Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-05
NEWS OF The DAY.

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The Bruah company ia to light Baltimore
By electricity at 40 cents per light per night.
Prince Bisnarck's Efforts TO bring about
meeting OF the three emperors will not be
successful.
The temperature fell to freezing in the e1.
treme northern portion of Minnesota yester-
day morning.
The Germana have sent for Malietoa to
return to Samoa, and he will be reinststed
az king with Tsmasese az vice ruler.
The United States cruiser Boston ran on
q rock III Newport harbor on Saturday even.
Ing and had hole siove in her bottom.
At Pottevile, Pa, on Saturday, Clara
Roeder, while on her way home, was eeiz.d
by two Italians who cut her hair off and fed.
Seventeen valuable horaes, including the
foe stallion Sam Morgan, valued at g 600,
were burned TO death at Rome, Ga, on Sat-
urdsy.
Claus Sprecklcs has given orders TO hie
manager in Philadeiphia to double the c.
pacity OF hia already mammoth refinery in
that city.
The resu:ts Of the second ballots in the
French cantons yesterday. chow that 12l
republicans, d conservatives and one Bou.
John L aulivan arrived at Jackson, Miss,
yesterday. An ovation was given him,
much to Governor Lowry's disgust. and by
his order the slugger vas taken TO Jail.
AtMarysviIle, Tenn, yesterday afternoon,
James Hannum, the son of wealthy parents,
assaulted the 8 year-old daughter of James
Fry. He was arrested, and there is strong
talk Of iyncbipg him.
melsrie Kuli, the S-vesr-old daughter of
Gustav Kohl, of New York CITY. while on
visit to the village of College Point, l.. l.,
on Saturday nysteriousy disappeared, and
it is feared she has been stolen by gypsies.
In recent battle near Toski, Wad.el-
Jumi, the detvlsh leader Was killed with
l 800 OF his soldiers by Egyptian troops,
under the command Of Gen. Grenfeil. The
latter srmy's killed and wounded number
ed 80.
James F. Buckner, ST, died of paralysis
at Louisville, KY, yesterday, aged 76 years
He was Virginian by birth. He served
with distinction during the war, and was
made a collector OF internal revenue by
President Grant.
Peter Meidck, 81 years old, rode the horse
Of HE employer, a. ]. McGil, into Sleeps.
head Bay yesterday morning The borse
became frightened, throwing his rider from
his back, rearing and punging and kicking
him on the chest az be lay in the water, kil-
ing him.
Two masked robbers boarded the Wabash
Western express train coon after it left Har-
lem, Mo-. Saturday night. compelled The
passengers in the sleeper to hand over their
money and jawelry and, after tussle With
the conductor on the platform, they leaped
| from the train aud esraped.
Jake Kilrain is slowly recovering from q
bilious attack at Hampton, Va. He will
leave there to day, but which direction he
will take be declines to tell II ia reported
that be will go to Canada. His own idea is
not to surrender, but he saga be is in the
hands CT his friends and will act az they
| direct.
The President has rendered the collector
ship Of the port of New Ofeans to exGov
ernor Yarmouth Of that city, and he bas
appointed John S. Patty naval officer at New
Orleans William Pitt Kellogg says the ap
pontments render the chances of republi
can success 10 the Third Louisiana district
doubtful. He ard his friends we're for other
candidates
Ia Richmond county, n. c., last Monday,
| Enoch Wallace, young white man was ar
resteu on Tue cnhIRe oil disturbing TeHRlous
services Sunday. He said when taken into
custody that it would kill hs mother o
| learn OF his trouble. Upon trial the young
man was acquitted, whereupon his mother,
learning If bis aoqutta became overoyed
and fell dead
When the train for Quebec on the Grand
Trunk Railway had passed st. Lambert's,
Can, after going through the Victoria
bridge, Saturday night, an explosion occur
red in the express car by which a messenger
named Rogers was killed, the car complete
" wrecked and the express matter destroy.
ed. No cause could be assigned for the ex
| plosiou.
Emperor William has conferred upon the
Queen the command of the First Dragon
Guards of Berlin, and upon the Duke OF
Cambridge the honorary colonelcy of reg
ment of infantry. The Queen 10 return has
made the Emperor an honorary admiral of
the British navy. This rank has been con.
ferred upon no other German Prince since
the time of Frederick the Great.
The CAPTURED VESSEL Tho British |
schooner Black Diamond, recently seiZed In |