Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-25

member of the Society OF Friends, died at
Mount Lake Park yesterday.
Surgeon General Hamilton says there are
no indications of yellow fever al Jacksonville
or other points in the South.
The Attorney General has decided that
Cinnamon may pass through the United
States on their way to China.
Emmons Clark, e1 Colonel of the Seventh
New York Regiment. has declined the ap-
pointment as consul to Havre, recently
made.
Mr.. Andrew F. Crutchfeld, one of the
founders and the editors of the .Baltimorean.
died yesterday in Baltimore. He was La
tive of Richmond.
A gas explosion in the electric light coz
duit on New York avenue and Ninth street,
Washington city. yesterday evening, made
a email local earthquake.
The southern part of Van Zlndt county,
Texas, is suffering from acts of band of in.
csndiaries who are burning churches and
school houses right and left.
Harold Pickering, child eleven months
DID, died yesterday in Baltimore from the
results of an operation to extract safety
pin which he had swallowed.
The three whaling vessels, James A. Ham.
ilton, Otter and Annie, carrying about sixty
officers and men. are generally believed to
have been lost In the Arctic ocean.
The den OF VIM. G. Burns, the green goods
swindler, in New York, was rsided yester-
day, and great variety of trick furniture
aud So 600 iu good money were seized.
Attempts at swindling on the part of some
of the applicants for relief have been dis
covered at Johnstown. Some of the
schemes resorted to are decidedly ingeni-
Gus.
Charles Crbann, the Philadelphia Grip
pied newsboy, yesterday received S2O,O
for the loss of his leg which was cut Off by
traction street Car in that city some time
since.
1t is reported that Chairman Cooley, Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission, has
been offered the position of commissioner Of
the Eastern Trunk Line Association at sal
airy of S25. 900 year.
The burglar who robbed the bingham
residence of ex Governor John d. Long, OF
Massachusetts, has returned three silver
spoons that were przsd by the ex Governor
as domestic mementos.
Charles Darninger, a married man who
left bis wife and six children to elOpe with
sixt en- year old girl of Philadelphia was
arrested in that city yesterday and held to
answer various charges.
The sugar trust is reported az piling up
the refoed output in Brooklyn storehouse
Vessel men say there il no truth in the re-
ports OF short crop, and that the raw sugar
is very cheap at shipping points.
Two false Christs have appeared in Lib
erty comfy, LIE. A child has been sacri-
feed and three persons fatally hurt. A ne
gro revolution is feared. The sheriff hos
gone to the scene with an srmed posse.
An Euglishman is the inventor of q ma
chine for use in drug stores, whereby the
seeker after information from the city di-
rectory is compelled to put cent in slot
before he can obtain access to the book.
Chicago holders of lottery ticket that
drew SIS 600 quarreled shout the division CT
the spells, and an appeal to law Ia likely to
result Ia the confiscation of the whole
amount by the State under an existing Law.
Mr.. Robert H. Lambo,n. New York phi
lanthropist. proposes to rid the world of the
buzziDg, biting motqnitoeP. His scheme is
te propagate dragon flies, which will prey
upon mosquitoes as the hawk does upon
sparrows.
Attorney General Miller arrived at Deer
Park last night and will remain several
days 1t ia thought that tho Supreme Court
vacancy ia the chief thing to be discussed
with the President during the Attorney
Generals stay there.
Prosecuting Attorney May, of Chicago,
has decided that no law exists in that city
for the Closing ofpo!icy shops, and in accord
auce with his declaration, the keeper of
West side establishment was yesterday dis
charged from custody.
The examination of Charles S. Gilman,
charged with burning and rohbiug his own
store aud causing the great FIRE at East
Corinth, Me, commenced yesterday. Gil.
man was very nervous and aeitated. Ha
pleaded not gully whsu the warrant was
read.
The object OF conference between Post
master General Wanamaker and Postmaster
Van Colt in New York yesterday is said to
be to induce the city to buy the present
New York post office building, 10 which case
the government will build another postotiice
up town.
Rev. James Curley, S. j. the celebrated
astronomer. who had been member of the
faculty of Georgetown College since 1927,
Oleu at IudI CuileRo SoolotuaJ Sfoh'u5i N'
the age of ninety three years. He had been
suffering from malarial fever for the isst
few days.
Kensington, Philadelphia, which has re-
Gently become famous for twins aud triplets.
is In a hutter over the latest arrivals, and is
congratulaling the latest lucky father. Jas.
McC,spin is now the proud possessor of
double set of twins who have all been born
within twenty months.
The latest estimate shows that Tammany
controls over fifteen million dollars of pa.
tronsgein New York city and rules eupreme
in all but six of the minor city departments.
The chiefs point with pride to the decreas-
ing tax rate and high credit of the city as q
result of their administration.
A mad.dog excitement prevails in Frank,
linville. Gloucester county, N. ]. Ten cows
have already baen killed, having been bit
ten by dogs that were supposed to be mad.
Tho townshjn authorities have ordered all