Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-15
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

TELEGRAPHIC BkEVIIlES.
Six persons were killed by the heat
Yesterday in Chicago, and many were
Frustrated.
spott & Spott jewellers, of Richmond,
have assigned. Liabilities $4,000; as
sets $1,000.
The body of Min Shepard, once nc
torious bandit and outlaw, was yester-
day found in the Arkansas river just
above Little Rock.
In St. Louis eight men were prostrat-
ed by the heat yesterday and two OF
the cases proved fatal and two are IN
critical condition.
DIR. Philip Ten Eyck, the associate OF
the famous Joseph Henry, died at Al
bany, n. y, this morning of old age.
He was 81 years old.
Warrants have been issued for the
arrest of Pinkertop men at Monmouth
Park, n. j., race track, which are
to be served to-day if they attempt 10
show any authority.
A severe wind and thunder storm
prevailed at Camp Douglas last even
ing. Lightning struck the Wisconsin
National Guard camp, killing one man
and shocking several others.
The sheriff of st. Louis to-day took
possession of the books of Milo L
Bogard, one of the largest real estate
men in the city. No statement Of the
liabilities and assets can be obtained at
present.
Fire at midnight last night burned a
business block in Elizabethport, n. j.
Several families were rendered homeless
by the fire and nearly all the persons
escaped in their night clothes, saving
nothing.
The Cunard steamer Umbria, from
New York, arrived at Queenstown this
morning. She reports that Ascher
Weinstein, q real estate agent of New
York, fell overheard yesterday morn
ing and was drowned.
Pierson & Son, of London, have filed
bill in Trenton, n. j., against the
Hudson River Tunnel Company,
asking for the appointment of re-
ceiver. The bill states that the tunnel
company is insolvent.
A Navajo Indian was killed near
Navajo Springs, Ariz., yesterday after
noon by ]. W. Bennett, trader. AS
sistance has been sent to Bennett and
others who are barricaded and stand
ing Off 4 crowd of Indians.
An attempt was made Thursday
night by seventeen prisoners to escape
from the Brazil, Ind, jail in which q
pretty young woman of an excellent
family took prominent part. She is
said to be in love with one of the
prisoners.
A dispatch from Quebec says the
Norwegian bark Norma arrived at
Crosse Isle from Rio Janeiro to-day.
Mate Gundersen reports that Captain
Markussen, his son and the steward Of
the ship died during the passage from
yellow fever.
A report has reached Pittsburg that
tunnel No. l, on the Pittsburg and
Western Railway, near Sharpsburg, Pa,
caved in upon o freight train this morn
ing and that one man was killed and
others badly injured.
"Young Man Afraid OF His Horses"
the head chief of the whole Sioux ma
ton, dropped dead at Newcastle, Wy
oming, yesterday. The chief was a
great friend of the government as was
proven by his actions in the outbreak
at that agency in 1S9O-91.
Detectives Jacob Won Gerichten and
]. Trainor, of New York city, arrived
at Detroit, Mich, this morning to claim
the person of DR.. Meyer, charged with
killing several persons in order to Sc
cure the insurance on their lives.
Meyer still keeps close mouth even to
his attorney.
William O'Brien or kid" O'Brien,
as he is better known, the notorious
criminal who was shot on Friday
night by his pal, Little" Sammy Mills,
died in New York this morning. The
shooting was an outcome of dispute
between the two men over the division
of spoils gained by q burglary. The
murderer was arrested on Thursday.
At the conference between Governor
Jones, of the Choctaw nation, and In
spector Faisson, ofthe Interior Depart
ment, which took place yesterday, it was
decided that execution of the death
sentence upon the nine Choctaws will
take place on August 4th. Inspector
Faisson says that he is convinced that
the murderers were fairly and properly
tried and condemned.
Last evening during furious storm
the dwelling house of Sid Green, a
brother of State Senator Green, at
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