Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-15
EkYs OF rHg pay.

AT 11-yesr-old Chicago boy recently
drank qusrt OF whisky and survived.
The charter election 10 Newark n j., on
Tuesday resulted In victory for the demo-
cratic party.
able loss OF life By the storm along the Long
Island coast.
There !s great activity In tho anthracite
district of Pennsylvania, and az unparalleled
one !or 1892 is predicted.
Eleven man we're Injured, two probably
fatally, By the explosion Of locomotive
boiler in the Kansas City railroad shops near
St. Paul, him., yesterday.
Mayor Chaplin. of Broos'Yr. N. Y, ia the
democratic candidate fns Congress TO sue,
oeed Dsyid Z. Body, who he's been nomi-
netSd to upoeeed MIR. Chspin as mayor.
Charles J. Murphy. Secretary Rusk's corn
com missioner, reports that his mission to
Europe haa been successful. He Ia teaching
tbs scotchmen the value of bread made OF
cornmeal.
An east.hound express train Oh the Balti.
nore and Ohio railroad left tbs track near
Hioksville. Ind, yesterday, and the private
car of Vice President King and several
coaches rolled over 81 embankmeut. Mr..
King wss slightly Injured. Two passengers
were killed snd number Injured.
Prominent Peg sylvauia republicans have
formed an snti.Qusy league to fight boss
methods. The league will form branch as.
secistions throughout the State bud en-
deavoT TO prevent the nomination OF candi-
dates ior the legislature favorable TO the re-
election OF Mr. Qasy rs Uoited States seDa-
tor.
The independent" democrats Of Bslt-
more lest night nominated s. Davies War
field for Msgog, VIM. Merbury for States
Attorney, John e. Bullock for Clerk OF The
CrlminsI Court. and Robert I. Banks for
Register Of Wills. O.her candidates VII! 90
chosen by a committee The republicans
subsequently INST and endorsed Wnrfeld
iog Mayor and Merbury fer States Attorney.
1t meeting CT the shareholders Of the
O bio and Mississippi Railroad in Lond0D,
the reorganization plan Was adopted. a
meeting Of the s,oof holders OF the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad will be held at Cincin-
nail to-day, when iss future will be deterD-
intd. The Baltimore and Ohio Raiiroe
Com Deny is preparing TO SESAME control OF
the Ohio ard Mississippi Railroad.
Elk President Cleveland and Hon. Barnes
Compton spoke ct big democratic meeting
Ia Brooklyn, n. Y, ST night. During his
speech Mr.. Cleveland said: mo election
will Soon occur that will sffofd 60 good an
opportunity to secure to our party the shere
| 10 State legislation TO which 1t Is entitled,
| Dor will the democratic party soon have go
good chnucs to reotifg political wrong
BY way of further uggssilng the importance
of this campaign, l ask you not to forget
that 8 new appcrtiopneDt of Representatives
ia Congress is TO be made on the basis OF the
census just completed, and that it may de-
yove upoa lha next legislature to rea6just
the Congressional districts OF the State"
At Birmingham, ALA. on Tuesday, Mrs.
Fannie Hoffman, postmistress Of Coalburg,
attempted to shoot J. r. Hill, manager of
the Siois Iron end SSes Company, and Dep
uty Marshal 6pheafeld. Mrs. Hoffman
INST the two nsn on the street and fired
three shots Ncue Of tbs bullets took effect.
q policeman put her undsr srrrest, when she
took another pistol from BASKET and again
tried TO shoot the Two men. She was finally
disarmed snd token to jail. where che was
released Gu hoods. The trouble grew out of
the srres. of the general manager and Of
ficera of the s oss Mining Company, charged
with int. fsriUg with Mrs. Eoffmsu in the
discharge of her official duties Yesterday
she vas removed from cffee.