Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-21
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

Levi G. Wade. president of the Mexican
Central Railroad Company, died 10 Boston
this morning.
The break In the coiferdam at Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich, is now under control. The
washout In the cribbing is about 100 feet.
The exports ofspecia last week from the
port of New York amounted to S. 49S 957
OF which IS OS7 365 was In gold, and SAIL.
592 silver.
Detectives at Erie, Pa. yesterday arrest
ed Chaurcsy Marble, q wealthy farmer and
mill owner, charged with manufacturing
and passing counterfeit coin.
There wss distinct earthquake at LIS
O'Clock yesterday afternoon at Bette, Ana
conda and Billings, Montana. Tbs shock
was in places sufficient to knock dishes from
cupboards.
Mayor Creger was renominated for
Mayor of Chicsgo by the democratic COL
vention today. There was much excite
ment. and Mr. Carter Harrison's deIegstes
threaten to bolt.
VIM Hood at Nsvsjo, Tex, on Thursday
shot his brother four times with rife
Wm. Hood Is married man and his broth
or single man living with him. The mar
derer escaped.
s. E. Dow and Abner Graves, of Craw-
| ford county, Ia. have brought suit against
the Bradstreet company, each claiming
500, 600 damages for alleged wrongful rating
a. to their financial standing.
G. G Coleman, of Chicago, claims to have
discovered method OF manufacturing white
lead in such cheap, quick way that the
trust which now controls the production oil
the staple must 60 to smash.
Yesterday misunderstanding at Mus
quite, Tex, between two farmers named
Weatherford and Allen eliminated in Weth
erford having his throat cut. He will die.
A brother of the wounded man then shot
Allen dead.
] Robert Willink, who was knocked down
last pight ct Savannah, Ga, by Bgrnie Muir
ply in an amateur prize fight at the Athletic
| Clubs tournament there, died this morning
| from concussion OF the brain. Willlnk was
IS years of age.
w. L. Bartlett AID G. W.. Freeze. respect
lively city editor and managing editor of the
Monmouth, LIS. Atlas, together with two
daughters of man named Hines, OF Huron,
South Dakota, have been drowned In Puget
Sound. while boating.
Bishop Leonard, of OHIO, says. "Mr. Nc
Q1eary cannot resign. Any minister who
ceases to believe the doctrines OF the Episco-
pal Church has the privilege Of renounciDe
the ministry and being bonorably dismissed. u
Tois, however. Mr.. MtQleary declines to do
On arrival ct the Capitol in Hartford
Conn, this morning Gov. Buckley found the
door into the ante-room leading IF from biz
Office locked on the inside. Being unable
to open it in any other way, q bar was
obtained and he door pried open.
A Covlugton, Ga, dispatch sage: Seaborn
Smith, prominent white cit zep, who &C m.
mitted criminal assault on Leila Aiken, a
young mulatto girl, 10 December, 1889. was
yesterday found guilty. The penalty lie
dea'h by banging, and that sentence was
pronounced.
The trial of George Fl. Snyder at San
Marcos, Tex. on ths charge of killing his
wife, resulted laat night in verdict of gull
| ty. Mrs. Snyder was the daughter of e1-
Chief Justice Underhill, of Georgia and was
shot to death by her husband upon relurn-
| irg from church some time ago.
There is great distres, among the strikers
OF the Conceivable coke region. The COZ
tributions SO far have OF proven sufficient to
purchase food and The miners live chic On
the charity of farmers. Their case is des-
perate end it il believed that they will have
to go back to work at the employ ers' terms.
Thursday afternoon Peter Richmond, iv-
Ing near Wheeling, W. Va, ordered bis
wife to pick up pair OF scissors which were
on the )or, aad because she did not imme-
diately obey he struck Ter with an axe near
~ severing her head from the body. Rich
mond, who was arrested, Is supposed to be
insane.
IL CtIliIlru UielG loi TdOO pHynUio W tuc
Boston Globe, was received last night from
John Teemer, of ST. Louis, as forfeit for
match race with Edward Hanlcn for 81 900
slGe, to be rowed at the Point of Pines
near Boston, May 80. or any other course
Hanlon may prefer to be three miles and
turn. The challenge will remain open ten
days, and if not accepted by Hanon, lie
open to O'Copner or Gsndaur on the came
conditions.
High tide les, night did considerable damage
sloug tho NJ Jereey coast from Sandy Hook
south to Bsrnegat bay beach. Ocean Grove and
Asbury Park arc badly cut out The new bulk
he .dipg at AsbuIy Park is damaged. Thero arc
damages by cuts in OCEAN avenue buff at Leug
Branch Several cottage bulls heads at Monmouth
Beach are PAT TALLY torn cut.