Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.


a real case of cholera was reported to the
Newark, N. j., authorities yesterday.
The McCaIa court martial has closed, and
the findings will be seat to Washington.
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, is spoken CT in
connection with the speakeGsbp OF the next
House.
Domingo Guzmsn, the notorious kidnaE-
per, was executed at Santa Clara, Cuba, yet-
terday.
The bill in the New York Legislature to
abolish capital punishment was killed In
the Senate.
The United States government ordnance
works at Boston are 10 be removed to East
Chattanooga at once.
For the first time in several years the Ital.
ian government has gone to Baltimore 10
contract for tobacco.
US. Minister to Brazil, Robert Adams, Jr,
will be the republican candidate for COL
gress ss Mr.. Randall's successor.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Cleveland Gined with
Cardinal Gibbons, as the guests of Joseph
ODonohue, in New York last week.
In general row among negroes ct the
Champion mines, Alabama, Sunday, SIX
we're shct, one killed and two fatally "ouDo-
| ed.
| Captain Schmidt has been dismis sed from
the Russian Navy for preparing plans OF the
| Cronetadt fortress for the German govern
meDt
The roof OF part Of the Mississippi State
House at jackson was blown Gil by Inc
wind Monday, leaving the representative
hail unprotected.
Laura Green. of Alliance, Ohio, was bi :
ten by dog seven years sgo, enc week
spo abe IVES attacked With terrible case CT
hydrophcbia.
John Emmel jr, paying teller in the
money order division Of the poslomce ID
Baltimore, was arrested YESTERDAY. lie ID
short in bis cash account about S5OO
In the Clayton murder investigation ct
Little Rock, Ark, yesterday, Mira. Hooper,
a witness, created scene by charging Wit.
ness Safer with swearing lies against he1
dead husband.
It Is said that Thomas A. Jones and the
little boat in which John Wiikee Booth was
sent across the Potomac will be two of the
attractions at the Piedmont Exposition nexi
fall at Atlanta, Ga.
The democrats of st. Paul, Nina. yester
day elected their entire city ticket by big
msjorities. The democrats il the city cleo
tions OF Indiana yesterday made large gains
in every direction.
The marriage of Miss Lily Rosecrans,
daughter of General Rosecrans, 10 Governor
Toole, of Montana, was quietly solsm'
nizsd at the parsonage of ST. Matthew
Church, in Washington, at eleven O'Clock
this morning.
The dwelling of Secretary Tracy, wrecked
lost winter by fire and since left UNCHANGED
was purchased yesterday for $50 $50 By
Capt. A. G. Tyler. The house. lot end In
provements cost Secretary Tracy abOui
$75 600. A new house will be built Gil The
site.
George G. Platt, an employee Of the Cali
fornia Insurance Company, who shot L.. IL
Bromwell. president OF the company, stated
at his trial yesterday that he was in5anely
desperate at the time. his wife having COZ
fessed to him that Bromwell had caused her
ruin.
Last Saturday o six-year-old son of Albert
Written, of Manchester, Me-, was given a
spoonful Of liquor by his mother IS medicine.
She Left the room. and 10 her absence the
child drank tho remainder of q helf-plnt bot
tie. He became psralSzad and died MOI
day night.
Miss Della Lyon, wel'-known school
| teacher of Jackson county, w. Va, yester-
| day el0Ded with and YRS married at Pom.
eroy, O., to Tommy Murray, one OF her
pupils Tommy is 16 years old, while bis
| biushing bride and former teacher confess
es to so summers.
The entire front OF the Singer Manufac-
turing Company's building ct izabethport,
| N. J., was abezs early this morning. The
| fire got b. yond control, snd the building,
representing over 81 GOO, 0O0 was threatened
with destruction. The entire fro depart
ment of Elizabeth was called out.
jennie Grifis, OF Middletown, N. y, OF
tanned permission yesterday TO visit Ernest
V. UtIer, who is confined In jail at that place
| charged with b;gamy in marrying her, his
wife being still alive. Miss Grilfis ana the
pris ,ner exchanged apparel, and Utter left
| the Jail in female attire heavily yelled, while
the young lady remained in the cell in the
| man's togeery USler was arrested aId the
two are held fer conspiracy.
Lawrence Graham, a young 500 OF Com
| mander Graham, of the navy, was arrested
in Washington yesterday on charge of
grand larceny Graham is not yet twenty
but he has hean arrested three times before
on different chaTges. "a sunday b!Sb6
| gold watch worth 800 waE stolen froE, the
room Of Colonel G.eeg. Detectives Block
and McDevitt soon traced tho larceny to
young Graham. ard he was arrested.
Hon Frank r. Lubbock. the war Gove;-
nor of Texas is now the treasurer OF that
State. His accounts have recently been
closely examined by an expert cnromittee
and were found to balance TO q cant. An
flicial statement shows in hands OF the
treasurer 81 ,S62 $50 in cseb, and bonds due
The State for ;he lease OF acho0i and ass iunl
lands. 81 sol. OBS There is "a aggregate of
over 50 600, coo in cash and solvent funds in
the care of tho treasurer.
NJ. @. Lee, who ehot and killad Jerry
Hatfield at Logan Court Houae W. Va, q
few weeks since. and who was refused trial
at the present term of the Logan County
Court, was yesterday taken TO Charleston
:or safe keeping, as it wss believed that he