Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Consul New was given in London last night.
There are two cases of leprosy in New
York. One in the German Hospital and an
other secreIed in Fordham.
During a storm in Findlay, Ohio, on Fri
day night shower Of crawiish fell, covering
the ground for several blocks.
The Paris Temps says the cabinet has
decided to submit to Parliament IFS new
| scheme in aid OF the Panama Canal Com
panY.
DR. p. H. Cropin who disappeared from
Chicago on the All, and was supposed to
have met his death by foul play, is said to
be in Toronto.
Rev. Chas. Phillips. d. D., LII. D., emeri-
tus professor Of mathematics at the. Uni
versity of North Carolina, died in Columbia,
s Co. Friday night.
The American exhibit al the Paris exhibit
ton compares unfavorably with those of
other countries from an artistic point of
view, but is far ahead in practical machin-
cry.
II is stated that The priests whose impris-
oDment for sedtious utterances caused the
recent riots nj Guanajuato Mexico, will be
expelled from the country under the Perni-
cious Foreigner act.
Hon. Henry A. Foster died at Rome, n
", on Saturday, in his nnetieth year. He
was tho senior ex United States Senator,
having been appointed in 1884, one year be-
fore Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania.
a switch locomotive jumped the track at
Birmingham, Ala, yesterday, and went
over fifteen foot embankment. John
GLADDEN., the one-legged engineer, was ia
tally hurt, and two othor men badly in.
jured.
Milton Richmond, colored, attempted to
elope with sixteen-year old daughter of
Judge Strong at Winchester, Ky, on Sat
ur0ay, and was overtsken and shot by
friends of the Judge The girls father at.
tempted to shoot her and himself.
Tho striking miners at Schleswig, Ger
many, after attacking their foreman yeater-
dry and committing other outrages were or
deced by the military to dispense, but refus-
ing to ohey, the soldiers fired into the crowd,
killing six persons, one of them four year
old child.
Saturday evening while Mrs. William
Blankenship was walking across railroad
bridge near Charleston, w. Va, carrying
her little child eight months old, by acct
dent she let the little one fall. 1t passed
through between the ties distance of some
thirty feet TO the ground. 1t lived hut
short time
Bertha Lusko, aged So years, while at
tempting to cross n weaving-room in Rnmpf
& Brothers mill, Philadelphia, Saturday
afternoon. had her clothing caught in the
machinery. Before it could he stopped
every bone in her body was broken and her
clothing torn from her person. She was
taken ont dead
Ia the Office Of Justice of Peace Lewis, in
Kansas, Saturday afternoon, James Smith,
on trial for burglary, suddenly arose from
his scat, drew knife, and rushing upon
Detective John W. Gilley cut his throat.
The wounded officer Immediately drew his
revolver and fired four shots at the fleeing
prisoner. Policeman Maloney and Consta
BILE Woodruff also fred two shots each, and
the criminal fell dead with five bullets in his
body. During tho confusion Thomas LAWN,
also on tria! with Smith for burglary, es
capped.
Rev j ]. Boyle, Catholic priest of tho
Church of the Sacred Heart, of Raleigh, n.
c., was arrested there on Saturday night for
an outrage on ayonng woman who is organ.
lat of the church. 1t is claimed That Boyle
induced the girl, who ia small and delicate,
to go to his room in huilding attached to
the church. He then assaulted her in q
most brutal manner. She screamed and he
threatened TO kill her, holding pistol at
her head. Her injuries are serious and her
condition deplorsble. Boyle has been drink
ing heavily for some time. He has only
been in Raleigh six months. Owing to his
conduct he was recently reported to his
bishop. He thereupon threatened to kill the
man who informed on him. He is thirty
yesrs old His father. who is sad to be
wealthy, lives in Philadelphia. The crime
is capital one under the law of the State
and not bailable. The prisoner WAS restless
yesterday in the station house and cursed
aud denounced the Roman Catholic Church. |
Boyle wss to-day arraigned, bound over to
court, aad committed to Jail. Ar immense
of people gathered to hear the
trial, and an extra posse of
twenty police was sworn in. /