Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-02
TE1EGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

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lad, William Mclean was killed by blow
from, aa sxe In The hands OF Daniel Nc
CauIey.
Dispatches from the different parts OF
Kansas Indicate the almost entire cessation
Of ell but local railway traffic as result of
tia stofm.
The towbcat Annie Roberts exploded her
boilers at Portsmouth, o.. this morning kill.
icg two men and fatally irjuring three
oshera The boat vas valued at $50 600
lord Lymington'a mansion Hnrsbourne
Park, Whitechurch, HaDts. England, and
the contents OF his priceless library together
With soma most valuable works of art have
been destroyed by fire.
Charles Armoni, the oheckman in the en-
ploy OF the Chicago aud Western Indiana
Ball way, at Chicago, has been arrested for
completely in tbs Systematic robbery OF
trunks left in the baggage room.
The owners of over 100000 head of cattle
ia Southwestern Kansas. ere prepared for
q mid winter oaly, and say only few days
ike tbs cold weather now prevailing there
yll! bring about an almost total less.
Che wife of Lieut.. E. O. Csrnahan was
drowned yesterday while crossing the Mis-
souri, liver lear Fort Sully in closed army
smbuisnce. The Ice over the main channel
broke aud The entire conveyance was drawn
undar.
-Four men yesterday vent to house kept
by Mrs. Sarah Lsudss, at Columbus City,
Ind, and, being refused admittancs, kicked
in the dor. when suddenly shot was led
which eute.eG ths haars of one of the party
named Trout. Hs dropped dead.
The Qleen Ragant, OF 5psin has fol-
warded TO the Pope handsome malacca
cana as Nav Yesr's gifs. When the Pope
touched the cana by al Ingenious coutri-
vance its head or top opened, emitting
shower Of gold pieces.
q dispatch addressed to ell members Of
l the order Of railway tslegraphers, desiring
p: all operators to stay away from the Lake
Shore aud Michigan Southern Railway, in-
ioates thai trouble batwesn the railway
and lis telegraphic force has already COM
menced.
| AGING GogAsnor Murphy, OF Arizona, has
granted rasptes to F. Nelson, aad Antonio
Gsiusdc, bogh convicted of the murder of
their wives ard children and sentenced to
De hai god the nineteenth instant. The
grounds toz the stey are that the grand
jury was az illegal body.
Mr.. FARRELL has arrived 10 Dublin. and is
holding long conference with Messts.
Harrington cad Joseph Kelly, NJ. P. 1t is
undetetcod that The conference between
NJ sss.s PArnsll ard O'B.ien will be resumed
a. Boulcgne, sur Mer. on Tuesday next.
| ds:s:s. Harrington cad Gill end probably
Mr. Su,Iivau are expected to DE present at
tas conference.
q spscjal f.on & ~ ehuTst, Ca. in relation
to the finding OF dead and dying man in
the etcrs OF J. J. III wis, states that Ashley
sn5t sna killed Pecs and then in remcrse
committed suicide. They ware fast friends.
Paos hsd agreed to meet Asbley sarly in
the evening TO drive BIN 10 party which
| Soth wers 10 a:tend. Pace was late and
Ashley was angry ct his delay. A quarrel
ended 10 the double tragedy.
While school celebration was in progress at
| Wortley, England, yesterday the fl msy clothing
of little girl csught fire and the flames were
on communicated TO the dresses of a number Of
others, when panic crsned and al ont twonty
little girls were burn,d-four f.tsliy.
The steamer City Of Macon, at Boston to day.
brings the ccptsin and CROW, seven in all, of the
three mssted schooner Dudley Farlug, foundored
Off Body Island, Dec. %.
Tbs river at Pitt.burg Pa, continues to rise
but dangerous food is not expected.
The fog in Now York to day delayed trave of
all kinds