Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-12

worth of property was destroyed by fire At
Chicago yesterday.
Secretary B.sine is said to he highly
pleased with Lord Sallsbury's letter on the
BebriDg sea matter.
TIE trial of Cha.. e Kincaid for tt g XII. =
ing of ex Representative Tsulbee will begin
next week in Washington.
a bill has been introduced in the Penn5s l.
Vauia leg,l la ure to prohibit the wearing OF
tights on the stage In that state.
Sone 800 Chuese pirates and robbers were
bshsaded 10 Kwsn;uag province during she
last few days Of he old Chinese year.
A bill to prohibit the employment by COZ :
porstions OF Pnkerton's detectives 10 strikes
has passed the Now York State Assembly.
David Pas,ep, the prominent lawyer OF
Mempbis. Tenn, who wSs shot in that cl
GA Tuesday by Col H Cay King. died yes
lday.
MIR. Stephen B E kins is talking OF an 81 )
tension of the West Vlrgini la Central Raj =
road from Cumberland to ,idawster by hE-
other than the canal rou Q.
Tt @ frieuds Of Mrs. Jackson, who was ar
Quoted By her husband in England. boVe
abandoned the siege of the house where her
husband bis her Imprisoned.
The Bostou aud Nav York partners at the
banking bouse OF Kidder, PeabodS u Go
bsve agreed to separate, end ef.er the l It OF
next May there will be two dig concetne.
Las. night On explosion of gas at Pitts
burg blew ont the entire rear OF the Weic
in building. The entire building seemed 10
lean at once into q shee, OF fame snd is q
total lose.
James A. Simmons has been convicted on
the charge of emh. zziing 1922 600, the funds
of the Sixth National Bank of New 4ork
THIS sentence renders Simmons liaoe 70
from five to ten years imprisonment.
Toe momertou question, "Does jerry
Simpson wear socks ?" is no longer co
numdrum. He said to convention OF
farmers at Annapolis yesterday. i DO
wear socks. ard / put them on after ingalls,
defeat"
President Robinson. Of the Seahoard and
Roanoke, has declined to stand by coz
tract to lease the Georgia Southern aud
Florida Railroad. This caused run on the
Capiisl Bank Of Macon. which had to close
It's doors.
AuIcdlan squaw has CAUSED q sensation in
he Michigan l. saialatuie, by charging that
r preventative Ffiedlauder, democrat,
who married her in 1854, had deserted hes
and without divorce bad married woman
in Alpane
Joseph T. Hall. clerk in the Treasury
Dspsr, ulent. who has for years been dis
tireu shed figure about sIashlngton on ac-
count of his diminuivs STA, died last night
at his residence In the country. MIR. Hai!
was u three and a-half fact In height.
The bodg of mlddle-agsd man wac wa'b-
ed Ashore ct Tottenvile, N. Y, yesterday
The wtP's end ebows were tied behind him
firmly with stont cord. Toe mouth wac 81
cu,ely gagged with a linen handkerchief.
Tbs dead man was SIX feet tall aud nsd
hrogn hair aud musiacbe. lie was ebout
30 years old.
The republicans at their caucus at Hart
fcrt. Cunn Yesterday, agreed on an amend
cd form al what has been popnsrly known
as the "Jndson proposition" as possible
way out e the pr e5ent ubesnatorial contest
in Con zee icut. The plan is to euhmiS to
the courts the question of the legality OF The
votes cast for Governor.
The Ssveuth and Eighth BattaioDs, DIS
trct of Columbia National Gnsrd, colorsd
troop, will be mustered ont of the Diatrc'
militia organ Z,ton by Monday next re-
cause CoU2re,s failed to appropriate the
amount necessary 70 maintain them. The
colo.ed brotkera feel very sore over this
"outrage," as they call II. and are as usual
rushing into print In hnsty manner WIN
severe criticisms of Gen. O.dW6y.