Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Of William Swords at Kempville. Ont,
yesterday, until he gave them $50.
The populist convention at Grand
Island, Neb., have nominated Holcomb
for Governor and Gafin for Lieutenant
Governor.
Hon. William L. Wilson, of West
Virginia, will sail fer Europe Septem-
Der 5 to be absent three weeks. His
trip is for rest and recuperation.
The visit OF Cramp, the shipbuilder.
to New York suggests the idea that
the new American liners are to be
made faster than the Campania.
Phillip Pettus, colored, who murder
ed his wife in Helena, Ark, in April,
1898, because she refused to live with
him, was hanged in the Jail yard of the
courthouse of that place yesterday.
The swift fall of window sash, re-
leased by the parting of cord, instant
" killed yesterday Fannie Russell, the
i2-year-oid daughter of Mrs. S. How
land Russell, at Southampton, L. 1. The
girl was leaning out of the window and
her neck was broken.
But for the struggles and screams of
Mrs. Mary Bradley, in New York,
Thursday evening, her brother, An
drew Doyle, would have burned her to
death. He applied a lighted lamp to
her clothing and was soon arrested,
upon another sisters complaint.
Mr.. George L. McCahan, of Balti-
more. has been elected general grand
high priest of the Royal Arch Masons.
Through his efforts the General Grand
Chapter in session at Topeka, Kas., de-
termined to hold its next triennial
meeting in Baltimore in 1897 at the
time of the Southern Exposition.
Mr.. Frank Moon, a farmer living
near Newbury, S. c., and man who
had never sought or held Office, made
public yesterday afternoon that he had
made up his mind to enter the race for
Governor. He had not so decided I'M
til he saw that DR.. Pope had with
drawn. He is going to make his fight
at the general election in November.
The neighborhood of 23rd and League
streets, Philadelphia, was treated to an
unusual sight last evening by the APP
pearance of a handsome young woman
on the street clad only in her chemise.
For time she danced wildly and reck
lessly, and attracted large crowd by
her antics. The girl has recently be-
come insane on the subject of religion.
On June 9th last, as Sheriff Beecher,
of Monticello, N. j., was conducting
Lizzie Halliday, the triple murderess,
into court, she turned upon him fierce
| ly and bit him on the hand. Three or
four weeks ago the hand began to
trouble him, and now it has swollen to
the elbow, giving him intense pain.
Unless the swelling can be stopped it is
feared Beecher will lose his arm.
An unknwn man leaped from the
south driveway of the Brooklyn bridge
Just east of the New York tower yes
terday evening. Like cannon ball he
shot down 115 feet upon the roof of the
Clyde warehouse at the foot of Roose-
welt street. The timbers of the roof
gave way under his weight, and por-
ton of the body passed through the
rent. He soon died from his injuries.
A movement is being inaugurated
which will eliminate in an effort be-
fore the next Georgia legislature to
break up the consolidation of railroads
effected by the new Southern Railway
Company, which Messrs. Drexel, Nor
gan & Co. have formed. The effort
will be made under the Georgia statute,
which forbids railway companies from
owning stock in or controlling Compel
ing lines.
While Dominick Fitzalfi a 4-year-old
boy, was playing near his home in Phil
adelphia, yesterday morning, woman
in the house threw blazing oil stove
out of the window. 1t struck Domin
lick in the head, and in an instant he
was mass of flames. The little fell
lows playmates, seeing their compan-
ions danger, drew off their coats and
managed to beat out the fire. He is
seriously burned.
A secret has leaked out from diplo-
matte circles to the effect that our gov
eminent has become sadly entangled
with the United States of Colombia,
and it is expected the United States
will be compelled to pay that republic
large amount in the way of duties
which have been collected on her pro-
ducts which have entered this country.
The United States of Colombia claims
exemption under reciprocity treaties.
Robert Tucker, father of Herbert
Tucker, who was assassinated near
Lexington, KY, some time ago, assist
ed by Scott Van Meter, well-known
farmer, Thursday captured Andy Mar
tin, negro, IS years old, and, at the
point of a pistol, tried to make him tell
about the murder of young Tucker.
The negro knew nothing of the MUIR
der, and could tell nothing. The men
| then took him to an orchard, dug
grave. pinioned his arms and legs, and.
buried him for nearly 90 minutes. They
told him they would kill him If he told
on them. The old negro is in bad
condition. The men were arrested yes
terday.
Col. Charles Carroll Leer, rich stock
breeder, became so enthusiastic in his
remarks in defense of Col. Breckenridge
at Lexington Thursday that he narrow
ly escaped death. In o heated discus
sion, with great warmth, Col. Leer
said sit would be an honor for the
maidens of the blue grass region to be
bred to Col. Breckenridge" Several
murmurs were heard in the crowd, and
man drew his knife and lunged at
Leer's heart, swearing he would kill
him. Several bystauders engaged in
the row, some trying to let the man