Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

There was light frost ahoutChattanoogs
Tenn, yesterday morning.
Russell Sage has bought lie ST. Louie
Arkansas aud Texas railroad.
John L. Sullivan is recovering his physi
oans pronouncing him out of danger
There we're one hundred aud eighty'siz
business failures IN the United States during
the past week.
Wilkinson & Co.'S big furniture wsre-
house in Chicago was burned yesterday and
several lives lost.
1t is reported that Andrew Carnegie has
been forming an international steel rail- man.
ufeciurers' combine.
During artillery practice at Fslixdorf yes.
.erday ~ shot narrowly missed the head OF
Emperor Francis Joseph.
The first frost of the season appeared
in Baltimore county yesterday morning
1t was principally in the upper part OF The
county.
Mrs. Paran Stevens, of New York, was
robbed in Paris recently of an enormous
amount of diamonds and other jewels worth
over 100000.
Fire at Louisville, KY, yesterday destroy
ed the Ohio Falls Oak Leather Tannery.
Loss S125, 000 About 100 men are thrown
cnt of employment.
Doubt about the corn crop OF the country
has vanished. Estimates point TO crop OF
:. 15O, 900 900 bushels; but it Is doubtless the
largest crop ever raised.
The board of police commissioners OF Bal.
tiinore city have contracted for 4OO glass
ballot boxes to use ia future elections IN
cnm olianca with the law OF 1883
Fitzgerald, who made a voluntary state
ment to the London police that he was the
mu, derer of Annie Chapman, one OF the
WhitechapeI victims, has been discharged.
A paper of Linz. Austria, announces tina;
on the cccssion Of al excursion fran Gman
den to Workmanship recently the care
witch was betrothed 10 Princess Maud o.
Wales.
The Supreme Court will reassemole Mon
dav, October S, and il is probable that al
the Justices except Mr.. Stanley Matthews
who is ill, will be present. Immediately
upon the opening OF the Court Chief Justice
Fuller will take the os.h Of ofice.
Senior Florence LUZ, one Of the best
known and weathiest rancbmen in Sonora
committed suicide at San Larsena, A. L
Yesterday, by putting the mnZze of arifis tt
his breast and pulling the trigger with toe
LUZ WAS famous as an Indian fighter. he
distinguished himself in the troubles witt
Geronimo, the Apache chief.
A large silk balloon. with liz car deserted
and dragging, was captured On Cumberland
Hill near Providence, r. l., yesterday where
it caught among the trees. The address
"Carl Myers, Mohawk, N. y" was fount
On il, aud piece of Buffalo newspaper
pinned to the basket, on which was pencil
ed, MET our death in the clouds"
S. V. Benet, Chief of Ordnance, has cent {
circular to the commanding officers at TIT
national arsensls. which, he says, was is
sued By direction Of Secretary Endicott, il
which he orders that hereafter in employ
ing and discharging the employees of any
!. and all grades, other things being equal ant
ia qualifications satisfactory, the democrat
will he favored, the object being to divide
the force in the different grades gradually
between the democrats and republicans.
Senator Hale says he will make the ciTcua
the basis of a request for an official inquir,
, by the Senate.