Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

public marriage.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Natural gas has been discovered in
large quantities about two miles above
Memphis.
Ex-President, Hayes continues i'll at
Fremont. Ohio. Physicians spent last
night at his bedside.
The Navajo Indians have been hold
ing pow vows and the feeling among
them is hostile to the whites.
Mr.. Cleveland, who is in New York,
expected Mr.. j. Randolph Tucker Of
Virginia. to call on him to-day.
Another street car railway collision
occurred at 47th street in Chicago last
night seriously injuring seven persons,
one of whom will die.
Kentucky distillers, aided by New
York and Bostons capitalists, have ar
ranged to start big spirits distillery
in opposition to the trust.
Two battles were fought in the streets
of Hayti yesterday, and it is believed
the revolution against the government
ofPresidcnt lIippolytc has been started
1t is the intention to hang up nearly
100000 III purses, added money and
premiums, for special events of the
Worlds fair meeting at Washington
Park, Chicago.
Horatio S. Sanford, democrat, has
assumed the duties OF the Office Of
Mayor of Long Island City, \. Y, and
the Council has recognized him as the
only person entitled to perform the
duties of the Office.
General Mcmahon, grand marshal of
the Inauguration parade Washington,
has appointed Richard Croker marshal
and General Emmons Clark assistant
marshal of the civic portion Of the pa
rade for New York.
The body of Miss Eliza Mcdonald. .
teacher in the State Female College at
Greensboro, n. c., was found yester
day evening Oh the track of the Cape
Fear and Yadllin Valley Railroad, eyi
IDENTIFY crushed to death by being run
over by train.
An autopsy on the body of Gen.
Butler showed that the cause of death
was the bursting of a small blood YES
sci, caused by violent fit of coughing.
His brain weighed four ounces
more than that Of Daniel Webster,
which was one the largest on record.
The action of the Cleveland, Ohio, Presby-
teIy in adopting resolution deprecating any
effort to impose new tests of orthodoxy. gives
color to story that movement has been set
on foot in different parts OF the country to in
duce the New York Presbytery to refrain
from further pressing the Briggs case.
4 special dispatch from Richmond an.
nounccs the burning of the extensive tobacco
and cigarette works Of Allen s. Gnter in that
city Valentines meat juice works were aso
destroyed. Loss about $4,000; insured.
Two fremen were badly frozen.
Fire this morning at Peoria, His, in the
lower station of the Central Railway Com.
pany, entirely destroyed the power station
The road has substituted horse power for cleo
trio cars. The loss is S1O4, 900.
The building in Boston occupied by The
Ashton Valve Company, Emil Meyer, Putl
Pomade Manufacturer, UNDERWAY & Go. and
Frank Rowland was burned to-day; total los
$4,000.
The Supreme Court of Colorado this morn.
ing granted Dr. Thayer Graves, the convicted
murderer of Mrs Josephine Barnaby, of Prov
dence, R. l.. a new trial.
Mr.. Barnard of the Lick Conservatory, Cali
last night found that the Holmes comet Is
now again visible in a very small telescope
and is moving east.
Every trade engaged in the building linein
Chicago will make demand for increased
pay April lst
Judge G. T. Werts was inaugurlted Coz
ernor of New Jersey at Trenton to-day.
The thermometer registered fi0 below z
zero at Easton, Pa, this morning