Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-23
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Mt5. biaIu6 1911 Ddt dhTUUE lux AuSuotH
this forenoon. Secretary Blaine has post
poned bis departure until tomorrow.
The harvest festival at Minnesota com.
menced to-day. The procession started al
o'clock with over 1000 floats 10 line, most
of them very beautiful and costly.
Near Scottsvilie, yesterday, w. e. G.
Rlohie, a well.knoHn oltizsn OF the place,
was fatally shot from ambush while riding
along the road. There is no clue to the
murderer.
The national convention OF the United
Order of American Mechanics, In Troy, N.
Y. to-day elected Thoa. B. Chapman, OF
Hartford, OoDn.. National Councillor; E. O.
OWep. OF Virginia, Doorkeeper. Next years
session will be held at Manchester, N 81.
Three boys ranging In age between IL and
10 years. were killed on TRAN at the Chi
oago stock yards this morning. They we're
stealing ride on freight car loaded With
lumber and the lumber fell upon them,
crushing them.
OullldU bOlulOlo III Onbp'oSO oiC La h0NS's
at the bad food they receive. They yester-
day surrounded Senior Moneda In the street,
complained of bad food and demanded that
they be returned to their homes In the
North President Mont promised that the
soldiers grievances would be attended to
and 1t allsyed the excitement, but while 1t
lasted the Capital was in highly nervous
state, aud all the shops through fear
promptly closed their doors.
The Bridgeport, Conn, police department lie In
a state Of Generalization. Captain Pinkerman,
who has boon ordered to take command of the
force, was to-day elected from the chiefs chair In
the City Court Room by Chief Rylands. The
Common Council recently abolished the office Of
chief of police but Rylands, who claims that their
action was illegal, would not surrender tho office.
Patrolmsn have boon ordered by one of the police
boards, the authority Of which is contested not to
obey Rylands. Excitement Is high to-day but
thus far no violence has been offered against the
old chief.
There was no excitement on the New York pro.
duce exchange this morning on account Of the
failure Of s. v. White & Co., yesterday. In fact
tho corn market opened Il Of o cent higher than
the closing prices yesterday. The excitement in
the Chicago market Of yesterday was succeeded
By rather quiet trading and with steady to
strong tooc this morning.
Jos. Snyder, AZ years old, German stonecnt-
tor, living in Jersey City, was arrested yesterday
for asaaulting his wife, and gave bail to appear
this morning. He failed to nppesr and an officer
was sent for him. He WAS found in the attic OF
his house hanging from rsiter, having been
dead for au hour.
kea Bros & Co., the Ptteburg brokers who were
compelled to close their business have Issued
card in which they say they had yesterday de-
posted with 6. V. White & Co, Of Now York, over
$4,000 In cash.
The Jordan Baasley feud near Harrodsburg,
KY, which year ago caused the sheriff to ask
for TROOPS, has been settled by the surrender Of
three of tho Besslcys Tho men were released on
bond.
Acting under instructions from Washington,
District Attorney Cole has dismissed the second
libel sginst the steamer Itats. He states the case
was one of emergency.
Tho chemical works OF Goldsmith & Parsons In
Brooklyn, were partially destroyed by fro ct an
early hour this morning The loss will not e1-
coed S25 600.
Monuments were to-day unveiled on the battle
field at Gettysburg, to the dead soldiers Of the
Tammsny regiment.