Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-25
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

TELEGRAPH1C BREVITlES.
A cod wave is sweeping over the country
from the west.
A troop OF cavalry will tomorrow begin
the work Of ejet ting the boomers from the
Cherokee strip.
The eastern part of Mississippi is under
water and the damage has been enormous
1t has raDed almost constantly for the past
20 days.
A fire last night 10 Kansas City, Mo-, de-
s!rosed seventy freight cars and about loo.
900 bushels of grain, entailing total iots OF
about $4,000.
Both branches ofithe Baltimore council
have PASSED the ordinance making the ire
department OF that city practically full
paid organization.
A tornado passed over JefersonVilie, lad,
and vicinity last night, destroying houses
fencea, orchards and cattle, causing the loss
OF many thousand dollals.
The 10 grippe has takeo possession OF
Fort Logan, COL, and is playing havoc Win
the soldiers. Eighty are 10 the hospital and
four deaths have occurred this week.
The deed transferring the Dolanar group
of mines in Iiaho to London syndicate
has teen placed on record. The purchase
price of the mine is said to be 81 100000.
The fight last night at San Jose, Cal, be-
tween Dan Mahony ard DanHawkine, for the
bantam weight championship of the Paci io
coast, was won by Hawkins in twenty nine
rounds.
Great excitement prevails at Yuma, ARR
The ella and Colorado rivers are both re-
,rted rising, aud any additional hoodwater
will wash Yuma out of sight unless the
leVee now being built can be completed be-
fore to-morrow.
The Tupis lumber company, OF Norfolk,
Va, has obtained an attachment in New
York against the property In that State OF
the North River Lumber Company, which
assigned yesterday. The plaintiff has a
claim OF SO. COO.
A dispatch from Ann Arbor says that
James l.. Babcook, the young man whose
uncle, 10 1885, left hin fortune OF $500 .OOo
on coudtiou that he marry within five years
Is about 10 take wife. The bride-slect Is
Miss janis, OF Waukssha, Wis.
The BRUSH snip Jesomsne, which so mar
rowy escaped destruction on Monday eff
Point r sios, CaI., WAS within two hundred
feet OF the rocks and had commenced 70
d ;ag her auChors, when tug took the ship
in tow, charging 600 for the service.
Last uigas two .huodred people, comprls-
log ovsr thirty families. left Central Illinois.
takiag with them their househol1 goods,
farm lm pIenents and live stock. bound for
Iowa and Nsbra ska. The immigrants are
induced to leave because OF the cheap lands
of other Slater.
Tae city marshal of Csmpbslsbutg, Ind.,
in attem ptiug 10 arrest 8. a. Goss, for the
attempted murder of his father-in law, wac
shot in thu left si6e juat below the ribs. The
marshal shot Goss IN the left hip nhctlng
Sigh. Il ,sh wouda. Goss was then over
powered and hsndcuHed.
r ,bsrt Katie, a foundry man, on return
log to his home last night in New York.
found au old soldier named Frank BSrnes
in Knits's apartments With the latter's wife.
The men q1arrslled and both drew knives
and fought an impromptu duel on the
stairway. B3rnss received dangerous cuts
on the neek, chest and side. Kuife was ar
rested.
The King Of Italy has conferred the or
der gof knighthood on Police Inspector
T. F. BJtnes, of New York. The parchment
comforting the order, and the large golden
cfous have bssn resolved by the Italian con-
sui in that city. Tae inspector has assisted
many Isliana in Nav Yo:k and has also
rendered. valuable services to tho Italian
government By arrestng brigands who had
escaped from Italy after the commission Of
serious crimes.
At 10 o'clock to-day the Ohio rive at Cincin-
natl had reached 81 feet 4 iuches but it is be-
lleved that it has rescued its highest limit
Prof H. D. Garrison of Chicig o died to-day OF
Rrinht's discBso,