Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-29
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The American Bessemer Association,
or billet pool, was disbanded at Pitts
burg to-day.
Fire, caused by defective hue, COM
pletely destroyed Olson and Company's
furniture factory at Chicago this morn.
ing. Loss $50, 900.
Surgeon General McParlin, U. S. A.,
retired, died at Annapolis, Md, yester-
day at an advanced age. He had been
unwell for some time.
A man who registered at the Man
sion House in Norfolk on Sunday as
D. billiard, committed suicide or
Tuesday by taking poison.
At q caucus of free silver republicans
and populists last night at Olympia,
Washington Judge G. F. Turner was
nominated for United States Senator.
Alexander H. Loughborough, one Ct
| the best known attorneys in the State,
died suddenly at San Francisco last
night. He was born at Warrenton Va,
in 1884.
A powder magazine at the Crystal
Ridge ColIiery, near Hazleton, Pa, ex
ploded last night and shook the earth
for some distance around. The watch
man was badly hurt.
A serious freight wreck occurred this
morning near Leroy, n. Y, caused by
a snow pillow and freight train coming
together. Two men were killed and
three were injured
The Pabst Brewing Company is plan
ming to erect a large palm garden and
concert hall in New York that is to far
exceed in grandeur anything of the
kind in the United States. The expep-
diture will be in the neighborhood of
one million dollars.
Reports have been received at Athens,
Ohio, that the town of Albany is burn
ing. The loss is said to be heavy.
Albany is village of about 500 people,
situatedsin the coal country of Vinton
county.
Albert Cunning, a coachman. shot
and instantly killed Mrs. Mary Denning
at her home, in Chicago, this morning.
He then attempted to shoot the wo-
mans TWO boys, and failing, shot him
self in the breast, innicting a fatal
wound. The police claim that Cum
ming was jealous of Mr.. Denning, but
tls latter, who is the proprietor of
large livery stable, says that his wife
was afraid of Cunning and that Cunning
attempted to kill her some time ago.
About year ago he roomed at the house
of Mrs. Denning when she lived with
her husband. According to the police
Cunning at that time had an undue
liking for Mrs. Denning and she forced
him to leave the house. He then at
tempted to kill her, wounding her in the
arm and head. 1t is said Mrs. Denning
had not seen him from that time until
he appeared at her home this morning.
The attention which Cunning paid to
Mrs. Denning caused separation be-
tween her and her husband. Denning
says he does not believe his wife cared
for Cunning, but she was indiscreet and,
therefore, he refused to live with her.
That was about year ago.
One of the largest locomotives ever built in
America has Just been completed at the
Schenectady, n. Y, Locomotive Works for the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company 1t is a
compound, twelve wheeler, and when ready
for duty will weigh one hundred aud two
tons. 1t carries steam pressure Of two hun
dred pounds and is equipped with the most
modern improvements
Shortly before midnight last night fire de-
slroyed the Patton Seminary, boarding
school for girls at Oak Cliff, three miles south
OF Dallas Tex. About forty young ladies
were in the building but all escaped safety.
The contents of the building together with
the personal effects of the scholars, were con-
sumed. The total loss is about SIS, 600
William S. Porter, captain OF Truck Com
pany, No. 1, of Chattanooga, Tenn, shot and
killed himself this morning while laboring
under temporary mental alteration. His
trouble was due to blow on the head receive
cd ten years since. Deceased was the only
support Of mis- parents and one OF a family of
great musical talent and prominence.
An unknown negro this morning broke in
to the residence OF Elmer l. Sehner, at Co.
lumbia, Pa, and horribly maltreated Mrs.
Sehner, the woman being rendered uncon-
scious by blow on the head and subsequent
~ gagged and assaulted. Her condition is
very critical. There is no clue as to the as.
sailant
An unfounded rumor was current in Wall
street. New York, to day that George j.
Gould had been accidentally shot in Patti
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