Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-31
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D. Eckhart, of FauktoD, S D YESTERDAY
stabbed his two sons and Gus his "lfe's
throat.
Hiebwaymen on Saturday compelled
Commodore Miller, Of Rackfert, o., to hand
over 81 500.
The grand church at Apsidoor, adjoining
the royal palace at The Hague, was burned
to the ground yesterday.
A grocer in Bath, Me-, has been sentenced
TO thirty days In Jail aud to pay fine OF $50
for selling glass of cider.
A Chinaman suffering with leprosy has
been found in Philadelphia and placed in
hospital for contagious diseases.
The first soft crabs of the season reached
Baltimore yesterday. They came from
Carter's creek, Rappahannock river.
Ice twenty inches thick ia being cut at
Bennington, Vermont, and the prospect Is
the harvest will continue month yet.
Mrs. Belle Hatch has been arrested at
Towanda, Pa, charged with the murder OF
]. ". Wilcox, with whom she had been lntl'
mate.
George ". Tobias, an insane patient, at
tempted to burn the Montevue Hospital
at Frederick, Md, about o'clock yesterday
morning.
Secretary Tracy does rot put any faith 10
the statement that his servant BFldget
Sweepy was responsible for the Calamity at
his house in Washington.
The wife of Ross Peters, one OF the most
prominent men on the Chicago Board OF
Trade, has applied for divorce on the plea
that her husband is go eDgrossed with c'uo
life that he does not attend to his nome.
The large spool around which is wound
tho cable that will run the Seventh street
cars in Washington, has finally reached the
mower house, and has been placed in posi-
ton. The work OF laying the cable Will
soon begin.
A dispatch from Stanton, Ala, tells now
Frank Griffin, coored, assaulted two little
white school girls, one nine and the other
four years old. He was caught and hung TO
dopwood tree. The smallest girl will Ole
OF her injuries.
A hall full ofaussts assembled for an east
side, New York wedding, Yesterday, but the
brides mother wanted So 900 and dia-
mond ring from the groom before che Wouio
part with her daughter, and failing to get 1t
there was no wedding
At Raleigh, N. c., on Saturday night the
Jury in the case OF Father Boyle charged
with a criminal assault on young lady
brought in verdict of not guilty. The
court room was crowded, and there was
loud demonstration from the crowd. Boyle
was Immediately discharged. he mad been
in jsil ten months.
Three copvicts in the State prison at Iren
ton, N. j., on Saturday tried to ire the
building, and eight others struck for better
food. The fire was promptly extinguished1
While the naturalization relative TO 1000
was short lived. Both troubles had their
origin in the repugnsnce of certain conVicts
to work.
A dispatch from Berlin says military
balloon, containing captain, lieutenant,
and private. collapsed over the forest OF
Schrimm, in Posen, Saturday, -precipitatine
the occupants to the ground from q great
height The private WAS killed and the
captain broke both legs. The lieutenant
was not seriously hurt.
In the U. S. Senate on Saturday bill was
passed for the completion Of the entrance 10
Galveston harbor. 10 the House the Army
Appropriation bill was considered and
Joint resolution was passed authorizing the
president of the Mississippi river Commits
81 o rescue persons in the over il)wed por-
tions of the Mississippi Valley.
Mr. Charles r. Flint. ofthe United States
delegates 10 the Pan-Amercan Congress,
who has bFen authorized by Secretary Blaine
with Mr.. Coolidge to negotiate the basis OF
treaty Of reciprocity with the Argentine Re-
public, is In favor of the Uoited States max
ing reciprocity treaties with aag or all OF
the eighteen South American republics.
At meeting ned in Washington on Sat
urday Of the executive committee Of the ma
tinnal ASSOCIATION Of democratic clubs Hon.
W. l. Wilson, Of West Nirgiuir, was elected
chairman Of the executive committee, and
Mr.. Lawrence Gardner, OF the District OF
Columbia, secretary OF the national assocla-
ton. The headquarters of the association
was moved from New York to Washington.
As stated in the GAZETTE, the House
committee on naval affairs on Saturday conn
peted the naval appropriation bill, which
carries total appropriation OF So 5lo 90
The bill provides for the construction OF
three seagoing, coast, line-of-battle ships, OF
about 500 tons, designed to carry the heav
iest armor and most powerful ordnance, and
for one armored cruiser of about 800 tons
displacement, not to exceed in cost y. 100,
600. which ia to have minimum speed of
twenty kuots an hour. No provision is
made for torpedo boats. One item in the
bill is for S25 600 for proving ground Tor
heavy ordnance on the Potomac river.
The MississiDpi Floods