Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Pope sent his blessing to the
members of the Catholic Congress.
The executive committee of the peo-
pies party met in Omaha yesterday to
arrange for the convention to be held
on July md.
An immense concoursc of people at
tended the funeral Of NJ. Very, in Paris.
Minister Loubct denounced the anar-
chists at the grave.
Mr.. Balfour will meet the conserva-
tive election agents on May 81, when q
definite indication will be given OF the
date of the general election in Great
Britain.
In Tuscumbia Ala, yesterday, 7. w.
Steele shot and killed John Goodwin.
The afli'ay was the result ofan old fcud.
Some time ago Goodwin killed Steele's
brother.
A physician was summoned by tele-
graph Yesterday 10 attend United States
Senator Vance, of North Carolina, who
is ill nj his summer home, Gombroon,
eighteen miles east Of Ashevillc, n. e.
During free fight among the sailors
OF the ship ]. Is. Walker, at anchor OIL
the Magotily river, Md, yesterday. of
the men leapcd overheard, and one,
who is missing, is supposed TO have been
drowned.
James Taylor, of Taylorville, Col, a
man with sixty odd wives, retracted a
plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty in
Boston Yesterday to adultry on Decem-
Der 10 last. He was sentenced to three
years i'll State prison.
Elijah Cheevers was hanged yestcr-
day in Ware county, Ga, for the MUIR
der of Sheriff Culpeppcr, who was at
tempting his arrest. Coleman Wilson,
who murdered d. f. Adkins, q we'll
known white man in McDutlic county,
WAS also hanged. Both men were ne
grocs.
1t is stated on the authority of Secre-
taly Blaine that Mr. Justice Harlan, OF
the United States Supreme Court, and
Hon. John Morgan, United States Sen
ator from Alabama, have been selected
bv the President is aroitrators. ON the
part of the United States in the BehrinS
sea arbitration.
Mrs. Nancy Britton, possibly the old
est person in West Virginia, died at
her home in Martinsburg on Thursday
night AGED one hundred and two years
She was an active and industrious wo-
man until just II few days before her
death. She was the widow OF Edward
Britton, who was II soldier i'll the Next
can war, and drew pension.
The dead body OF T. c. Bradley,
MAYOR of Point Rock, \. c., was found
living on the mountain side near that
town Thursday morning. a bullet hole
in the right temple and revolver
clasped in his right hand told the story
of suicide The deceased had been re-
iccted by young woman to whom he
had been paying attention for some
time.
People well informed in regard to
the affairs of the Richmond Terminal
Company insist that the Olcott reor-
| ganization committee has, despite the
criticisms. secured basis for salts
factory reorganization Of the property.
Such notifications as may be deemed
lust and necessary to command the
support OF the security holders of the
underlying companies will undoubtedly
be made.
Red Smith, who killed Lester Field
on Laurel creek, w. Va, last Saturday
to get possession Of his revolver, was
taken from the sheriff yesterday morn
inr and lynchcd by mob Of POO per-
sons. They took the prisoner to the
place where the murder was commit
ustc d the rope to limb near by and
around his neck, and tied AIRED cotton
handkerchief over his face. They ask
ed him what he had to say, and his last
words were: Elk the rope to suit
Yourself" The mule WAS whipped and
Smith was hanged. Henry James, Il
partner of the victim of the lynchers,
was riddlcd with bullets.