Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The republicans of Rhode Island to-
day nominated D. Russell Brown, Of
Providence, for governor.
The Texas House passed bill yes
terday requiring the railroads to pro-
vide separate coaches for whites and
negroes.
At the races at London to-day the
Lincolnshire handicap for LOCO soVer-
eigns was won by J. W. Smiths three
year-old bay colt Wolf Crag.
A two-story house in Wilmington,
Del, was destroyed by fire about one
O'Clock this morning and Mrs. Rebec-
ca Mulholland, a widow, aged 30 years,
who lived alone in the house, was
burned to death
Last evening in an alley known as
Eagle Nest, /" in St. Louis, Scott Jones,
white roustabout. and his colored mis-
tress were shot and instantly killed by
Louis Keunade, white bartender. The
trouble originated overa game of cards.
United States Senator Ell Sauls-
bury who has been critically i'll az
Dover, Del, for several days has been
delirious occasionally. He is this morn
ing suffering great pain but it is
thought that his life is not in immedi-
ate danger.
A. b. Bird, well-known life insur-
ance agent of Newark, n. j., was in
stanty killed at Railway this morning
by one of the fast trains on the Penn
sylvania road. He was crossing the
tracks Mt Cherry street when the acct
dent occurred.
Mrs. Lydia Clark, of Camden, n. j.,
was publicly horscwhipped in front OF
her own door this morning by Mrs.
Shields, who balls from Philadelphia.
Mrs. Shields alleges that the Clark wo-
mans house is 3 place of questionable
resort and for months past Mrs. Clark
has been harboring Mr.. Shields.
Mrs. Harris, mother of Carlyle W. Harris
in an interview in New York last night, said
that her SCH had begged her not to hold u
mass meeting, and in Difference TO his wishes
the project had been abandoned. "lt Carl Is
executed" s:lid Mrs. Harris, Il shall stand
in the death chamber by the chair with
nj
nv boy murdered I'll have the affidavit
buried with him in the coffin"
John w. Mackay, the millionaire, who was
shot in San Francisco last month, has had q
change for the worse and is i'll Il dangerous
condition. Something has lodged in the
vermiform appendix and pcritoni;is has set in.
An operation is necessary and this, i'll MIR.
Mackays weakened condition, will be dan
gerous. A later dispatch says Mr.. sIackays
condition is not as serious as reported.
Kaiser Wilhem's day is now legal holi-
day in Chicago. The motion was made by 4
German alderman, who asserted that since
St. Patrick's Day had been declared legal
holiday, an equal courtesy was due 10 the
German population.
The local members of G. A. Il. posts of
Indianapolis have adopted resolutions declar-
ing that the veterans OF Indiana deem it in
cxpcdicnt FOR the national cnGtmpmcnt to be
held in Indiana this year.
Governor Reynolds. of Delaware, this MORN
ing appointed lion. Charles B. Lore, chief
justice of the Supreme Court OF that State, TO
fill the vacancy octasioned by the death Of
Chief Justice Robinson.
Governor McGraw, OF Washington, said last
nigh; that he would call AN extra session Of
the legislature if John b. Allen is not seated
by the L. S Senate
Senator John T. Morgan has recovered
from his recent sickness and will start from
London for Paris to-day.
The Princess Kaiulaui. of Hawaii, will sail
from New York for England to-day.