Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-23
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

nOhi al Ing W., VIC Sooei4'Hi A
derer of Peter McCooey, expiatcd HIS
crime on the gallows in the Chicago
Jail this morning.
Ex-Mayor VIM. G. Thompson, Of
Detroit, one of Grants 306 delegates at
Chicago in 1880, who 10 years ago lei
the republican party and joined the
democratic patty, has renounccd his
connection with the democratic party
and returned to his old affiliations.
The heavy rains which have prevail
ed over the southern portion of Texas
for the past few days have caused in
calculable damage. Many farms have
been deluged and crops destroyed.
The rivers are out of their banks, and
il Nacogdoches county every bridge
has been washed away.
Louis Butscher, a gunsmith living op-
posite Parkersburg, w. Va, on the
Ohio side, shot and killed himself last
night while standing by the bedside OF
his mother, who is seriously i'll. His
mothers illness and suffering is sup
posed to have driven him to the deed.
The shock will probably result in the
death of his mother.
A fire of incendiary origin partially
destroyed the Buckeye Glass Works at
Martins Ferry, o., at early hour this
morning. The large warehouse, cor
tanning seven car loads OF hay and fin
ished goods, was totally destroyed and
the balance OF the plant was badly
damaged. The total loss will reach
about $4,000.
A shocking outrage was committed
at Johns.own, Pa, Wednesday night
when robbers, lured by the hope of
fin ling boarded gold, tortured Mrs.
Barclay Hoy in a terrible manner.
She was hanged, burned aud maltreat-
ed so frightfully she may not recover.
Then the robbers subjected their victim
to the most brutal indignities, and final
ly found 10 cents and departed, leaving
Mrs. Hoy in an extremely critical con-
dition.
Charles Middlebrook, 10 years old.
of Brooklyn, was sent by his employer.
Mr.. Criesel, TO the New York stock ex-
change clearing house yesterday with
check for IS. 700 and $96 in cash to be
delivered there. The boy disappeared
with the check and money and the
poice have been asked 10 find him.
Payment has been stopped on the
check, but the police think the lad may
have succeeded in getting it cashed
somewhere.
City Recorder Smith, of Fort Worth,
Tex, hes notified the police force of
that city in regard to the advance Of
the Army OF the Unemployed and
instructed them to bring every mem
Der before him without distinction as to
officer or private. The recorder says
he Will fine evelg able-bodied man TO
the extent allowed by law and viii set
them at work repairing the city streets.
Should the army reach Fort Worth.
lively times are expected.
Rich strikes in the Cochitti mining district
haze Set New Mexico . Id and the projectors
are pouring into Cochi., from all directions.
An assay re.Itn from large rsmple Of Co.
chitti ore runs S11,O-0 per Ton OF gold and
silver Some ore leads are immense on the
surface and mineral is qusrried from cu's in
some instances forty fee, wide.
A movement is on foot TO tender to Rev
Dr.. Talmadge big reception on the occasion
Of the completion of the twenty-ffth year Of
his pastorate of the Brooklyn Tabernacle.
The event will probably take place early in
May in the main auditorium of the Taber.
nacle, and it is proposed to make it an inter
national demonstration.
A masked mob Of men overpowered the
ailor at Oxford, Miss, Wednesday night and
rescued John Deter, murderer Several
members of the mob were recognized ana
arrests will follow.