Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-31
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.


The clothing firm OF Lsonod Brothers, OF
Chicago, have failed for 100000
About four and half inches OF snow fell
in the section about Watertown, N. T., last
night, but i. is rapidly disappearing.
Mr.. joseph Anderson, the brother OF
Mary Anderson, says that he does not think
his sister will ever go 90 the stage again.
a delegate convention of miners OF the
State !s being held at Terre Haute, Ind, to
consider tie proposition to strike te-moi-
row.
a man VITO committed suicide at Yonk-
ers, N. Y, vas last night Identified as James
q. Edgar, 8 wealthy druggist, of London,
England.
TIE Worlds Fair directory yesterday re-
ceiyed number Of bids for the piling and
filing of tie lake front. The contract will
be awarded tomorrow.
Cll. Merriam, the c0mmandant at Fort
Logan, has received dispatch from WASH
ington containing instructions TO take steps
10 prevent al Indiao outbreak.
While number of persons were leaving
Warsaw, their intention being to emigrate 10
Brazil, thsy were fred upon by the Russian
fyonier guard and four persons were killed.
Conductor Ed. Muller was run over by
t!ain and killed 10 Nashville last night. ana
Conductor Lew Lswman was killed near
Somerset, Tenn yesterday BY railroad
t.slo collision.
Mayor Grant of New York to-day sent
| VIM. ]. K,nuy, the supervisor OF the CHy
Record, to Washington with letter to Sec
retuty Noble 10 regard to the census. he
also sent facts and fgueea relating to the late
police census.
Tee notice that the Government would
sail the swamp aud railroad indemnity lands
in the Ecu Csire, Wis, section Novem-
Der 10Th, has led to the discovery that the
lands have been stripped of their timber
and are Vaueiess.
| The whisky dealers of st. Louis are dis.
sa.isi ID with the manner in which the trust
= ma ziug thu whisky making business Of
! the country, and cay they will make ell the
whisky they need and will thas be In an il
dependent position.
julius Swenson, employed at the Cnicsgo
paving compapy's IS Adjustment, while
wrestling with companion yesterday, fell
over back wards on 10 the machinery. The
Dl,.on rod struck him in The bach, breaking
hs spine, and az he fell it struck him o
blow on the head, crushing his skull and
killing him Instantly.
Tas funeral Of Mr. Houghwout Hows,
the bridegroom Of n day. whose marriage
TO Miss Batterwortb fOhio on Wednesday
and waose Gesth occurred yesterday at the
Me,ropo ian Club Chambers 10 Washington.
took placs this morning from the head
quarters CT the InterpatioI al American
Conference. in that city.
a. Bradford mines, eight miles from Birn-
jugham, Ala, Las. night, the vile OF John
Williams, coored, nike shot and instsu;,
ly KILLED her husband They had been mar
riee only three weak, but some attention
pail By WlIia ~ to another woman 80 &c,
gered mis- bride tia she shot him through
the heart. She then put thu pistol to her
head and attempted 10 shoot herself, but
was prevented by fFian Dc.
In the cass Sc int Mayor Mosby. Of Cine nnati
the supreme court this morning overru!ed the
motion for leave to file petition in error Unless
farther pros iuls ere instituted, the now board
of improvements appo nted by the mayor will as
funo Office
A dsstarily attempt to wreck train on the
Pits5urg, Fit. Wayne and Chicago E. B. in Chica
20. By plac ng bsr of iron the track, was dis
covered and frustrated By a policeman early this
moraing.