Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-21
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.


The st. Louis, Alton and Springfield Rail-
road Co.. was put 10 the hands of receiver
yesterday.
It Ia reported that George Furnival. who
murdered five people on Horse Creek, Nsb.,
has been captured at E ,IisVllle, Misc.
1t is believed that Fred Hubert and Will
Palmetir were drowned in Beaver Dam
Lake. Wis, in thu farce gale OF Saturday.
MIR. Charles ". Keim, brother-in-law OF
President Mayer of the Baltimore and OHIO
railroad, died suddenly soon after noon to-
day, at the Relay House, Md.
Gen. h. Hastings Sbley. the fist Gov
ernor of Minnesota, and the only democrat
who ever held that Office, suffered stroke
of paralysis yesterday and Is in critical
condition.
A dispatch from Harvard, Ills, says Ohas.
Armstrong, II years DID, for forty years one
of Harvard's mos! prominent citizens, has
proved to be defiutsr, having robbed MS
clients of S25 600.
The committee on mines and mining CT
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1t is proposed to have a building erected in
Chicago, for the display Of the products OF
the mines of the world.
Two large structures, barn and clio,
at Cannons, Conn., owned By the estate OF
the late T. B. Cunning, were fred By
tramps and burned, with their contents,
this morning. Loss $4,000
| Mayor Gleason OF Long Island City, l.. {,
who was convicted last week Of assault up
on G. R Crowley. al agent of the Associated
Press, was this morning sentenced to five
days In Jail and fine of $3.50.
Two children OF Nicholas Brandt, OF Du-
buque, Ia. aged respectively 2 and 81 years,
yesterday upset the stove and the hot water
was poured ovss them. They were fatally
scalded, both dying within few hours.
The anarchists of Chicago, will con-
msmorate on November IL, the death Of
Spies, Fischer, Enge snd Parsons, who
we're hanged on that dag three years ago.
The programme outlined includes big
street parade.
The hesdIess body of man has been
| found near the railroad tracks just south CT
Fresno, Cal. The dead body is believed to
be Miller F. HaGemsn, who absconded from
Virsinie, H., three weeks agc, being 800
900 short In mis- accounts.
G. B. Lane, French man, and his para
mour, notorious woman OF Silver City. n
NJ. were found dead ia bed at Fl Paso
Tex yesterday. Investigation showed that
Lane had shot the woman AMI then blew
his own brains oas. Taey had bsen drink-
ing heavily.
a Norwegian nam d Eage!wold GAbriel-
sen, wao livrs a. Rifle, Iowa, had retired
for tns night fey evenings ago with bis
family, and all were sleeping eouadiy WREN
me house was twice struck by lightning and
Almost completely demolished, but not q
single member of the family was hurt in
any manner.
Forence Tyler OF Butler IL. Yesterday sho,
AMI seriously wounded Eugene F. Msaae in
Chicago last evaning. Mease wes married
last Saturday to Miss Tesse Raymond aud
the young couple had jult started house
keeping. The cause of the shooting by Miss
Tile was reveogs. Msase had formerly
been engaged to her.
An e1-gambler named j. P. @ inn wss
uddeply confronted on dark street on
the boundary o! Chicago last night by two
mar, who compelled him to strip. a small
tin bucket of tar was poured oyer him and
handful OF feathers added By way of adorn
ment. Qainn ia supposed to have incurred
the enmity of the fraternity by exposing
their tricks.
[ At Ashtabuls, O., last night Officer James
Dram followed three men and found them
in the act OF entering store. They
saw him and all three began firing.
Two bullets took effect and TIE officer fell
to the ground, but he returned the fire, hit
ting one of them. The wounded man was
captured, but the ether two escaped. Doran
is alive but his recovery is doubtful.
At tho Tippersry trials to day David shechay'
one of the defendsnts, maie remarks which were
considered by the magistrates as contempt of
court and he WAS committed to Jail for a week
a PREACHER ARRESTED Again Rev
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