Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-30


yesterday.
A wag who scratched match 90 8 New
York policeman's broad hack has bsen sent
to Jail for the of'ense.
A light shock of earthquake from the
West was felt at Pointe us Monts, @ le, at
eight O'Clock Sunday night.
Some cases of small ox have been devel-
oped on an Italian steamer at New York
from Mediterranean ports.
Judge Tyner, of the Postofice Depart
nent decides that advertisements of reth7s
come under the provisions OF the anti-lottery
Law.
The Georgetown rniller5, who sre lessaes
of G. and o. Canal wates power, have petit
toned the Washington courts to protect
their interests.
Margaret Mather, while playing Juliet at
Peterborough, Dat, used a genuine dagger
INSTEAD Of trick dagger, and came near
fatally stabbing herself.
Collector Marine, of Baltimore, has dis
charged four democrats who passed civil
service examinations for the Offices they
b cid 10 the custom house.
Mr.. Levin Woolford, tax commissioner oil
MARYLAND, one of the best known men 10
terday In Somerst county.
The President yesterday sent to the SEE
ate the nomination of Smith A. Whitfield. CT
Ohio, to be First Assistant Postmaster Ger
eral, succeeding J. s. Carlson.
IL is now stated. on reliable authority,
that the census Of the Uoited States is very
likely to fall beo4 the number estimated
It,s doubtful if 1t Will resch 64.0OO 600.
l. is euthoritativsly announced that Gov
ernor Hill, Of New York. has decided to APP
point General Roger a. Pryor jadge of the
Court of of Common Pleas OF tnat State.
D.soa! ches from Senegal say that Chief
Ahmsdon hesieged Kumakari but Yves
finally rspuissd by the French, who dis-
persed t&e chiefs army and killed $50 CT
his men.
The grand jury in Washington has ndict-
ed John J. Verser sud Charles a. Newton
for violating the civil service law In solicit
Inc political contributions from government
employees.
Maurice Murphy, aged As years, was liz
staptly killed and hs wife severely Injured
at an early hour yesterday morning at the
southern or Weideg crossing at Mount
Washington, on the Northern Central Rail-
way, by fast express train.
The child called Beatrice Hamilton, a.!
legged to ba the daughter of Robert Ray
/ Hamilton and Eva Steele, has been taken
10 New York for safe keeping by the execu-
tors of the Hamilton estate 10 consequence
OF alleged attempts to kidnap her from
Philadelphia.
Benz amin Ffanklin's heirs have asked the
Philadelphia courts 20 set aside the old phi
!osopher's will. Nearly $500, 900 is involved,
funds held by the cities of PniiadeIphia and
Boston, which have been accommodating since
| 1890. Over fifty descendants of the teststt
are Interested.
jennie Hssaner, the seven -year-old son OF
| MFR. Charles Hessaer, of Ksnnedyvlle. Kent
county, Md, while standing near an open
well Saturday, slipped and fell In head fore
most, The water was about six feet deep.
Mr.. 81. L. Davis quickly descended the well
and caught the little fellow as he came up
the second time. The well Is about eigh-
teen feet deep, but not scratch was found
upon him.
The dynamite torpeio-works, a mile
south of Nsw Cumberland, W. Va, ex
ploC,ed vest srday afternoon with fesr'ri
conclusion, shatteriug windows and shak-
ing chimneys for mile around. Only two
men were in the works at the time, and only
the arm of one of them has been found overs
| mile and half away. fhe explosion
scooped the earth out elesn to depth OF
twenty feet.
a dispatch from zsroum says the situa-
ton in Armenia has become serious. Inc
Russian government has msssed l2ooo
troops on tbs Armenian frontier. The Inl k
are expecting go attack, aud are rspldty
supplying the Kurds With arms and am
munition and N making other preparations 10
| resist the Russian forcss. Russia Ia al 20 In
creaslng the frontier guards on the bounda-
RIGS OF Austria. Turkey and Persia. Toea
| legged OBJ ,ct of this increase is to provide
for the moro effective suppression oil SNUG
ing.
The investigation into the charges against
| Postmaster Wheat, of the House of Repre-
sen,atives, was continued yesterday by inc
committee on accounts, With mr. Spooner
| presiding, Further testimony was given
bearing on the allegation that Mr. Wheat
| required contractor who carried the mails
from the House to the post ofiae to pay him
$3.50 month from the contract price; also,
that the postmaster has on his roll OF em-
poyees. at 500 pr month, Mr.. e Bradley,
who works in the government printing OIL
fee, and that Bradley pays $50 OF 1t 10
Wheat's son.