Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

saw tribe of Indians, died Sunday night.
Cardinal Gibbons says the project for
an official residence at Washington for
Archbishop Satolli meets with his warm
approval.
George Dixon and Johnny" Griffin
have been practically matched to fight
for the feather-weight championship of
the world. The match is scheduled to
take place on June %.
The four story brick building occu-
pied by the James Bradford Company,
dealers in oils and paints, in Whining
ton, Del, was damaged by fire this
morning to the extent of Sl5, 900.
At $40 last night the steamer Valley
Queen passed Boyce, La, and in thirty
minutes her distress signal was heard
and q big fire was observed up The
river. It's feared she has burned.
The Mexican Secretary of War has
ordered regiment of cavalry to make
march through the very heart of the
turbulent Yalui Indian country. The
march will cover about one thousand
miles.
Peter Jackson yesterday sent letter
to jim Corbctt proposing terms for q
fight. Jackson's manager and hacker
states that JACKSON will fight Corbett
for $4,000 side without any purse, if
necessary.
The Kansas Trust and Banking Com
pany, of Aitcheson, in which Senator
ingalls, is president, closed its doors last
night. The liabilities of the concern
are estimated at 100000, and the as
sets will probably reach 100000.
The town of Guyandotte, two miles
east of Huntington, W. Va, was visited
by destructive fire this morning at
five o'clock. and six houses, mostly sa-
looms and restaurants, were destroyed ;
loss $4,000. The fire was of incendia-
nv origin.
A train on the New Orleans and
Northeastern railroad had Il narrow cs-
cape from train wreckers near Tuscon-
ala, Miss, Saturday night. A pile of
cross-ties on the track was discovered
by the engineer barely in time to avert
disaster.
About $50 negroes from the South
arrived at Brinton station, near Pitts
burg, yesterday morning. Colored la
borers will be given the first chance by
the Carnegie Company at all its works
in preference to foreigners who apply
for work.
The tive-story building, corner of
Wells and Light streets, Baltimore, oc-
cupied by Matthai, Ingram & Company,
for the manufacture of tin and Japan
ned ware, was almost entirely destroyed
by fire this morning with its contents.
The loss is about 100000.
An explosion occurred at Coal Mine
No /, of the Choctaw Coal Co., at An
dcrson, /. r., early this morning. Nine
men are reported killed and many
wounded A similar accident occurred
there about year ago in which num-
Der of miners lost their lives.
The poisoning ofthc Ross family, at
Madison, Ind, is now generally be-
licved to have been done by Eva Ross,
who poisoned herself and then put ar
senic in the coffee The girl support
ed the entire family, and was not well
treated by them. Albert Ross died
yesterday, making the third death in
the family.
Henry Kaiser and Jacob Holz, two
toughs, were arrested last night in St.
Louis, charged with the murder of f.
E. Brown, the Chicago commission
merchant, who was beaten TO
death by footpads some days ago.
The men were positively identified by
two colored women who saw the muir
der committed.
The steamships Spanish Prince and
Moorish Prince arrived at New York
this morning from the Mediterranean.
Both vessels took a southerly course,
and one of them stopped at st. Mich
aels, in the Azores, sailing from there
February 2Sth. Neither saw or heard
anything of the Naronic, or saw any
wrcckage of any kind during the voy
age.
The ship NIorayshire, laden with raw
sugar for Vancouver, B. c., which let
Java October % last, is still due.
Nothing has been seen or heard of
her since she lei1 Java, and grave fears
are cntained for the ships safety.
Ninety days is considered long run
from Java to Vancouver, and there is
little reason to hope that she will ever
be seen again.
Fire broke out in the Xeter cotton
mills at Meter, n. H., about 4 o'clock
this morning. 1t started in the base
ment and burned up through the build
ing, destroying the engine room and
the older part of the mill, which was