Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.


A leper was found going about the
streets of New York yesterday ever
ing.
The discovery of large deposits of
soft ard gas coal near Piedmont, w.
Va, is reported.
q. R. Rogers, of Macarthur, Ohio,
was tarred and feathered and ridden on
rail Sunday night for speaking dis
respectfully of a woman school teacher.
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church,
Chambersburg, Pa, was looted by
thieves Sunday night, who swept the
altar of its costly equipment, including
chalics and q jeweled cross.
The Marquis of Salisbury, it is un-
derstood, has completed his reply to
Secretary Olney's note regarding Ven
ezuela, and it will be Immediately de-
livered to Ambassador Bayard.
The trial of Rev. Dominick O'Grady,
Catholic priest, who shot Mary Kill
martin, was begun yesterday in Gin
cinnati. He was brought into court on
a cot. The prosecutor says he is sham
miuS iuSeuity.
A report comes from Cuba of big
fight which took place on the 10th be-
tween 10000 Spanish and 1000 ipsur-
gent troops, which lasted Sc hours,
and in which the Spsniards were rout-
ed with loss of 600 men.
Minnie Arnett, who shot herself on
the stoop of Mr.. Winkemeier's home in
Brooklyn few days ago, is still alive.
Winkemeier was served with the papers
10 his wife's divorce case, based on the
affidavit made by Minnie.
James ]. Corbett said in Lynn, Mass,
yesterday, in reply to question as to
whether or not he had abandoned
fighting for good: II am Disguised
with the ertire business, and hence
forth will continue my enterprises on
the STAGE"
Cyrus J. Wheelock and woman,
| whose name, he said, was Fannie A.
johnson, were arrested while driving
furiously through the streets Of New
York in two cabs. The woman said the
man was trying to desert her and she
was pursuing him.
Edwin Coats committed an assault
on young woman at Central City, w.
Va, yesterday. He then fled to Ohio,
| with officers in pursuit. he was
caught a short distance away from
water, on the Ohio shore, and refused
10 return, Tut was brought back by
force, and is now consulting attorneys
to bring suit for kidnapping.
About all the people living in the vi
cinity of No. 1922 north Fourth street,
Philadelphia, saw the demented Lewis
WINNER cut his throat yesterday on the
| fiat in the rear of his boarding house.
By his wild action he had attracted the
attention of every person who could
hear his rawlings. and when every back
yard and window held its quota of Gu
rious meu, women and children, Wun-
ner drew across his throat glittering
razor he had been fourishing. He was
dead when help reached the fiat, over
the floor of which bis blood had gushed
in torrent.
Mrs. Mary Keane, aged So years, was
found dead last night in her home in
Baltimore. Mrs. Keane was widow,
and was stepmother of Bishop John
J. Keane, rector of the Catholic Uni
versity at Washington. Her husband
died fifteen years ago, and she had no
children. For the past Is years she had
been living in the same house on High
street. She was last seen alive on Sat
urday afternoon last at five o'clock.
The badly decomposed body was found
partly undressed on sofa in the front
room of her residence. She had appar-
emily been dead about thirtv-six hours.