Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-18
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

A club house for the holding of
glove contests is to be built near Chi
cage.
Mr. Theodore Thomas has been asked
to resign his position as musical director
of the Chicago Fair.
The United States cruiser New York,
going very fast, passed Chatham, Mass,
at SIS this morning on her trial trip.
Solly Smith and Johnny Griffin have
been matched to fight for purse of
$4,000, of which $3.50 will go to the
loser.
Bishop Newman, who has been
preaching to large audiences in Val
paraiso and Santiago, Chill, will leave
for the United States on Saturday.
AT Fort Monroe, Va, to-day the
Chamberlin Hotel property and fran
chises were sold for $260,O00 to John S.
Tilney, of Baltimore, in the interest of
the bond holders.
The Illinois State building was dedi-
Gated to-day at the Chicago fair in the
presence of 10000 persons, but TIE
building was not quite ready for SO
grand reception.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has sold the Philadelphia and Sea
Shore Railroad, running from Winslow
Junction to Sea Isle City, n. j., to q
party of Philadelphia capitalists who
have had in contemplation the building
of road to Cape May connecting with
the Reading railroad at Landisville.
A dispatch from Louisville, KY, an
nouncing that Mr. c. P. Huntington
had been killed by falling from steam
er at New Orleans, was received at
New York this afternoon. The person
was r. C. Huntington, of New York
city, who fell from the steamship Meigs
at Leoba, Miss, last, night, receiving
fatal injuries.
Dispatches from Brunswick, Ga,
state that the First National Bank and
the Oglethorpc National Bank Of tina:
city closed their doors this morning,
and NJ. Ulman, president of the latter,
committed suicide. These banks have
been looked upon as shaky for some
time past, and their failure created NO
surprise in this city.
The Presbyterian hoard of foreign
missions at New York has cabled all
Chinese missionaries that the exclusion
act has been declared constitutional,
and has directed them to notify sta.
tions. This step was taken in view Of
possible danger which might threaten
American missionaries in China, in con,
sequence of any retaliation which
might be taken by the Chinese,
A special from st. Louis says: sc
Bohlinger, of Temple, Texas, a very
wealthy man, came here not long ago
and was joined last week by Mrs. Rose
Peak, of Hot Springs. They took q
fine house on Finney avenue and fur.
nished it at an expense of $500 as the
bills show. To-day Bohlinger was
found in the house unconscious from
morphine poisoning, and this after
noon he died. Mrs. Peak says they
were to have been married tomorrow.
She has not been arrested, but foul play
is suspected. The police say they have
proof that Bohlinger lad given the
woman more than $4,000 in checks.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage reiterated hi:
statement in New York thi4 morning that he
would resign as pastsr of the Brooklyn Taher'
nacle on Sunday next unless the Indebtedness
on the edifice was cleared of by that time
He referred to the floating debt which
amounts to about 100000. He says he i:
tired and worried over the inability to meet
this indebtedness. he thinks there are other:
who would be more successful in raising
money : .Atsa ae IS.
Edward Hughes was arrested at his home
in MinersTillc, Pa, yesterday charged with
the ..~..urder of his wife, Mrs. Hughes, whc
was delicate woman had been suffering Sc
we're abuse from ner husband for long time
A few days ago she was found unconscious and
when restored she had lost her reason. She
died yesterday.
The establishment Of the Fonkers, N. Y.
Hat Manufacturing Company was almost en-
tireIy destroyed by fire this morning The
loss is estimated at 100000, About COG
hands are threwn out of employment.
TARTFORD COLD SPRING GINGEF
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