Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

want IhOmaS EStraQO TdlIna aS Mafti
successor.
Francis Clark, who succeeded the
late John Brown as Queen Victorla's
personal attendant, is dead.
Elk. Governor Stevenson, of Idaho,
committed suicide at San Luis Obispo,
CAL, on Saturday, by taking laudanum'
The Amphitrite has been ordered to
sea to make test of the effect of the
blast of a big gun upon the deck OF an
armored vessel.
The second trial trip of the yacht
Defender was made yesterday evening
at Bristol R. l., and it proved satisfac-
tory in every respect.
Miss Elizabeth Key, granddaughter
of Francis Scott Key, who recently lost
her place at the Pension Office, has not
as yet been reinstated.
The Rev. Father Ducey, of New
York, says Pope Leo has issued de-
cree abolishing all fast days for poor
Catholics except Fridays.
Reports of steamboat inspectors for
the past year show the total number OF
lives lost to have been approximately
1858; CSC, 0O0, 900 passengers were carried
during 1892.
Mrs. James B. Eads, the widow of
the engineer and bridge builder, died
of heart disease at her residence in
New York last Friday. She was in
her 18th year.
The steamer Egyptian Prince, which
arrived yesterday at New York from
Brazil, was held at quarantine, her
chief officer, William Watts, having
died of yellow fever.
A small boat containing Arthur
Korff and Miss Julia Andrea, both OF
Morrisania, N. Y, capsized in Long
Island sound yesterday. Mr.. Korff
was drowned. Miss Andrea was res
cued.
Edna Hewes, the two-year-old
daughter of Robert Hewes, of Philadel-
phia, was struck on the head by the
descending stick of g skyrocket on Sat
urday evening. and died of conclusion
of the brain.
Hermine La Fontaine, who was found
in New York unconscious Saturday
beside the dead body of her husband,
who had induced her 10 agree that
both should kill themselves by turning
on the gas, died Sunday in the Presby-
terrain Hospital.
A correspondent in Armenia tells OF
the betrayal and capture ola party OF
Armenian revolutionists by the Turks.
The condition of the Armenians is re-
p ,rted worse than ever. The wretched
people are desperate, and likely to rise
at any time in final revolt.
A young man named John Carney is
charged with attempting to commit q
criminal assault on Miss Mary Asbury,
young woman, who resides near Sis
sonville, Jefferson county, w. Va. A
warrant was issued for Carney's arrest,
but he fed and is still at large.
at the town of Columbus, Ia, yes
terday, Robert Brown fatally shot his
wife and then killed himself. Jeal-
ousy was the cause of the crime. Tho
couple had been married only two
months. Mrs. Brown was q beautiful
woman, and had many admirers.
Gov. MacCorkle, of West Virginia,
stated last night that he would try to
induce the operators in the Elkhorn
and Bluefelds regions to make an
honest effort to resume tomorrow, and
if they said they could not, he would
at once order troops out to protect all
men who wanted to work.
Six lives were lost by the sinking OF
the Memphis and Ashport packet Lady
Lee Friday night at th5 head of Island
Fcs..:,, eighteen miles above Memphis.
The boat had made a landing, and was
backing out when she struck a hidden
obstruction and sank almost immed-
lately in fourteen feet of water.
Captain Henry W. Howgate, who is
under sentence of eight years in the
penitentiary for forgery and embezzle-
ment, was admitted to bail in the sum
of SIS 900 in Washington on Saturday
afternoon and released. Three per-
persons became surety, one of whom is
the prisoners daughter, Miss Ida How
gate
Drs. Barcourt and A. ]. Gill, two
prominent ministers of Baltimore, de-
MED from the pulpit yesterday the
statement made by the Catholic Mirror
recently, that Mrs. Frank Brown, wife
of the Governor, had been converted to
the Catholic belief prior to her death.
The statements were made at the re-
quest of Gov. Brown.
Mrs. Cleveland, wife OF the President,
was delivered of daughter yesterday
at their home at Gray Gables, Mass.
This is the third child born into the
Presidents family, and ali of them are
girls. Ruth is four years old and Es-
Their is not two. President and Mrs.
Cleveland were married at the White
House in Washington on June 3, 1856.
Berling W. Gerault, son of the late
Rev. DIR. John F. Gerault, leading
Protestant Episcopal divine, and Will
liam Roy were drowned at Mississippi
City, near New Orleans, yesterday.
They were out in yacht with a sailing
party from one of the summer hotels.
Gerault fell overheard and Ray brave
ly jumped into the water to save him.
Both were drowned and their bodies
have not yet been recovered.
Kinsey Brewer, aged So years, COM
mitted suicide on the steps of his
fathers residence in Washington on
afternoon. Mrs. Brewer had
been i'll for some time, and Brewer had
been drinking SO heavily that he be-
came nuisance and was refused ad
to the house where his wife
was living. He took small revolver
from his pocket and shot himself
throuab tha hood 6yino ;pctoptly