Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-21
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Louis Gabana, homeless man, was
sent to Riverside Hospital, New York,
this morning suffering from smallpox.
Yellow fever has made its appear
ance at Mazatlan, Mex, and many
deaths from the disease are reported
d lily.
Three young men named Lundgren,
of Geneseo, Ills, were drowned in
Green river yesterday by the capsizins
OF a boat.
Gov. Jones, of Indian Territory, said
to-day that the condemned ChoctawS
viii be shot on August i, according to
the sentence of the court.
The sheriff of Crawford county, Kas.,
says he is able to preserve the peace
among the turbulent miners and that
the military will not be needed.
The postponed meeting of the stock
holders of the Richmond and West
Point Terminal Co. was adjourned sine
die in Richmond to-day by the secro-
tary.
A colored woman and her two chill
dren were smothered to death in a
tenement house fire in Savannah, Ga,
early this morning in the colored quar-
ter of the city.
In railway bonds in New York to-
day Richmond terminal receipts 5s
dropped 81 to IS and rallied to 2l.
The skies were offered to 80 without
takers. Last sale before to-day was at
90.
Prosecuting Attorney George P. Nc
Comas. of Huntington, w. Va, who
was elected last fall and who has been
attempting TO put a stop to gambling
in that city was this afternoon indicted
for being party in poker game a
short time ago.
A special from Ashland, Ky, says
"a report has just reached here from
Wise county, Virginia, that fight took
place Wednesday in that county be-
tween State troops and outlaws and
that four soldiers were killed and six
outlaws mortaIlv wounded"
Henry A. Hoffman, aged 80 years,
committed suicide last night at his
home in Allegheny City, Pa, by cut
ting his throat with knife while stand
ing in front of looking glass. For
several weeks Hoffman had been mel
ancholy, but at no time had his condi-
ton been considered serious.
At Rising Sun, Ohio, a man named
John Clegg, while drunk, seized his
five-year-old son and beat him to death.
Not satisfied with this he seized his l3-
year-old daughter and threw her to the
ceiling. The maddened brute treated
in like manner his other daughter
Anna, while the youngest child, q boy,
was frightfully injured.
Miss frankie Jehnke, 16 years of age,
was assaulted, murdered and her body
thrown into creek near Ennis, Tex,
Wednesday night. Edward House, q
negro farm hand was suspdccted and
WIS run down and captured in the
brush. Officers succeeded in getting
the negro on the train, thereby avoid
ing another cremation.
Thos. Holley, so years of age, met
Miss Americas Messenger, II years of
age, on the railroad track near Cox's
Landing, w. Va, last evening and as
saulted her. He was pursued by ofli-
GERS, shot in the head and Jailed this
morning. The crowd that collected
about the scene of the crime want to
lynch Holley.
1t is said that at secret conference
of the democratic leaders of Massachu-
sets held Tuesday in Governor Rus
sells room at the State House it was
decided that Nathan Matthews, jr.,
Mayor of Boston, and James Il. Carroll,
of Springfield, should lead the State
ticket as candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor respectively. The
issues on which the campaign will be
fought will not differ materially from
the plan of campaign which Governor
Russell followed last year.
A special from New Brunswick, n.
j., says That William Dixon, 40 years
old, well-known in England as an
evangelist, was arrested Wednesday
night and held in $500 bail on charge
of having assaulted Margaret Van
Aman, IS years old, in a boarding house
on New street, where Mr.. Dixon board
ed and Miss Van Aman was employed
as nurse. Mr.. Dixon is vice president
Of the Epworth League of the Petman
Methodist Church and Sunday school
class leader.
The openly expressed sympathy of the
administration for the striking coal miners
and the fear that it will incitc the strikers TO
lawless Acts which will result in great damage
to the mines, has induced the mine operators
in Kansas to appeal to the federal authorities
for protection. The situation in the mining