Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-31
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIEs.


West this winter. owing to the inability Of
the railroads to supply cara for its transpor.
tation.
The exceptions taken by the defense dCf-
Ing the trial of Isaac sawtelle at Concord, N
H., for the murder OF bile brother have been
oyersnled
MIas Euma Eames, the operatio artistic
was married 10 London to-day at the Regis
trar's Office to the con of W. W. Storey, the
well.known sculptor.
Near Woodbine, Ky., last night, Polk
Williams shot and killed james Lsnbam.
Both we're slightly intoxicstsd and quar-
relied over a horse. Williams surrendered,
and claims self-defense.
George Rlngeb, the youag man who was
injured at the Vera Crux exhibition In
Baltimore on Monday last, died at the city
hospital to day. Young Ringle5 was an
American scout" In the exhibition.
The steamship Portia, which arrived at
New York from Halifax to-day, reports that
the olosing of the lobster canning factories
on the west coast OF New Foundlsnd hss
created perfect panic among thousands Of
workmen formerly employed In them and
they are actually starving.
B. D. Wheidon alias E. S. Srong, lie IN
DEF arrest at Portland, Ogn., as fugitive
from ju.t:c from Alabama About a year
ago, while living at Birmingham, Wheldon,
or Strong, had his life injured for $780, 600
A few days afterward his hat, clothes and
shoes ware found on river bank where be
had left them to create the impression that
be was drowned. His wife then applied for
tue insurance, but the company refused to
pay it, claiming that Weldon was not dead.
Suit wac brought to recover the money and
the case is still pending in the Alabama
courts.
A special FROG. DALAI Tex, says: News of a
tragedy at Pyle, in tho southern portion Of the
county, has reached here. Will Holman was shot
aud killed instantly, and Eli Gilcrease received
wounds that will prob ably kill him. The Holmans
are tenants Of Gllcresse who has tried to force
them to leave the place. The latter went down
to nail up the gate Leading 10 the Holmans house.
Deceased and his brother attacked him, when
shots were exchanged, resulting as stated above.
Gi.creaso and one of the Holman boys are Under
arrest.
The cost Of carrying the great wheat crop of the
West to European markes is likely to be very
large. There is averitable boom in groin freights
by water, both by lake and ocesn, and it cost
1853 cents yesterday to carry bushel of wheat
from Chicago to Liverpool, ss against 13 6 cents
Tuesdsy This substantial advance OF two cents
In two days is largely in ocean rates, although
the rice in rates from Chicago to seaboard forms
a part of it,
A Chicago paper announces that at nesting OF
the stockysrds company on Tuesday last, the diff
ferences between the company and the large pack
ers of dressed beef Armour & Co., Swift & Co., and
Morris & Co.. was settled that the stockyards
concluded to purchase the land at Tolleston, Ind,
where the liz packers propose TO erect new stock
yards, and that the latter have agreed to remain
where they now are for fifteen years.
WATERFRONT yesterday flooded the lower part
West Point, Miss, and the lowlands in thst vicin.
track in the bottom lands was submerged with
eversl inches Of water and the crops have suf-
fered to great extent. Many folds of cotton
have been fl )oded.
The farmers in the neighborhood have served
notice on the merchants OF Thompsonvile, I'll,
that il the three saloons located in that place, are
not closed at once, they will boycott the town
Cashier Kirby of tho City National Bank Of
Marshall Mich, who fed about six weeks ago
taking with him 100000 OF the banks funds,
was arrested ct Sedslii, No., yesterday.
Mrs. Ira C, Kimble, wife OF the presiding elder
Of the Muscsiine, Iowa, Methodist Conference,
whilo asleep, fell down stairs yesterday and was
killed.
Isom White, coored was hanged al Helers
Ark, to-day Tor the murder on January of an
other negro named Prince Nalloy.
A largo Touring mill Of ]. Himmelberger, at
Moorebouse, Mo-, with its contents, was destroyed
by fire yesterday; loss $4,000
James Godfrey, one Of the last of the tribe OF
Miami Indians, is reported dying at his home
near Fort Wayne, Ind
Robert Tankersky, aged -, died at Wichita,
Kan, yesterday of hydrophobia
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