Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-11
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

The unwilling Of the monument at Inc
center of population Of the United States
twenty miles east OF Columbus, Ind, oc-
CARED yesterday afternoon. Ths only other
ceremony of kind took place In 1910,
s~enty.three miles west of Washington, D. O.,
where yet remains fla stone en- which was
then cut "Centre Of Population"
The PreaidentialIparty arrived at Lead
Vile, Colo, this morning and was given
most enthusiastic reception. The PRECEDENT
was given a silver brick weighing seven
pounds. The ladies o; the party received
many beautiful souvenirs Including silver
spoooa, bullionlbsra, So. Some of the parry
were robbed Of small sums of money whi!s
at Portland, Osn.
At 10 O'Clock last night an extra freight
train from the North approaching the gard
a. Shepherd, Mich, ran toto fourteen iosd.
ed log cars, wrecking the engine ard Ca
bose. TIE men on this train Jumped and
escaped i, jury. Tbs iorce OF the collision
started thirteel log Cars down the grade
through the Shepherd yards to mile south
where the rest OF tue train was being load
ed. In the collision which followed three
man VI ere killed and thirteen Injured.
The steamer EImonte of the Morgan line
from Nav Orleans to New York with o
cargo OF cotton put into Southport. N. G. at
q. NJ. With the cotton 90 fye. The fire was
discovered when about one hundred miles
south OF Southport. It Is now apparently
under control. The burnt cotton will be
discharged at once and the ship will prcbs-
bly, proceed on her voyage tomorrow. The
extent OF damage has not yet been ascer-
tanned The Emonte is large four masted
steamer and cana over the bar drawing
twenty feet ten inches.
A special from msha says: A b)mbshtll has
boon exploded in political circles by the official
announcement that tho verdict in the Boyd
Thsyer gubernstorial contest Gaze was rendered by
the Supreme Court without discussion of the
issues and orts OF the case by the judges OF the
court Mover duriag the entire proceedings WAS
there conference hold at which Judge Maxwell
was permitted to express his views or interchange
views 18th his c,lesgaes. Gov. Boyd will appeal
TO the Q. g. Supreme Court.
dispatch from Perryvlle W. Va, says that
Lewis Hall and his son Lewis Hall, jr got into
q1arrol near Knox Creek with Ssul. Steel and
his son Hiram. Iu the fight which ensued Lewis
Hall, jr, WIS shot through the heart; Hiram
Gt9el WAS pierced with seven bullets and died in
few minutes Ssml. Steel wss mortslly wounded,
dying shortly afterwards, and Lewis H al received
four slight wounds but escaped to this mauntsirs
Tho O. s. War vessels Omaha and Charleston
which arc searching for the escaped CHILEAN
steamer csme to anchor off San Pedro. Cal, last
evening and exchanged signals, after which the
Charleston left, steering south.
Forest res have been raging for tho last AZ
hours in the country to tho southwest of West
Superior VII, and an immense amount of zine
has tesn destroyed
The lumbar dealers OF Now York declared
lockout this morning and the rumber Of mon
thus thrown out of work number in tho neighbor-
hood of 16, 900.
Ex President Grover Cleveland arrived in Buff
this morning. While his reception did not s.
sumo ,hs proportions OF an ovation it was cordial
and respectful.
special from Oil City, Pa, says: messaso
from Pine Grove township says that thus far 13
oil wells have been burned. Tho fro is still
burning
Fire destroyed the cable railway station at Kan
sas City this morning.
Severe fros.s occurred in Eastern Kansas last
last night.