Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-01
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.
At Tuscon, Ariz., yesterday Ferd
Merrill shot five bullets through his
head and is still living
Two mad dogs in Chicago yesterday
afternoon bit five persons before the
police succeeded in killing the brutes.
The City of Paris arrived in New
York to-day beating her old rival, the
Teutonic, three hours, in trans Allan
tic race.
Gordon Mckay, the millionaire in
yentor and manufacturer, is the man
who has left between 100000 and
81 900, 900 in trust to Harvard univer-
sity.
The Arizona legislative assembly has
passed q bill authorizing woman sut-
frage in the Territory. 1t is conceded
that it will pass the Senate and receive
the governors signature.
At Trenton, a small town near
Gainesville, Tenn, Bud Garth yester-
day became involved in difficulty
with two negroes and shot them both
One is dead and the other is dying.
Alfred Peter Robinson, Chief Justice
OF Delaware, died suddenly from heart
failure at his residence in Georgetown,
at . o'clock this morning, aged 10.
The Chief Justice was with friends as
| tie as II o'clock last night and was
apparently in the best of health.
A cyclone passed - miles south of
Natchez, Miss, yesterday afternoon.
Several houses were blown down and
negro woman was killed and several
other colored people were badly in
jured. A boy was picked up and lodg-
cd in a tree top 100 yards away.
An old man named Piley, living near
Belmont, n. V, was murdered ut his
home by his son Martin, aged %, yes
terday, being struck on the head
with a hammer. The young man was
caught at the Erie depot in Cuba, last
evening and taken to Angelica Jail.
Within the memory of the oldest in
habitants no such snowstorm has ever
visited Port Arthur Ont, as that which
has ragged there for the last 80 hours.
The drifts on the streets in places are
ten feet deep and locomotion of all
kinds is impossible except with snow
shoes.
1t was reported in st. Louis to-day
that the southbound express train
which left there last night on the Iron
Mountain railroad was wrecked this
morning near Hope, Ark. Two coaches
and a chair car were burned. 1t is
stated that 10 or 20 persons were in
jured, but none seriously.
In the Criminal Court of Pittsburg
this morning Judge Stowe refused
new trial in the case of Master Work
man II. f. Dempsey, who was recently
convicted Of completely in the attempt
to poison Homestead non-union work
men. Sentence was deferred until Sat
urday. Seven of the participants in the
Duquesne riot were to-day sentenced to
the workhousc for terms ranging from
two to six months.
Secretary Romero says that he has not re-
signed the Mexican treasury portfolio as has
been published, but that he will continue at
the head of the financial department, per-
forming his duties as minister pleDipotentiary
to the United States.
A meeting of the Bishops of the Episcopal
Church was held in New York to-day at the
residence of Bishop Potter TO discuss matters
of general interest to the church and to fill
vacancies now existing in some of the mission
airy dioceses.
The midnight train from New York on the
New York, New Haven and Hartford rail
ROAD cOlllueu WIN the oIohin6toh DoaS tia1"
at Norwood, r. l., at 5:25 o'clock this morn.
ing, killing one child and injuring half-dozen
passengers.
Intelligence has reached Winnipeg from
James Bay that Bishop Holden died January
22nd at the age of 60. The bishop was the
first of the Moosonce, being consecratcd in
1872.
The White Star line steamship Naronic
from Liverpool to New York is nine days
Overdue.
WYE WOULD CALL ATTENTION to ou2
w large sssortmentmept of Gents Shirs, |
I.aundercd and Unlaundered, best quality for
the price at AMOS B. SLAYMAKER'S