Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs

James Parton. the well-known author and
writer, died this morning at Nswburyport
Mass.
TIE Columbia Banking Co.,, at Columbia,
Tenn, capital 500. 600, and the Bank OF CO.
Tumble, capita 100000. BOTH made sssign.
mentB at midnight.
Carlisle & "r.ghl5 cannery at Frede.
rci, Del, wes Duined list night, with con-
tsnts consisting OF $1,000 cans OF tom oee.
Tee net lose over the insurance is $40 600.
TSs cemeut mil, warehouses;, cooper shop
and OTHER buildings ofthe Lawrenos Cemsnl
Co, Hnnews er, N. Y, we're totally ds.
5 royed by frs last night TIE losa is $500. :
600
The engineer If the Eagle Lock Com
osB5 al TeFryVilla, Conn.,, yesterday becon.
log angersd at a boy employed there, selz4 ID
the latter and plunged his head into vat
Of vitrol, burning him horribly. The eng-
near escaped.
The name CT George lilies. the millionaire
land owner and capitalist, OF Milwaukee,
has been forged for nesry $4,000. The
fraudulent papers passed through the hands
OF Mr.. b. Ransom, who was reputed to ba
wealth ZIMMERMAN of Wood county, and
who has disappeared.
A gang O! Glass-blowers undertook to de-.
mosh Kun z's saloon at Alexandria, Ind,
to dag, when the bartender opened fire on
them With revolver. Two of the men
were MORALLY wounded. The bartender
was struck on the head with beer glass
and hls recovery Is doubtful.
all the property IN Bridgeport, Oopn.,
of OIapp Spoonsr, the ex-vtoe president OF
TIE Adams Express Company, Was attach.
ed yesterday for $4,000 In suit brought
by tie express company. The writ charges
that Spooner oonspired with others to de-
fraud the company.
Several Thousand people attended Jack
Doml say's bene6i last night at San Fran.
cisco. The subscription aggregated over
ttirty.elghi thousand dollars, prominent
sporting men from sll over the country
sending checks. The entertainment oonoiu-
ded by three round exhibition bstween
Dempsey and Young Mitchell.
There has probably been disastrous wreck or
collision at the entrance to tho Gulf of st. Law
renee. The signal service has received dispatch
from Saint Psups Iilsnd that wrecksge, consist
ing OF pieces of ships rails, scsnt.ing and dial,
has been washed ashore
Discovery has been made of a stenogrsphic re-
port of an address delivered four years ago by
President Patton, of Princeton, in which he ex-
presses views some subjects similar to the
views for which DR.. Briggs is to be tried by the
Presbyterian Church.
Alexander Melt OF Agnew, whose sudden death
in New York, was reported to the coroner's Office
yes erday, WAS suicide. Deputy Coroner jon
kins stated this morning the deceased shot him.
self in the head while in the bath room.
Three, perhaps four, Am ,ricsn men. of-war's
men Were killed and several others were more or
less severely wounded in street fight in Vslpa-
riso ye,terday with crowd of Gillian sailors.
John Hoey, tho deposed President OF tho Adams
Express Company, this morning in New York
rendered his resignation as manager Of the COM
pany which was promptly accepted.
The Chian minister il Paris ssys that tho new
OF Chilli will be definitely constitu-
ted on Monday next
France expresses her intention OF fighting Nor
rocco should tho Sultan occupy Touat Oasis.