Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-24
NEWS OF The DAY.


den, New York, yesterday.
Over 5000 Russians have settled ia and
around Eureka, CAL, within year.
The Brazilians are said to form the lar
gest and richest foreign colony in Paris.
The estate of Mr. Gowen, VINO committed
suicide in Washington lass week, is vsiued
at $3.50 700.
J. B. Buck, the hotel thief who stole Mrs.
Potter's diamonds in Washington mas been
caught in New Orleans.
The people OF Lancaster, O., illuminate
their race track With natural gas and have
trotting matches at night.
1t is said that Prot. James M. Gregory,
coolred. will be appointed recorder of deeds
for the District of Columbia.
Ex.Secretary Whitney is named as the
third Richmond New York will put in the
field for the nomination of 1892.
Mr. VIM. A. Adkins, weIl-tc-'o farmer
of Wicomico county, Md, dropped dead CT
heart disease Saturday morning.
President Flagler OF the Standard Oil
Company, bias built four churches during
the last year at cost of $400, 900.
Several members of robber bands, which
have been plundering at Ameca, Mexico,
have been caught and severely dealt with.
Members of Congress from the four new
States say that no State flags or coats OF
arms have yet been adopted, but the old
territorial seals are used.
number of citizens OF Queen Aabe
county, Md, signed the bail bond for the
Ver,nillon family, with the understanding
that they should leave the State.
By Gazing of earth at the new Newport
News and Mississippi Valley Railroad de
pot at Mempis. Tenn, yesterday, Two men
were killed and another seriously injured.
Frank Slavin, the Australian champion,
has challenged John L. Sullivan to fight for
/ - 500 or S. 600 eide and the championship
In six months, the battle to be either in
America or in Australia.
A cave-n occurred at the Lane Mine,
Angels Camp, Caaveras county, Cal, yes
| terday burying sixteen men. There ia no
| prospect of getting them out alive. Nearly
| all the victims had families.
The heaviest business of any one Gay in
the history OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road was done during the twenty four hours
ended Sunday night. Ga the three divisions
cast of the OHIO river between G. 900 and
Z 900 cara were moved.
Jake Kilrain and Felix Vaquelin, the
! New Orleans heavy weight, are TO box six
rounds at New Orleans Jan. IS, for purse
OF 81 .O00 Kilrain has been offered the pro-
censorship of boxing by the Southern Attn
letic Club and will make New Orleans his
permanent home.
Saturday evening John Nunley, an ex
convict, who killed coored man in Char
lesion, w. Va, during political demon
stration five years ago, shot Thomas Gard
ner, aged fourteen years, near the latIer's
| home, on Campbell's creek. Nunley YVES
drunk and Gardner, with number OF other
boys, was shooting fre-crackers, and as
Nunley passed he ehOt into the crowd.
The Countess of Civry, who, it is claimed,
IL legitimate daughter OF the Duke of
Brunswick, who died in Vienna in 1878,
brought suit on behalf of her children to re-
cove. the value of property left By the Duk /,
including collection of diamonds valued
at high price. The Brunswick court has
dismissed ner euis and upheld the right OF
| the King OF Saxony ana the Duke of Cum
berlaud as benefciaries.
! AS the Portland express from Boston was
passing freight train on the Boston aud
Maine Railroad, near AnGover Mass, yes
terday evening, piece OF timber from one
! of the freight cars struck the front end OF
the rear car of the express, which was run
ming at the rate oil 40 miles an hour, and
crashed through the car, rakipg 1t broad
side, breaking every window sash and cov-
eriDg the passengers with glass and spiint-
ere. Fifteen or twenty passengers were
more or less cut about the face and shou-
der5.