Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-08
NEWs or THE Day.

Inc p0pulHtloG o. w 6bb V RluIa IL IOVi71
an increase of % SO per cent:
Mrs. Mary shessler died yesterday from
the effects OF the burns received in Philadel-
phia by Peter Clark hurting kerosene lamp
at her.
In Washington yesterday Mrs. Ada J.
Bentley was burned to death by her clothes
catching FIRE from the explosion of gaso-
line stove.
The committee on revision of the confess
sion of faith of the Presbyterian Church, ap
pointed al the last General Assembly, held
their opening session in Pttsburg yesterday.
The convention of the Catholic Young
Mems National Union began In Washington
yesterday. The sermon was preached by
Bishop Keane. Cardinal Gibbons made an
address.
misunderstanding Bussey yesterday de-
cided that soldier who was stabbed In
house of i'll repute and had to be discharged
from the service for disability was IN the
line of duty at the time, and is entitled to
pension.
In the Houston county superior court at
Perry, Ga, yesterday, Thomas voolfolk
was u second time sentenced to be hanged
October 20 for the murder of ten members
of his fathers family in Bibb county in Au-
gust, 1887.
The Lutheran Synod of Maryland is in
session 10 Washington. Rev. A. b. Stude-
baker, Of Baltimore, was chosen president OF
he synod. Admission was refused to Rev
De-. Dehl, the delegate from ST. James
Cnurcn OF Ere derrick.
The Masonic fair, which will run the re-
muinder Of the month, and will endeavor 10
raise 100000 to pay of the debt on The
| L, mple, was opened last night at the Filth
Regiment Asmory, Baltimore. lG was g
magnificent spectacle, aud there is no doubt
il Will % big success.
Mrs Charles Adams, vile OF well-known
Telegraph operator at Trenton, N. J., TO
| whom she mas been married Tor twenty
years, has gore with dandihed looking
| Frenchmsn calling himself AioDZo De Bau,
taking with her all the available valuables
oelonging to her husband.
1t is said that Reuben Burrows, who is he
| lieVed TO have been concerned in the train
| ro0beries al Duck Hill, Miss; Buckatunua,
| Mics, and Fiomaton, Ala, and who killed
the postmaster at Vernon, Lamar county,
Ala, was entrappsd and captured yesterday
afternoon nesr Myrtleville, Ala.
TIE Very Rsv. VIM. P. Salt. Vicar-Gep-
eral OF the Roman Catholic Diocese OF New
| ark, died suddenly yesterday morning at
Seton Hall College, N. ]. He was fifty
three years OF age. He was on bis way to
breakfast when he was sezsd with hemor-
rhsge and died b, fore physician could be
summoned.
The suit of Henry Bonas against the Rev.
Father Sit fen, pastor fthe Catholic Church
at Woodhaveh, L. l., was called for trial
Yesterday. Bonas claims S25. 600 damages
| for the alienation OF mis- wife's affections by
the priest. Bonas testified yesterday that
be caught the priest huggiUg and kissing his
| vile.
The Messrs. Colt, the famous American
| eunmekers, have bought the American
rights to the Gif1ard gun patents for t2O0.-
| 900. Experts who have eeen the gun in
practice are enthusiastic in its praise. The
French Government is said to be expert
menting on its application to cannon OF the
largest size.
A bluff nsar the village of st. Pierre, Can
ada, suddenly tunbled into the river Du-
sub at two clock yesterday morning. car
rying with it the house, barn and sheds OF
Matumi Gsvnon. strip OF land halt mile
long and $50 yards wide and eleven inmates
of Mr.. Gaynon's house. three of whom were
killed and the remaining eight badly injured.
The French Cabinet has charged NJ.
Roche, minister of commerce, to frame bill
to be introduced in the Chamber of Deputies
fixing maximum tariff upon exports into
France and giving the government power to
make concessions to those countries whose
governments in their tariff avs favor French
producie.