Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-10
TELEaRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.
Four deaths from the heat occurred In
New York this morning.
Msj. W. W. Carter, one Of Indiana's noted
politicians and lawyers, died last night
Newton Baker, who was shot by Orvllle
Anderson at Croton Landing, N. Y, on the
1st Inst, lie still alive and The doctors think
he may recover.
David King, an Algona, Iowa, farmer, who
was bunooed out of 81 600 by couple of
shsrpers, claims to have been hypnotized ct
tbs time he lost the money.
An explosion of the boiler of the Electric
Light works occurred at Bushnell, Ills.,
midnight, demolishing the building complete
", end killing the engineer and an unknown
man.
Nine Italian laborers we're seriously 10
lursd, two fatally, In railroad collision
near BraDford, on the Nsw York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford B. R. abou. O'Clock this
morning.
The Count of Montebello, French ambas
sador to Turkey, has demanded that tn
Turkish government take immediate meat
ures to secure the release Of Raymond,
French subject captured by br!gands.
The murderer who robbed the Columbus
Grove bank at Lime, Ohio, has been traced
to thick forest, and may be captured to-
day. There Is an idea that he has already
bsen enabled to get near enough to rail-
road TO escape.
The National limo steamer Europe, which
broke her propeller on her way to Europe
aud was compelled to return to New York
Is unloading hex cargo Of 600 cattle to-day
snd will be put on the dry dock. 1t will
take about four days to repair the broken
propeller.
The building known as the Hopkins
block, at North Uxbridge, Mass, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire this morning. The
building was occupied by II families, most
of whom lost all their household goods. An
aged woman Loaf 81, 800 which she had
seWsd into the bed ticking.
Yesterday afternoon tornado did consid.
cradle damage at O:tumwa, Iowa, and vi
clnity to crops. buildings and other proper.
ty. At Humeston, CARS standing on the
trsok were blown of, several roofs we're lift
ed and other damage done. At Oenterville
several buildlngs were unrooied, and barns
and other structures demolished.
Ga Saturday evening ct Norfolk Landing,
Miss, D. B. Wall, young man from VIII
hanson county, Tenn, and negro named
Reed, who had been working on the place,
got into quarrel. which resulted in fight,
during which Wall shot the negro with
petol and the negro shot Wall with gum
Wall was killed and the negro mortally
wourda1.
Yesterday vas the hottest day Of the year
in Chicago. the thermometer marking 80 de-
grees. About o'clock brisk wind storm
came from the northwest accompanied BY
rain and heavy peals of thunder. The tenn
psrature dropped twenty degrees in fifteen
minutes. Several houses were struck by
lightning and one house was fred by bolt
srd destroyed. A teamster was struck by
lightning ard killed. Two large electric
bells were struck and exploded In Hermit
tage avenue, throwing number Of people
to The ground and severely shocking others.
The London judge to whom the Earl of Allies
bury made application for loave to sell his essate'
Ssvernake Forest, to Lord Iveagh for G75O,COO,
claiming that he was not In possession ofsuficient
funds to msint, In the property he's refused to
grant the application, he thinks that the sum
offered is the full value Of the property and that
the sale OF the property would be beneficial to tie
creditors of the Earl OF Ailesbury, but he holds
that duo regard has not been paid to tho persons
| who are entitled to the remainder.
While police officers Hall and Won Kennel were
attempting to arrest George Duhlmeyer at his
residence in Chillicothe, o., yesterday evening
| tho lattor shot and mortally wounded Hall, and
| then fred at Won Kennel, slightly wounding
| him. Won Konnell returned the fire, breaking
Duhlmoy er's right leg Duhlmeyor was drunk
| at tho tina and had been threatening to kill his
J wife. Policeman Hall died from the effects of the
| wound, and Duhlmeyer is not expected to live.
Steven A. Ryan, the Atlanta dry-goods m or
chant who recently failed for $500 0C0 and who
WAS cent to Jail but is now out on bonds perding
| a hearing before tho Supreme Court, has offered
thirty cents on the dollsr to all his creditors.
Hon. James 8. Clarkson, who has been visitor
at the Presidents cottage at Cape May Point, left
this morning for Philadelphia
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Nya knnatte FauntlerOV widow Of the