Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-05
TELEGRAPHIc BREYlTIES.

The steam barge Nashua is BELIEVED
to have foundercd off Godericll. 5lich.
and it is feared her crew Of a dozeumen
have been lost.
An immense number of grasshopper
have appeared lately in portions Of
Missouri and are doing great damage to
the late corn and new wheat.
Boise, Idaho. is 10 be heated by grya
volumes ofboiling water that gush out
ofseyeral deep artesion wells near the
city. The cost it is estimated viii be 50
per cent less than with coal
Senator Roger @. Mills has almost
entirely recovered from his recent IN
disposition and expects to Iaay Cor
sicana, Texas, the latter par, Of th.s
week to fill his Illinois appoin,acat~.
The body of C. G. Miller. liayor o..
South Omaha, was found yesterday
evening near the railroad with buile,
in the forehead. There is 4 rumor that
the gamblers are responsible sog ate
Mayors death
Jack Gentry, notorious OUTLAY. was
killed yesterday near Covington. ~.
by Sheriff Byer5 and two depa-
Gentry was wanted for four murders
recently committed and WIS killed
while resisting arrest.
Wm. Green. who is now scaia. IBIS
second term as district attorney ofFul-
ton county, \. y, having been elected
to that position On the republican ticket
has written letter declaring lis .aiyl-
ton to vote for Cleveland
At Il circus performance 1t ta@,on
Tenn. yesterday. Geo. Tucker aiie4
himself with whisky and his pockets
with pistols and without proyocation
began firing right and left. lncAes
was Jailed after being wounded selious
ly by The police.
W. I. Allen, for nearly quarter Ola
century bookkeeper of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Richmond, died sudden
ly in that city this morning. Mr.. il
len was also Grand Treasurer of lia-
sons, of Royal Arch Masons and OF The
Grand Commandery Knights Tempiaf
of Virginia.
A two million dollar contract has
just been let in New York Tor dredging
and jetties at the proposed deep water
harbor of Ropes Pas, Texas The
worl, consists OF a ship channel 30 feet
deep, cxtendin2 from the 30-ieot depth
in the Gulf of Mexico to Corpus Chris
ii Bay, across Mustaas Island.
In the suit Of Congressman Jamc J.
Belden against ex-Judge Stevenson
Tar1-e others and the COR bus, Toicao
& .oelling Valley L. r., which in
wolves about eight million dollars. jus
tice Ingraham. in Kew York, handed
down an opinion this morning. giving
judgment for the defendants.
a race upon Long Island sound carly
This morning between the sidc-whccici'
Puritan, of the Fall River line. and the
Richard Peck, ofthe New Haven line
resulted in victory fos The Peck,
which is a twin screw boat. The Peck
on her ordinary runs averages - miles
an hour and The Puritan makes the
same, but this morning with al stcamon
at O'Clock both boats were running -
miles an hour. 1t was said on board
the Peek this morning that during the
last hour of the race the Peck ran %
miles.
Saturday night last Alex Bell coiorel. vent
to the residence of Mrs J. 5. Jones' widowed
lady AT Monipelia, Tenn. aud attempted IN
assault upon Miss Sdio Jones, her eldest
daughter He was frightened away By Tie
cries ofthe women but wasarrcstcd on Monday
by Deputy Sheriff K:nnad, who started with
him 10 jail but before they had gone far tlley
were confronted by a mob Of hundred cii-
zcus, who oyerpowered the officer and hanged
Bell to a limb and riddlcd his body with bull
lets
Rev. Father Lcander Schneurr was install
ed arch abbot OF the orderotSt. Bcncdictincin
the United States at Latrobe Pa, this nom
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