ascension from the Lon
don Exhibition yesterday. The balloon
descended in Essex, and dashiug against
trees, was smashed to pieces. and the occu.
pants were thrown out. Simmons died from
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