Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-11-24
TELEGRAPHEC BREVTIES

steamboat Plymouth night before last
was Mrs. Appleton Stursis.
According to the terms Ola bet, which
Rev. DIR. Macarthur lost on the election
the Calvary Baptist Church in New
York was not decorated to-day.
Complete election returns from ain
the counties of Oregon except five SHOW
that Pierce, the fusion clector, has a
plurality of 500. The electoral vote Of
Oregon will stand: Harrison 3. Wea.
yer l..
While Robert Welder was witness.
ing game Of BASEBALL near D.yville.
Pa, to-day. bat few out ola players
hands hitting Welder on the head
crushing his skull Death is momcn,
tarily expected.
Gilbert Greenburg. chiefofthe Hunt
ington, Pa, fire department, undertook
this morning to fulfill the Requirements
of an election bet by wading across the
Juniata river at its widest point. He
narrowly escaped drowning.
The condition Of Mrs. Senator A. II.
Colquitt, who was several days ago
stricken with paralysis, at Atlanta Ga.
is precarous and death is not unex-
pected Senator ColGuitt who W.,
stricken with paralysis two months ago
is improving.
Captain w. Gordon lIcCa6e. CT
Petersburg, Va, has been appointed by
the president elect of Harvard Jn;-
velsity, one of the leading latinists OF
this country, to prescribe 4 proper
course and method Tor the study oithc
Latin language in the United States.
An injunction restraining the com
missioners from canyassing the vote
cast in San Francisco at the recenl
election was granted last night to jas.
Welsh, who alleges that the Australian
ballot law prevented him from enjoying
the secrecy of the ballot rs guaranteed
by the Constitution.
Fremont county, Iowa. is excited
over the mysterious death Of Mrs. VIM.
Mayhor, which occurred recently. 1t
is now said that three former wives OF
Mayhor died under suspicious circum-
stances, and that the coroner examina-
ton of the remains Of the fifth Mrs.
Mayhor discovered traces of poison.
1t is estimated that at least forty
thousand persons this afternoon crowd
ed into Manhattan field, New York
city, to witness the football game be-
tween the Yale and Princeton teams.
Betting was high in favor Of Yale. New
York last night and to-day was crowd
ed with students from various colleges
who came to witness the game.
At Sweet Springs, Mo-. yesterday
Constable Charles Falk, of Dunksburg,
arrested a man named Perry Shaw for
stealing buggy whips week ago. He
took the prisoner TO his house till the
day set for the trial Last night fifteen
masked men called at the house of The
constable and demanded the prisoner.
On being refused some covered the
officer with guns while others took tic
prisoner in charge. The party then
left After being absent about an hour
they returned and delivered Shaw to
the officer. Shaw says he was hung by
the neck until nearly dead, and then
let down. This morning Il search OF
Shaw's home disclosed wagon load Of
stolen goods.
Alexander james, james Fox and Henry
II. Hughes have been found guilty of man
slaughter in Plaqueminc, La, for the murder
o: an Arab peddler Of July Il last The ease
aglinstJ Jules Duraud was dismissed
Hundreds of mcteors were last night seen
at various points in the South and West and
the display was far ahead of anything of the
kind seen in many years.
Jim Burge, of Australia, last night defeated
Bill Malan, of San Francisco at the Palo Alto
Club in that city in PC rounds. for . purseof
5000
Footpads have so terrorizcd Knoxville
Tenn, by their boldness that an organized
effort is being made to clean them OFT
Thanksgiving Day was observed in many
cities throughout the country to-day
VNHE MOST REFRESHING DRINK of tie
d season is Claret Lemonade, dispensed at
the soda fountain Of