Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-11-15
TELEGRAPHlC BREVTlES.

TELEGRAPHlC BREVlTIES.
Mrs. Helena NJ Lilly, aged 60 years,
who was so terribly burned few days
since by her clothing taking fire from a
pile of burning leaves, died yesterday
at Phillipsburg, n. }.
While seven-year-old Freddie Nodg
was playing with paper near gas jet
in Allentown, Pa, last night, his cloth
ing caught fire and the unfortunate
little fellow was burned to crisp.
Notices have been received by a
number Of large woolen manufactur-
ing companies in Rockville, Conn, to
cancel orders ofgoods for large amounts
on account of the result of the recent
election.
Jim" the pal of Buck" who is
now awaiting execution at Dorchester,
n. B., for the shooting of Officer Stead
man some months ago, has confessed
that he (Jim) and not Buck" fired the
fatal shot.
There is considerable excitement at
Winston, n. c., over the discovery of
rags saturated with kerosene burning
in the rear of small houses in different
sections of the town but incendiarism
by negroes is discredited.
Wilson CARRIER, suspected of being
moonshiner, met violent death while
fleeing from officers OF the law at Big
Creek, Idaho. He and two Indians
got into canoe which was dashed
over the cataract and all three were
drowned.
The Hamilton county. Ohio, board of
elections last night completed their
count of the vote. For Congress lst
district Storer, rep, has plurality Of
1,255. In the I'd Caldwell, rep, has u
plurality Off, 166. For Secretary of State
S. NJ. Taylor's, rep, plurality is 4,O26.
The death warrants for the three
men and five boys who were convicted
of the murder of DIR. j. Heighe Hill al
Chestertown, Md. have been received
at the jail. There is some talk of a pc
tition asking the Governor to commute
the sentence of the five boys to life inn
prisonment.
+. L. Chollar, aged IS years, was
found grooming from pain with
his clothing and the carpet on fire in
his room at Shaflcr's boarding house in
Easton, Pa. at three o'clock this morn
ing. A broken coal oil lamp lay be-
side him. He was horribly burned
and died few hours later. He is sup
posed to have had an epileptic fit and
upset the lamp.
The Chicago express on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad westbound
was wrecked near Grafton, w. Va,
about 4:30 this morning There was no
loss of life. Both tracks were torn up
and travel was delayed eight hours.
The two Pullman sleeping cars attach
ed to the train were damaged, one
sliding down an embankment and turn
ing over on its side. The accident
was caused by the breaking the
splice bar, allowing the entire train to
leave the track.
Twenty miners employed at St Clairsvillc
Junction, Ohio last night INDUCED deeply in
intoxicants. when a political discussion pre-
cpitated drunken brawl, i'll which one min
or was killed and another WAS fatally injured
Knives, stones and clubs were used rs wcap-
ons in the melee, and many of the participants
received serious injuries
Max Newman. q non-unionist, shot and al
most instantly killed another last night in Il
bunk-house of the Carnegie steel works at
Homestead Pa. Newman says he was as
saulted while asleep and believing that his as
saiant was striker he fired and killed him.
The Dcbold -Mosler-p Damon SAFE Company,
consolidation Of eleven principal companies
and firms who manufacture fire and burglar
proof vaults and safes, WAS incorporated to-
day in New Jersy, with capital of 5000
600.
DR.. Enoch Fithian, the oldest man in Cum
berland county, n. J., died at his home in
Greenwich this morning, aged one hundred
years, seven months aud five days. He voted
last Tuesday for Harrison.
The st. Louis police are making strong eli
forts to locate Joseph Baron" Dixon Orth,
who has been swindling number of mel
chants and friends. and who disappeared some
days ago.
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