Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-16
TeIegraphic Brevities.

The goods depot Of the Caledonian r. R.,
at Edinburgh. has been destroyed by fire.
Miss Emma Pomerani was drowned yes
terday at Oshkosh, Wis, by the cspsizing Of
g boat in which she was sailing with her
brother.
During drunken row in Hamilton, 0ot
last night an old colored man named Jos.
Grimes Yves killed by another colored man
named Zach.
& small steam yacht bearing pleasure
party, went to the bottom In Lake st. Clair,
Mich, yesterday. The entire party are
said to have been drowned.
Emily Fowler, beautiful young woman,
25 years old, killed herself by taking dose
of Paris green ct her house, In New York
last Dight Failure to get work Is supposed
to have been the cause.
a explosion 10 the Farm Hill mine. near
Dunbar, Pa, occurred about ten o'clock this
morning. 0nly ten men escaped. At least
forty mon are still in the pit and, it is be.
iieyed, they have been sulfocated.
Misses L zzie Murphy and Nellie Mahor
ey, ard the latter's brother, John Mahoney,
aged respectively 90 II and IL, while bath
ing at Aaoka. Mimi, yesterday got in be-
yond their depth and were drowned.
T. w. o. B,rif,tt, recently auditor Of
Richmond, Ind, yesterday shot himself In
the head with suicidal intent. His official
character had been assailed by newspa
per which was probably the cause OF the
act
"Honest" John O'Neill. the ex-alderman,
who was sentenced to fourteen and a half
years imprisonment at Sing Sing for bribery
in connection with the Broadway railroad
franchise and whose sentence was lessened
on account Ct good conduct, was released to-
day.
Between 200 and 800 persons attended
picnic near Eimwood, Ohio. yesterday. Beer
was the attraction. Late in the afternoon a
general fight occurred 10 which two men
were fatally hurt, three or four were danger
ously wounded and score, including sever
al girls, were badly cut and shot.
The tug D. L. Flanagan, OF Troy, N. Y,
from Norfolk, for Charleston, 8. c., took
fire at $3.50 a NJ. Sunday when fifteen miles
outside Cape Henry. The pilot boat Pilot,
of Baltimore, discovered the flames, went to
her relief, rescued the crew, extin2uished
the flames and towed the tug to Norfolk.
1t is charged that on the 9th instant three
American seiners came into tho harbor at Little
Lorraine, G. b. cut away nets and buoys of local
fishermen and hove their scines, taking about 600
barrels of mackcrel and causing serious loss 10
tho fishermen
Brig Gen. s. C. Hoabird, Qnartormaster Como
raj of the Army, was to day placed on the retired
list, having reached tho age of Cd Col. Sawtollc
is temporarily in charge of the bureau.
The loss to the city of Rockford, H., by tho re.
cont washout, amounts to about 10000, and it
is estimated that tho loss to tho railroads amounts
to over $4,000.
second Case of yellow fever has developed on
the British vessel Avon, now detained at the
Chandelier, La, quarantine station.
Major Wissmann, commander of tho German
forces in East Africa sailed from Alexandria To-
day on his way to Berlin.
Henry NJ. Stanley has been tondered and has
accepted tho Governor gcncralship Of the Congo
Free States.
Col. John a. Guy, prominent lawyer of Rich
mond. Va. died this morning. aged so years.
Esrly this morning a storm swept over lincoln,
Nob, which demolished a number of houses.
The cruiser Baltimore saled from New York
to-day for Norfolk to complete her armament
Fx-Mayor Bartgis, of Frederick City, Md, was
found dead in bed this morning.
DR.. Henry T. Child died in Philadelphia last
night.