Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
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lELEGRh1HlC BREfIllEN.
Mrs. Lucia Dawson, wife OF chair
man w. NJ. O. Dawson Of the State re-
publican committee, died at Charleston,
w. Va, this morning after an illness Of
considerable length.
Miss Orfy Raridan, a well-known
belle of Wayneton, Ind, committed
suicide yesterday when she learned
that her intended husband had taken
another girl to church.
The government Of New South
Wales intends to introduce Australian
rabbits into English markets by shipping
them into q frozen condition. They
hope thus to get rid of the pest.
William Sewer, employed in Spring
field, Ills, watch factory, has fallen
heir to large fortune. The estate
comes to him from his aunt, Mrs.
Jemima Leadbeater, of Kids Grove:
England.
Works No. l of the United States
Salt Company, on the shore Of the lake
at Cleveland, O., were destroyed by
lire last night, seven large wooden
buildings being consumed. The loss is
$4,000.
J. w. Beacon, president of the Farm
ers and Merchants Bank, of Watonga,
Ok, disgraced by his son inextricably in
volving the affairs of his bank, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself Satur-
day night. The son, c. r. Beacon, is
missing and, it is said, has fled.
James Douglass, colored laborer,
was shot and instantly killed during
quarrel by a fellow laborer, also color
cd, last night on Baltimore and Ohio
r.. r. train just as it was approaching
Gastonville, Pa. The murderer leaped
from the train and escaped in the dark
ness.
Populist Jerry Murphy, Eva Black
mans friend, was deposed as city jailer
of Leavenworth, Kansas, Saturday.
Yesterday morning he visited the jail,
still having in his possession the keys,
and finding his successor sound asleep,
he unlocked the prison doors and lib
Grated the prisoners.
DR.. Davis, who was killed from am
bush near Montgomery, w. Va, last
week, is now believed to have been
shot by the men who took part in the
riots of striking coal miners. His life
had been threatened. AS he was to
have gone to court yesterday, it is be-
licved that he was killed to prevent his
doing so.
AT Streator, Ills, yesterday man
seized the 11-year-old daughter of Matt
Esling and attempted to assault her
An alarm was given but the man start
ed away pursued by neighbors. John
Henderson was caught last night and
was recognized as the man wanted.
He denied that he meant any harm to
the girl.
While crowd of picknickers were
standing on the wharf at Channel
Grove. two miles from Kingston, Ont,
last evening, waiting for their steamer,
the wharf gave way and 80 people, in
Guiding women and children, were pre-
cipitated into the water. Some of the
were badly crushed, but no one
was drowned.
While B. s. Sanders was squirrel
hunting across the river from Indiana
Bay, Ark, a few days ago he found a
pot containing upward of $4,000 in
silver and gold coins. The money was
by the roots of a tree which
was blown over 1t is believed the de-
posit was made by John A. Murrell,
the noted bandit.
Mr.. Burnett, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank of Richmond, went to Bel
air, Md, yesterday and identified Geo.
P. Sage, alias Horace D. Baker, now in
all there, as the same man who de-
posted a forged draft in the First Ma
tional Bank of Richmond in the early
spring of 1898 and defrauded several
persons in Richmond and Petersburg.
He was then known as Harvey Blair.
The democratic State convention met
at Dallas, Texas, to-day. There were
$1,000 visitors present. The con-
vention was organized by the election
Of Hon. ]. R. Fleming, of San Antonio,
Tor temporary chairman. Every office
except the treasurer's has from two to
six candidates. The questions of en-
lorsing Cleveland and the silver issue
are being fought. The nomination of !