Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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n t;ayvav Lindsly. the oldest physician
in Washington, died OF sepiie oeo'i''S yes
terday afternoon.
M. Henri Rochefort's eldest son commit
ted suicide yesterday at Bona, Algeria, by
blowing out his b. aims.
The new liquor license law in Boston I'M
its the number of saloons to $50, and l,oOO
places will be CLOSED May l.
III rumored at Alexandria that Sheikh
Senoussi's lieutenant, Abou Cinema Iva,
took Khartoum three weeks ago, and that
the Khalifn tled.
The Austrian government is preparing to
increase its forces of cavalry and artillery In
the Galician frontier in consequence OF
fresh movement of the Russian columns.
Postmaster Edward s. Unison. OF Ash.
bourne, eight miles from Philadelphia, shot
and killed burglar who was trying to oreas
in the posto1ice at 2 O'Clock yesterday
morning.
Jake Kilrain, accompanied Big Charlie
Mitchell, will sai from Liverpool for New
York Nav IS He will 60 to Baltimore at
once and go into training for his fight with
Sullivan.
Secretary Tracey declines to order court
of INQUIRY to investigate the loss ofthe men
of.war in Apia harbor, Samoa, being salts
fed that the disaster was one that could not
have been prevented.
Twenty three thousand dollars in money
and securities was taken from the postotllce
at Laharpe, H., early Saturday morning by
burglar. who blew open the safe snd es-
capped with the property.
IL tho municipal elections at Saint o"en'
near Paris yesterday, General Bouanger'
NJ. Laguerre, NJ. Deroulede aud Senator
Nsuuet, although not standing Is candidates,
aim ost defeated the candidates OF the radl-
Gals.
Tie Queen of Wurtenburg waa cut driv'
ing yesterday, when her horses, becoming
frightened by the noise OF train that aud
denly emerged from tunnel, boited. one
of the animals was killed. The Queen was
not hurt.
Captain Murrell, of the steamer Missouri,
has been appointed knight OF the Order
of the Dannebrog by King Christian CT Den
mark in recognition Of his services in rescu
ing The passengers and crew of the Danish
steamer DenmarIk.
At Little Rock. Ark. on Saturday, Editor
Wehber, of the Daily Leatlet. attempted to
shoot Gen. Powell Clayton while in saloon.
Political differences arc ssid to be at the
bottom of the trouble. Both Webber and
| Clayton were arrested.
The English steamship Brixhsm, which
arrived at Philadelphia Thursday with
cargo Of Central American fruit, reported
that she struck on dangerous shoal in the
Bueiields river. Nicaragua, and that it was
necessary to iattison 3 500 punches otbanan'
as in order to tighten the vessel.
The Greenbror Mountains, near Green
hrier White Sulphur Springs. are mass OF
| fire. and millions of feet Of valuable hard
timber have been consumed, with tens OF
thousands Of rails and other property. The
fire is beyond control, and must burn Itself
out.
Eleven weeks ago Miss Bessie Mclntosh
Disappeared from her home, in Philadelphia,
md 10 trace of her was found until Satur'
dav, whan her body was discovered in the
Schuylkil River Whether she was MUIR
dered, committed suicide or was accidental
Is drowned remains a profound mystery.
Z,nas Jennings, q we'll known young man
of Elizabeth CITY, n c., Is years of age,
net with shocking aud fatal accident
while in Kramer's Mill Oh Saturday. In
CT sing the shaft his clothing got caught,
and the rapidly-revoiving machinery liter
slIv tore the left arm from his body, broke
the other in several places, broke both legs
aud fractured his skull.
The train that left Washington last night
on the B. & p. R r. for New York, with
the presidential party, consisted ofnine cars
including six vestbuled. sleeping cara, din
ing car, a smoking car, and the private car
of Vice President Thomson, of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, drawn by two engines, and
is said to have been the finest and most com
pete railroad train ever seen either in this
country or any other. The floral decora
lions of the President'a car were simply
superb.