Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-11-02
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

break is threatened among the Navajo
Indians.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has arranged to build one hundred new
locomotives of the heaviest pattern for
freight hauling purposes.
A special from Indianapolis says At
torney- General Miller will retire from
the cabinet soon after election, whether
Harrison is reelected or not.
The original draft of the famous coal
combine bill and the vetoes Ex-Governor
Albeit have mysteriously disappeared
from the New Jersey State library.
One of the most destructive forest
fires ever known in that section is rag
ing above Sulphur Springs; Pa, and
farmers and stock raisers will be heavy
losers.
A large steamer, believed to be the
w. H. Gilcher, has foundered near
Manitou Island, at the head of Lake
Michigan. Her crew of % men is sup
posed TO be lost.
The citizens Of Sedalia, No, alarmed
at the prevalence of crime there and the
apparent inability of the officers ofthe
law to check it, have organized yigi-
lance committee.
Peter Jackson's manager expects to
meet Corbett in New York next week,
when arrangements will be made look
ing toward a match for Il fight TO
finish between the two gladiators
AT an adjourned meeting Of the Allie
gheny, Pa, Presbytery held to-day, the
Presbytery voted against the revision
of the Westminster confession of faith
and decided to oppose the introduction
of deaconesses.
The Philadelphia Sugar Trust has
contracted for 100000 bags to take
the place of barrels for the shipment of
refined sugar This is by far the great
est bag contract, ever made in the
United States.
During quarrel between Peter
Shields and his wife on Monday night,
in Philadelphia, she threw over him
pitcher full of oil of vitrol. Shields
body was later found in dye house
horribly mutilated.
Gov. Boyd, of Nebraska, has written
a letter urging democrats to vote for
the peoples party candidates for presi
Dental electors, the object being to
take Nebraska out of her accustomed
place in the republican column.
Sarah Haddon, young woman Of
Columbia Pa, tried to poison a mar
ricd man with whom she was in love-
last evening, and then herself drank
milk in which she placed strychnine.
The girl died in few hours. The
man was very i'll, buthe recovered.
Town Marshal Eugene Heath, of Cor
rydon, Ind, was shot and killed last
night by Clabe Shuck. sheriff of the
county. The two had long been friends
a dispute arose over an election quar-
rel, resulting in the shooting. Heath
was republican and shuck demo-
crat. Heath followed Shuck home
and struck him with club and the
latter shot him.
The democratic national committee
has received in New York the following
telegram from Chicago to-day cone
hundred thousand dollars, it has been
definitely ascertained, has been recciv-
ed here from the Frick foater fund for
use in Chicago in the effort to save Hi
nois to the republicans. The money
will be distributed on the day before
election unless justice should meantime
overtake those engaged in the great
scheme of corruption"
The Pennsyl wanna Railroad Compa-
ny's tug Pittsburg, while towing two
floats filled with railroad cars, was run
into near the Battery in New York at
o'clock this morning by the North
German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
II. One of the floats was completely
wrecked and sank almost Immediately,
with it eight cars. The other
float was also damaged. At the time
of the accident the decks of the ocean
steamer were filled with passengers.
AS the Wilhelm crashed into the tug
and floats there was much excitement.
The second tiial of Francis Lingo for the
murder of Mrs. Annie Miller, in September
1890, at Mcrchantvillc, was commenced in
Camden y. J., this morning. Lingo appeared
perfectly self possessed throughout the draw
ing of the jury which was completed before
II O'clock
Destructive forest fires are raging in various
parts of Maryland.
TAAhASY is now doing the stereoptican act
nightly and giving some fine effects from the
bill. Here is a sample