Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-23
HgWs OF TIE HAY.

POftSb.
All effo.ts 10 effect oompromiss in the
Sestles hopkins will contest have been
vi. hout sEocssa.
A dispatch from ST. Petersburg states
chat .hs lzar is eudesV;'ring TO inaugurate
a league OF peace among the various powers.
Contrary to expectation. tbs trial OF the
criminal prosecution against Trumbuli, Burt
and O'Ferreil, involving the lLata matter,
commenced ST Los Angeles, Cei.,o WedEoE.
dsp.
ECU. S. Coueul James Murray shot him.
sei! through the head at ST. John, n. b,
yestes day. Death wss instant anecus Mr
Murrsy 5upefioteadoi tho building OF sew.
eral OF Leery's famous sea rats.
On the Gssndin farm, ness Mayvllle, N.
D., Yesterday the boiler Of tha threshipg
raaohina burgt aud six meu were billed.
The explosion was due TO cold water forced
into the hested boiler when the water was
was low.
Commaudsr-n.C Chief John Palmer: OF the
Grand Army OF The Republic, yesterday de-
olsrsd his intention to issue an Order prohih-
ting pcsta cf the Grand Army from taking
pg:t In aDy ceremony whsra The rebel nag Is
displayed.
The Ooio democratic State committee
gave ops last night for pubiication list OF
twspaY Pitssburg manufacturers. With ths
amounts opposite their names. who have
contributed S24, 600 TO old Mckinley IN bis
campaign.
Richmond Terminal bonds sd7snced
rapidly 10 New YORK yesterday sud the b.
nsnciai condition Is said 10 be much better.
! The eafupRs OF the Richmond aud Dan
vile for The SECOND geek In October shcW
an increase.
At Oaxdale, Pa, yesterday. Wm. 2. Nc
Maaou sho5 anG 6 most instantly klueo
Johu s;ablor Mcmahon was bitten b.
! Scablar's dog, aud. procuring g revolver,
shot the dog end then fired INTO Steber'E
bouse, kitl!ag Sts6'er.
Tho notorious l;aa.i5 Paispzu3l WAS re-
osn5ly kiiiet; by soldiers in The San juan
9oods, near Colon. Cnoa. % the troops
wags passing through the woods they came
up0n the bandit. sna at oDce began hrng
upon him, Killing hin almost instantly
Mr.. Dan Grosvenor, g treasury official,
F.. from Olio, is diagasteG with tne spashy
shown oy republican office-boldsrs rom that
sS;ate. Not half OF them have contributed
cent for campaign purposes, and great
vote.
| i span OF the ne9 bridge over the Pc
| .omae rivar, OF Hancock. Md, fei! snd Kill.
ed Mr. Smith, and injured Mr.. Stone, OF
the Gratten Bridge Company. Mr. Blake
all, Of Hageretown, feiI 80 feet, landed on
F.! lis fest liz shallow water, end WIS., noi b4ciy
! hurt
Bradford Danham, the slayer OF young
CuGnirgh sm, was released from the jail at
Montgomerv, Ala, yesterday. free man.
The grand jlfy, @hica had oesn 10 ses9ioa
several Ga, 8. RI fused to fnd Srue bill, be-
iieviug that Donham scted liz deEense CT the
honor ard good name of his wife.
Jefferson ii. Levy refuses 10 lot the Cour-
| ty DemGcracv run him for Congress 10 tho
| renth Nav York district against Bourke
Cochran. H. frankly states that he th'nks
the oolning election has an lmpor!ans bear
ing on uext yesr'e national battle, aud that
the democracy everywhere shonid show a
| united front On national issues.
Two freight trains, running as full speed,
| ran into each othe. ~ BerdWeil HUI, Tsnh.,
! on the Illinois Central yesterday car OF
| oil exploded, snftiug fire TO ha train. Three
GERS of merchandise were destroyed, the two
engines demolished, the track on beth sides
of tbs wreck burned ios FIVE hundred feet,
and he woods for mile. The loss Ia estl.
mated ct 5000. OOO Oae of the engineers
was badly hurt.
Colonel Marshall Mcdonald, United
States commiasioner OF fisheries, has lsit
Washington ior Galveston, Tex, 20 select
suitable sire for fl cultural station in that
| sectioo He will also Visit other statious Of
tina oamoa .ssioa, aid chen 60 TO Qliucy, Ill,
70 confer IN reference to toe dissertations Of
fish Ind: enous to the Mississippi Valley
TO Lsadviils, Col, to arrange for water nup-
ply for he hatchery, and 80 Naaaho, Mo-,
in connection with The fish cultarsi york at
that station.
Teo mai! popohes. containing a number
of registered packages and several hundred
le.teFs, were stcien from g n1sit car on the
Ii tie Rolk sud Memphis RaiI!csd at an
early honr yesterday morGiDg. The thsft
was SO oieperiy pafDetreisd that the gobbsFy
var not discovered uG.il several hours ister.
Detectives started or see'ch, and one OF
hem discovered George Woods 10 the sub
urbs leisufaly opening lettase, taxing their
vaiu4tls contents and burning The letters.
He sEas placed uudsr arrest. 1t Is believed
"a had al accomplice.