Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-12
TELEeRAPHIc BREvITIEs.

been defrsuding people In all paris OF the
country under the title of the Pacific Por-
trait Gem pany, was to-day held in bonds In
New York for larceny.
J. W. Harris, superintendent Of the Sol
diers end Sailors 0 :phans Home at Knights-
towu, led, committed suicide yesterday at
the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, by cut
ting his throat with pocket knife.
Governor Bulkeley, of Conn ecticut. denies
the rumor that he will resign and allow
Lieut.. Governor Merwin. of New Haven,
the republican candidate for Govern Or last
November, to assume the gubsrnatorial
duties.
Gov. Hill arrived at the Hotel Norman
die, in New York, this morning. Soon after
delegation from Augusta. Ga, called add
invited him to attend the Augusta expcs'-
tioD. The Governor replied that he could
not attend, owing to prior engagement.
He would, however, attend the dedication
of the monument to ex-senator Grady.
A Chattanooga. Tenn, special says: The
great -Simpson-Carter Methodist
Church scandal must go on trial. Judge
Tfaynor yesterday overruled the long de-
murrer filed by the defendant, Rev. T. j..
Carter, D. D.. editor of the Methodist 1dro
cate The demurrer bad practically ad-
mitted the allegations of the Plaintiffs but
said no offence had been committed. Heavy
damages are asked, Rev. DR.. Marker pray
ing for $50, 900 and Rev. Simpson for S25. 900.
While coming down the mountain from Llcyds
villo to Bellwood, Pa, on the Pennsylvania and
Northwestern railroad, last midnight heavy
coal trs In got beyond control and dashiDg down
the grade at fearful rate of epoed, wss piled up
and smashed into kindling wood on the side of q
deep rsvine about three miles north OF Belwood.
Among the debris were the bodies of the cOGduc
tor, engineer and one brakeman all terribly man
gled. The other train mon escaped with their
lives, but all were injured.
Two guests at the Albion hotel, Hot Springs
Ark, were last night robbed Of 81 200 and $4UO
70 pectvely. When the thief's presence in the
house was discovered an officer wss sent for and
fusilade eusued in which the robber was wounded
and then made his escape.
Samuel Bsekman, & negro and Jenny Wiley, 8
young white woman, who were living as man and
wife were arraigned in Elizabeth, N. j., to-day
charged with mansaughter in beating and starry
to death six year old child of Boekman.
The Governors veto of the bill appropristing
$50, 600 for tho entertainment Of the G. a. R. at
Detroit in August next, Was yesterday Sustained
in the Michigan house by strict party vote.
Early this morning the lumber yard Of Burrows
& Kenyon, in Providence, r. l., was destroyed By
GIe Tho stock wss valued at between $50, 900
and $50 900, part OF which was saved.
The Gar of Russia has presented the Stanford
On iversity at San Francisco with complete col
lection OF Russian and Siberian minerals taken
from the St. Petersburg Museum.
The report that the village OF Thamesford, On
ts1io, was entirely destroyed by fire yesterday
was incorrect. Only ono or two Iildings were
slightly damaged.
Henry Miller, convicted at Florence, Ariz, CT
robbing the U. S. mails and sentenced to ten
years Imprisonment at hard labor has escaped
from his guards.
William Blsney was hanged in tho Jail yard at
Baltimore this morning for the murder of his
grandmother and aunt in that city on the night OF
May ., 1890.
About 200 Of the New York housesmiths we
returned to work, but largo number have been
notified that the employers are not ready to re-
sumo.
Three white mon who had been peddliug
whisky in the Sac and Fox country, near Guthrie
o. T., have been killed by the Indians.
Gov. Burleigh of Maine is making strong efforts
to secure tho republican nomir alton for Congress
from tho Augusta district.