Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Anarchists driven out of London and
other European capitals are making
their way to the United States.
Rev. DIR. j. j. O'Connell, one of the
oldest Catholic priests in the South,
died at Mary's Help Abbey. NJ yes
terday.
Large quantities of bananas, cocoa
nouts and oranges arrived at Balti.
more ON Tuesday from the West India
Islands.
The report that Baron de Fava is
a out to leave the Italian embassy in
Washington is declared in Rome to be
without foundation.
John E. Lawson is on trial at Upper
Marlboro charged with the murder OF
Lloyd Vermillion, and it is said threats
have been made of another lynching.
Judge Briscoe, of Upper Marlboro,
Md, yesterday severely condemned the
lynching of Stephen Williams, and
ordered the local authorities to make
every effort to a%pprehend the guilty
parties.
John Shuttlesworth, a boy, aged
fourteen years, was gored by an en-
ragged bull, near Morgantown, w, Va,
on Tuesday morning. The horn en-
tered the boys back and penetrated q
lung. He cannot live.
Chinese officials report q battle with
Japanese troops near vi Chow, in which
the latter we're repulsed. The Chinese
feet is preparing to attack the Japan
csc fleet off Shang Tung promontory.
The japanese Diet has adjourned.
All day yesterday and until after
midnight this morning democratic
headquarters in New York were con-
ferring and trying to secure a union Of
all factions on candidates for Congress
in the city districts. ALI efforts, how
ever, were unavailing.
At Spokane, Wash, yesterday Helen
Grier, an old woman, was convicted OF
poisoning her sixth husband and was
sentenced to ten years in the Peniten-
tiary. She loudly protested her in
nocence, and accused her daughters of
conspiring against her.
Dent Mobley and Roy Davie, two
boys of D%uncansville, Pa, aged, respect
lively, nine and eight years, quarrelled
and cut and hacked each other with
penknives yesterday. Mobley pushed
his knife into Davies abdomen, pierre
ing the liver and causing fatal injuries
President Cleveland and his family,
who left Gray Gables yesterday for
Washington, stopped at Greenwich,
Conn, to visit Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Ben
edict. They arrived at New York this
morning, and were met by DR.. Joseph
c. Bryant, Mr.. Cleveland's physician,
and driven to the doctors residence.
In Washington yesterday h. Thomas
MCGOWAN entered suit against Arthur
II. Glennan, claiming $4,000 damages
on the allegation that in October last
Glennan, after midnight, forcibly en-
tered McGowan's residence, where
Mrs. Glennan boarded. This suit
grows out of the Glennan divorce suit
and the entrance of Mr.. Glennan into
Mrs. Glennan's rooms at her boarding
house to take away the children of the
marriage.
Miss Madeline Pollard says she has
concluded to make New York city her
future home and has decided to abandon
all idea of going upon the stage. and
will turn her attention to newspaper
work and literature. Miss Pollard &C.
knowledges that her chances for getting
ANYTHING from Col. Breckenridge, as
part payment of the $4,000 verdict
given her by the Washington jury, are
decidedly slim. In fact, she says she
never expected to get any money from
Col. Breckenridge, but merely want
ed the world to know the truth in the
matter.
Near Honey Springs, Tex, last night
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