Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

l1AiQltAl 1x3O O4s1A = - 1890
By the breaking of the grip on a ca
BILE car in Chicago yesterday afternoon
seven persons were injured, two OF them
seriously.
Michael Murray, who has been called
the richest and handsomest professional
gambler in New York, died in that city
yesterday afternoon.
By g decision of the Kentucky Court
of Appeals rendered yesterday, the
Louisville and Nashville R. R., is per-
retualIy epjoined from acquiring the
Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern.
A number of prisoners, among them
a man waiting trial for murder, four tor
highway robbery, and other desperate
characters, made their escape from the
New Brunswick, N. j., Jail about z
o'clock this morning.
The Coos Bay stage was held up by
a lone highwayman on Hoover alil'
fourteen miles from Roseburg, ore.'
Yesterday and one mail pouch cut open,
two registered packages being taken.
The driver was relieved of thirty dol
lars in cash, but the two passengers
were not touched.
Russell Sage says that it is not true
that a contract for the equipment of the
New York elevated railroad with cleo
tricity has been given to the Westing-
house or any other company. Mr..
Sage says that Mr.. Westinghouse has
been at work on the problem for long
time, as have other electrical interests.
Three lunatics confined in the To-
peka, Kan, insane asylum made their
escape yesterday, one of them, after
gaining his liberty, took the rope by
which he and his companions had
reached the ground and hanged him
self with it to tree in front OF the
ASYLUM. The other two have not as
yet been captured.
Two attractive and well-dressed girls
were arraigned before Justice Taintor
in the Jefferson market police court,
New York, this morning, on q charge
of running away from their homes in
Savannah, Ga. The girls were Ger
trude Murtha and Josie Flanagan,
each 16 years of age. They were en-
ployed in factory in Savannah, and
left that city on the steamer Kansas
City, which reached New York at 2:45
o'clock this morning. They said they
were willing to return to their parents.
Charles Smith, a young farmer in
Henry county, Ohio, was taken sick
yesterday while at work in the field
with all signs of having been poisoned.
John Bolus, working with him, started
on horseback for doctor, but before he
had gone mile fell from his horse with
like symptoms. Bolus was picked up
unconscious in the road, but may live.
Smith was found dead in the field
where Bolus left him. There are
rumors of foul play and the authorities
are investigating the case.
Thomas Baker and Frank Brown.
both colored, held up Rev. Fl. Lisse
and his brother-in law, Carl Horning,
on country road last evening near
Bridgeton, n. j. They stopped the
horse Mr.. Lisse was driving and point
ing pistols at the heads of the two gen.
tlemen, ordered them to throw up their
hands and give up their money and
valuables. Another wagon came in
sight at this time and the negroes fled.
Both were arrested this morning. Baker
is an oyster man from Virginia and
Brown is brother of one of the FIVE
colored highwaymen sent to the State
prison last month.
A dispatch from New York says tho proba.
bilities low are that the smallest field that
ever faced the flag in the Suburban will ap-
pr ar tomorrow. At the present outlook, tho
race it seems as foregone conclusion, will
result in victory for Domino. In his work
yesterday Ramapo split his hoof again, but
the injury may not be serious.
At 1890 o'clock this merning the tipple
and power house at Robbins first pool coal
mine at Pittsburg, Pa, was completely de.
stroyed by fire. Five hundred men are idle
The mine officials think it the work of in
cendisries.