Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-06
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Michigan votes to-day for a justice Of the
Supreme Court and two 7egArt. of the State
University.
/ The sale OF the great D.lamar mine, in
EORynee county, Ilsho, to company OF
Bfitish capitalists has been completed.
| Schedules 10 the assignment CT the firm OF
Lehmeier & Co., importers, were filed in
| New York tc-isy. The liabilities are given
ss S697, 900.
The ci;uminous coal producers OF Olio
an Pennsylvania will meet in Pittsbusg to-
m orrcw TO discuss various questions ahect
iDg their business.
The central cfics OF the tsisphoas ex-
change In Albany, N. Y, Was badly DAM
aged by fire to-day. Tbs wires and switch
board we're all destroyed.
About 1000 journeymsn painters went OF
strike 10 New York today TO enforce the
demand Of hours day and IS 80 Instead
OF So as heretofore for hours work.
AT meeting of the Pittsbuig Oh Ex-
change to day It was decided to withdrew
from the conference of Gil exchanges snd
deal in oil without conference restrictions.
Il is stated that P T. Bsrnum the veteran
Snowman who has been i'll for several dsys,
at Bridgeport, Conn.,, has suffered relapse,
and It ID feared that he can live but little
while logger.
A caye-ln OF the great Mulan tuane!, Is
miles west of Helena, Mont, on the North
ern Pacific r abroad occurred yesterday, Que
To heavy rain. Toe tunnel is about enc
mile long.
Saturday WIN. Turner, living IS miles
| west of Cotton Pant, ARR, shot aud killed
Jobe Murphy. Turner claims Murphy had
bsen making improper advances towards
Mrs. Turner.
Samuel Harris started across the river at
Louisville, KY, Saturday night and his skiH
was found overturned Sunday morning. de
had 800 when be started and 1t is believed
he has been murdered aad robbed.
@ ilet prevails 10 the Pennsylvania coke
regions to-day. There has been actually no
disturbance of any kind. The first effort
to start the works since the riot was made
this marnirg. The men were not inter
ferred with 10 euy way while going to
work.
The weather reports from Florida and
Southern Georgia indicate the occurrence
there This Morning of the co!dest weather
on record for this season CT the year. The
minimum temperatures At Savannah and
Jacksonville were 30 .nd 81 degrees rospec-
lively.
Darios an sffcay il Chicago saloon yes
terIay two men made insh Tor policeman
who was attempting to q Tell The disturbance;
one grafpad h!s cub aud ihe other se'z'd his
rsVovsr. Tbs bsrkesnsr then Fl sd four
times, killing ono of the NE aad dangerous
ly wouhdipg the other
La Kansas City las: hight, ycung man
returning from church in company with two
youpe ladies vas attacked By eolorsd mao.
struck Oh the head win sand bsg q, d
rendered UNCONSCIOUS The ruff 20 sc z d
one OF thu young ladies an1 took her pocket
book sna swslry, aud mad, his escape.
TIE London Standard publishes careful
rsyisw of the agricultural outlook, and BAYS
that tbs steady rss 10 wheat rsyives the
hopes of the English farmer, adding that
wheat vii! probably reach the highest price
10 many Ysara, ths principal cause OF tho
rise being the failure Of foreign crops. The
wheat croI S Of France suG Rassis are much
below the average.
a light frost yesterday aud heavy frost
this morning did great dau,ags in the Mo-
bile. Ala, truck farming district. Tcma-
toes, cucumbers, sqaashes beans and psas are
killed; potatoes are cut do8n and dam
aged City par cent. The cao5sgs crcp is
not m .sarially Injured. Fortunately the
vsge abies which have bean killed de- not
constitute ;he main crop there, except pc
uatoes, aud some farmers express the belief
that the potatoes will recover 10 large d..
gree from the effect OF the frost.
at Goshen, Tad yesterday morning al
exandsr Snyder. wealthy citiz4n, was
found desd in bed with ons side of bis skull
crush cd d. Tgs tsaaips wers 5 ,op arrested
charged with tho crime. and one confessed.
He says hs ksowa Sryaer's wife in Nsw
Y,ik anl she tod him ths old man Kept