Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-03
TELEGRAPHIC BREITlIES.

as saying that he Will vote Tor BRYAN
and free silver.
James Corbett and Elmer Earring
were fatally burned by an explosion at
Roller Oh farm, near Bowling Green.
Ohio, this morning.
While out boating yesterday alter.
noon Henry Hendrickson, Anna Ans.
rud and Lizzie Oldstad were drowned
in the Mississippi river just below La.
crosse, Wis.
The plush and carpet department Of
Dobson's extensive mills, near rei,a.
delphia, resumed operations lo-d4y III.
ter prolonged shut down. Eighteen
hundred hands are given employmelt.
John Mcleod, John Ryan and Jo,
st. Pierre were killed and bro,he "
the last named was probably fatally III
iured by premature discharge Of ,y-
Mantle near Whitney, Ont, this mor9-
ing.
The Kentucky gold standard demo
cratic executive committee have Issued
a long address to the democrats o. the
State calling on them not to supper tne
platform and nominees Of the Chicago
convention.
All Of the principal mine in the Pa
chuca, Mex, district have been cons
PEELED to close down, own!ug 10
their being flooded with water. Near
" 1000 miners have been thrown out
of employment.
During scufiie over the possession
of a cane at Chicago last night. Fred
erick Blevins was thrown TO the COZ
by John McMullen and instantly Kill
ed, his neck having been broker ty
the fall. The two men roomed TO-.
gether in the Congress Hotel.
Near Clay, miles west Of Prov.
dence, KY, Tom Brown, an insane his
band, terribly butchered his family az,
midnight. His mother-in-law. wife auG
baby were cut aud beaten with an axe
and will probably die. Brown Wen To-
a neighbor after the deed and asked IT,
b, shot.
AS heretofore stated the work OF r.
building the NJ. L. Church South viii
it is thought, be commenced this month.
While the old building is being demo.-
ished and the new edifice erected the
congregation will hold services in the
old First Presbyterian church building
on south Fairfax street.
a disease has broken out among cat.
tie in the Susquehanna, Pa, vicinity
which has not as yet been Cfiiciallg
diagnosed. Its symptoms entirely dit
fer from all diseases that have hereto.
fore attacked cattle. The symptom
are bleeding at the nostrils aud inham.
ed eyes. Cattle die in about twenty
four hours after having been attacked
Several head have died from the dis
ease. The State board of health hes
been notified.
Walter Crafts, aged about 30 years.
President of the Commercial National
Bank OF Columbus, O., a guest of the
MonoDgahela House at Pittsburg, Pa,
since Saturday evening, was found
dead in his room there to-day. After
partaking of breakfast yesterday Mr.
Crafts retired to his room, leaving in
structions that he was not to be dis
turbed. He was not afterwards seen
until this morning, when his lifeless
body was found on the bed. The cause
of death will be determined at pos;
norton examination
The excitement among the strs'l ;a..ols
in New York, caused by yesteri.s t-.-t
over the opening Of the non-un
seemed 10 have increased over night Rid ,o-
day the strikers have become mcnaer-a
the police have been called upon esc
times.
Captain Carter. of the British steamer Fss#
well, at Colon, from Baltimore, has Dies. Gon
smallpox. His body will be bariei a;
Judge Calvin T. Pratt. of the No Ya
Supreme Court, died at his farm ne.. IT,
e,ter, Mass, to day
The wool commission firm OF ". d. F.-oa
& Co, of Boston. has assigned .a
$250,oO0.
Mr.. MEEEDITH's EIEws.-Erpr,