Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-05

Court OF washington Territory.
Big Winnie Johnson. the colored chow
woman who weighed $40 pounds, died sud
denly in Baltimore yesterday.
Prof. Barnard, of the Lick Observatory,
CAL, discovered last Monday a very faint
comet in the northeastern heavens.
Mr.. W. W. Curtis, of Georgetown, one of
the most widely known gentlemen in the
District, died at his home yesterday morn
ing.
Including alternstes, IS young men have
received permission to enter the Naval
Academy examination. Fifty-eight have
reported.
Subscriptions have been started and
monster benefit is being arranged for the
relief OF the families of the fireman killed in
Baltimore last Sunday.
Capt. H F. schwensen. of the Hamburg
American Packet Company, died in Ham
burg ON Sunday. He made his bundredth
round trip to New York in 1875
L. is reported that King Milan will with
draw his petition for divorce from Queen
Natalie, and intends to divorce himself
by roya! edct sanctioned by the Skupt-
china.
The election under the new local option
law took place in Salem county, n. J.. yes
terday Returns give 997 majority against
license. Warren county gave 900 majority
for local option.
The effects of the West India hurricane,
which is reported travelling in the direction
Of Florida were felt yesterday. The wind
attained the velocity OF fifty five miles an
hour and was steadily increasing.
After Mr.. Gladstone bad begun to speak
at Wexham Monday night one portion of
the gathering cheered him, while another
portion hissed This led to an uproar, and
for time the greatest confusion reigned.
Charles Pummer, aged 80, residing near
Mt. Ephraim, Montgomery county, Md.
committed suicide yesterday by taking two
bottles of leudanum. He leaves wife
and three children The cause is unknown.
II having been announced that meeting
would be held at Mitchelstown, Ireland, on
Sunday next on the occasion OF the ami
versery OF the Mitchelsto~n riots, the police
have received orders to prohibit the gath
ering.
Eoglish capitalists will prosecute the
work Of the Hudson river tunnel ut New
Yok and push it forward until completed.
The projectors we're forced to abandon work
three years ago in consequence of the lack
of funds.
The fever stricken schooner Adele Thack.
era has been lowed to the government quar-
antine station at Delaware Breskwate and
the sick sailors removed to the hospital.
The two sailors who died during the voyage
were buried at sea.
At the meeting of the New York boald of
aldermen yesterday the city tax levy was
passed. The amount to be raised is S3S $780,
900. The assessment valuations amount to
81, sos Az, 43l &c. The rate Of the taxes is
placed at 1922 per hundred.
The League games for the baseball cham
ponshiD played yesterday resulted as fol.
lows New York 2, Philadelphia l Detroit
8. Chicago 2; Boston 9, Washington 4 !:
Pittsburg 5, Indianapolis 4 After to-day's
games the eastern clubs will go west.
Sam Seaman, an ex fireman, of Louie
vile, Ky while crszed by liquor, yester-
day. shot bis wife three times and then shot
himself. Scanlan had been on spree since
his brother Jim, race-course man, was
killed in ST. Paul month ago. Both he
and his wife will die.
It is said that the London Times has Sc
cured valuable evidence from Ireland of
sensational character and that Dublin man
en- route from New York is prepared 10
swear in behalf of the Parnellites that be
forged some of the documents which the
Times presented.
The bodies of s. Morris Vain. Of Phila-
del phia, and Charles Livingstone Strong,
OF New York, young men OF wealthy connec.
tons, were found by g party OF hunters on
the plains within ten miles OF Rock Springs,
Wyoming Territory, about five days ago. 1t
is supposed they were murdered By their
guide.
At Wilmington, Del, yesterday Sterling
| P Taylor, an unmarried man of twenty
seven years, shot and fatally wounded his
step-father, Eli Dickinson, aged thirty eight
wears. Dickinson was criminally ultimate
with his step-daughter, florence Taylor,
and about ten days ago she gave birth to
child.
Miss Cecilia Simpson, OF Parkersburg, w.
Va, who had been missed from her home
for several days, was yesterday found float
ing in the Oaio river, her skull fractured,
eyes backened, and marks of heavy blows
on the side of the head. The young lady
was one of the mos. Intelligent and beauti.
full in the State. II is thought that che
committed suicide by jumping into the
river.
It is said that the machinery OF the steam
ship City of New York has had tremen-
dous rackine, aud that the vibrations from
the two 10000 horse power engines are too
great under the present arrangement of
twin screws for them to stand pressure to
their full capacity. The effect has been so
decided that the City of New York will be
unable to sail from Liverpool to day. These
vibrations, however may diminish when the
new ship has run little longer.
William T. F.zer. late clerk in the Pen
sion Office, at Washington, is well educat
ed negro, with complexion so light that he
might be taken for white man. He
represented himselfas a Portuguese, and Sc
cured the affections Of q young white girl.
whose father keeps a restaurant near the