Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Twenty-Five cases of yellow fever and two
deaths are reported from Jacksonville Fla,
and the outlook is very alarmieg.
seligman, May & Co, of New York, have
filed schedules in assignment showing liza.
bilties of 1856 sos, and actual assets S34l 1888.
ce-President Lord OF the B. & O. Rail.
road, says The Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany's damage suit over the Arthur Kill
bridge will not amount to anything.
George Colbsrt, brakeman employed on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. fell be-
tween the cars near Martnsburg, W. Va.
yesterday, and had both legs crushed to
| jelly.
Miss Margaret Fennical died at Carlisle,
Pa, last Monday. She was aged 90 years
Miss Fenuicel was one of the smallest WON
en- in the world, being only 81 inches in
height
A Pinkerton detective yesterday spoiled
the escape Of couple of Chicago burglars
by capturing their tools and the booty thew
had just occurred from Henry W. King &
Co.'s clothing store.
Daring Harrison and Morton pole rair-
ing, near Morris, Otsego county, n. Y.
yesterday, a cannon was discharged prema-
lurely, killing John Dickson, Albert Ser.
geGnt and Fred. Sage.
The League games for the baseball champ.
ionship played yesterday resulted as follows:
Boston 2, New York O; Philadelphia 8.
Washington 9; Detroit 10, Indianapolis 3 /;
Pittsburg 8, Chicago 2.
The body of q white man supposed TO be
Henry F. w. Cell was washed ashore near
Chestertown, Md, yesterday morning. He
WIS an Euglishman and had been in this
country about two years.
It is reported that Fred. Gebhard sailed
from New York Saturday for England. He
is said 10 be suffering from melancholia, and
it il rumored that his depression is due TO
GOODNESS with Mis- Langtry.
A caucus Of republican Senators has been
called to meet at Senator Edmund's house,
/ in Washington to morrow evening, at 1880
o'clock, to consider the tariff bill, which will
be presented by the finance committee.
Fifteen lives have been lost by the strand.
ing Of the Norwegian steamer Bratsberg
near St. Fe'ice, on the coast of Nova Scotia.
Tie steamer grounded during dense fog
and the sea commenced almost Immediately
to break over her.
A freight train and special train from
Ottowa, having on board military for Co.
lunlbus. collided yesterday rear Lima, Ohio,
on the Dayton and Michigan railroad. Two
cars and the engines were wrecked, but no.
body was killed.
Egbert Batten, who is in the Camden jail
under charges of bigamy and perjury, does
not fear matrimony. He secured two wives
within fourteen months, and is willing to
serve term in the State prison to get rid
Of both and marry another.
The shipments from the mines of the Cum
berland coal region for the week ending
Saturday August %, were Go 517 tons. and
for the year to that date were 9, 264 $50 tons.
an increase OF 243 800 tons as compared with
the corresponding period of 1887.
at Pittsburg yesterday passenger car on
the electric railway became uncomfortable
and started down the heavy grade at ter
rife speed, jumping the rails and turning
over several times before it stopped Sew
eral passengers were seriously injured.
The second payment on the Libby Prison
property at Richmond fell due yesterday.
The Chicago syndicate having failed TO
make the second payment, the property
will be sold at public auction sometime
within the next ten days at their risk and
cost.
Florence Nightingale ia now a confirmed
invalid, and s q patient at st. Thomas's
Hospital, London. Her services during the
Crimean war injured her spine aud she has
never recovered from the effects thereof
This illustrous philantbropist is nearly SO
years old.
The property OF the Boone and Raleigh
Coke, Coal and Railroad Company and of
the Black Band Iron Company, consisting
OF 8 500 acres of land, was sold at Charles
tor, w. Va, yesterday, to L B. Russell, of
Lynn, Mass, for S25O,OOO.
A sensation was created at Asbury Park
| yesterday by young woman in buggy
pursuing aud horsewhipping an eldarly man
in driving wagon. 1t was evident from
her words that the man, whom she called
Parsons, had brought her to Long Branch
from Chicago and then deserted her.
Rev. Jesse Pratt, the oldest Baptist MIMIC
ter in Arkansas, and father of ]. R. Pratt,
who was on trial at Little Rock for assault
ing a woman, expressed the hope that he
would die before the verdict was rendered.
He ex PRED five hours before the jury came
in sentencing his son to FIVE years imprison.
ment. Grief aud shame killed him.
It is reported that cholera ia raging 10
Presque Isle county, Mich, and people are
dying like sheep, with no doctors in the inn
mediate vicinity. Nine persons died in one
day. While the report may be exaggerated,
it is known that q short time ago people
were suffering with bowel trouble Officials
of that county will investigate the matter.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Two colored men were arrested 10 Rich.
n,ond vestar6av for stealing 13 600 mounds