Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-25
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

The bakers, bu cheers and grocers OF Paris
have all joined the strike movement and
much alarm lie felt there.
A disorderly procession of striking bakers
| In Paris was broken up by the police to-day
after fsht, in which the bakers were rout.
ed and their leaders captured.
At Kansas City last night J,f,rsou A.
Harlow, a lettsr-oarrier, slept near an open
window with the moon shining full upon hit
face. When be swoke he wac totally blind.
Gov. Northen, OF Georgia, this morning
respited Charles Ozburn FIR thirty days
which will postpone his execution until the
25:h day of July. The respite is granted on
account OF Ozburn'e critical physical cord-
i'm.
nc spauding & Cos planning mill, at
E mira, N. Y, was burned to day. The
whole square was burned over and 100 men
were thrown out of work. Some OF them
had narrow escapes Two dwelling houses
and storehouse rear the mill we're destroy
ed. The E mira Cleveland s. Northern r B.
passenger depot was badly damsg d, and
number OF freight and passenger cars par
TALLY destroyed. The total loss will reach
SO 900.
An accident occurred at the shaft of the Csld.
we'll Coal Company's mine, near Hamilton, Mo-,
yesterday, in which one man lost his life and four
others received serious il not fatal injurisp. The
mon were propping up the roof when rock
weighing ton and s.half fell on them.
The British ship New York, from Swan:ea for
San Francsc,, has been wrecked on Staten
Land, belonging to Terra del Fuego, while at.
tempting to round Cape Horn, The Crew narrow
" escaped with their lives.
Col. ]. ]. Coppinger, son-in.aw of Secretary
Blaine. has become an American citizen by max
ing his na statement before the district court at
San Antonio, Texas, renonncing his allegeance to
Great Britain
John L. Sullivan and Jim Corbett spared three
rounds at San Francisco last night. The boxers
appeared in dress suits and spared lightly, doing
no damsge. The exhibition was Kissed by the
spectators.
The stables attached to the City Gas Works on
oath street Philedelpha, were destroyed by FIRE
this morning. large number Of wagons ard
six horses were burned. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
The Unprecedented rains have started new
weed known as peppe grass in many North Da
kots 2unties and it has become 30 rank that
many felds Of wheat will not be worth emitting.
Julia Adams, Is years of age, of Redfeld, Ne i,
has taken no food and only one swallow Of water
for twenty days. She says she does not feel the
need OF food and has no feeling OF fAintness.
The steamer Fuerst Bismark from New York
passed the Needles northampton at 10:40 this
morning. making the passage in six days, thirteen
honrs and ten minutes.
Ldvices received from Fort Wingate, N NJ, are
to the effect that the trouble en- the Navajo reser-
vation seems to be Increasing and another war is
feared.
The members Of the Episcopal church at schagh-
ticoke, N. Y, are mIsiifed over the sudden dis
appearance of Rev. Mr.. Dickinson, their pastor.
The roo Of the United stst's Mint at Phadel-
phis csught fire this morning, but beyond loss
OF $500 to the roof no damage was done.
Wo-k has been returned st the Blsck diamond
Coal miaee, Wa-h the mines hlsias come 10
the company's terms
Col. Thomas Fitz gerald, e tor aud proprietor
of the Philadelphia lem, dsd iu Loa,Iou ye. tor
day.