Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-07
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severe wound, and then blew out his own
brains.
The Efngham, lie. Democrat was ex-
Guided from the mails by pos maet,r Lscy
yesterday because 1t contained report OF
Catholic fair In which various prizes we're
awarded by VOTE
Rock Island, Ills, owing to washou's, has
not seen passenger or freight train from
the east on the Book Island road since Wed.
nesday night and thu malls from the east
have been few since that time.
Alexander. Mo, has been fooded by the
breaking Of the levee. The water rushed
ACROSS the fields. doing inoalculable damage.
The place was soon flooded and people were
driven from their homes.
The attorney for the Chicago Worlds Fair
board OF directors, after carefully going over
the code, has reached the conclusion that
under ths present euao. u snts no intoxicants
can be cold on the gvour d.
John Brunell, the French Canadian, who
ia serving thirty years. sentence for ths
murder last Christmas day OF John O.
Wheeler at Rindse. N. B., 10 endeayorirg to
starve himssf to death.
Chas. b. G. Pinkhau, ex president of the
bank OF Harlem, WHO was arrested on a
charge Of robolng that Institution OF $14 500
had net secured bail for his release up to
nccn to-day. He ~ confined in the Tombs
prison.
The Northern Car Shops al Robbindale,
Mimi, four miles north of Minneapolis,
were totally destroyed by Fl 3 this morning
The loss will amount t, al sa,. $125 600 A
large number of cars 10 proceas of constrpc-
ton were destroyed.
A suit has been commenced by the gentle
democratic central committee OF U:sh
against the committee Of mixed mormons
and gentlles to determine which faction Ia
legally entitled to call territorial! conven.
| ion to elect delegates to the democratic
convention at Chicago.
A dispatch from Fort William, Ont, says
the Canadian steam barge Genora has again
been Lost. She left there with the steamer
Gengary which also had the Gsskin in tow,
ali laden with wheat. When twenty miles
outside of Passage Island, both barges broke
away In heavy snow storm and the Glen
gary has returned here aliens.
The building at the northwest corner OF
Franklin and Vine streets, Philadelphia,
used as carouse, was destroyed by fro this
morning. The loss On the building lie $19.-
600 and on flying animals, machinery, etc +,
$40 900. Several adjacent bouses we're
slightly damaged. District Engineer Jas.
BAx OF was badly cut about the face and
head by flying glass. The place has been a
notorious resort for young men and women
for long time.
| Prcminont le,ther trade men representing large
producers in the South and West and other parts
Of tho country are in session in New York to con.
slider proposition net TO vet hides for period
of sixty or ninety days. 1t is expected they will
come 10 general agreement to stop work for
ninety days, and thereby allow the heavy stock
on hand now to be disposed Of Tha price Of
leather il at thu present tins very low.
B. B. shiel, close friend OF ex Governor Por-
ter last night in Indianapolis stated that prior to
his recent departure to Rome, Mr. Porter confd-
early ia September that he might be free to re-
turn and render sctive assistarc c, in canvassing
the State. 1t is thought Mr. Porter will be
candidate for governor CT Indiana
4 The irs1rrec:ionary movement in Venezuela
has spread to Coro, and forces from TINT depart.
mont are preparing to join Creapo. 1t is rumored
that General Casanas, commanding the govern.
ment forces in the field, has been captured at Gala
bozs.
After strong fight made in McKinley's
district by the candidates who were anxious to
succeed the author Of the new tariff law, Hon.
Thomas B. Morgan yesterday finally carried of
the prizs on the Ills. ballot
The Worlds Columbian Commission has run
out of funds. Az Congress has made no appro-
priation for next year there is probability that
the commission will have to 90 around begging
for rocket MONEY.
Tn, Supreme Court OF MASSAGE usetts to-day sus-
tanned the oleomargeiine law. The court holds
that the statute is bat an exercise of the police
power o. the State.
Commander In Chief Palmer, of the q. A. B.,
has suspended the commander of the Louisiana
department for refusing to recognize the negro
posts in that State
Mr.. Jay Gould is at Albuquerque, N NJ, and in
his usual health. The report of his serious i'll.
nesi was merely ruse to affect the price of
stocks.
g. hurricane passed over Marte township, Lsn-
castor county, Pa, yesterday evening, blowing
down houses AID barns and uprootipg trees.
Last night burglars broke into the postcffics at
White Plains, N. Y, blew open the safe and made
big haul.
ARcHBIsHoP IRELAND AaAIN-Th ecclesias.
tcsl authorities, IN New York, received dispatch
fom Rome yeBtel dsy which stated that the car