Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-28
TELEGRAPHIC BRETITIES

At meeting of the coal sales agents
in New York to-day no change was
made in prices for October delivery.
Joseph Harden, leader ofthe attempt
cd Centralia train robbery, is surround
ed by officers in the swamps below
Brazil, Ind.
Two cases of smallpox and four
deaths from the disease were reported
from North Brother island, New York,
this morning.
a dispatch from Wagner, 1. T.,
states that the notorious Bill Dalton
and his gang are at that place and asks
for officers to assist in capturing them.
Sandy Donahue, Sheriff of Coconino
county, Ariz., shot r. G. Harris and
Bob Dunlap, noted horse thieves, after
hard battle yesterday. The latter
had killed seven men.
The donor of 100000 to Harvard
College, something over year ago, to
build and maintain a reading room.
was the late Fred L. Ames, Of Easton.
His name has just been made public.
Mrs. John Cox, of Port Perry, Pa,
was burned to death to-day by the ex-
plosion of a lamp. She was 40 years Of
age and leaves husband and several
children.
The steamer Fuerst Bismarck ar
lived at Southampton to-day from New
York. Her time was six days 10 hours
and So minu ties, beating the best pre-
vious record by one hour and four
minutes.
A prairie fire has been raging in the
extreme western part of the Cherokee
strip for the past two days. Six or
eight persons have persisted in the
flames and five or six others were so
badly burned that they may die.
james h. Ashby, of Cadillac, Mich,
who few weeks ago, while in a
frenzy, seized his infant child ard
dashed out its brains by fipging it
against post, was yesterday SEN
fenced to two years in Jackson prison.
At Wheeling, W. Va, this morning,
VIM. McCombs, q prominent business
man, walked into the hotel, went to
room, placed himself before a mirror
and blew his brains out with revolver.
A chambermaid was Mortified witness
to the act. McCombs had been drink
ing.
William c. Irwin, q stranger, who
has been stopping at an Indianapolis
hotel for several days yesterday became
suddenly insane and attempted to kill
the boarders. When placed in cell
at the station he tried to commit sui
eide by choking himself with shoe
string.
1t is reported that there are 100 cases
oftyphoid at Virginia, MIMI, on the
Mesaba range, 80 at Biwabiak and more
or less danger of typhoid epidemic in
all the range villages. At Virginia the
water supply is from two small lakes
scarcely more than mill ponds and
close to the village and the water is
badly polluted.
Bella Konta, 81 years of age, ma
tive of Germany, made a desperate at
tempt to commit suicide by jumping
into the North river at New York at
$50 a. M, to-day. James Thompson,
a deck hand on steamer, jumped in
the river and attempted to rescue her.
She refused his succor and nearly
drowned him. Both were finally res
cued by other parties. The woman
refused to give any reason for her ale
tempt to commit suicide.
The admiral and captains of the
French warships now at anchor in the
North River, paid an official visit to
Mayor Gilroy, of New York. this morn
ing. They were accompanied by
Vicomte Paul d'Abzac, consul general
of France, who introduced Admiral
sallandrouze de Lamornaix, Captain
Ferrant, of the Naiade, Captain Henry
Deschamps, of the Nelly and Captain
Theophie Cestard, of the Regault de
Genouilly. They leave this evening
for Chicago.
It is reported that an attempt was made
last night to bold up the midnight express on
the Baltimore S. Ohio railroad shortly after
the train left McKeesport, Pa. The report is |
denied by the officials of the company.
The last time the rebels fired on Rio de
Janeiro they ruined the custom house and
the buildings in the vicinity. The latest dis.
patch states that the bonbardment has not
been renewed. |