Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Frederick Schnel shot himself yesterday
on the grave of his wife in Mt. Carmel ceme
terry, Baltimore.
The old Jsuneman Brewery, in Washing.
ton. has been cold, presumably to the big
brewery syndicate, for 100000.
Harry Sullivan. Of Lawrence, Mass,
killed his two weeks old baby, and when
arrested for the crime banged himself in his
cell.
Minister Lincoln and meny members OF
the American colony in London have signed
petition for the repreve of Mrs. Maybri
sentenced to death for poisoning her hug
band.
While riding to Woodford, Ireland, where
a number OF tenants were to be eyicted, MIR.
Tener, agent of Lord Clanricarde. was yes
terday fred upon by some unknown person.
He escaped injury but his horse was killed.
Laura Wolford, the colored giantess. died
in Lafayette, Indiana, on Thursday after q
short illness. Laura was the mother OF
seven children. She weighed 904! pounds,
and measured three yards about the waist.
DR.. Alexander Brown Mott, Que of the
most noted Of American surgeons end SOD
of the famous surgeon, Valentine Mott, died
at his country seat, near Yonkers, n. y,
yesterday morning Of pneumonia after an
illness of two days.
Martin Burke, the Cronin suspect, WAS
yesterday identified by Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
SOD, the owners of the cottage at Chicago in
which Doctor Cronin was murdered, Is the
man who rented it from them giving the
name Frank Williams"
In The French Senate yesterday the right
moved that the court was incompetent TO
try Gen, Bouanger, because the allegations
in the indictment did not constitute treason.
The motion was rejected by vote OF 2l2 to
81. TIE right afterwards met and decided
to take no further part in the proceedings.
As result of several conferences between
Assistant Secretary Batcheller and Assistant
Postmaste, General Clarkson, it has been
decided to allow rate ofone cent per word
to be charged on telegraphic messages until
definite and final rate is agreed upon be.
tween the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany and the Government.
The two Hollis brothers, who crminally
assaulted and then murdered Mrs Cells, a
widow, and her two daughters, in Mcdowell
county, W. Va, last week, met just fate
on Sunday. The captain of a push boat re-
pOltc tunI tuC tWO LhOu nOiC SpPte'iCu ny
the regulators, strung up by the heels to the
limb of tree, and then shot to death.
Hattie Richmond, the ex-belle of Wash
ington and woman with quite romantic
history, spent Sunday night in close sti.
fling cell at the armory in Chicago She
was arrested on the street drunk. She ap-
peared in the pei ce court yesterday morn
ing elegantly attired and repentant. JUS
tce Prindiville permitted her to 90 on her
promise to quit drinking
Frank P. Slavin, the champion heavy.
weight pugiIist of Australia. now In London,
yesterday posted $500 ard issued challenge
to fight John l. Sullivan for s. 900 and the
championship of the world. s5lavin also
agrees to meet Jem Smith, Charley Mitchell
or Peter Jackson with gloves. or he will ar.
range match with Smith to fight with bare
knuckles for the championship of England.
Judge Terrell opened the special term of
the Circuit Court yesterday, at Puryis, Miss
for the trial of Sullivan, Fitzpatrick the
referee, and others connected with the re
cent prize fight in Mississippi. The grand
jury we're charged by the Judge on the law
of prize fighting and assault and battery,
and then retired for consultation. The de
livery of the charge occupied about fifteen
minutes. Counsel for the defense pronounce
the charge very fair and moderate. Tue
opinion prevailed that under the charge it
would be impossible to find indictments
against any but Sullivan and kilrain.