Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

tho british House of Commons, will i'll
few days resign.
The utility of various kinds of rock
for improvement of roads is being
tested by the government.
Theirs are no changes in the contest
between the Seaboard Air Line and the
Southern Railway association.
1t is said that Japan and other east
ern nations may join the United States
in laying cable across the Pacific.
The Violet anchored in Pamlico
Sound yesterday and President Cleve-
land went duck shooting, getting six
teen birds.
Friends of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad have arranged to buy any
part of the capital stock of the COM
papy. This is to Offset the bearish
operations of brokers in New York. 1t
is thought the worst of the raid on b.
& 0. stock is over.
The passenger agent and executive
offics rs of the southern railroads were
in Atlanta yesterday engaged in organ
iZing the new Southern States Passen-
ger Association. E. L. Taylor, A. Pope
and NJ. Slaughter are prominently
mentioned for commissioner.
While Mr.. W. J. Jet was driving
along Harrison street, Anacostla, ID. T.,
last evening the ground suddenly open
ed and swallowed up that gentleman
and his team, and it was with much
difficulty they were rescued. The
cave in was caused by a leaky water
pipe.
In New York yesterday o warrant
was issued for the arrest of Charles A.
Dana, who has been charged with libel
ing Frank B. Noyes, of Washington,
and he was taken before United States
Commissioner Shields, who released
him on his own recognizance. Dana's
case will be heard March IL.
A mutiny occurred on the American
bark Portland Floyd, which left Junin
for New York on the 4th ultimo. The
captain and most Of the crew were
killed and the bark wrecked. The
mutineers were Peruvians of the revo-
lutionary party who had shipped as
seamen. Their object was to seize the
vessel and its cargo of nitrate.
On Thursday afternoon Rev. Elijah
Teller, who lives on Pigeon Creek,
Logan county, W.. Va, left his home
for short walk down the creek. AS
he did not return in due time his friends
went in search of him. Yesterday
morning pieces of his body were found
scattered along the road and it is
thought he was attacked by wild ami
mails and torn TO pieces.
Harry Hayward was con victed in
Minneapolis yesterday of the murder
of Miss Catherine Cling. The Judge
will deliver sentence on Monday, which
will undoubtedly be hanging, as convic
ton is murder in the first degree. The
ruling passion in Harry Hayward was
strong in the presence of death. He
placed bet of $40 in the morning thai
the verdict would be an acquittal and
that it would be reached inside of two
hours by the jury.
The Florida vestibule train going
south at the rate of fifty miles an hour
struck tempered switch and was
wrecked at Scotland, Ga, yesterday
The train consisted of three Pullman
cars, first and second. class coaches, mai
and express car. Every one of these
was derailed. The Pullman and first
and second class coaches were thrown
on their sides. One of the coaches wa:
occupi d by the Roland Reed theatrica
company and the other had full com
plement of passengers. Mrs. c. w
Subers, of Pickens, Miss, and her five
year-old daughter were killed and q
number of others were injured.
Yesterday was bad one for steam
boats. On the Wabash river, neal
Evansville, the Rosedale sank with five
thousand bushels of wheat. Seventeen
passengers we're rescued, and one deck
hand was drowned. At Paducah, KY,
he hog chains of the Bostona, a big
side-wheeler, plying between Cincin-
natl and Memphis, broke and the boat
came near breaking in two. AT JEFF
fersonyille, Ind, the Joseph F. Woods
lost several coal barges on the falls
at Louisville the John K. Speed was
blown over the dam at the falls and
was damaged considerably. She right.
ed quickly or would have broken to
pieces.