Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREFlTIES

near Mount Pincon, Ala, last night re-
suited in the death of two men and the
serious injury Of the third.
Francis 3. Thurber, the wholesale
grocer, head OF the Thurber- Whyland
Company, of New York, made an indi-
vidual assignment to-day.
It is announced in Dubuque, Iowa,
that Governor Boies will present him,
sslfas the next democratic candidate
for Congress in that district.
John Johnson, colored, paid the per
atty ofhis life to-day at Auburn, n. y,
| for double murder committed April
IL last, in the broom shop OF the prison.
Frank A. Johnston, of Mansfield, O.,
recently appointed U. S. Consul at Chi
huahua, Mexico, died last night of con-
sumption at Ei:Psso, Texas, while en-
route to Chihuahua.
The Coal and Iron Bank of 3liddles-
borough, KY, closed its doors this
morning. This is the last bank in town
where but few years ago more than Il
million of English capital was dumped.
J. nj. Breedlove, sheriff of Henry
county, Tenn, was shot and instantly
killed yesterday afternoon by negro
named Coleman. The negro was in
ambush and used a shotgun, blowing
the top of the Sheritf7s head off.
Bovine tuberculosis has developed
in the blooded alderney stock of Chas.
8. Taylor, just outside of Burlington,
n. j., and already some twenty COWS
out of herd of $50 have been killed,
while quite as many more are doomed
The submarine torpedo boat built at
Oshkosh was given q successful trial
yesterday. The boat, which is propell-
ed and lighted by electricity, carried
three men and remained under water
nearly an hour, under perfect control.
At Saltyille, Va, there are five cases
of smallpox and all travel on the rail-
roads has been stopped. The schools
have been suspended and all works are
shut down. 1t is feared that the dis
ease will become epidemic.
At Cleveland, o., yesterday, Michael
McNamaray shot and, probably, fatally
wounded Mrs. Ellen Sweene and her
daughter and then shot himself in the
head. McNamaray will die. The cause
of the shooting is not known.
The report that number Of men,
bers of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION were burned in last nights
fire at Memphis seems to be without
foundation, except as to Thomas Bond,
who caunot be found. It is thought
that he persisted in the flames.
Van Roberts, hotel keeper at Rush
Hill, Mo-, has fallen heir to 100000
left him by John Bennett, who died at
Las Vegas, n. n. Roberts saved Ben
nett from drowning in the Sangamon
river, near Decatur, Ills, twenty years
ago, aud the $780, 900 is the reward.
The suit of John NJ. Glover, lawyer
and e1-Congressman. against the Amer
lean Casualty Insurance and Security
Co., of Baltimore, for $3.50, 900 damages
for publishing him as an embezzler,
came to trial at st. Louis yesterday
aud resulted in verdict for $27 900.
John Burgrafi's three boys, aged 6,
II and 13 years, were in a field husk-
ing corn near Running Water, S. D.,
yesterday, when the elder one picked
up gun for the purpose of soaring the
other two, and in the attempt to shoot
over their heads he blew the head off
one and dangerously wounded the
other.
At S o'clock this morning Leon Har-
rison, aged 80 years, a st. Louis bill
poster by occupation, was shot and in
stantly killed by Michael Donohue, a
hricklayer. Both men were married
aud the murder was the result of a
family quarrel. Douohus surrendered
to the police and claims he acted in
self.defense.
A mob composed entirely of negroes
lyuched q negro named D. T. Nelson
at Warner, Ark, last night. Nelson
had murdered Ben Belts, another ne
gro. He was hanged to tree and
volley of bullets fired into the body
An attempt was made to burn him,
but drenching rain extinguished the
fire.
At Augusta, Ga, to-day the largest
meeting of merchants ever held in that
city convened to take action against
the Richmond and Danville and South
Carolina roads for their refusal to carry
out the order of Commissioner Stahl-
man granting one cent mile rate two
days in the week during the Exposition
and State fair in that city.
The New York Evening Sun says
"A meeting or conference of the execu-
tive committee of the national republi-
can committee will be held in this city
on Thursday or Friday of this week,
and the recent republican victory will
have the effect of bringing out full
of members. At the meet