Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-26
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

The Manhattan Exchange" thu
successor of the Baldwin Brothers Com
pany, of New York, have suspended
after an existence under the presen
title of exactly two weeks.
d. o. Cunningham's glass factory, or
the South Side, Pittsburg, was damaged
to the extent of $50, 900 by fire thi'
morning. Many of the workmen mad,
their escape through the windows.
It is more than probable that by to
morrow Mayor Swift, of Chicago, viii
ask for special grand jury for the pur
pose of indicting certain ex-city ofiicial!
for felony in connection with stuffed
pny rolls.
There are no deaths reported, as Yet
as result of last nights fire at Mon
treal, although several of the Injured
are said to be in dying condition. Il
is reported that dead body was
found in the ruins this morning.
George Geschwilm was hanged in the
State prison at Columbus, Ohio, early
this morning for the murder of his wife.
He spent his last night il company
with Father O'Leary preparing for
death and met his fate without finch
ing.
In taking off one of the pumps of the
steamer Howard Cassard yesterday it
was found that during the cold weather
of last February the cylinder had be-
come frozen and burst. This discovery
led to the report that the cylinder of
the engine had burst.
James Smith, a ranch hand, near
Delmar, CAL, yesterday attempted q
criminal assault on Mrs. Hugh Frazer,
the wife OF his employer. A consta-
BILE, in attempting to arrest Smith, was
attacked with huge dirk, when the
officer shot and killed Smith in self de-
Tense.
The visit of Cardinal Gibbons to the
missions of st. Mary's county, Md,
this week, will rank among the most
memorable in the annals of the arch
diocese because of the ovations that
are being extended to him and the
large numb confirmed at the several
churches.
Prompted by jealousy Mary Barbelle
murdered Dominica Cataldo on the
street in New York to-day because he
refused to marry her. She cut his
throat with razor and nearly severed
his head from his shoulders. He stag
gered a short distance and bled to
death in a few minutes.
While laborers were cleaning bricks
on the third floor of the old Metropol-
itan Hotel building, in New York,
which has been partly pulled down,
the floor gave way and the men fell
with it to the second story. Only one
man was seriousl hurt while six others
received slight injuries.
A German servant girl in the employ
of VIM. Hamill, of Dobbs Ferry, n. Y,
give birth to child sometime last
night and tried to dispose of the body
by burning it in the kitchen stove. The
act was discovered when the body was
nearly consumed. Coroner Miles order
ed the girl placed under arrest.
In the Pennsylvania House to-day
the act relating to the reading Of the
Scriptures in the public schools was re-
ported favorably. 1t provides that
each teacher shall devote not less than
Eve minutes nor more than fifteen
minutes to the reading of the Bible
every day of the school session.
Thomas Davis, the Niles, O., con-
stable who is accused of mistreating
little Mary Hopkins, had hearing be-
fore Mayor Woodford last night and
was bound over under 5000 bail. The
hearing was in private Office, a guard
being at each door and no outsiders
admitted. The girl swore Davis COM
mitted the crime.
At $40 o'clock this morning wagon
load of nitro-glycerine exploded three
miles from Bluffton, Ind, with shock
that was felt for forty miles. The
driver was blown to atoms and of the
team only part of one horses neck
could be found. A number of cattle in
field near the scene were torn to
shreds. At Bluffton glass fronts were
knocked out and great damage was
done.
The Denver aud Rio Grande express
Office at Victoria, Colo, was robbed
last night. Agent Carlin says about
midnight man whom he had often
seen and could identify, came into the
Office and after conversing for few
minutes dealt him blow which rem
dered him unconscious. The robber
then successfully opened the safe and
secured, it is supposed, $1,100 and
made his escape.
The statement is freely made by Mr.. Ku-
rino. the Japanese minister, that if the re.
p rted European tripartie alliance against
Japan should be formed, it would undoubted-
ly bring the United States and Japan together
in opposition to it. Mr. KuriDo was decorat-
cd to-day by his government for his services
in negotiating the new japanese treaty with
this country.
It will be an agreeable surprise to