Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-31
region. New Years Day promises to be
one Of the warmest ever known.

one Of the Warmest ever known.
Mike Downey wss shot and killed at Ewep,
Mich, yesterday by Joe Thomss. The murderer
then fl "a to the wood, pursued by over two humid
rod men. he took refuge und0r a bed In
homostoader's cab n. aud bling fully armed, was
able to s.srd af the cro I'd for two hours but fin
ally surrendered. Woodsmen say they will hang
Thomas if they have to storm the county Jail.
The President of the Pcntifcal Academy OF
Archaeology, at meeting of that institution, at
RoYne to-day announced the discovery of basil
lca in tho cl urch Of Saint Sylvester, containing
the tomts of six popes including that of Pope
Sylvester L, who occupied the Pspacy from the
year ga to the yesr 326 when ha was succeeded
by P, pc Marcus.
At Hurleyville, NJ Y, on saturday night last,
white caps entoied!a respected citizens house'
seized young mau who was visiting young lady
there, put him in sack, carried him OF IN
J sleigh, and threw him in bank of snow where ne
WAS afterwards found nearly frozen to DEATH
Arthur E. Bateman and Charles E. Coon, COM
posing the firm of Batenan 81 Co., bankers at
Now York and Washington, D. c., made an as
signmene this morning. Tho trouble was caused
By IN attempt to carry the stock OF the Atlantic
and Danville Railroad.
Yesterday Messrs. Hop e. Co.. Amsterdam bank
ers, fled suit. in New Orleans against the board
of liquidation Of tho State OF Louisiana, praying
that the board fund 9,O42 bonds of the State
amounting to over $4,000, 900 into consolidate d
bouds
jest as young man and woman were bidding
each other goodbye on wharf in New London,
Conn yesterday, the latter with the apparent in
tention OF kissing the man, threw vitrol in his
f sc9 and rem of.
The special election held in the twenty first,
illinois senatorial! district yesterday resulted in
the election of William Payne, republican, over
". c. Wilson, Farmers Alliance candidate.
Ina preliminary trial Of Mcbride for the killing
of ]. Matthews, postmaster, of Carolton, Miss,
on Christmas Day, the court decided that Mcbride
acted in self dence and dach .rgod him.
Tho barn and out buildings of Clinton F. Ram
dolph, nesr New Brunswick N. j., with five
horsts, nino cows, forage and farming implements
were burned last night.
The general managers of tho Sco'ch railways
have announced that the strikers have boon to all
running regularly.
A hundred rats were feasting on the dead body
of Christopher Finnigan which was found in his
lodging house, in ChicsgO last night.
Tho Pennsylvania coal operators have refused
to accord to tho demands of the miners and labor
ars for an advance in wages.
schoorer conecub which sailed from Shelburne,
N. s, for Nov York three weeks ago, is believed
to have foundered.
1t is announced chat q large demand has boon
inside from tho Bank of England Of gold for ship.
mont to New York.
Paul Conrad has be elected president of the
Louisans State Lottery Company, vlco N. a.
Dauphin, deceased.
This morning fire in Washington market
in New York, did damage of 900.
Augusta, Gs., had 3 one hundred thousand dol
lar fire tbi; morning.