Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-27
NEWS or TEE Day.

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Seven young ladies took tie black veil at
Bordentowr, N. j.. yesterday.
| Stanley. the African explorer. will sail
from Zanzibar for Egypt Oh December 81.
The strike of the coal miners in the Char
leroi district, Belgium, is spreading. ms
strikers now number 10. 4CO.
About 900 miles have been added to the
total mau track mileage system OF the oni
ted States during the past year.
The influenza has reached Norristown,
pa INT ss vet there have been few cases,
and nearly all are of mild type.
There js trouble with the Indians at Fort
Sully, S. d. The Indians are dssatls hed with
the treaty opening the reservations.
Seven persons were killed yesterday by
locomotives at railroad crossings In Chica-
90. making lotal of about 25O during the
year.
The President accompanied by Senators
Edmupds aud Hawley and others. has
gone on duckipg expedition down the
Potomac.
Rey. Sam Jones' daughter has eloped
with the man she loved. A dispatch was
sent 10 the father telling him his daughter
was wife.
The Salvation army is defying tae Swiss
government by holding open.air meetings
at Geneva, despite the law prescribing such
assemblages
The town of Aci Reale, 10 Sicily, was
shaken by an esrit quake yesterday. sew
eral houses collapsed and many persons
were buried under the ruins.
Yesterday Mrs. Mary Europa, young
wife, in New York, acciden'a ally swallowed
water from q cup, containing paris green,
causing her death in terrible agony.
1t ia stated that Mr.. Edison cent as q
Christmas gift to Archduchess Elizabeth,
daue liter of the Archduke Rudolph, Crown
Prince of Austria, Photographic doll,
which talks geeat deal and rectes some
verses.
Charles w. Sharpess, o member of the
well known dry goods firm of sharpless
| Brothers, of Philadelphis, died yesterd
aged thirty eight years. Deceased had en-
tire control of the wholesale trade of the
| house for number of yesrs.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland were driv-
ing on Fifth avenue, New York, yesterday,
| the right bind wheel Of their Victoria slip
ped fl and the vehicle fell to the street With
it's occupants, both of whom were badly
shaken up but not otherwise injured.
The Richmond (Ky) C2imar states that
Mr.. ]. w. Bales, All excessive cattle dealer,
has closed bis shipments for the year 1889.
10 Madison county alone be purchased for 4
Baltimore finn for shipment to Europe
9 SAC cattle that averaged l GOO pounds and
Drought the sum OF $50. l4S.
The Pitisburg Southern Cosl Company,
the syndicate of large river coal operators OF
PIT sburg, Ps., which was formed three
years ago with capital stock of 81 600 600,
will go into liquidation at once, and the
thirteen firms, comprising the company will
hereafter do tusiuess on their own account.
Judge George P. Jenkins, a prominent
citiz 81 of Charles county, ND, died at his
home, near Port Tobacco, yesterday, aged
so years He was for number of years
prio. 10 1885 judge Of the Orphans Court
of the county. He had been in failing
health for loog time, but the immediate
cause OF his death was rheumatic govt
The excitement at Jessup, Ca, growing
out Of the fatal shooting be Bob Brewer, u
fugitive from justice, OF Marshal BarDhlli,
who attempted to arrest him, and the
wounGng of Marshal Lsggett aud he Kill :
ing of William Wood by The same outlaW,
has considerably abaied. A mob broke into
the jail at o'clock yesterday morning and
killed two negro prisoners. members OF
Brewers gang. The negroes are said have
been melted to the ARRAY by J. W. Ryan,a
white man. Henry Anderson, one of
posse sent to arrest Ryan, was accidentally
shot by a comrade while watching RyaD's
| house. report Of 8 riot at bsrhesville,
Ca, proves to have been erroneous.