Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-22
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

General Booth of the Salvation Army
is seriously i'll in London.
Delegates to the Sound Money Con-
veution are arriving at Memphis.
There was heavy frost throughout
Oswego county, N. Y, last night. In
some places ice formed as thick as win
dow glass.
Herbert Cottrell, of Newark, N. j.,
has received United States patent ana
also Canadian patent, on telephone
without electrodes.
Sam hasten, alias "Jew" Sam, alias
Sam Casiney, alias Max Castan. no.
torious diamond thief, has been arrested
in New York. 10 the past two or three
years he has stolen over $4,000 worth
of the precious stones.
Angelica, n. Y, was visited by the
most destructive fire in its history last
night and as result the largest por-
lion of its bushes places are this morI :
ing in ruins. Six stores, the office oil
Every Week, barber shop, SEWERS
Opera House, a photograph gallery and
two lodge rooms were destroyed; loss
100000.
VIM. Smelling, an old shoe cobbler,
who travelled between Summitville, Ell
wood and Orestes. Ind, in blackboard
repairing boots, was found murdered
this morning. The body was in the
blackboard, the skull crushed and face
and body bruised. Clubs and stones
were also found in the vehicle. The
dead man had been robbed.
Fred Meshler, farm hand, while re-
turning home from Findlay, O., last
night an intoxicated condition, was
held up while passing through woods
by two men. They tied Meshler's
hands behind him and, tied him to a
tree and relieved him of a watch and
$40 in money. Early this morning
Meshler was released by two men on
their way to work. The unfortunate
man was in half frozen condition.
At the session of the Presbyterian
General Assembly at Pittsburg, to-day,
the interest was certered in the reports
OF the standing committees on bills and
overtures and on foreign missions. AD
increase of 20 per cent in the offerings
for foreign missions was advised for the
coming year. $500 was contributed
to send n waiting minister and his
bride to the mission field. The re-
Communications of the committee were
adopted without the threatened protest
rom the New York delegation.
George e. Hosuer, the well.known oars
man, of Boston. few days ago accidentally
swallowed some small splinters of broken
glass while drinking and the physicians do
not expect him to live.
The crew of the German steamer Virginie.
lying at Copenhagen, mutinied to-day, where
upon the captain drew his revolver and shot
| several of them, one or two seriously. This
| gueled the mutiny.
From returns received from all parts Of
Michigan it is evident that the frost of the
last cold snap has done over Sl,O0O,000
worth Of damage. Fruit and vegetable rails
ers are il despair.
Tom Hanna. aged forty years. the only son
of Henry Hanna, the millionaire capitalist
was run over by Cincinnati electric car last
night and received injuries from which he
dleu tDlS morning
The new yacht valkyrie LII, is ready for
launching at Glasgow, Scotland. She will
be the largest yacht that ever competed for
the Americas cup.
1t is reported that the British Ministers
have decided that unless they are defeated
upon vital issue Parliament will not be dis.
solved this session.
The French line steamer La Gascogne, from
Hayre three days overdue, arrived at New
York to-day.
The Michigan Senate last night passed the
bill to restore capital punishment in certain
cases.
A dispatch from Havana confirms the re-
port of the death of the insurgent leader Jose
Marti.
Miss Agnes Kerr has been appointed super
intendcnt of the Forest county, Pa, schools