Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-31
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

1t is reported that large quantities Of
gold have been found at Cooks Inlet,
on the southern coast of Alaska, In
American territory.
The Postofice Department is con.
WINGED that the foreign mails carried
on the great ocean steamships are being
Systematically robbed on a large scale
James Henry, aged 104 years, and
Emily Boynton, 81 years old, both
colored, were married at Knoxville,
Tenn last night. A fine melon patch
owned by Henry secured the consent
of the bride.
President Andrews, of Brown Uni
versity, whose resignation was request
ed by the faculty. because of his utter
ances on the silver question, has receiv
ed several offers, one of which he will
accept. He will be the head of 8
Chautaauan educational scheme.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
pounds in Japanese money was released
from the Bank of England to day
This neutralizes any effect of the e1tra
demand for money ut the end OF the
month. The first portion of the Japan
ese bonds recently issued inLondon have
Just been shipped from Japan to Lon
don. Coming thus in instsllments, il
looks as though the four millions ode
may be removed gradually from the
market and not suddenly.
Near railroad crossing three miles north
of seligman, Mo two little girls to-day found
the dead bodies of George. Tucker and L. "
Harper. two young men whose homes arr
said to have been near Hindsville, ARK. Tht
| skulls of both men show marks Of violencs
and they are believed to have been beaten x
| death and robbed
Maxine Martinez, young Mexican. wal
banged at Fioresville, Texas, yesterday fol
| the murder OF his sweetheart and her grand
parents brass band played during the
hanging. and several Thousand persons at
tended in accordance with the wish of the
prisoner.
Howard C. Benhsm, convicted on Thurs
day of wife murder, was brought into court
at Batavia, N. Y, to-day for sentence
| On motion of his counsel, however, sentence
was deferred until Augu 23 to give time te
present atfldavits and argue the motion for 6
new trial.
| Erastus Winlan became q citizen Of the
Uni ed States to day, taking out his iinal pa
pers before u. S. Commissioner Lyman il
New York. Dir. Wyman's declaration of in
tention was made in September 1877.
| Edward b. Ten Eyck, champion amateur
osrsman of the world and the winner of the
diamond skulls at the recent Henly regatta
in England, arrived at New York to-day.
Mayor Strong of New York, has appointed
| COL George NJ. Smith, of the Sixty-nnth
Regiment. to succeed Col. F. D. Grant as pc.
lice commissioner.
Lightning struck Depauw College in New
Albany, KY, this morning during a storm
The building was fired and damaged to the
extent OF s., 900.
The golden jubilee Of the landing Of the
first school sisters of Notre Dame At New
York was celebrated at the convent in Mil
waukee, Wis, to-day.
Jim JefiIries, the big boxer from Los Ange.
les, has been matched to box 20 rounds with
Jos. Choynski, at San Francisco in October.
A hundred Cuban prisoners. who were re-
Gently pardOned, have arrived at Gibraltar,
whence they will proceed to New York.
By premature blast in the Badger quarry,
at west Quincy, Mass, to-day one man was
killed and one was fatally injured.
The price OF window glass has been sd-
yanced about per cent. by the manufac
| turers