Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

Judge Hoar's condition is less favor
able to day and he grows percepubly
weaker.
The Bellaire, O., water works power
house is flooded to-day and the entire
water supply of that city is shut oil.
The German Ambassador gave ball
in Washington, last night, at which his
daughter, Baroness Saurma, was form
ally introduced to society.
A submarine torpedo boat, designed
to crawl along the bottom, got adriii
before its trial aud drited up the North
Shrewsbury river, astonishing the in
habitants of Oceanic, NJ.
Clerk Garter, OF the National Bank
of Commerce of New York, who en-
bezzled $50, 900 from that bank, was to-
day sentenced to six and half years
in tie Kings county penitentiary.
A man named Fuller was found
dead one mile east of Magnolia, w. Va.
on the Baltimore aud Ohio tracks yes
terday evening. 1t is supposed he was
struck by train and instantly killed.
Among the passengers on the steam
ship Teutnnic, which arrived at New
York from Liverpool this morning, was
William Randall Cremer, NJ. p, who
will present memorial to President
Cleveland on the International arbitra-
ton treaty.
The new trial of the suit brought by
William Il. Laidlaw to recover $4,000
damages from Russell Sage because CT
injuries from the bomb thrown by
Norcross. which was begun in New
York Yesterday, attracted a large
crowd in the Supreme Court to day,
but the crowd was disappointed, for the
one Juror secured was excused and the
case was adjourned until next Monday.
Tina extraordinary grand jury which was
charged in New York on Monday by Judge
Ingraham in Oyer and Terniiner is to go
ahead with rush in the investigation OF
charges concerning police bribery. Inspector
Williams is to be the first on the list of these
to undergo investigation. The case of Police
Captain Haughey will also be considered. He
il accused of having taken money III consid-
Grafton of protection to Mathilda Hermann
Charles F. Warwick, City Solicitor of Phil
adelphia, was to-day nominated for Mayor OF
that city by III, republi IAN convention. Up
to last night state Senator Penrose was the
leading candidate. So pronounced were the
Penrose people, who comprised about one
third of the delegates. that they refused to
make the nomination of Mr.. Warwick unal.
imous.
Jacob Reese, German. living in South
Lo1ain. o, committed suicide last night.
Yesterday Reese attempted to poison his wife
and child by putting paris green in the coffee.
His wife suspected something and emptied 1t
oft At supper he tried it again and succeed
ed in accomplishing his own destruction. The
Others did not drink. Dependency is the
cause.
Late yesterday afternoon Capt. VIM. Cheat
ham, one of the most prominent turimen III
Tennessee, shot and killed H. C. King at the
form srs farm, six mi es from Ashyille. King
was foreman of the dairy, and reconstructed
with Capt. Cheatham about the latters treat
ment Of negro ooy employed On the farm.
The leading physicians of the Board of
Health Of New York candidly admit that an
epidemic of grip is raging in that city. They
say it is Of a very deadly kind, too: From
u o'clock yesterday to 10 o'clock today four
more deaths from the disease were reported
An American racing tesm will leave Chi
Gaze on Sunday next TO travel in Mexico this
win;er, racing at all the large cities Of tie re-
public and in Texas.
It is said that an official of the French po
lice in London has been seized by anarchists,
who by threats forced him to reveal such
State secrets as he possessed.
The river at Martins Ferry, O., became
stationary this morning at SO feet and the
1aacd scare is over. The damage there has
b zen tr..aing.