Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREEITIES.

Albany, n. Y, this morning for the
murder last July of Detective James
Harvey.
Mrs. Silas Fox, of Union township.
Ohio, was thrown out of her buggy
yesterday dashed against a telephone
pole and killed.
James Parkinson Taylor. Lord High
Sheriff of London, died at San Antonio,
Tex, to-day of paralysis Of the brain.
He was en- route to California.
Miss Madeline Pollard arrived in
New York city from Washington yes
terday to see her publisher about book
she has written-a kind of autobiogra-
ply.
George Rose, the printer who killed
Assistant Postmaster Karl kuhl, at
Cottonwood Falls, near Emporia, Kan,
last Friday, was lynched by mob on
Saturday night.
Forty-six cars of coal, consigned to
various points on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, were seized yesterday at
Sandusky, o., by the railroad company
for use on the road.
1t is reported in Tampa, Fla, that
Burke, the defaulting treasurer of
Louisiana, passed through there Satur-
day night, having arrived from Puerto
Cortez, Honduras.
Daisy Vaughan. ten-year-old girl,
died at Anna, Ills, yesterday from a
dose OF poison, which she took because
ner mother would not let her assist =
nei3hboring farmer in planting corn.
A mad-dog ran amuck in the Office
and dining-room of the Victoria Hotel
at Chicago yesterday afternoon and
created much excitement for a time.
The animal was despatched before any
damage was done.
Great excitement was caused at
Uniontown. Pa, this morning by the
announcement that an attempt had been
made yesterday By the strikers to blow
up the Morgan tunnel on the Balti-
more and Ohio. The railroad officials
are yery reticent over the matter.
The Lima, Mont, dam broke yest-r-
day morning and its body Of water,
surging dowa at q terrific rate, swept
everything before it. Almost every
ranchtr along the bottoms lost every
thing. Houses, barns, fences, hay
stacks, ard al kinds Of stock are being
carried away.
Wyatt Tate, the noted negro des
perado, was shot and killed Saturday
night in Monroe county, Ala. by Muir
dock Fountain, young farmer
Fountain attempted 10 arrest the
murderer, when he drew 3 pistol. but
before he could u;e it Fountain blew
his brains out.
Rev. ]. ". Langley was stricken
with paralysis in the midst OF an elo-
quent sermon in Emmanuel Methodist
Episcopal Church, in Philadelphia, yes
terday. His theme was The Uncer-
tainty of Life" DR.. Langley is 60
years of age. His death is expected
within a few hours.
Beatrice Foster, of Washington, q
very progressing young woman, not
yet eighteen years of age, was charged
in Baltimore this morning with having
run away from home twice within two
years and in each instance had been
located in a house of ill-fame. The
court committed her TO the house of
the Good Shepherd.
The New York Central has scarcely enough
coal on hand now to supply its engines for
three or four days at the most and fuel must
come from some other source. From Satur-
day until midnight yesterday twelve trains
were taken Off the upper and northern divi.
sions. 1t is understood the company has sent
to Wales for 4 large supply and that several
steamers are now on the way.
The scottdale, Pa, coke operators made
great efforts this morning to break the strike
but they did not succeed. The working forces
have only been increased at the Rainey and
Cochran works The operators express de
termination to operate their plants with new
men if the old hands do not return. There
are now about 900 deputy sherifs on duty in
the coke regions.