Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-18
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The mercury has Rugged the IUO
mark at st. Louis each day this month.
A request to continue the case OF the
accused Cuban filibusters was refused
in the U. S. Court at Wilmington, Del,
to-day.
Samuel Biddle, ex-speaker of the
Delaware Legislature, died at Buffalo,
N. Y, yeste day. He had held for 20
years an important position in the Office
of the first Comptroller of the United
States Treasury.
Lord Dunrayen says that Mr.. Iselin's
offer to resail either the last two races
or the whole series for the Americas
cup was never made known to him
either by Mr.. Iselin or by the cup or
regatta committees.
Hon. Joseph G. Wilson, 5S years of
age, formerly clerk of the United States
Circuit Court for the District of Kan
sas, and resident of Topeka, Kas.,
died suddenly at the Holland House in
New York, this morning, supposedly
from apoplexy.
The water ia the bay at Alpena,
Mich, receded suddenly this morning,
lowering the level about three feet and
leaving several vessels on the bottom.
1t is now coming back gradually. The
same phenomenon occurred last sum-
mer about this time.
A mob was in possession of Warsaw,
Ind, this morning, and as result, the
body of l.. Harriet is now dangling from
a tree riddled with bullets. Hariot
escaped from the Jail yesterday and
was recaptured early this morning.
More than week ago Harriet abducted
Mamie Ernheart, and imprisoned her
on an island in Eagle Lake where she
was terribly maltreated.
Andrew ]. Hazleton, who was ar
rested in Bridgeport, Conn.,, with Mrs.
Lena Hotter, of East Setauket, L. l.,
last night for adultery, wrote check
for 81 600 in his cell at the police
station to-day and he and the woman
were released. Their cases has been
continued until Saturday, their bonds
fixed at the amount mentioned. Halle
ton is said to be worth $150, 600 and has
wife and family in Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Hoffer, is only Is years old. She
met Hazleton in East Setauket last
week and he induced her to run away
with him.
Thomas Thowley, aged IA years, an in
mate Of the Soldiers Home, at Hampton, Va,
was found dead this morning beneath rail-
road bridge at Conshohocken, Pa Thowley
was on visit to his son, having arrived yes
tsrday. He had considerable money with
him, but when found this morning his money
was missing There were several marks on
his head and he IS believed to have been rob-
bed and murdered and his body placed be-
meath the bridge on the railroad tracks
G. N. Emerson, of Norfolk, Va, was arrest.
ed in Chicago this morning charged with
forging several drafts to large amounts and
being q fugitive from justice. Emerson is
wanted in Norfolk on complaint OF ". A.
Foley, hardware manufacturer, on whom
he passed bogus check for 500. he ia q
son Of wealthy man In Beaver Falls, Pa.
A motor car collided with the trailer at.
tached TO another motor car at Detroit this
morning. The trailer was an open car and
was crowded with passengers, one Of whom
was killed and another badly injured. The
rest of the passengers were shaken up.
For fiendish assault upon Mrs. William
McKips ey while she was on her way to 8
camp niee ting last month. William Poster was
Yesterday sentenced at Doylestown, Ps., to
solitary confinement in the penftentiary for
five years.
The Spanish transport steamer Santa Bar
bara arrived at Havana to-day with additional
troops from Spain. She was enthusiastically
cheered by large crowd of people who gath
cred to welcome her.
James L. Wolcstt, chancellor of Delaware,
is soon to resign his life position to become
counsel for the Pennsylvania Railroad Com