Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-07
TELEeRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

1t Ia announced thRs the price or al! re-
fined sugar, except cut loaf and crushed,
have been advanced Jig by The American
sugar refining company.
It is announced In New York to-day that
syndicate had been formed which agrees
60 guarantee to provide Union Pacific with
ell the money 1t needs to take care OF ita
AJsting debt during the next three yeara.
al old building in Salem, Mass. owned
By John Looney and occupied by French
man named Rivieze, was burned this morn
irg. The fire was caused by an explosion
OF chemicals which Rivlere was mixing, and
he was fatally burned His son was some
what burned about the face.
Hira Troxel, an inmate of the county hos
pital OF Reading, Pa., escaped from his at
tendants this morning and drowned himself
In watering trough containing only fifteen
inches OF water, Deceased WAS afflicted
with cancer. His face was almost eaten
away, and he WAS driven to desperation by
pain and hunger, be not having eaten any.
thing for month.
Between IL aud o'clock this morning the
ves.ibule train NJ AZ, eastbound on the Wa
bash road, which hsuls the New York and
Boston seepers, struck fast freight train
which was pulling in on switch at Homer
Ill, badly damaging the passenger trains
engine, mail and express cars, also wrecking
four cars OF grain In the freight train. No
passengers were Injured but the trainmen
we're badly hurt.
Gen DYreniorth and party Ia charge OF
! tbs experiments which the Government is
about to make. as to the practlcability oil
producing rain by the firing Of explosives In
the upper strata of the air, are on
their way to Midland, Texas, where the ex-
periments will be made. The party had
with them all the material necessary TO-
producing all the rainfall needed If the ex
psrlments pan out.
! John Huff an extensive planter, who lives
, thrss miles north of Willis, Indian Territory
] shot and instantly killed his crazy brother,
\ who lives with him, and mortally wounded
his wife. The insane man attacked Huh
with knife. and John, In self defense, shot
him three time With Winchester, one OF
the bullets passing through the heart The
three bullets passsd through tho mans body
and struck Huff'5 wife with the above re-
suit.
While Samuel G.. Williams was unpackin2
q bog OF pears at Seda!Ia, Mo-, yesterday,
9hich he had received from Texas, taran-
tula ieape6 from the box and fastened its
iaugs In his right hand. He threw it from
him and the reptile was killed. 10 half an
hour from, the time he was bitten Williams
| began to get wild and his pain was go great
that 1t took three men to hold him. Three
DOCTORS are In attendance, but no hope is
entertained OF taViDg the mans life.
A dispatch from Canton, Miss, ssys: The
report that Senator George is defeated In
the primaries Is utterly without foundation.
He f .ilei to carry his county (Oarroll) which
was entirely due to large fanatioal ALI
snce majority. The vote stands George,
&C; Barksdale, % It requires ninety to
elect, and George ls certain to get 100 ip-
structed votea Even Bsrksdale's friends
oonoode Georges elsetion, and their only
hope now Is 80 eleot Barksdals as Nathalie
successor. which they cannot possibly do.
II. W. Esrly's saw mill and lumber yards, con-
tanning 100000 feet Of lumber, the dry-sheds,
building belonging 20 the firm, dwelling and
thu residence of A. H. Miller and barns ETC., be-
longing to E. G. Lum, were destroyed by fire at
Commanche Iowa, last night, sntaiipg . loss Of
$150,oOo
Two moro of the nine fugitives who escaped
from the nssno ylum at Auburn, N. Y, yes
terdsy, were captured this morning. One desoer-
alto follow is still at large
Tho steamer Msipo, which was .cf'orted to have
foundcred, has arrived at Iquiqr7, Chilli, with
csrgo of arms and ammunition.
The Hutchison cooperago compsny's factory at
Pooria Ill, was last night damaged by fire to the
extent of 100000.