Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-25
MkRR nk THR DAY.

A man was arrested in Long I4land City
on Saturday on suspicion of being "Jack
the Ripper"
The United States government is 10 nego'
tiation With san Domingo for the lease Of
Ssn:a Barbara as coating station.
Il lie reported tina. the Pope has written
Cardinal Gibbons, 10 farnish him with de-
tails as to the New 0 leans lynching matter.
A French army officer has been arrested
in Paris for high treason, having revealed
the secret OF making meini Q TO an English
ftp.
Rev. Charles IL. Bsckwlth, formerly o!
Petersburg, Va, was on Friday elected as
ststant bishop of Texas b7 the Episcopal
convention nov in session at Austin.
An official statement from Governor Hill
In sftixing his signature TO bill Ia construed
as implying HIS acceptance of The United
States Senatorship.
Mr.. Ayers, young American clergy msn
travelling In Europe, is being pursued By a
young German woman who ia in love With
him and who thraa ens 10 commit suicide if
be does not listen TO her loge.
The three.s tory residence on Connecticut
avenue. in Washington, in which Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston lived and died, has
been purchased by Mrs. Msry A. Gviswold.
wealthy lady OF New York, for Sl2 600.
w. j. Astley, an aged and well-to-Go meT-
chauf tailor of Sewsnee, Jeun., committed
auicide at Chattanooga, Tena., Saturday, oy
jumping froa tbs highest point of the coun-
ty bridge, hsjump wss over g hundred
feet.
City Treasurer John Bardsley, Of Phils-
delphis wss arrested at his home 10 Ger
msntcwn Saturday niahS on charge OF
misappropristing over $50 coo of the city 3
money. He was sick in bed and two de.
teosives ere stationed at his home.
The whereabouts OF Marsh, the runaway
Keystone Bank President. OF Philadelphia,
are eil in doubt. Dispatches from New-
port News and Norfolk seem to show that
il he was at either of those points he has
eluded the officers of the law and sailed for
Brszil.
Rev. Jacob A. VS. TOR, pastor Of ST. Pat.
rlck's Catholic Church, Washington, who
was Mrs. SurratL's spiritual adviser, has pre-
pared paper for the Catholic Historical So
clety OF New Work upon Mrs. Surratt's trial
and execution, expressing his entire belief
In her innocence.
In attempting to eZtinguish fire Which
he started by upsetipg porafdne lamp in
the drswirg-rc ON Of bic London msneioo,
on Sstn. day night, Lord RomiIly was over
come By smoke, rni when taken from the
burning bnildipg TO 3 hospital, died. Two
woman servants lost their lives In manner
similar to that OF their employee.
The Nancy court bas sentenced to death
an extraordinary criminal named Eugene
Msrcier, who killed a number OF persons in
order 80 marry young woman. Gee OF hls
crimes was the murder OF his only con, boy
eight years old, an obstacle to bis suit, by
bending the Victims head 30 that tle spine
was broken at the nape of the neck.
A party of vieiIsntes who had jnst CAP
tured cattle thief named McAlvey, near
Dunning, Neb., were bringing the prisoner
to town Friday night when they met ar
other posse of vigiantes. E,oh party mis-
took the other for thieves. Fire was open.
ed on both sides, and Judge Aiken. treas
urer Of the county. and MeAlvey, the cattle
thief, who was In his care, were killed.