Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OE LIE Od L.
Mormon missionaries are making converts
at Huntingdon, Pa. About geo have been
sent TO Utah.
Gen. G. T. Beauregard has resigned his
position as Commissioner OF Public Works
at New Orleans.
John L. sullivan's circus has come to an
end, leaving, it ia said, large number OF
unpaid employees.
company was formed in Pittsburg Satur.
day, with a capital stock OF 81 600, 600, to
open a tin mine in Mexico, near Durango.
Congressman Mckinley has accepted an
Invitation to visit the Georgia Chatauqua
during the month of August, and make q
speech
Judge Van Wick, of the Brooklyn City
Court, has granted an absolute divorce to
Mrs. Alice Chaplin Ferris from Harvey Fer.
ris Mrs Ferris is a sister OF Brooklyn 8
Mayor, Alfred @. Chaplin.
Jem. Smith, the prize fighter, while driv.
ing in Kilburn, London, yesterday, collided
with trap and was thrown to the ground.
He was picked up insensible and was found
to be injured about the ribs and face.
The jury at Mitchelstown, Ireland, which
was investigating the death of John Mande.
Vile, returned verdict declaring that his
death was caused by the unjustifable treat
ment to which he was subjected while con-
fined in Tullamore prison.
Senator Palmer, of Michigan, has an
nounced his intention to retire from political
life at the expiration of his present term,
which will occur next spring. The reason
is believed to be due to the fact that Gov.
A!ger will contest the seat, and that he Is
willing to spend larger sum OF money to
secure it than Mr.. Palmer is to retain it.
While james Martin, wealthy farmer of
Mckinney, Perry county, Ohio and his son
John were harvesting on Saturday, their
machine got out of order, and both men
crawled under it to fix it. While 10 this
position their horses became frightened and
ran away, drawing their machine over them
| and almost decapitating them. Both are Ia
| tally injured.
Mr. Fuller, recently appointed Chief JUS
tice of the U. S. Supreme Court, will remain
In Washington until the President returns.
He will probably qualify in that city when
the court meets in October To friend on
Saturday be said: 81 think I shall soon feel
at home here. The first seven men that
called or me were newspaper correspon'
dents, who wanted to interview me, and the
next five were real estate agents, who want.
ed to sell me houses"
The coored missionaries sent from Phila.
delphia by Chairman Quay, Of the national
republican committee TO capture the colored
democratic convention recently held in In
dianapolis, have returned to Philadelphia
with depetei pocket books and acknowl.
epge that their mission was fruitless. Oh
their failure to get into the convention ball
one of them said at ia we'll we did not at.
! tend, for we were told there were eight re-
volvers in sight" Another said, There
we're too many rsZors for u.s."
The League games for the baseball cham
pionship played Saturday resulted as fol-
lows: New York 4, Philadelphia 3; Boston
16 Washington l Chicago 81, Detroit II
Pittsburg 8, Indianapolis 0. New York is
now tied with Detroit for first place-each
club having won AZ and los: 27 games. Chi
cago follows With As won and 30 lost There
is 20 change in the positions OF the other
clubs Washington will play at New York
day, Philadel phia at Boston, Pittsburg at
Chicago and Indianapolis at Detroit.
John Forhan, boycotted farmer, while
returning from Tralee with three laborors in
car yesterday, was shot dead near Listow-
ell. Kerry, by two disguised men who escap.
ed, While Farmer McAulitfe was working
with laborer named Ruare in field at
Glounsmukle, Cork, on Saturday, man
disguised entered and demanded their
nance Ruare gave false name. He was
ordered by the stranger to fall upon bis
,ees, and he did 30, whereupon the stran-
gar shot him twice, and he died an hour af.
J-rward The stranger escaped.