Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The President is expected to return to
Deer Park next Friday.
The Car is expected to visit Germany on
the 26sh day of the month.
Emperor William and Prince Henry have
returned to Berlin from their trip to Eng
land.
II is telegraphed that Mr.. Harrison has
de- efmined to appoint Attorney General
Miller to the vacancy on the Supreme Bench.
About eighty Boston capitalists have gone
to Alabama to invest in local enterprises at
Sheffield, which is one of the iron centres of
the soutb.
The increased pay of thrdclass post
masters. according to treasury decision,
does not begin until their new commissions
are issued.
1t is reported that Deputy U. S. Maj
shal James O'Hsger was shot from ambush
in Wyoming county, W. Va, on Saturday,
and died from his injuries.
The Pope has given Archbishop Corrigan,
of New York city, two of his jubilee pres
ents-a chalice and ciborium-both of
which are OF gold, while the cbalce ia stud
ded with amethysts and rubies.
The Augusta, Co., Orphan Asylum,
entirely destroyed by fire yesterday. All
the children were gotten out safely. Two
iremen were injured by falling timber.
James McCune, notorious woodsman,
has been positively identified as the man
that held up the Wisconsin train near Chip
pewa Fallslast week, and it is believed that
it will be an easy matter now to catch the
robber.
Robert Parker was assassinated Saturday
morning at G O'CLOCK in his garden. at Con
molly Springs, just west OF Hickory, n. G.
The murderer is unknown as yet. He shot
Parker from ambush and then ii.d Parker
leaves wife and two children.
A widow named Gilis, living in a remote
district of Jeherson county, w. Va, and
TWO daughters about grown, were found
dead on Friday. They had evidently been
| climinally assaulted ard murdered. There
is no cew to the perpetrators OF the deed.
The letters of Boulanger, which we're pro-
duced before the Senate Court, tend to prove
that Boulanger shared with Buret the COM
missions paid by army contractors. Mad
anne P JurIre, the mistress OF Bou!anger, has
writteu to Louise Michel certain disclosures
concerning the General.
St. Louis gained on Brooklyn yesterday
in the race for the American pennant, while
the Athletics regained fourth place, of
which Cincinnati deprived them two days
ago. The schedule for the League clubs for
the uext three days is as follows: New York
at Cleveland, Boston at Pittsburg, Pniladel.
phia at Chicago, Washington at Indian
apolis.
AT four o'clock Saturday morsing match
was carelessly struck near barrel Of ben.
zine in the large packing house of George
/ H. Hammond & Co., Hammond, Iud.
Within two hours the entire establishment,
with the exception Of the new killing de-
partment, was burned to the ground. The
FIRE throws some seven hundred meH out of
employment. The loss ia 100000.
Walter Mickey, an employee ofthe Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, fell from third
story window at his residence, in Washing
ton. Saturday night and was instantly killed.
| His death ia believed to have been due to
habit of sitting in window OF his room and
smoking pipe before going to bed, and it
Is supposed that while in this position he
went to sleep and fell.
It is stated that indictments will be found
at Purvls, Mississippi, against Kilrain, Null
doom, Clea!y, Johnston, Mitchell, Dennis
Butler the two Murphys, bottle holders:
Wakely, Stevenson and Barnett, and officers
will then be sent to bring the parties back
for trial. The special term for the trial of
the parties who have already waved exami-
nation and are out on bail, will begin to dsy.
The family Oft. ]. Allen, OF Knob creek,
Monroe county, w. Va, narrowly escaped
being burned alive by some unknown enemy
F. iday night. The doorways of the house
we're blocked by stones, kerosene was thrown
over the porch and other woodwork. and
the match was applied while the family were
asleep. The entire lower story was ablazs
before they awoke, and all had to jump
from the windows in their night clothes.
Serious wounds were the result.
The trial of John Yeldell, coIored, alias
Rev. E. F. Flemon, Of Pitsbnrg, Pa, for
| murder committed in 1854, resulted at
Eiyefeld, S. C Saturday, in verdict of
| not guilty. The principal witness for the
State was Josh Briggs, calored, who had
been tried for the same crime and acquitted.
He testified that Yeldcl! fred the fatal shot.
The dtfsnse introduced no testimony. The
Jury was composed entirely of whites.
Yeidell left Saturday on his Return to Pits
burg
DUEL.-Hon. Patrick Calhoun, OF Atlanta,
1uill;,,ooop nf Rnma Ga