Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-11
TELEGRAPHLC BREVITIEs.

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Mr.. John q. B. Latrobe, tbe distinguish
ed lawyer and father OF ex.mayo F. @. La.
srobe, of Baltimore died this morning at HE
residence, aged SO
The mill OF the Derby Rubber 90. at Ir.
miughsm, Conn, was burned this morning.
a quantity OF new machinery and 100 tons
of stock we're destroyed loss $50 000
Vessels arriving at Gloucester, Mass
from the Newfoundling banks, report hur.
ricane of great violence Monday night, and
1t is feared that much damage has been done
to the fishing feet.
VIM. Il. Oolly, aged 10, a colored student
at Boston medical school, upon being Or
dered by his father to cease his attention
to oolored girl whose acquaintance he had
formed, produced revolver and shot him.
self In the breast, dying in few minutes.
No tlaoe has been found of Miss Vera Ava,
The alleged to be wealthy English woman,
who came to Chicago some weeks ago to
work for the reclamation of fallen women,
and who suddenly disappeared on Wednss-
day evening. Concerning her identity an
afternoon paper says: Vera Ava is, it is
now asserted, none other than Ann O'Delia
Dlss Debar, the spook priestess Of New
York.
The brick barn of john a, Bancroft In
Worcester, Mass, was partially destroyed
by fire at O'Clock this morning. Fourteen
horses and seven head of cattle, the latter 8
part of Mr.. Bancroit's celebrated herd Of
pure bred Swiss, perished.in the flames. The
cause of the fire s thought to be incendiary,
and an employee OF Mr.. Bancroft. named
Frank Wood, Ia under arrest swsiting ez-
animation. The loss is about $l5. 000
A serious railroad accident occurred this
morning in the vicinity of 25th aud Wolf
streets. Philadelphia. by the crashing of q
b timore and Ohio engine into train Of
coal CATS on the Pennsylvania road at the
cteTaeotion OF tbs two lines. Geo. Wright,
the engineer of the Baltimore & Ohio engine,
and Henry Carroll. brakeman, we're
caught In the wreck, and each had his right
leg crushed and MANNED. A telegraph ope
rator has been arrested charged with caus.
Ing the accident.
A man who had given his name as Geo.
White, of Chicago. was drowned In the Hud-
son river late Wednesday afternoon. after
making balloon ascension from the pleas
ure grounds known SO Eldorado, on the
Palisades. opposite west Forty second street,
New York. Attached to the bottom of the
balloon was traptze bar The balloon rose
rapidly until 1t was almost out OF sight, the
aerouaut meanwhile dragging himself up on
the bar and sitting upon 1t. Suddenly the
balloon began 50 descend very quickly,
when directly over the Hudson river, and
White, slipping off the oar, hung from it by
his bands uuti the balloon struck the water
and collapsed, with him underneath.
An automatic repeating riff, WAS tested at Fort
Sheridan yesterday, and bids fair to revolutionize
warfare. The gun becomes automatic by the util-
iEstion of tho gas produced by the combustion of
the first cartridge frod.
The first night balloon ascension ever heard Of
was made at Jackson, Mich, last night. Whom the
air ship decendad the aeronsut was caught under
tho wheels OF a buggy and severely injured.
DIR. Peter Pine, noted surgeon In civil and
military life died in West somervile, Mass, yes
terday sged sc years. He was at one time medi-
cal inspector of tho United State army.
An amendment in the Ottawa House of Com
mons yesterday, in favor Of reduction of tho
sugar duties from $40 to $40 OF cent per pound
was rejected.
An excursion train left the track near Grinnel
Iowa, laat evening Two coaches were upset and
about twenty persona injured, some quite SER
iously.
The Mount Pleasant House at Amherst, Mssa.,
was burned about 1:30 o'clock this morning with
the barns adjoining. Loss about $50 600.
y. P. Dame, Wholesale dealer in paper and
cards, of Boston, has failed liabilities $50 OOO.