Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-03
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.


Washington to the dignity of an en-
bassy.
By the death OF an aunt in Brooklyn.
n. y, Jim Swisher, regular despera-
do, prisoner in the Sheridan county,
Wyo., Jail, is heir to a fortune of 500.
900.
James L. Hamilton, the colored
preacher, was electrocuted at Sing Sing
to-day for cutting his wife's throat at
Winfield, L. l., Sunday night, May .,
1892.
The city Of Florence, S. c., is in the
midst of a quarter million dollar fire.
Several firemen were injured by falling
walls. The estimated loss at noon is
S250,000.
Another mine disaster has occurred
at Laurel Hill, near Hazelton, Pa, by
which thirty miners are entombed. The
disaster was caused by the accidental
overflow Of the mine by water.
Hon. w. H. Wadsworth, of Ken
lucky, Minister to Mexico under
Grant, was stricken with paralysis at
his home in Maysville yesterday morn
ing and it is thought he cannot live.
Leaders of the union carpenters at
work on the Worlds fair buildings
held conference at the grounds yes
terday and decided to strike unless the
authorities agree to employ only union
men.
James Mcintosh, of Coos river, Ore
gon. having satisfied himself that he
would eventually die from consump-
ton, yesterday placed q rifle TO his
head, touched the trigger with stick
and blew out his brains.
The Corbett- Mitchell match is settled
as far as the champion is concerned.
Even if the New Orleans clubs should
raise their bid, Corbett says he will
stick by his agreement with the Coney
Island Club. who offers purse of $4O,-
900.
An extensive fire ragged in Wilton,
nine miles from Pennington, Maine,
last night. Particulars so far obtained
are that fourteen buildings we're burn
cd, including the hotel, postotlice,
Record newspaper office and several
dwellings.
Nellie Villas, daughter of L. s. Sena-
tor Villas, died to-day with malignant
quinsy at Madison, Wis The opera
ton of tracheotomy had been perform
ed as last resort without improve
ment. The Senator is tarpon fishing
in some out-of-the-way place in Florida.
Gov Carr, of North Carolina, has
written to the president of the Davis
Monument Association at Richmond re-
questiDg that the funeral train bearing
the remains of Jefferson Davis from
New Orleans be allowed to halt at Ra-
leigh. The remains of Mr.. Davis will
lie in State at the capitol upon arrival
in Richmond.
Adlai f. Stevenson, Vice President
of the United States, will formally
open the bazar of the Maryland Society
of the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton tonight at the Fifth Regiment
Armory, Baltimore. The proceeds of
the baZar are to aid in the erection of a
monument to the Maryland soldiers Of
the revolutionary war.
A dispatch r:om Berlin says that
three railroad officials and four officers
have been arrested for having plotted
to kill Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
The plan is said to have been that they
should blow up with dynamite the
train which will carry him this week to
Viareggio, where he will be married to
Princess Marie Louise, daughter Of the
Duke of Parma. No confl nation of
the dispatch has been received.
a young woman of excellent family, great
beauty and superior intelligence, who was we'll
known in New York, Boston and Philadel-
pha socie.y tan years ago, but who. by her
extravaganza and wil.ulncSs has lost husband
:,;i C.,
awaiting investigation IS to her sar'5 y. Her
name, as she now gives it, was Miss Evelyn
Leonorl Balou Mills-Evans.
Col. John NJ Brown, of Karsas, the origina
tor of the movement having for is object the
settling of negroes in South Ameri"-, is now
completing the final arrangements. and looks
for the early accomplishment of his purposes.
IN FAVOR OFTHE BROKER-The case