Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-11
NEWS OF THE DaY.

Tammany Hall, New \ DIX, replies 10 tDe
Scott-fusion municipal movement by ncm!-
mating Mayor Grant for reelection.
VIM. Pain, of Brooklyn, yesterday tarred
and ieatbered himself in order to get an er-
gagement az freak in the dime museums.
William Thurman, maniac. of MunciP,
Ind, deliberately placed his head on rail
road track Thursday, and was decapi!ateo.
Special efforts are being made this gear to
send government employees In Washington
TO their various States to vote at the coming
election.
Mr.. Gladstone says the lew United States
tariff act Ia in his eyes deploraoie error
attended with severe and cruel consequences
TO innocent persons.
An increase of 296 national banks will be
shown by the annual report OF the comperol-
Ter of the currency during the twelve months
which ended September ~.
Steve Jacobs, notorious negro criminal
and desperate. was executed yesterday al
Lumberton. Robson county N. o., Tor the
murder of three women near there 5eVeral
months sgo.
Doherty. the luuatc who killed DR.. Lloyd
In Brooklyn on Thursday, had mapped out
a scheme of wholesale murder, including
among his intended victims Judge Lawrence
and other offacials In New York and Brook
Ign.
Mollie Hoover, aged 13, daughter of VIM
Hoover, living near HegerstoWn, Md, YVES
brutalIy assaulted by an unknown man yes
terday evening, while returning from school
Samue! Munson was arrested late last night,
charged with the crime.
Reports of fighting on the frontier of Sal
vsdor are entirely false. There is no motive
whatever, says President Ezets, for reopen
ing hostiities. Prisoners on both sides nave
ali returned to their homes, and peace regns
throughout The whole country.
Edward Cation, cigarmaker, was found
dead last night with his head hanging
through the iron railing In the rear of the
executive mansion. in Washington. Death
had resulted from strangulation and it ie
supposed TO be csss OF suicide.
The New York CITY census was completed
! Yesterday 10 all but 10 election districts out
OF 947, giving an increase ever the Porter
census totals of nearly $50 600, and assuring
New York's right to an additional Congress-
man and bigger representation in the State
| Legislature,
Mrs. Plumner, wife of prominent ply.
stefan OF Muscoah, Ksp., Wednesday night
| lodged three bullets in the body Of DR.. ]. F.
Martin, proprietor of a drug store, for sell
ing whiskey to her husband. Martin tried
to shoot in self.defence. but was too excited
Mrs. Piummer was afterwards dubbed OF
the premises. Martin will die.
AS stated in yesterdays GAZETTE. John
Dillon and VIM. O'Brien. the Ieish members
of the British Parliament who were on trial
at Tipperary, Ireland. on charges OF con-
spring to prevent the payment of rent to
Mr.. Smith-Barry, landlord, of Tlpperary,
abandoned their defense and sailed from
Havre for America. Their bail will be paid
by the national league.
Monsignor Left eche, Bishop of Three Riv-
ers, Caua1s has made q new order levyine
a tax of 81 50 per thousand bundles on hay,
in default of which the sacraments will
be denied. Formerly the inhabitants we're
exempted from tithes on hay and paid
oulv on grain. The effect OF this arrange
ment was to induce the farmers to give
their attention to hay growing, and go
evade the tax.
Justice Samuel F. Miller, of thu Supreme
Court of the Uuited States. was stricken
with partial paralysis of the left side yestel :
day afternoon, about o'clock, while on his
way to his home from the Capitol in Wash
ington. He has been suffering neatly all
summer from an attack of dysentery, but al
no time was his illness severe enough 10
prevent him FROM attending to his judicial
duties while on his annual court circuit In
the West He returned to Washington aet
week feeling much batter, though some
| what weak.