Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-06
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EEWo Or TAS IAg.
The great Methodist Ecumenical Council
will convene In Washington tomorrow.
The Supreme Court Of she United sts.es
will meet next Monday for the October
term.
The democrats carried nost Of The town
offices OF che election 10 Hartford, Conn.,,
yesterday.
Secretary Halford Was taken III ct the
White House yesterday evening, and for
time alarming reports prevailed. He was
much better at night.
The Kingston. N. Y, militia has besn Or
dered to be ready to turn oos at any time,
Violent demonstration by the depoeisors OF
the ruined savings bank being feared.
After heated discussion, the New York
P.esbytery decided by vote OF "a to 62 that
DR.. Briggs must stsnd tiial on the charges
and specifications prepared by bis accnneEs.
A big democratic MACS meeting tn honor
of Congressman Mile was held laes hight in
Music Hall, Cincinnati. Addresses on the
Tariff question end national issuss Wefe Dy
Err. Mills and Congressman Grain, OF Texas.
Bishop Talbot, OF the missionary diocese
otIdaho and Wyoming, hssdecined the bisn-
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successor to the late Bishop Beckwith has
been called TO meet November II In Macon.
The Greepiee & Forst oil we'll, at Nc.
Donald, near Pittsbusg, Pa, was drilled
deeper yesterday, end tbs flow increased 10
IA 400 barrels dag. This Is the largest oil
well ever struck in america and believed 10
be- the largest in the world.
Nearly TWO hundred acres ofground In the
northwest corner Of CarSOndale, Pa. through
which the Coal Brock Coliery ia tunDellsd,
are 10 stase OF turbulence, and there Is
danger of one Of the most extensive cave ins
il the history Of the coal regions.
A Royal Blue Lioe train on the Baii-
uore and Ohio Railroad. which was delay
By the elevator fire. ss Locust Point Suu-
day. made remarkable run from Canton,
after 1t GOT through, 10 Philadelphia. The
distance ess ninetY-two miles and this was
made in exactly 80 minutes.
Col. 4. B. Andrews, eeooud vice president
of the Richmond and Danvilie Gailrosd
Company, said yesterday with reference to
the presentation Of bis name TO the Presl-
dent for the position OF rsiiroad commits
sloner, that he was not only not an appi-
cant, but would not accept the position we're
1t offered to elm.
Standing by tho side Of thu grave of bis
little son in Prospect Cemetery, Washing
too, lust es the Sun was setting yesterday
evening, Gus Thielkuh shot bimseIf through
the left lung in en- effort 10 commit Suicide
He is probably the man who Is wanted By
The Worlds Fair people for falsely repre-
senting himself ss their photographer.
Two freight cara were run off the tranafer
arl. Nor n ar
dsv and four men 10 them were drowned.
! The GERS we're loaded With wheat and flour.
Two tramps Were la each car. The train
| was backed with more than ordinary force
into the boat, causing the hind cara to break
ovsr the bummers and pitch into the water.
In view of the fees that there has been
three commissioners Of pensions within less
than thet number OF years and that there
will be fourth within short time, the
saik of transferring the Pension Bureau to
the War Departments Is again renewed. and
several OoDgressmen have declared that
tney will pueh It to IN issue at the sp-
preaching session.
The Rev. ". J. Gamble, of Rlggevi!le,
Ind disappeared on september %, and bis
wife fesrs that he hes committed suicide.
IL communication 10 tbs police authorities
she Gays He bpS Ittquoutiy sAiu nc "ouiu
drown himself In Lake Michigan. L. bias
heen learned that boas wac hired by man
at the Hyde Park boat-house on the I'd In.
eiaut, aud that neither boat nor mar has
been seen enoe.
The immense packing establishment Of
John P. Squire & Co, in Esst Cambridge
ndSomervllle, Nj ASS, was partially destroyed
by fire last night The fire caught in the hag
building, In which we're 1900 iivs hogs.
The animals were al roasted 20 death and
the building lad fat. M. eqares esti-
mates bis lesl at $3.50 900. and has upon his
entire establishment an insurance of $7C0 900
In $500 and $1,000 policies In Deory every
company in New England.
The will of Mrs. Sarah Polk, widow of e1-
President jones E Polk. was presented for
probate In Nashville, Tenn, Saturday last.
She leaves 10 chs State OF Tennessee she po-
litical library OF her hnsbena, and the por-
traits of Jefferson ond Madison are given to
the Tennessee Historical Society. The rest
of the estate, with the exception OF two be-
quests OF 81 900 each. she leaves to tho sole
aud separate use OF her niece. Mrs. George
w. Fall, whom she raised from infancy.