Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-09

records yesterday, falling $40 of an
inch below the 1861 mark. Traffic is
almost wholly suspended.
Cashier Sattley. ofthe defunct Kansas
City Savings Bank, was found guilty
yesterday of receiving deposits after he
knew the bank was insolvent and sen.
fenced to four years in the penitentiary.
Several passengers who arrived at
Queenstown on the Britannia from
New York were fined this morning for
attempting to smuggle tobacco into the
country.
The democratic congressional con-
vention at Texarkana, Ark, took add.
tional ballots yesterday, making the to-
tai to date to stand 4,7S5. The cor
vention is hopelessly deadlocked.
The town OF Clifford, ILL.,, was alnos,
swept away by flames to-day. Two
grain elevators, the Illinois Central
station and almost the entire business
part Of the town are IN ashes.
The Wyoming democratic State con-
vention met at Cheyenne yesterday but
did nothing but effect an organization.
The fight was on the adoption Of the
plank denouncing the attempt Of the
present administration to place the
country on gold basis.
The dead body of pretty Aida Fritz
II years old, who had been employed
as domestic in the family OF J. :. Ne
Connell. at Akron. Ohio. was found
hanging from rafter in the coal she'd
at 6'o'clock this morning. a love affair
was the cause.
Three attempts were made last nigh.
TO burn the town of Anoka, MINI The
citizens turned out to guard the town.
A dispatch from Catania, Sicily, says
that the earthquake yesterday caused
great damage TO property there, bu.
only a small loss Of life.
David Hahn, who drove stage
coaches across the Alleghanies before
railroads were built, died in Ports
mouth, Ohio, yesterday at the age Of
81 years. He had carried Gen. Jack
son, Henry Clay and Presidents
William Henry Harrison, Tyler and
others.
The ninety ton caisson oftne Mare
Island, Cal, dry dock capsized Tue
day night and sank, preventing the
docking Of government vessels. The
dock is filing with mud, caused by ne
glect in leaving the dock full Of water
and not providing for the rise and fall
of the tide.
The rebellion against the enforce
ment of sanitary laws bearing on small
pox cases has assumed alarming pro
portions in Milwaukee, Wis. A mass
meeting was held last night, attended
by fully 5000 persons, great many OF
whom were women. Infammatory
speeches were made against the heal,h
department.
John Moses and companion, while
returning with two women from dance
house at Gullett, Col, yesterday morn
ing were held up by two masked men
Moses had on his person a large sum Of
money won in gambling. He opened
fire on the bandits, wounding one and
in turn was shot dead. The assailant
who was wounded proves to be tie
faro dealer in the dance hall.
Lizzie Daniels, aged II years, Of
Bridgeport, shot and instantly killed
Mary Weaver, 16 years of age, at Scott
dale, Pa, last evening. The girls got
into quarrel about a swing and the
Daniels girl became so enraged that she
pulled 32-calibre revolver and fired,
the ball entering the Weaver girls
brain above the right eye. The Dan
iels girl has been arrested and will be
taken to Jail to-day.
James Hardy, co!ored. died at Hope Ind
last night at the age of 100 years. Hardy
was Mr. Jefferson Daviss valet during the
civil war.
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