Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-13
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The New York legislative apportion
ment law was declared constitutional
to-day in the Supreme Court Of that
State
Mr.. James G.. Blaine visited Ophil
Farm, White Plains, n. y, the home
of White Law Reid, to-day. 1t will be
decided tonight whether Mr.. Blaine
will take part in the present camgaisn
Camp Black, at Homestead, Pa, was
struck this morning, and after ninety
five days service, the sixteenth regi-
ment marched out of Homestead with
flying colors to the sound of music
and followed by the cheers of some
non-unionists.
At 245 o'clock this morning fire broke
out in the Rich Electric Heating Com
pany, of Mt. Vernon, n. Y. c. Clay
ton Rich, an electrician, had II narrow
escape from death while cutting q wire.
He received shock of 100 volts. He
was not, however, seriously hurt.
VIM. Smith, colored, made an attempt
last night at criminal assault upon
Fannie Pruber, young white woman,
aged 20, at Sedalia, DO. She resisted
and her cries brought help. After a
desperate struggle the negro was ar
rested and jailed. The sheriff, with
difficulty, prevented lynching.
The thirteen original States will be
represented in the parade at Chicago
next Thursday by thirteen young ladies,
descendants of the revolutionary faith
ers. Miss Elizabeth Pinkney DANGER
field of Alexandria, will represent Nir-
ginia. Mrs. Cleveland was nominated
to represent New York.
Jas. A. Parker, one of Petersburg's
(Va.) best known inhabitants, was
found dead under the back porch of his
residence shortly before midnight last
night by his wife on her return home
from a performance at the Academy of
Music. He was tifty-si1 years ofage
and well-known shoe merchant.
The largest crowd ever assembled in
the history Of Quincy, Ills, gathered
there to-day, on the occasion of the
tr-State democratic barbecue, of Hi
nois, Missouri and Iowa. Nearly 3d.
600 were present. Among the speakers
were VIM. NJ. Springer, Senator Roger
@. Mills. Hon. A. f. Stevenson and
John C. Black.
A Missouri Pacific train was held up
and robbed between Tyro and Caney,
Kan, last night. Caney is the
next station to CofeyYille, where, on
October 5 the bloody battle between
the Dalton boys and citizens was
fought. Express Messenger Maxwell
who pat out the lights in the express
car and barred the door was shot in the
arm. 1t is said the amount Of money
secured was small.
DR.. Jas. P. Miner and VIM. Chandler,
of Philadelphia, while running to catch
a train this morning plunged into an
excavation between the tracks, known
as the steam pit, bricked up basin four
feet in depth, half filled with water in
which is raked out the hot ashes and
live Goals from the focom9tivesr and
which at the time was scalding hot.
Chandler, who was in the lead, plunged
in and DR.. DIilner fell on top of him.
Chandler was baked about the should
ers, breast and body and DIR. sIiIner
,.os ho, 81. acalded about the feet and
legs.
In the Episcopal Convention in
Baltimore to-day the memorial of the
diocese of Massachusetts, praying the
authorization Of the use of the revised
version of the Holy Scriptures, was I'M
favorably reported from the commit
tee. The grounds given were the
among the revisionists,
the distortion of the new version, its
eumberous and pedantic phrases,
which obscure the sense and offend the
ear, and the lack ofthat air of authority
which clusters about the King James
version