Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-07
mgws OF TEE Day.

The courthouse of Winston county. Ale,
vas destroyed by fire yesterday together
with all the county recoros.
II ia estimated that at least $4,000 will
be expended In repairs on the White House
during the Presidents absence.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has been
advised by the "King the Tremps" that
an attempt Will be made during the present
month to rob the treasury.
Ted Prichard, the English pugllist, who
RECENTLY defeated Jem Smith, is shortly
coming to the United States TO deposit $1,000
Bs challenge TO dght any man In the coun-
try
Floods along the banks Of the river Ysrrs,
ct Melbourne, have rendered Thousand
families homeless and caused much sickness
and fever. The damage will amount TO 81
O0O,0OO
The receipts Of peaches ca Light street
wharf, Baltimore, yesterday, we're spohe
| 40 eco boxes and the fruit wac drug In shs
market there, tbs average price being 30
oeasa boz.
ACTING Gecratacy Nsstlaton announoss
that under decision OF the UGited siatea
Supreme Court 20 Chine5e laborers can ep-
ter the United States. sven though they had
previously resided here.
Robert Il. Murray, an ex convict, has
been arrested 10 Louisville, KY, on the
charge Of numbering Sister OF Mercy Who
had nursed him in hospital end who cub
sequenty refused TO break her vows and lis
ten to his love-making.
Mrs. J. D. Smith. of Severance, KY,
whose son married daughter of Samuel
Fireman, who ehot his vile, child and then
himself, was go shocked when she hoard OF
! the tragedy that she was taken violently Ill
and died within few hours.
at Los Angeles, CAL. yesterday, Richard
l.. Teumbul fled an auswe. to tne libel on
the arms and ammunition seized on the
steamer Itata. Trumbull says ne is oWret
In trust Of the arms and ammunition, and
that DO one else has anything to 90 with
them.
The John L. Sullivan theatrical troupe
are aboard the Marlposa on their way to
SYDNEY. Il is reported SnliiveD INDUCED
in liquor on arrival at Auckland 70 sucn 90
extent that Captain Haywasds. Of the MARI
posa, had been constrained to order him
confined to the cabin.
A dispstoh from Ssattle, Weah.. says
Father Qaay, the Catholic priest OF Snow
Homls, was tasred and featbered by mob
| yesterday morning between IL and O'clock.
he Is accused OF ensiclng children OF both
sexes into his room and there pgeoticiug va
rious forms Of immortality, after s!upsf5iug
them with liquor.
| The convention OF the Catholic Total Alb
ssinenoe Union of America, which has beeD
Ia sesaion In Washington, adjourned yester-
cay, after adopting resolutions and electinp
officers. The next convention will be held
in Indianapolis. The union refused to de-
clare In favor of prohibition. Bishop Cotter,
OF Wl1oDa, wac reelected president.
Cardinal Parocchi, the Pope's vicBT-gen-
aral. yesterday told Rev. Dr.. O'GormsD, o!
the professors Of the Catholic University ct
| Washington, who is on O visit 10 Rome,
| that 1t WIS not necessary :or Catholics to de-
maud of Italy full return OF the temporal
power OF the pontif. All that is necessary
Ia to have Rome free. independent, inter
national Catholic city.
| B. B. GwynD. of Humeston, Ia, who yes
terday shot and instantly killed bis brother
| in.law, Liberty Shocks. near that place.
went to Snooks's house, called him
cut, and told bin he had come to kill him.
The ststemant was supplemented by the
question, did you cali NY mother Her p
SHOCKS answered "yee," wheyenpnn G5ynn
fred one barrel of shotgun. He walked
four fact away ard feed again. SDooks,
| fllec With shot. died Instantly. The Rur-
! derer went 30 Corydcu and gave himself up.