Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-11-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.


An tempt vas made last night II
New York to fire with oil tenement
house occupied by over 40 persons.
The annual convention of the ma
tional farmers alliance and industrial
union will be held in Memphis, begin
ming tomorrow.
A fight took place at Basic, switzeF-
land, yesterday, between members OF
the salvation army and police, during
which several persons were injured.
There is said to be danger Of an out
break of the Arapahoe and Cheyenne
Indians, who, with winter coming
on, are one the verge OF starvation.
1t is more than probable that at the
coming session of the general assembly
of the knights of Labor 7. V. Powder
ly will tender his resignation as grand
master workman.
Louis Marie, of the State of WASH
ington, was arrested in New York last
night on landing from a steamer with
6S gold watches on his person which
he ATTEMPTED to smuggle into this
country.
Quiet reigncd at Homestead at noon
to-day, but the feeling against the non
unionists is becoming so bitter that fur
Their bloodshed is feared. The strikers
attacked two men as they were on their
way to the mill this morning.
Milwaukee had another disastrous
fire visitation this morning when the
large dry goods store Of T. l.. Kelly
& Co., fronting on Wisconsin street
and Broadway, was completely Quilted.
The total loss will reach $4,000.
The police of New York have I'M
earthed conspiracy TO flood South
America and Cuba with counterfeit
money. Two men named Parr and
Rodriguez have been arrested there for
endeavoring to have counterfeit peso
notes of $40 denomination engraved.
Several Pittsburg manufacturers were
in Sunbury, Pa, to-day and negotiated
the lease of the large nail mill at
Georgetown, Pa, which has been idle
for several years. The mill will be put
in operation Mt once and employment
given to about six hundred men and
boys.
Labor Commissioner Charles F. Peck,
of New York, was successful for sec
ond time to-day in another proceeding
brought against him for destroying
public records in the shape Of tariff cir
culars. Judge Cute sustained the de-
murer to the indictment against Peck
and discharged him
Z. S. Folks story Of the hardships of
oyster dredgers in the waters of Ches-
apeake bay, published under a Cincin-
natl date, is regarded in Baltimore as
the perennial wall of some unfortunate,
who, unused to oyster dredging, yet
feels forced to accept employment
when offered and then exaggerates the
miseries of tn ose on board.
Jesse Sykes, an old farmer residing
near Newport, Ind, and who was sub
ject to epileptic fits, last night went out
to feed his hogs. As he did not appear
for supper one of the members of the
family went out to see what was the
matter. What was his horror to see
the hogs tearing the entrails of the old
man and devouring them. Both legs
and hips were nearly stripped of flesh
when the badly mutilated remains were
rescued.
The talented young swindler known
az Lord Charles Somerset Beresford, "
and as "Walter S. Beresford," Sydney
L. Ascelles," walter Eaton" and
"Wm. Bond" who is now serving a
term of years in the Georgia State
prison, has been detected. it is said, in
plot to blackmail two prominent New
York society ladies. He threatens to
publish in some newspapers in New
York, Chicago and other places scandal
lous stories rejecting upon these ladies
unless they pay him $4,000 as hush
money.
Suit for s25, 1000 damages was insti-
tuted in Camden, n. j., to-day, against
ex-Judge John W. Westcott by Miss
Mary Collins, of MerchantviTle. The
suit is an outcome of the trial In which
the once-convicted negro, Francis Lin
go, charged with the murder of Mrs.
Annie Miller, was discharged for lack
of evidence on Saturday. Judge West
colt, counsel for the accused, er,deavor-
ed to throw suspicion for the murder on
the dead woman's husband, JOHN Mil
Ter, and on her sister, Mary Collins,
who was member of her family Miss
Collins now asks damages for de fama-
ton of character.
D. NJ. Bliss, proprietor of the Pacific Rub
Dor Works, Elizabeth, n. j.. committed suicide
this morning at his home in that city by
shooting himself. Mr.. Bliss was wi,1ower
with no children. He was 60 years of age,
and lived with his sister. Mrs. Roswell ?.
Green. He had been Respondent for some
time on account of financial difficulties A