Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-24

Pugiiist Sullivan fell from TAUNTON,
Mass, hotel window Saturday and nearly
broke his neck.
Cardinal Gibbons has sen. to the clergy of
this archdiocese letter calling attention TO
the observance of Thanksgiving Day.
Ms B. P. Shill aber, the humorist ard
poet. who Ia better known to the world ss
Mrs Partington," is dying at bic home in
Chelsea, Masi.
At Melbourne, Aus, October 20, Peter
jackson. the colored pugiiist, failed To whip
Joe Goddard. The men fought eight rounds.
Goddard Ia smaller man than Jackson.
The MARQUIS of Salisbury is considering
the feasibility of dissolving Parliament while
the Parnell scandal is freeh In the minds
of the people in the hope of crushing the
liberals.
The sides OF an excavation at street
corner In Brooklyn fell in yesterday snd
smotbered Thomas McDoncugh, eight years
old. and his brother James, who WAS two
| years younger.
It is ead that Representative Mills, OF
| Texas, has decided to retire fri N public life
with the close OF the Sad Corgtess uniese
his State sends him to the Senate SIS the cue
cessor of Senator Coke.
TIE -four mill of J. Olaey Norris, In Balti-
more. was partially destroyed by fire sbouI
half past six O'Clock yesterday morning The
loss is estimated at between SIS, 600 ana $40
900, covered By insurance.
Experts a'e beginning to ccncur 10 the
opinion that cure OF cases OF tGbercles OF
the lungs by the Koch treatment is urcer-
tain Prof Koch will prosecute series Of
experiments for scarlet fever, measles, y
plus and other epidemics.
The following are among the pensions
Issued on Saturday: Oreinal-Jason Hod-
aett. National Military home John Man
MON (desd), Accoink. Original widowp,
Sc susan A., widow OF VIM. p. Austir.
Petersburg Mary j., widow of John Mar
MON, Accctins.
John Watrous Beckwith, bishop of the
diocese OF Georgia of the Protestant Epsoo-
pal Church, died yesterday from shock OF
paralysis. He WAS in his sixtieth year.
Bishop Beckwith vas native of North
| C.rclira aud graduate OF Trinity College,
Hartford He was consecrated bishop OF
Georgia in April 1868.
/ a telegram from Uuion, Monroe county,
| w. Va, says that Friday plight John W
| Mccormick and William Kershner, both mar
ried nep, With famiies, eloped with two
daughters o, Robert Rsines. The girls AFT
| Pauiina, aged sixteen, who acoou panied
| Mccormick. and Soph:onia, sged plueteen,
who went with Kersbner. The two couples
have gone to Virginia.
Mrs. Sarah E. Heussler committed suicide
by shooting herself in her brown-stone bonn.
in Harlem, n. Y, yesterday. Troubles
that brought on i'll health and supetinduoec
me ancbolia we're the causes OF the unhappy
deed. Mrs. Heussler was fitty-6ve years q
eee, the widow Of frederick W. Heusslet
late professor OF music ia the New York H.
s,ituton for the Blind.
King William III of Holland, died in the
palace, at The Hague, yesterday, aged
ssventy.thres years. He had been insane
for s several months past With toe death o.
William III ENDS the male line OF toe HOUSE
Of Orange, which has produced go many
mighty princes and which now survives
az in the person of little princess, egso
10 years, the Princess Henrietla.
Yesterday morning in HsrrisonbuTg while
The Presbyterian Sunday school was in ses-
sion the church caught fire. The scholars
however, we're gotten out without sny
panic. and the fire companies appeariDe
promptly upon tbs scene the fire wss cub
dusd before 1t spread to any adjoining build
Ing aud before the church was entirely con-
sumed. The organ, which was one OF the
6aest In tbs valley, was destroyed.