Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-28
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

A considerable quantity OF snow !e Ia
the mountains of East Tennessee last night.
A party OF surveyors are at E:qnimaux
Point. Labrador, examining the route for
the short line to Europe.
The Sheriff hes taken possession OF the
works OF the Auburn, n. Y, wagon COM
pany, on execution amounting to $50. 600.
Dispatches from the Big Bend country,
Washington, report the murder of s. s.
Cole, ftsighter, by the CoIvile Indians.
Lac Allen, the leader of the most note
lious band of cattle thieves In the Indian
Territory, was shot and captured On Sun
day.
II is reported tha. the Mexican govern
ment has just placed au import OF $500 a
car on cattle 10 retaliation for the McKiu-
ley bill.
Sir Charles Upper has forwardeda pstition
from EGG and for the Communication OF the
death sentence OF Birchall, the murderer Of
Benwell.
Every steam fitting establishment in Chi
cago, is idle to day. All of the union men
and 95 per cent. OF the non-uniop men being
out on strike.
A shooting afftsy took place in Nashville,
Tenn, last night which resulted in the kill
ing OF Bad Lee, colored porter. by VIII
liam Young a bartender.
swindell Brothers, glsss factory. at Bal
timorr, was damaged $4,000 By FIRE lest
night. Three blast furnaces will be shut
down owing to the destruction of the en-
gines.
There was small s!zed riot between 1tal-
aas last night in Mulberry street, New
York. One man was shot aud dangerously
wounded and another was stabbed twice 10
the head.
William Darnwe!, married man, and
formerly an officer of the Austin, Tex ,
police force. yesterday shot Maggie Null,
aud then himself. Jealousy caused the
shooting.
Two F,atheed Indians who have been
on trial at Missoala, Mont. for murder Of
three white pros oec.ors were yesterday
convicted and sentenced to be hanged De-
cember 10.
l. is said that II affairs should assume q
serious phase through q general uprising
of the Sioux along the Missouri, the regulars
a. Forts Totten and Suly could be brought
into service In few hours.
Mrp. Rearick. charged with poisoning her
husband at Woonsocket, 8. D., has made
full confession. She had quarrel with her
husband and deliberately put him out OF
the way with dose of strychnine.
The body OF William Watson. railroad
man, vas found on Sunday morning in n
closet at the railroad station at Fort Madi-
son. Iowa. The head was badly pounded
and nearly severed from the body. TIE
indications ara that he was murdered.
1t is rumored that one of the express
trains over the Shore Line Division of the
New York aBd New Hamphire r. r
struck rarty of men on bridge near
Lyme, and that two of the civil engineers
In the employ of the road were killed
The large fsh dealing firms of Watertowp,
Ny and Kingston. Ont., have formed
company With capital stock Of 100000.
They will have practical control of the
wholesale f sh business along the g.. Law
renee and the Lskeshore In that section.
The steamboat Alexander Swift collapsed
near Glenwood, Pa, on the Monongahels
river at an early hour this morning. All 90
board escaped. The steamer which was
built in Cincinnati thirteen years ago was
heavily laden and broke in two. The vessel
YVES valued ct $4,000
With a view to supp-essing the enormous
whiskey smuggling business in Q1ebec,
Cardinal Tascherau has issued letter on
the evis OF The liquor traffic, in which be
strongly condemns the smugglers, who are
henceforth to be deprived Of the benefit OF
the sacrament of the church.
at Reading, Pa, at 1:30 this morning.
stranger, supposed to be insane, pistol In
hand, compelled the engineer of freight
engine to vaoaie his post, while the locomo-
tive was standing ct the depot. The luna
I'll, took possession, and ran the engine fer
several fquares, when being pursued by CHI
GERS be deserted the engine and Id.
DrCEIyED BY HER LLVER.-Peter Lsushe