Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-27
HEWs OF THE Day.

Britain and In the adjacent waters.
Incoming vessels report heavy weather at
sea. Several icebergs were sighted and yes
sells damaged.
Capt. Charles W. Read, formerly OF the
Confederate States navy, died at Meridian,
Mics, Saturday.
It lie said that Postmaster General Wanna
maker will be candidate for Mr. Don
Cameron's seat in the Senate.
Mr.. Chauncey Depew says Mr.. Cleveland
will be nominated for President by the
democrats in 1892 without opposition.
The new extradition treaty with Great
Britain, negotiated by Secretary Blaine, and
now pending In the Senate, has been made
public.
Numerous Socialist meetings were
held throughout Germany yesterday to eel
citrate the defeat of the anti-Socialist bill in
the Reichstag.
George W. Hill, of Chester, Pa, threw a
lighted cigar into monkey cage in Phis-
delphia museum yesterday, setting fire to
the straw and almost causing panic.
William Crutch6el6, who was member
of Congress In 1S73-'74 from the Third dis
trict OF Tennessee, and was noted for his
eccentrcties, died at Chicago on Saturday
night.
Charges have been preferred against Prof.
Frederick Freund, q schoolmaster in Buffalo,
N. Y, of undue intimacy with his 14.Year.
old girl pupils. The schoolmaster has fled,
leaving his family destitute.
The total number of deaths In the D 8.
trict of Columbia last week reached l6O,
which ia equal to S,476 for the year, and
Nf
900 per annum of population.
Dom Pedro, Brazll's exied Emperor, is
engaged on memoirs Of his life and reign. to
be published after his death. This ia almost
his sole occupation at present. He reads a
great deal, and enjoys literary work.
Jesee Thompson. prominent lumber
dealer of Augusta, Co., was shot Saturday
at Melville, Ga, by telegraph operator
named Norrell, who had been discharged
presumbably at Mr.. Thompson's instance.
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt has
made report on the New York custom
house, in which he charges that forced as
easements we're made in the surveyors Of
fee Just prior to the last presidential cleo
ton.
A landslide occurred Saturday after
noon at the iron ore mines 10 Chettenham
township, Pa, and three men were buried
under twenty FIVE feet Of earth and stones
The bodies OF the miners we're recovered
yesterday.
Jim Starr, noted horse thief, who was
shot by q. 8. Deputy Marshal near Ard
more. I. T., last week, is dying of his
J wounds in the jail hospital at Fort Smith,
Ark. He was the husband of the famous
female bandit, Belle Starr.
An explosion on Saturday in the Office Of
} KniR BIT & Co., in the third story OF q high
seven-sto building In Cincinnati, started
fire which within an hour destroyed the
entire building with all of its contents, the
loss probably approximatlng S90O.OOO.
Miss Nellie Bly, has completed her trip
around the world, having reached New
York on Saturday evening. She accom-
plished the task In seventy-two days six
hours and eleven minutes. having covered
during her travels distance OF % 600 miles.
The warm rains that have fallen In north.
ern California for the past two days have
melted large amount of snow In the Sierra
Nevada and Siskiyou mountains and caused
the streams and rivers in that section to
overflow their banks, doing considerable
damage.
A serious disturbance took place at st.
Adelbert's Church, Buffalo yesterday. The
church members who are Poles objected to
Father Klawaiter, recently removed by Bish.
op Ryan, officiating at the service and the
priest left the scene Of action escorted By
patrolmen.
The House OF Representatives Saturday
passed tho customs administrative bill by a
vote of 1873 to 12l, dividing neatly on party
lines. The bill, as 1t finally passed, is left
substantially az it came from the committee
on ways and means. Its object is to sim
plify the exiating laws for this collection Of
revenue duties.
At Abbeville, 8. G., on Saturday, A. n.
Nelson was shot and killed by his wife, who
then attempted suicide Their five year-old
boy saw the tragedy. Nelson had bought
bis wife pair OF shoes and lost them on his
way home. His wife sent him back to hunt
for them, and upon bis return unsuccessful
she killed him in her rsgs.
During services at St.. Johns Episcopal
Church, Philadelphia, yesterday evening, q
young man arose In the church, and. point
Ing revolver at Bishop Whitaker, who
was taking part in the services, fred shot
at him. The would be murderer was taken
into custody and was locked up pending an
investigation He is supposed to be de.
mented.
The Rio Grande express, which left Colo
RADIO Springs at $50 Saturday afternoon.
was blown from the track at Monument,
several people being wounded. The wind
was blowing q perfect hurricane. Two
coaches and sleeper caught fire, but al.
though the hurricane famed the flames the
trainmen succeeded Ia rescu!ng from i'm
prlsonment and death the twenty passen.
gers.