Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-15
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

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Fire this morning destroyed two
blocks of business houses at Lorraine,
Ills, town of seven hundred inhabi-
tants.
The South Carolina constitutional
convention reconvened at Columbia
shortly before noon to-day, but moth
ing important was accomplished.
The steam yacht Oneida. with Presi-
dent Cleveland aboard passed in the
Capes of the Chesapeake at one O'Clock
this morning bound for Washington.
Gov. Clark and Brigadier General
Taylor, of Arkansas, held copsulta-
ton to-day and planned radical meas
ures to prevent the Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons prize fight in that State.
Near Richmond, o. T., this morning,
Joseph Gahee attempted criminal as
sault on Mrs. Holcomb. but the wo-
mans twelve-year.old son grabbed
shot-guu and came to his mothers res
cue, shooting her assailant dead.
A meeting of Virginia State base ball
league managers was held in Richmond
yesterday. Applications for admission
were submitted from Danville and
Hampton, but were voted down and
the league recognized on the old six
club basis.
VIM. Kemp, a young colored lad,
hailing from Richmond, Va, was ar
sted in Boston, Mass, last night for
the alleged murder in Richmond of
Nixey Boyd on August 80 last. He
says he did not Intentionally shoot
Boyd and will return to Richmond with
out requisition.
Two men were killed by an engine
at the Lawrence street crossing of the
Central Railroad at Newark, N. j., at
7 o'clock this morning. The men were
attempting to cross the Newark and
New York branch of the Central road
at the grade crossing when they were
struck. The gates st the crossing were
not down and the railroad is held le-
sponsible for the accident.
Ariot occurred in Middletown, DEL,
on Saturday night, during which Theo-
dore Armstrong, a prominent and
wealthy lumber merchant, was fatally
injured. Four hundred negroes left
their homes in Cecil county, Maryland,
where local option is in force. and went
to Middletown to have good time.
They attempted to take possession of
the town and bsat two policemen
numerically. A constable arrested
one of them, and the riot followed
Armstrong, who was passing along the
street, was struck on the head with q
brick and knocked senseless. He will
die.
Waterbury, Conn, to day entertain
ed more guests than ever before in
its history, 5000 or more. in its triple
celebration-the dedication of new
500 600 Odd Fellows building, the
observance of the 50th anniversary OF
the order in the city and the initial
recognition of the new Connecticut
holiday, Lincoln's day, creation of
the last general assembly. The fac
tories were shut down, the schools
were clos, d aud business was entirely
su pended at noon. At 1:30 p. m. the
big procession marched over a five
nile course. Thefestivities will close
with q grand ball in City Hall.
In the Episcopal convention in Min
neapolis to day the report of the COM
m:ttee on the state of the church
showed more than S3S,000,000 ex-
pended by the American Church for all
purposes during the past three years
There is a gain of over three hundred
in the number of clergymen in the
church during the past three years.
The increase in communicates is more
than 67 900 greater than three years
ago an increase of more than IL per
cent. Against this there has been an
increase of only seven per cent. in the
clergy. There is great demand for
larger expenditure for the stipends of
the clergy. The parishes have in
creased over nine per cent.
The report of the commission in lunacy ap
pointed to determine the mental condition of
| David Hannigan, indicted for tho murder of
| Solomon q Mann. the betrayer of his sister,
was handed to Judge lngraham in New York
| to-day. The report declares Hannigan sane
an capable of understanding the proceedings
ola trial.
| The American ship Parthis, from Liverpool
| for San Francisco, was burned at sea on Ccto-
Der LIST. Part of the crew have arrived at
Valparaiso, but the captain and first officer,
with nineteen of the crew, who left the ship
in open 10 us, have not been heard of since.
Last evening Hackett Leahy, Is years Of
age, was playing about Rainey's planning mill
Lilly, Pa. Leahy fell against large circular
saw and was cut diagonally from the left
shoulder to the right leg. Death was in
Simultaneous.
The summer season at Monte Carlo which
has Just closed has been an almost complete
failure. The attendance at the games was so
small that the number of roulette tables in
use were reduced from IL to g.
DR.. A. L. Black, a prominent physician of
McKeesport Pa, dropped dead last evening
Immediately after dismountipg from his BIZ
cycle. Heart disease was the immediate cause