Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

terday.
Attorney General Rogers, OF Lou;eiana, &C.
cuses Major Burke of def!auding That State
in the bond matter.
Another linemau was killed and badly
burned iu New York yesterday by live
electric wire striking him.
Every chief justice Of the United States
has been member of the Protestant Episco-
pal conventions except MIR. fancy.
Professor A H. Keane, the distinguished
philoloeist of University College, London,
is visiting the University of Virginia.
Emperor William reviewed a British
squadron at KEEL and afterwards gave
banquet in honor Of the English ofiicera yes
The New York Supreme Court general
term Judges have adopted rule prohibi
ting references in suits for absolute divorce
when no answer is put in.
A democratic mayor and council were
elected in Indianapolis, Iud.. yesterday.
This ia the first democratic mayor elect
ed in Indianapolis since 1874
At bull fight in the City of Mexico yes.
terday afternoon picador was gored to
death BY bull. The same bull killed four
horses and ran all the bull fighters from the
ring.
Dr. Charles Burke Bishop. the wellknown
comedian, died lest night in his dressing
room at the Lyceum Theatre. New York,
where he was playing prominent part in
Lord Chunky"
Robert B-rrier shot and killed his moth
erin law, Mrs. Herbert Walser. yesterday.
near Lexington. N. c.. In quarrel over
the possession of Berrier's child. After the
killing Berrier seized his child and fled.
Secretary Tracy has finally accepted the
Petrol, and she will be turned over to the
government at the Norfolk yard 10 day or
two. The total horse power was 044 ~,
or 81. 81, below the contract requirement
Mrs, Fritz Katz, q young wife of Chicago
poured half bottle Of carbolic acid down
her baby's throat, yesterday, and then sWai'
lowed the remainder herself. Both are
dead. The mother ia supposed to have been
crazsd by sickness.
At tho town election in Norwich, Conn,
Monday. the democrats achieved sweep
ing victory, electing their entire ticket by an
average msjority of $780, This Ia the first
time in the history of the republican party
that the democrats have carried Norwich.
4 gentleman Just returned from an ex-
ploring ex petition in the wilds of north.
western Ontario, Gays that ha discovered
during bis travels q tribe of Indians who
have practised cannbalism up TO within
few years ego, when the country was trst
visited by French missionaries
Last Monday at Lexington as Msj. Daniel
was about to address the cit'z .ns of that
place the platform on which the Major end
a hundred or more gentlemen were seated
gave way with crash, throwing the party
TO the ground, but no one was hurt. Malor
Daniel was rescued without injury.
The FIRST election in Tennessee under the
Australian system of voting occurred a,
Chattanooga yesterday In the municipal
electon, It was the quieteit election ever
known there. The resuIt.was the election OF
John A. Hart, republican, for mayor by 42o
majority, and ten republicans out OF sixteen
councllmen, and two councilmen lie.
The steamer City Of Paris has made the
run from New York to Queenstown In
DAYS 2S hours and 81 minutes. The cap
tain reports that her decks were swept by
heavy seas Yesterday. A female Storage
passenger and her child were swept over
hoard and drowned, and ten other passen
gers were severely Injured. The saloon was
flooded.
Running 10 the very teeth OF gale which
tossed her like chin on the waters, and
with red bot fire burning in one of her
coal bunkers which threatened to destroy
the steamer and which officers and crew
worked day end night to suhdue is the his
tory of good part of the voyage OF the big
British steamer Uoonist, which steamed
into the port of New York from Liverpool
yesterday.
Mrs. Mike Mcdonald, wife Of the Chicago
politician and gambler, who in July last
eloped with Rev. Father Joseph Moysant,
assistant pastor of the Church oil Notre
Dame there, arrived in New York on the
Iaman steamship City of Chicago on Satur,
dey last. but sbe came under an assumed
name. Father Moyssnt was not with her,
having deserted her shortly after their arri'
val 10 Europe.
Mrs. Ida Crow. wife OF the village post
master at North Springfield, Pa, recently
eoped with Rev. Wm. McManus, OF the
Christian Church. who deserted his vii,
and Child. Rev. Mr.. McManus has since
returned and has been forgiven by his wife,
hut Mrs. Crow has not returned home.
Why the separation occurred ia not known,
hut it ia said that Mrs. Manus' endeariog
letters brought her erring husband back TO
her side.
At a gas we'll display, at Jerome, Ind.,
Monday night, the pipe fell to the ground
and was hurled among the spectators with
terrible force. Most of the crowd we're able
to escape from the roaring Q .mes but sew
eral were caught. Chasa Warmon, Pastor
of the Friends Church, was struck full
in the face. and he fsl to the ground burn
ed to crisp. Two others were fatally
burned, the flesh falling from their bodies
Another had his skull crushed and YVES
dead when found.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
The grand jury of Spottsylvania county