Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.

| COQStlLutlOUHl CUupoullOU6 AL tuo iOui
newly-made States we're held yesterday.
Wilkie Collins, the novelist. is very i'll in
London, having been stricken with paraly.
sis.
Nine steamers yesterday landed 2 274 im-
migrants at Castle Garden, including LAG
| Mormons for Utah.
The Goodyear Rubber Boot and Shoe
| Company made an assignment at Provl-
dence, r. l., yesterday.
Two rolling mills in Dupont's Powder
Works, near Wilmington, Del {, exploded
last night, but no one was killed.
The Cornell crew beat the Pennsylvania
University crew at Philadelphia yesterday
| in the fastest time ever made, $40.
for the formation of an Irish. American re-
public 10 North or South America.
A family party of four In carriage got in
the way of an express train at Little Silver,
near Long Branch, yesterday, were struck
by the engine and all we're killed.
In Baltimore last night a servant girl
named Annie O'Neil, nine years old, fell
down an eighty feet we'll by the breaking in
of an Clubhouse floor, but was rescued alive.
Ten blocks of the best portion of Elene-
burg, w. IT,, were burned yesterday. Near
Iy one hundred families are homeless. The
loss will reach hundreds OF thousands Of
dollars.
Melvin @. Garlitz was yesterday, OF Cum
berland, Md, sentenced to be hanged for the
murder of his wife on March Goth. 1t now
Remains for toe Governor TO fx the date for
the execution.
Thomas Ewing Sherman, eldest son of
General Sherpap, received the first rites 10
his ordination az Jesuit priest 10 the Ca
thsdral at Philadelphia yesterday. Arch
bishop RyaD officiating.
Bstween 90 and 80 Chicago patrolmen are
said to be members of the Clan ma Gael. A
story ia prevalent that Dr.. Cronn refused to
kill the spy LIE Caron, and was himself killed
because he knew too much.
The Countess Bollini, a Spanish young
lady Of noble falniy. who married young
Italian noblemsn In New York has been de-
serted by him after he spent all her money
elk months after their marriage.
The London Daily Neaus says that com.
munications between the English and Amer.
icau governments have resulted in &c under.
standing which will avert env collision In
Bebring Sea during the seal fishing season.
Numerous assures have suddenly appear
ed 10 the earth near Matanzas, Cuba. and
have created great alarm among the inhab-
itanis of that vicinity. Some OF the assures
are 600 feet long, "a feet wide, and 20 feet
deep.
SherifG E. Branson and Que of his depu
ties. Ed. Funk. were killed at Fourth
of July celebration at Kerbyvllle in fancy
county, Missouri. by Bill and Jim Miles, the
two brothers now under indictment for the
murder of the Bald Knobber chief at Forsyth
last August.
A special from Sumter, s. c., says that
FIVE negroes forced an entrance into the
dwelling of an unprotected woman in the
suburbs Of that place last night, and sub.
jected her to the grossest abuse. The as.
sailants have been arrested. Great indig-
nation has been aroused, anti it is probable
that the negroes will be taken from the Jail
and lynched.
Geronomo and his band are to be located
In North Carolina with the Cherokees.
These Indians are at present confined In
very cramped quarters at Mt. Vernon Bar
racks, Ala, aud it ia the W sh ofthe Indian
Rights Association to provide them with
tract of land containing about 10000 acres.
Geronomo is delighted with the prospect of
removal. but is disappointed at not getting
back to AriZ ona.