Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-28
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES

heDIs SIauSSui Ji'' Wv "S't hHOnA
brewer. died in New York this morn
ing.
Two bets of 81, 600 and one Of 81 600,
even money, were made in New York
last night on the Corbett- Mitchell fight.
William IT. Williams, 81 years old, a
member of the Stock Exchange, was
found dead in bed this morning in his
room in New York.
A battle is reported to have been
fought between Hondurian troops and
the rebels. The latter are said to have
been compelled to retreat.
A dispatch from Poughkeepsie, N.
Y, says: SOLVER Curtis Perry, the
noted train robber and desperate, was
to-day transferred from Auburn State
prison to the criminal insane asylum at
Matteawan. He is insane.
On Dec. II two seamen belonging TO
the crew of the American schooner
Henry Crosby, while pulling to shore
in boat, were shot and dangerously
wounded by San Domingo soldiers.
1t is officially announced that the
Pennsylvania railroad will commence
the year 1894 without any floating debt,
and with nothing but ordinary obliga-
tions, growing out of its traffic and cur
rent relations with other companies.
At Arcadia, Fla, Quin Bass and
James North broke Jail last night.
Both were convicted of murder. Bass
had been sentenced to life imprison-
ment and North to be hanged. Both
are white and very desperate.
Mr.. Carnegie offers to give-if the
people of Pittsburg will contribute an
equal sums, COO each working day for
two months to provide work for the
unemployed. This means contribu-
ton by Mr.. Carnegie of nearly 100000
Annie Mountain, fifteen years old,
was burned to death at her home at
Heidelburg, Pa, by the explosion of a
lamp Tuesday night. Her mother and
father while trying to save her were
also terribly burned and the former will
die.
Congressman Breckenridge said at
Lexington, KY, yesterday that neither
he or his lawyers had made any over
lures toward compromise of the Pol
lard suit, that there will be no settle
ment, no negotiations and no compro-
mise.
Christian Freihalter, cabinet maker,
residing on First avenue, New York,
while intoxicated yesterday afternoon
murdered his wife with a long-bladed
claspknife. The womans body was
frightfulIy gashed and the room show
ed evidences of desperate struggle.
Tilman Green, the trusted colored
driver for q prominent family living
ten miles from Columbia, La, was
lynched Tuesday for IN attempted as
sault on his employers wife. He con-
fessed his design and was lynched bya
mob, among which were many negroes
of the neighborhood.
The James Hunter Machine Company at
North Adams, Mass, posted yesterday III
their machine shops, FORCES and foundry,
,tice of a reduction in wages of from 10 to
10 per cent commencing January 1.
Alice de Stollina, once well known opera
singer, died at AIiw .ukee in extreme poverty
Christmas Day and was buried yesterday by
friends.
During fire at the house of Robert Wood;
colored, at Paducah, Ky, yesterday, two of
his children, aged 7 and years, were burned
to DEATH The father and mother had gone
to work and locked them in.
The National Druggists Association in ses-.
sion at Boston, Mass, has made its first move
towards putting in operation the plan TO keep
mp the prices of proprietary medicines and
shut out the cut-rate firms.
Rev. George c. Hall, rector of Grace
Church. Honesdale, Pa. and Archdcacon Of
that diocese, has accepted the call otSt. Johns
E .,iscopal Church, Wilmington, Del, to be-
come its rector.
The New York and Northern railroad was
sold at auction at Yonkers to day to J. Pier
repont Morgan, representing the New York
Central railroad company for 81 100000.