Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Il Is said that Major warner mas QeclQeQ
to accept the post of Pension Commissioners.
Two cyclonic disturbances are reported
from the West Indies, one south southwest
of Havana, and the other south. southeast OF
Cuba.
Capt. Geo. A. Armes has been summoned
before an army medical board to have the
question of his mental condition deter
mined.
1t is thought Daniel Dougberty, of New
York, the silver.tongued orator, can secure
Sunset Cox's vacant chair In Congress If he
wants it.
En- American syndicate with an immense
capital is proposed as q rival to the British
syndicate 10 the control of the beer trade in
this country.
Frank Pine, who is known all over Eu-
rope aud the United States as one of the
smoothest confidence men in the business,
is at the Windsor Hotel, in Denver, at the
point OF death.
Talk Is revived in Washington of De
mand for repeal of the internal revenue
taxes with threat of bolt 10 the republi
can caucus by the southern members If the
demand be not granted.
n
England, of Mrs. Lillian LaDgtry the actress,
from her husband, and it is understood that
the marriage of Mira. Langtry to Mr.. Fred.
Gebhardt will quickly follow.
Steve Brodie jumped from the back of a
tight rope walker on cable into the artih.
cial lake at Beyerle's Park, Cleveland, yes
terday, a distance OF 100 feet. Five thous-
and spectators wtra present.
With two children, one in arms, Polish
woman journeyed all the way to Shenan.
doah from her native home to meet her bus
band, but she learned on her arrival that he
had been killed few days before in mine.
A story has been made public disclosing
the fact that Henry 6. Ives forged the ini-
tals of Christopher Meyer, after Meyers
death, to an alleged agreement which made
the estate of Meyer responsible for debt of
$4,000.
Bamberger, Bloom & Co.. store, one of the
largest wholesale drygoods and notion
houses In Louisville, was completely de,
stroyed by fire last night. The loss will al
ready reach nearly million. Six fremen
were killed.
The exposition building in Chicago was
considerably damaged by fire Saturday
night. Between 5000 and 10 600 persons
were in the building when the flames broke
out, but no one was seriously Injured,
although there was mad rush for the
doors.
1t s said that Notwithstanding the almost
uuanimity of sentiment in favor of Hon
Thomas F. Bsyerd being the next demo
cratic gubernatorial candidate, the ex-Sec
rotary bias privately announced to friend
that under no circumstances would he &C.
cept the nomination.
Plient and Doll May horn, OF the notorious
Hatfield gang, were convicted OF the MUIR
der of the Mccoy brothers at Pikevile, KY,
Saturday, and sentenced to Imprisonment
for life. Ellison Mounts was found guilty Of
the murder of Efora Mccoy and sentenced
to be hanged December 8.
Charles T. Goodwin, young man who
boards with Mrs Smith, at No. 1921 Balm.
bridge street. Philadelphia. was yesterday
arrested in Wilmington, Del, in company
with Mrs. Smiths Is year-old daughter,
Alice, whom be Ia accused of abducting and
running under the most aggravating circum-
stances.
In Pittsburg Saturday night during q
game of cards in an Italian boarding house,
Giovanni Franceschiello stabbed his brother
Michele in the body four times with large
knife, killing him instantly. He then
forced the other players to let him pass
from the house by threatening to kill them
and escaped in the darkness, but was
captured in the woods last night.
The Pennsylvania flood relief commission
Saturday completed IFS consideration of the
question OF final distribution Of the fund still
10 its hands, and agreed to give Johnstown
81 600 600 The commission received 81 Cos,
ia. % and had on hand Saturday 81 .666. 1885,
so. A bank order for 600 was received
from Thomas Sexton. lord mayor of Dublin,
making in all 81. 700 received from this
source.
Walter G .Campbell,o of youngstown, N. Y.
made the trip yesterday through the rapids
below Niagara falls encased in suit of
cork Enteriog the current he passed
through the first part of the rapids while in
a kneeling petition and holding fast to the
sides of his boat The huge wave in front
of Buttery's elevator raised Campbell high
on its crest and capsizsd the boat, but his
cork suit buoyed him up nicely. Passing
into the whirlpool he WAS carried by the
fierce current far out into the maelstrom.
but by strong swimming he soon reached
the shore.