Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

last night.
Edward Eipstein has been appointed
q dock commissioner by Mayor Strong,
of New York. This gives the control
of the board to the republicans.
Capt. Charles Manigault Morris, who
the Confederate cruiser
Florida, died at his home in Baltimore
last Friday night. He was rs years OF
age.
Mrs. Codding, of Brooklyn, on Fri
day attempted to lead her husband into
literary paths, but he rcbelled at ''Tril-
by" and she struck him down with
sugar bowl.
During storm in Pine Hill, Monroe
county, Ala, yesterday lightning struck
Jeptnu Williams's residence, killing his
wife and ten-year-old SOD, and COM
pletely binding him.
Major w. J. Gayer, who was provost
marshal under Gen. Beauregard, with
headquarters in Charleston, S. c., dur
ing the war, died suddenly at his home
in that city yesterday.
Bishop Paret, in a sermon at ST..
Michael and All Angels Protestant
Episcopal Church, in Baltimore last
night. advocated the endowment plan
for division of the diocese of Maryland.
Prof David Melamet, musician of
reputation, was, in Baltimore on Satur-
day, named as correspondent in di-
vorce case filed by another well-known
musician, Reinhold Faelten, against his
wife, Mrs. Annie Faelten.
Fire in Kansas City yesterday even
ing destroyed nearly all the buildings
of the Reid Packing Company's plant,
causing a loss of over a million dollars.
Firemen, at the risk of their lives, roll
ed twenty barrels of gasoline from the
buildings.
At Denver, Col, Saturday, four fire.
men lost their lives in fire in the St.
James Hotel. They went down with
the floor of the rotunda and were hor-
ribly mangled aud burned. Thele were
l65 guests i'll the hotel, all of whom es-
capped unipjured.
The case of Miss Mary Delaney, the
Milwaukee dressmaker, accused of at
temptingto burn st. Dominick's and St.
Patrick's Catholic churches in Wash
ington, was called in the Police Court
in that city on Saturday and then went
over until Wednesday.
In Baltimore on Saturday two high
waymen attacked Councilman Walter
B. Swindell, the glass manufacturer,
bent upon robbng him of 81 500, which
he was taking to his factory, with
which to pay his employees. Mr.. Swim
dell was shot twice, but his wounds are
Insignificant.
While trying to effect their escape
from a fire in two-story house in
Philadelphia, early yesterday morning,
Minnie Witt, aged seventeen years,
and Frank, her brother. aged nine,
were severely, and Mrs. Welmina
Klosman, the grandmother Of the two
children, was fatally burned.
A Florence and Cripple Creek Rail-
road train was "held up" Saturday
night by five masked robbers, just out
side of Victor, Col. The bandits went
through the mail and express car, but
found nothing valuable. The robbers
then compelled the express messenger
to take the lead, and going through
the coaches they robbed several passen-
gers, taking two or three gold watches
and some money.
Loretta Hannigan, victim of NAL
practice, died in New York Saturday
night. When Solomon H. Mann, her
betrayer, was placed before the dying
Girl she identified him as the cause Of
her ruin, whereupon her brother, who
was present, drew pistol and attempt
ed to shoot him. The coroner and
other officers disarmed him. To-day
Mann was held in the sum of $4,000
for his appearance in court and DR..
Pettingill who, it is alleged, committed
the abortion, was compelled to give
bail in a like sum.
BY the accidental overturning of a
lamp in the residence of Mr.. Roscoe B.
Heath, in Baltimore, early Sunday
morning, the house was set on fire, Mr..
Heath seriously injured and Mrs Heath
so severely burned that she may die.
Their children, Reeves, aged three
years, and Elizabeth, five weeks old,
and three servants escaped without
hurt except for the slight burning Of
one of the fingers on the baby's left
hand. A policeman entered the burn
Jog horse and picked up the two chill
dren, but was overcome by the smoke
and fell, but he and the children were
pulled out by 6remen in time to save
their lives.
There has been very little change in
the New Orleans levee situation. Last
right the governor decided that the
troops should not be sent to the river
front, but should be held in the arm
cries, the intention being to test the
feeling among the laboring classes. If
there is no trouble it is probable the
military will be entirely withdrawn in
a day or two. This morning some of
the negro crews went to work, but
many expressed fear and refused the
offered them. A deputy
sheriff last night shot and killed man
named Duncan who had placed lad
der against the Jail window and who
to attack the deputy when
THE NORTHERN NECK RAILROAD
Fredericksburg and section are getting
oroucod about tho prnnoond railroad