Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-31
TEI,EGRAPHIC BREyITIEs.

DESPITE ueuloi' ~ - @oii 1Has SuO!eTa
exists in Naples, the average daily
deaths, it is said, being II.
John G. Hess farmer aged 10 years,
hanged himself at Germantown, y. j.,
on Friday. His body was discovered
last evening.
There was slight earthquake shock
at San Francisco, at half-past one
o'clock yesterday morning. No dam
age was done.
Many of the savings banks in the
North and East are taking advantage
of the 80 and 60 days notice allowed
them for paying deposits.
One thousand unemployed men
reached Chicago yesterday on freight
trains over the various western rail-
roads running into the city.
The San Francisco Call asserts that
large quantities of rifles and cartridges
have been struggled to Honolulu and
that everything points to plot on the
part of the royalists on the islands.
Bridget Hughes was found dead at
her home in Brooklyn to-day, and she
is believed to have been murdered.
Peter Hughes, her husband, has been
arrested on suspicion of being the mur-
derer.
Mis-. Lucille Rodney, accompanied
by her husband and W. w. Holiday,
arrived in Chicago yesterday from Gal.
weston, Tex, having walked the entire
distance. The trip was made for q
wager of $1,000.
A concession has been granted by
the Mexican government TO San Fran
cisco company for the purpose of colon
izing Americans in the State of Vera
Cruz and Hilderga on the rich coffee
and agricultural lands.
Deputy SIarshals Porck, Bruner and
Posev had a battle with four outlaws
few miles west of Vinita, l. T., Satur-
day evening, in which one of the out
laws was killed and another severely
wounded and captured.
During last nights severe wind, rain
and thunder storm at Nashville, Tenn,
the building containing the cyclorama
of the Battle of Mission Ridge gave way
before it and is a complete wreck. If
the picture is ruined the loss will be
$20,O 70.
The search for missing Anna Orr, the
17.year-old daughter of Charles Orr,
who in fit of delirium, the result of
TYPHOID malaria fever, jumped from a
window at Castle View, near Bridge
port, Conn, Saturday night, has so far
proved fruitless.
Ex-U. S. Minister Hicks, who has
Just arrived at San Francisco, says Peru
is in state verging on bankruptcy, the
silver question having become serious
p 'oblem. There is considerable unrest
in the country pending the election of
new President.
The house Of J. II. Langrain, a far
mer near Olga, n. D., was burned yes
day through lighting fire with kero-
seuc. Two of his children were burn
ed to death, and Langrain aud wife
were so badly injured that their re-
covery is doubtful.
A heavy rain and lightning storm
visited Denver and vicinity yesterday
afternoon. At Barnum, suburban
town, small cloudburst occurred. In
Denver there was no damage done, but
the lightning was awful. The storm
was general throughout the mountains.
Among the failures reported to-day
are the private banking house of n. N.
Crane & Co., at Hornellsville, n. y;
the Akron, Ohio, Savings bank the
Wyandotte county bank, Upper San
dusky, O.; the Commercial Bank, Of
Cottage Grove, Oregon First National
Bank, of Ashland, Wis.
With this morning the savings banks
of New York city, as a rule, began to
take advantage of the sixty days time
clause. That is, the bank officials
made use of the prerogative in cases
where large amounts were concerned,
or where such action was deemed ne
G essary to check the withdrawal of
money for boarding or in senseless
fright. But while nearly all the banks
the privilege of using the
clause, in comp lratively few instances
was it applied.
GLASS FRUIT JARS, self sealing, 1 quart,
W 90c per DOZEN one-half gallon, SLID
ner dozen at III C. WAI1ACES,