Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-20
EEWs OF TT. DsY.

IL Ia stated that tne Zone VIII rafnse TO
receive Messrs. Dillon and Br!en.
John Dsau Benton, inventor OF the nickel
ir-.he-slot machi1c died in Providence, r.
l., yesterday.
Mount Il ns is In sta 9 OF eruption. the
whole eastern side being Covered with a
thick layer of cindsrs.
Louise Amondt, sged 20 years, committed
suicide at MaintoWD, Wis, on Saturday, be-
cause her parents tried to force her to marry
man she did not love.
Despite the fact that Chicago detectives
have been at work for several days not
trace has been discovered of Chas. J. Bern
heimer, the missing Minneapolis vice mer'
chant.
Preston Tarple, 16-year-old boy, OF New
York, committed suicide yesterday after
noon by hanging himself with ciothesline
because his father refused to give him few
| pennies.
Organized efforts are being made by the
republican managers to send employees 10
the departments at Washington TO various
States to vote. and the cVi.-service law lie
being violated in the departments.
Mrs. Metz, beautiful woman, and the
wife of business man of Chattanooga,
Tenn, who e!oped with Vernon Whiteside,
the CITY auditor, and was subsequently de-
| serted by him, has entered convent in Chi
cago.
James Morrissey, crszad By drink, poured
kerosene over the bad WHARF his brother
joseph was sleeping, in the village OF Hur-
ley, N. Y, recsntly, and Get fire to it. Joseph
died several days later of his burns, and
James is under arrest.
The New Orleans police authorities insist
that they are making good progress in the
Hennessey assassination case, that they
have the murderers In jail and vii! be able
to secure the necessary evidence To CONVICT
them. The assassination, they assert, Wss
ordered by the Matrsngos, the head of one
of the sicilan gangs there.
Engineer John Burns prevented what
might have been q terrible accident, near
Esie, Pa, on the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern railroad, yesterday. His train was
coming down hill at City miles per hour
when be say distractions ahead lastead OF
trying to sop he put on more steam, sanded
the tracks, and smashed the freight Car and
debris 10 his front. Oaly one passenger was
hurt.
The town Of EId,idge, N. Y, is excited
| Just now over the strange and simultaneous
| disappearance of Charles Morgan, son OF
the late Gep. Morgan, married man, and
Mis-. William Limerick, a young and pre-
possessing widow, who is bis sisteT-'r-'aw.
Ef,r.s are being made by the relatives to
ascertain the whereabouts OF the erriDg
couple with view of making an example
Of them.
a member of the famons Suicide Club Of
Bridgeport, Conn., Emil Il emek, on Friday
night entered drug store and asked for q
glass of rum. Dropping into the glass 3
lump of cyanide OF potash he swallowed the
draught in gup and ran out Of the store
about TWO blocks, when he fell dead. Il Is
understood be drew the fatal number U.s.
the last meeting, which compelled him tc
kill hmssf before the next meeting of the
CUB on October 81
& two-:tory frame building 10 Jersey City
occupied by John Rogers and his family
comprising lis wife and seven children,
ranging from thirteen years old to babe in
arms, was discovered to he on fire early
Saturday morning. Finding themselves
cut off from the one means of exit, Rogers
snatched his children from their beds and
dropped them one ct time, to policeman.
who caught each one eafely. Rogers and
his wife escaped By dropping from the win
dow.
Willie Singleton. co!ored, aged about
twenty years. wes lynched ia tbs outskirts
OF Macon, Ca, at late hour last Friday
night by moo for On attempted assault on
young lady, the daughter of q prominent
citizen of Macon. The mob hanged him to
a tree sddled his body With bullets and Left
| IL swinging with pacard bearing the ip-
| scription: Oar women are protected. They
must aud shall be safe" All present took
su oath net to reveal the nams OF the young
| lady.
During The past week there was great e1-
! citement st Lyons, France, over the McKin-
ley tariff law, and the representative from
that district in the Chamber Of Deputies
gave notice that he will 10 the chamber de
mand retalialions for the increased duties
which the aw aited States law places on
French goods. He will especially propose
that retaliatory duty be placed on patrc-
leum, and will aIs3 suggest that boards OF
inspection be established for the exsmina-
tion OF all imports from the Uoied States.
Silk manufacturers of Lyons believe that q
policy of retaliation is likely to do mora
harm than Uood