Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-03
TELEGRAPIIIC BREEITIES.

Charles Z. Goodwin. in New York, was
this morning. sentenced to State prison
for nineteen years.
At conference of democratic leaders
in Milwaukee, WIS, last nigh. it was
decided 10 hold the extra session, to
reapportion the State, on Tuesday oc-
tober II.
The bold scheme OF several Iowa
farmers to change the course of the
Missouri river By ditchins Access the
narrow isthmus near Bellevue resulted
in an injunction and 4 sudden stopgage
Of the work.
A man walked into P Frederic
iewelry store in BrooNlyn, Ny. to-dly,
sluirted ammonia in Frederick eges,
grabbed four gold watches and ran.
He was subsequently captured. Fred
ericks will probably lose his sight.
The relief committee of the Georgia
Central met in New York to-day They
approved the taking up of the Speyer
loan and subcommittee was appoint
ed to carry out the details Of TIE pa5-
ment OF the loan and Of the transfer OF
the securities to the lIoIlins committee.
Otto Berger, torty-one Years q asc.
of Brooklyn, committed suicide his
morning after attempting 10 Kill his
wife and 4 children Berger wa the
proprietor of saloon ana since las,
Saturday has been drinking continually
and has repeatedly been very violent.
The low rambling Building n&l;h
street. in New York. occupied by Fiss
aua I.5err as auction harmed
this 4cyning and caused q stampede
among the two hundred horses which
were there TO be sold. Several yehi-
cles ir the streets were oYci7Hn by the
frightened animals.
Pope Leo is sending a delegate
apostolic to this country in the per-
son of Mgr. salolli. whose object Will
be to obtain reliable statistics of the
Catholic population and to inform him-
self as to the growth and influence Of
the church here Its thoIght. however
that the school question is the main
object of his visit.
Delegations to the national conycn-
ton of clubs arrived in New York this
morning from Texas, Virginia, Georgia,
North Carolina, and other southern
States and were received by the South
ern Association. 1t was announced
this morning that Chauneey j. Black
and Mr.. Washington would escort eN-
President Cleveland to the Academy
of Music tomorrow morning. His
speech, it was said. will be one OF wei
come to the visitors, and will not deal
largely with the issues ofthe campaign.
Henry Rosenwald and 5lax oppenhemeras
executors of Emmanuel Hoffman. decease'!
began suit in the Circuit Court of Chicago To-
day against the Chicago Gasiieht and Coke
Company to recover 9f25.c00 damages. The
suit is based ON alleged interest the company
agreed to pay when it transferred ali tsstociS
amounting to two million dollars, to the Chi
cago Gas Trust.
There appeared to be hcsitancy to take
any decisive steps against DR.. Briggs in the
New York Prcsbytcry today, and it IS cX-
pected that the only action in his case Will
be to set date for 4 new trial. DR. Bliss
champion of Dr.. Briggs. was reelected mod-
orator.
General A. E steyensonis grcatlyimpre5scd
with The enthusiasm and earne5tuess of tie
democrats of Ohio aud is more thoroughly
than ever convinced th.t the State viii yet
give democratic majority next month.
The convention of the New York State
League of Democratic clubs drew a big crowd
10 Chiclering Hall New York cityatuoon to-
day.
The three cases testing the constitutionality
of the New York apportionment law have
been set down for argument tomorrow morn
ing.
John l.. Sullivan has startled his friends il
Boston by announcing his intention of chal-
longing Corbctt to fight again.
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