Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

A car containing large amount OF bag
gage and mail from Chicago was burned al
midnight last plight near Craneaville, N. Y.
The Bsrwitter Manufacturing Company.
contracting builders and sash, door ard
blind manufacturers at Grand Crossing H.,
this morning made an assignment. Lisbili-
tics 100000
About six O'Clock this morning 25 or 80
Polish Jews, want from New York to Ja-
maica, L. 1 and raided the store of fellow
countrymaD, assaulting his little daughter
by ponrlng vitriol over her. The jamaica
merchant is cloak manufacturer and the
raidsrs alleged he WAS employing scab help
and cutting price7.
The Fayerweather will ooateat has been
brought to sudden close 10 New York
The case has been settled and the fjsc.ions
withdrawn. Ex-Surrogete Rollins declines
to say upon Whist bass the matter was Set
tied. Surrogate Ransom, in admitting the
will to probate, remarked that the alega'
ton of undue influence had not been sus-
tslIed.
After taking soma evidence in Now York this
morning concerning Robert Bay Hamilton, Sur
rogate Ransom gave immediate judgment in the
noted contest over the will of Hamilton by Evan
geline L. Mann in which he declared legally that
Hamilton is dead and then admitted the will to
probate.
At Arthur City, Texas Saturday night VIM.
Jackson had been drinking and his brother John
ectured him on his conduct. William resented
the lecture, and in tho row which followed he
shot his brother through the neck with rihe,
killing him instantly.
Anxiety exists regarding the safety Of the four
masted schooner William Medley from Baltimore
for New York which was in collision on the nom
of tho 9th instant Off Fenwck Island, wi. h the
three masted schooner John c. Gregory.
Harvey BaIkert; agod II, yesterday, at Fits
burg, play ed revolver in Sunday school, and
in the afternoon frankie Smith, aged II years,
wanted to see it work. 1t worked, and Bankert
fell dead, shot through the BRAIN
Desps tches from points throughout Minnesota,
northern Iowa, central Illinois, southern Wscon-
sin and eastern Nebraska report that the severest
snow storm Of the winter ragged Saturday night
and all day Sunday.
The Emerald Branch of the Irish land League
met at Louis 1ile last n sht and adopted resolu
tion that they would give no money or other aid
to either of the factions OF the National Party in
Great Britain.
Severe storms arc reported from various points
in Texss, and elect ana snow has done consider
able damage 10 fruit trees, &c. Tho first snow
at Palestine Texas for three years fell yesterday.
Two of crowd of boys who wero walking On
the railroad track near Penn Haven, Pa yester-
day, were struck ty train and killed.
a disastrous conf,grstion visited ehelbyvilIc
Tenn, yesterday and several stores wore bu nod.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
he printing hou1e OF Gibson, Miller Rich
arison at Omaha, Neb. was destroyed By fire this
morning; loss 500 900.
Tho iiemic of trichnosis in the German set
tlement st Ida Grove, Iowa, continues, and moro
deaths have occuro5.
Benz amin II. Paddock, Episcopal Bishop Of the
Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, died BIS.
ION to-day.
The great Scotch steel making concern OF Good
wins Jardine is to go into liquidation,