Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-01
NEWS OF THE DAY

In Washington about three months ago
was yesterday released on $4,000 bail.
Karen Olsen, aged % years, died in New
York yesterday. She was believer in the
faith cure and refused medical attention.
1t is estimated at the Treasury Depart.
ment that the reduction in the public debt
during September will amount to $l3 $780,.
600.
VIM. P. Dole, commissioner of Indian
affairs under President Lincoln, died at his
residence in Washington yesterday, eyed IS
years.
The tin-plate and sheet-iron workers OF
Boston and vicinity, will leave the kolghts
of labor and organize an independent
union.
Baby Beatrice, who was palmed off on
Robert Ray Hamilton as his child. was
taken TO Mays Landing, n. j., yesterday,
where Mrs. Hamilton is prisoner.
The blocade on the East African coast
ends to-day. The German fleet, however,
viii! continue to prohibit the entry of nu-
nitions Of war along the German coast
line.
Advices from Crete are that the Turkish
troops on the island are cruelty tormenting
Christians. A number of the soldiers assault
ed two Christian women, one If whom was
afterwards killed.
The faculty of the University Of PenDsyl
vania have recommended 10 the board OF
trustees that the arts department of the
university be thrown opsn without restrc-
ton to female students.
Leon De Leonardi who conducted saw
ings bank in New York city 10 which hun.
dreds of Italian laborers deposited their
savings. has disappeared and left nothing
but big empty iron safe in his office.
At Cedar Bluffs, Ala, yesterday, Pat Ca
houn, ]. D. Williamson, Henry Jackson and
John King, principals and seconds In the
ate Calhoun Williamson duel were placed
under $500 bond to appear in court on De.
cember l..
A disastrous railway accident occurred
between Naples and Foggia yesterday.
Two express trains came into collision while
passing through tunnel, and twenty car
riages were telescoped The killed and in
jured number fifty.
Governor Hovey, of Indiana, yesterday
ordered John Murry delivered to the KAN
sas authorities. Murry Ia the man who has
been prosecuting SsterCsmille, ofthe convent
at Lyoue, Kansas. He nearly murdered her
because she would not violate her vowe,
forsake the convent and marry him. hurry
) Is under arrest at Terre Haute.
State Senator Joel P. Walker, Of Missis
sippi, proposes to introduce at the next ses.
sion of the Legislature bill making colored
, men Ineligible to hold Office. He thinks
that by this means all friction betwe the
whites and blacks arising from politics will
be removed. Walker claims the measure
would not conflict with the Fifteenth
Amendment.
Senator Wade Hampton, Of South Caro-
( lima, favors colonization as the means oil
settling the race troubles OF this country. He
says: There is no doubt In my mind that
it would be better for the south, better for
the negro, and better for the whole country
if the 'darkies' could be put by themselves.
General Grant favored something of this
kind when he advocated the purchase OF
some of the western islands"
In Philadelph yesterday, James McClel
lan was set to work to dig big holes on each
side of The street car tracks Oh Girard ave
pue, for the purpose ofrepairing gas main.
While Mcclellan was digging at the bottom
of a ten-foot hole, car came along. The
of horse be came frightended and reared on
his hind legs, lost his balance, and tombied
backward into the hole. crushing Mcclellan
to the bottom of the pit Hall an hours
hard work was required to release the un-
fortunate man whose last breath of lie he'd
been crushed out of his body by the furious
kicks of the horse. His breast WAS beaten
in and the upper portion of his body WAS
horribly crushed.