Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

Isaac Sprague, botanist and artist,
died at Wellesley, Mass, yesterday,
aged SO years.
Isaac Brown Dodge, a well.known
citizen of Salem, Mass, and a brother
of Abigail Dodge Gail Hamilton), died
to-day, aged rs.
Governor Hastings to-day sent to the
Pennsylvania Senate the nomination OF
Theodore B. Stub, of Philadelphia, as
health officer for that city.
David Bruce, formerly the head OF
the type founding firm of George
Bruce's Son & Co., of New York, died
yesterday at the age OIL years.
The Rhode Island democratic con-
vention to-day nominated George l..
Littlefield for governor and Augustus
S. Miller for Acknowledgements.
There was much excitement on the
New York cotton exchange to-day and
the various futures opened S 10 ~
points higher than last nights closing.
Robert B. Mowry, M. D., died at one
o'clock this morning of paralysis at his
residence in Allegheny, Pa, aged 81
years. He was at one time president
OF the American Medical Association.
In the Civil District Court in New
Orleans to-day Judge King read a
lengthy opinion in the impeachment
pre- ceedings against Mayor Fitzpatrick.
The decision was in the mayors favor.
The Rhode Island republican State
convention at Providence to-day nom
mated without opposition Charles War
rem Lippitt for Governor; Edwin A.
Allen for Lieut. Governor, and the rest
of the State ticket.
Assemblyman Nixon's concurrent
resolution proposing An amendment to
the constitution giving women the
right to vote has passed the New York
Assembly by vote OF so to 81. The
resolution now goes to the Senate.
An unknown woman leaped from
the Eads bridge at St. Louis into the
Mississippi river last evening and was
drowned. Toll Collector Kirk de-
scribes her as 80 years of age, well
dressed and showing every mark of re-
iinement.
William Boetler, press boy in
Drechler's printing office, in Baltimore,
was electrocuted to-day. He stood on
the zinc floor with his right hand rest
ing on an electric motor and turned the
lever with his left hand. He was kill
ed instantly.
Fire at an early hour this morning
destroyed the handsome residence of
Adolphus Drey, at st. Louis, with its
contents. Loss SAT 900. Spontaneous
combustion, generated by some rags
saturated with chemicals in the cellar,
caused the loss.
Among the passengers arriving at
Vancouver, B. c., on the steamship
Empress of India, was Bishop Ninde,
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
who has been to China for the purpose
of visiting the different mission of his
denomination.
1t is said that Sir VIM. Harcourt,
chancellor of the exchequer, will accept
the speakership of the British House of
Commons if his candidature is not OPP
posed If this is settled Right Hon. II.
Campbell Bannerman will succeed Sir
VIM. Harcourt as government leader in
the House.
The spirit of revolt is still rampant
among the inmates ofthe Illinois Home
for juvenile female offenders in Chica-
20, and every girl was confined to her
room Yesterday to prevent another out
break. 1t developed yesterday that
the girls had been melted to riot by the
engineer, who was dismissed.
A phenomenal vote was cast at the
republ;c can primaries, in Cleveland, o.,
last night, the total reaching %, 1872.
Many women took advantage of their
recently acquired franchise and attend
{, d the primaries. Mrs. Catherine H..
T. Avery was nominated for school
board, aud Robert f. McKisson for
mayor.
The authorities of the Albemarle and
Chesapeake Canal at Norfolk state
that the Violet has not yet entered the
anal. AS about six hours are requir-
d to make the passage from the south
err end of the canal to Norfolk it is
not probable that the President will
pass through that harbor before some
time this evening.
James. w. Watts, an expert steel en-
graver, committed suicide at his home
in Medford, Mass, last evening by in
haling chloroform. He lost his wife
recently and was afflicted with Bright's
disease. Among his notable works
were many well-known pictures, in
GLIDING 1.-THE Stag at Bay" and por-
traits of Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes,
Blaine, Cleveland, and other distin.
guished men, which were widely distri-
buted.