Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.


hash Western properties is once more vest
ed in Jay Gould.
The Cocopali Indians, in Lower California,
are on the warpath, and hove murdered
number of Mexican settlers.
Constantinople is more concerned than
any other capital in Europe over the change
in the German Chancellorship.
Internal revenue officers on Saturday de-
stroyed five Illicit stills in Kentucky, and
captured seven men and five guns.
Over three thousand Chinese laundrymen
in New York are determined to fight the
American laundrymen to the bittdr end.
Vice President Morton has returned to
Washington from his trip through the South,
with. it ia said the kindiest feelings tor 'ts
people and the brightest hopes for its future
story comes from Paris to the effect
that M. Saint Saens, the composer, has been
shut up in lunatic asylum to enable GER
tain persons to get possession OF hl5 large
fortune.
A special from Chester, g. c., reports de
structiye yclope on Saturday which blew
down fourteen houses in the village OF Edge
moor. killing one man and seriously lDJur'
ing many Others.
The funeral ofthe late Gen. George Crook,
who died In Chicago Friday morning, took
place in Chicago yesterday, aud the inter.
ment was made at Oakland, Md, at III
o'clock this morning.
John Hancock, on trial nt Salt Lake for
the so.caled Church murders OF thirty
wears age. at Provo, has been found guilty
of murder in the second degree for killing
Mis- Jones and her son.
BENJAMIN B. Sanders, of Madison, Dor
chester county, Nd, and captain of an oyster
boat. put bullet through his brain on the
eastern suburbs of Baltimore yesterday.
He was to have been married on THURS
day
Miss Gwendoline Caldwell. the wealthy
American heiress who gave $500, 900 to the
Catholic University at Washington, whose
engagement to Prince Murat was broken a
few months ago, has been very i'll with ty-
phoid fever in Rome.
David Stephenson, the father of Mrs. Biz.
chell, whose husband is under arrest
at Woodstock, Ont, for numbering Freder-
lex Ben we'll arrived in New York from
England on Saturday, and will take his
daughter back home.
Owen Palmer, aged thirty years, elopad
with year-old girl at Vincennes.
Ind, q few days ago and married her. He
was arrested for kidnapping the girl, but
was acquitted, and the court gave him pos
session of his gir-bride.
During an electric storm that swept over
Hauchaca, in Peru, recently, the lightning
exploded two hundred cases of dynamite
and giant powder The works were wreck
ed, five persons were killed outright, and
about forty seriously Injured.
Thomas Brown, colored, burglar, was
shot and probably fatally wounded shortly
sitter midnight last night by Lee Quong,
Chinaman, who charges that Brown was
irving to rob the laundry OF Hing Lee, 90
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, in Washing
ton.
Fire broke out at Pint of Rocks yester-
dav evening and threatened for time to
DESTROY the village. block of frame
houses was burned The village has no fire
apparatus, and assistance was telegraphed
for and received from Frederick, which sent
two fire companies and engines.
Mrs. Jake Kilrain received telegram
from her husband yesterday in which be
saws that when he went to deliver himself
to the sheriff, his friend Charlie Rich, had
"hired" him from the State, and took him
home with him +; so, Klrain says, he VIII
not have TO serve minute in jail.
A man named Barr, while driving team
OF horses, and mother and her babe, sitting
in their house nearby, were killed Satur
day by an explosion Of nitro-glycerine near
Stone, Ind No traces of either the mao or
horses could be fcund, excepting small
piece of fl ,sh hanging upon thu trees.
A dispatch from London says Lord Man
deville, now Duke of Manchester, heard of
his distinguished fathers death while
drinking champagne with sporting men at
rrocadero. His face lighted up when be
got the telegram, and he gave it TO his pres
emit fayorite, B sjie Bellwood of Music Hall
fame.
Dispatches received at Vienna say that
band of Servian militia tried to capture the
Bosnian village of Grsnje, but was repulsed
after sharp fight, by Austrian genda, mes.
During the engagement several were killed
on both sides. The Austrian government
has demanded az explanation of the affair
from Servia.
A colored boy II years old has been arrest
ed near Somerville. Tenn, charged with
cutting off his mothers head. He said his
mother laid her head down on block and
told bin if he did not cut her head oil she
would kill him. The boys story is not be-
ieved, and he was placed 10 Jail pending
further investigation.
The residence IF a. II. Patterson, in Nor
ris township, Huntington county, Pa, was
destroyed by fire Saturday morning. The
Sleeping family escaped safely by jumping
from the second story windows except Mrs:
Patterson, who was dangerously hurt. Clad
only ia their night clothes, they walked
mile through snow to neighbours house,
An alteration took place at Pensacola
Yesterday between Senator Call and United
States Marshall John r. Mizsll. The mar.
shall charged the Senator with having made
statements before the judiciary committee
affecting his private character. This led to
angry words and some abusive language by
Mizsll, for which he subsequently apolo-
gzsd upon Senator Call'a denial of the
charge.