Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-11
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.


Early this morning the body OF Thos.
Jenny was found at the mouth OF New
York sewer. BE is supposed to be the man
who committed suicide the other day by
jumping into manhole.
President Frank MoGrath, OF the Kansas
Farmers Alliance, who arrived In Topeka
last night, pronounced the report that the
Farmers Alliance had sent out secret Gil
oular appealing to Its members to hold their
wheat until 1t would bring S1.25 per buahel
untrue.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, who has been spend
Ing several weeks at the New York Hotel
il New York, left this morning without
making decision rs to the disposition o.
the rtmains OF her late husband. It Is re
ported that soc has asked for 8 year in
which to give an snswer to the Richmond
and jackson, Mics, delegations who have
waited upon her.
After the performance OF S.ll's circus lest
night in Shoals, lad, q fight occurred be-
tween the circus employees and local tcugbs,
Ia which stakes snd revolvers were freely
used. james Richly, Of that city, was struck
on the head with stake and his skull
crushed, from which be died al O'Clock
this morning. Several of the circus en-
ployses we're injured.
Tia bsrkentIns Hustler while going
round Cape Horn recently was wrecked on
a eunksn rc.k. The crew left Ia the boats
and roWed to en island ninety miles distant.
The men then started across the country
bus we're captured by savsges, bound to
trees aad fires built around them, WGeo
one of the men, drawing revolver, shos
one of the natives, which 80 frightened The
tess that they rem and the men escaped.
After enduring many herdships the men
eventually made their way to Busnos Asrfs
and thenoo home TO Msine.
According to Mexican paper the Mo,mons aIo
making great progress in the States of Sonora and
chihuahua Hundreds of industrious Mormons
have made their abode in the Vslley Of tho CIR
rail- os, above Roca Grande in the latter State,
and The re.ulta thus far attained bear witness to
tn, ir energy and to the fet lily Of the soil. The
&oIm3ns doing a5 Disz what they accomplish
cd at Salt Lake transforming the wilderness into
garden.
Pitt Eeque WAC shot and killed by B. Harper,
near Wills Point, Tex. last evening. Both men
arc laImsrs. In the the lowor part Of Hampstead
county in the same State yesterday, VIM Musky
shot and killed John Neiman. An old fcud ex
listed between the families Of the two men.
threshng machine engine exploded this
morning at B,ucsvile, Ind. One msn was killed,
having his head blown off, ard six others were
horribly scslded. The engine was bloTu to pieces.
Tho property Of the Sheffield Land Co, and the
plsnt Of the Alabama Iron and Railway Co, Of
Sheffield, Ala, will be sold to an Engish syndi
cate. The price is understood to be So 100000
Iho entire wooded portion Of Chippewa county,
Giich, and the Canadian territory north o. it are
on fro. Detour, Cafes Wellsturg Cove and
many other places are in imminent danger.
Oran Wilkerson, of tho sherif's road gang OF
Springfield Mo-. made break for liberty to-day.
He received several wounds with small shot but
escaped.
Fire at an early hour this morning damaged
the mons furnishing store of Sample e. Hill in
hfcmi his, Tenn, to the amount CT $50 COO.
In immenso doSnpour OF rain for three hours
yesterday flooded Sioux City, Ia, csuaipg an ag
gregate loss of 100000.
Shipments OF coal from the several mines near
Seattle, Wash are increasing, showing the strike
TO be broken.