Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-27
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

In New York.
General James A. EXP, of the Uaited
States army, died at Louisville, Ky, ear!y
this morning.
A final settlement of the long dispute be-
tween the boes carpenters and the journey
men of Chicago was reached last evening
Joe Tansey, OF Memphis, was defeated in
priza fight by Joe Wiokert 8 local pugii-
let, at Peoria. Ill., yesterday. The mill wss
an especially brutal one.
Secretary Proctor, who spent yesterday
Inspecting forts Davis, Hancock and Bliss,
Texas, says his reported retirement from
the cabinet lie pure gossip.
The Governor of Indiana has received
from the Secretary ofthe Treasury draft for
S769 144, being the amount Of the direct
tag money returned to the State
There are over 1000 grippe cases in DID,
buque. 10 macy business houses half the
en- oloyees are down with the disease, and
almost every household has one or m ore vic
Tina.
The shpbuiding firm of William Crsmp
& Sons, of Philadelphia, has ended the nego-
tiaiicns for the purchase OF the Great Port
Richmond Iron Works Of the l. P. Morris
Company.
| Ea!ly on Wednesday morning the OzMk
saloon, at Butte, Mont, was raded by mack
ed robbers, who forced the bartender 10
open the safe aad give them 81, 100 which it
contained.
An attempt is being made by syndicate
of California iJb5ers to control the brandy
market. Agents have been jturneyine
throughout the wine distriots and buying up
all the brandy in sight.
Nelson E. Hinds, veal by resident OF s..
Francis, VIE, was found dead yesterday Of
to noon with bullet hole in bis bead. he
was found lying in plowed fed near his
houss With revolver al his side.
q disastrous fire is raging at Evansville,
Dat. An extensive saw mill, planning mill,
foundry and agricultural implement works
are almost completely consumed and other
surrounding buildings are threatened.
Since the capture at Paris, Tex OF Bill
Hudaing and most OF the members of his
gang, officers have secured information that
shows Hudgins's connection with at least
four murders that hsye heretofore remained
mystery.
Nearly every citizen Of Chambers county,
Ala where dsfaulting State Treasurer Vim
cent lived, has signed petition asking the
Governor to pardon him. 1t is urged By the
petitioners that his confinement In the peni-
tentlary Ia slowly but surely killing him.
Fire at Jacksonville, Fla to-day com-
pesely destroyed the old Price house with
| ali its contents. The house has recently
been known IS the Grand Union Hotel and
WAS large rambling structure over 80 years
old. It was formerly the principal hotel In
the city.
$1,000 FIRE this morning 10 the CONNER
cialHotel and boarding house of R.Henry at
Austiu, Pc, totally destroyed the building
Three lives we're lost: Lizzie McGarick, a
domestic; ick McCsrty, boardsr, and an
unknown man. Adjoining property was
badly damaged The origin of the fire is
unknown.
Arthur O'Field, 60 years old and married
was arrested 10 New York lest night for as
s,u..ng HE 9-year-old grsndniece, Stella
Harris. lis took The child out for walk,
got her into bis apartments and assaulted
her. Il wss with great difficulty Stella's
father was prevented from tski7g the law
Into his own hands O'F;eId is 10 custody.
Yesterday large congregation, mostly
women, were gathered at ST. J.ssph's cath
olio church, Detroit, when loud explosion,
caused By escaping gas, took plaza. The
women ran shrieking for tie doors, pulling,
hauling and scratching one another In their
esgerness to escapf. Several persors were
knocked down and some OF them were Sc
riously u iTed.
The Maioc Legislature assembled in joint
convention 10 day 10 consider the matter OF
removing from Cfi0e Of Judge Charles 8
Hamilton, OF Biddeioid. He Ia charged
with intemperancs. immortality and licen-
tiouspess while Judge, The House paced
the bill providing for an educational quail
fioa;ion for votsr4 l. rtquires that voter
snail na ab 9 10 read and to write mis- mare.
A local passenger train 90 the Cbeaapesze
& Ohio railway ran in:c the rear OF freight
train in tunnel near Roacsvarte, W. Va,
yesterday and both trains we're wrecked.
Both trains took fire and lhs entire train of
passenger cara and engine sud q good por-
ton of lhe freight train wss destroyed. 1t
is reported that the express car contained
packages amounting to shout $50 COO In
currency, which was totally destroyed.
Several persons were slightly Injured.
An Ottawa special says seting of the Cabinet
was held yesterday in connection with the pro-
posed visit of the G INF lian Commss oners to