Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Turin.
Mayor Warwick, of Philadelphia, has
offered 81, 900 reward for information of
the murderers of William c. Wilson,
the aged bookworm, found Monday
among his books with his skull
crushed.
1t Is reported that Gen. James Long
street is engaged to be married to Miss
Ellen Dortch, brilliant newspaper
woman and the assistant State Ii.
brarian of Georgia. They have both
been summering at Lithia Springs, and
it is said they have been inseparable.
Gen. Longstreet is seventy-six. while
the lady is but twenty-five.
The Illinois republican association of
Washington will disband at its next
meeting, September 8. because it's mem
bers are dissatisfied with the firm atti-
tude of the administration on the civil
service question. The association has
been in existence more than thirty
years, and has rendered considerable
service to the republican party.
Edward Wedge, colored, about twen-
ty. FIVE years Old Was shot below the
heart by c,!ored jockey at Upper
Marlboro, Nd, yesterday. He lived
three quarters of an hour. The trouble
grew out of difficulty started over
women The jockey was arrested By
the sheriff, and said that the shooting
had been 10 self-defense.
Articles of incorporation were filed
with the Secretary of State of New
Jersey yesterday afternoon of IS 900,
600 company for the purpose of ope-
rating in the Klondike district. The
name of the company is the Joseph La
due Gold Mining and Development
Company. The company begins with
81 600 paid in, which is the amount re-
CURED for the State fee for filing the
papers.
Governor Griggs, OF New Jersey, yes
terdsy, through Secretary of State
Werts, gave out an interview saying
that he is not a candidate to succeed
United Safes Senator James Smith,
| jr., in 1899, and cannot accept the Of.
fee. He says that it is impossible for
him to sacrifice his business at the bar
for s. 900 year, aud be cannot in jus
tice to himself and family entail upon
himself and family the necessary ex-
penditures come cted with such an Of
| fee.
Senator McLaurin is still at his home
at Bennettsville, S. c., and advices
from there say that he is not improving
very rapidly. DR.. Jennings, who is at.
tending the Senator, gives the follow
ing statement of the case: Senator
McLaurins condition has been one Of
great physical prostration, attended by
symptoms of impending cerebral
trouble of the gravest nature. have
had to insist, therefore, upon absolute
quiet as essential to his recovery. Un.
der the most favorable circumstances q
week, at least, must elapse before il
will be prudent for him to leave bis
ROOM"
There is excitement in Portsmouth
England, over an extraordinary state
of affairs on board the British battle
ship Royal Sovereign. which is about
to sail for three years service with the
Mediterranean squadron. The rela.
tons between several of the officers and
the seamen are strained. The latter
declare that they are suffering from g
variety of serious grievances, among
which, and especially Objectionable, is
the deferring of the usual leave. Fifty
man have deserted, all the cells on
board ship are full, and the supply o.
irons is not sufficient for the large mum.
Der undergoing punishment.
Jas. Felts, Caleb Hatfield and Joe
Mallard. all young men ,camped in
Chad's Gap, near Pinesville, Ky, Sun.
day night. They played cards all
night, drinking heavily. Before morn.
ing Hatfield and Mallard had won all OF
Felts's money. They then proposed that
the card game break up and that drink
be taken before continuing across the
mountain. They drank, but Mallard
threw the contents of the jug in Felts's
face and told him to leave them. The
latter then drew his pistol and opened
fire, killing both Mallard and Hatfield.
The latter is related to the notorious
"Cap" Hatfield.
A sensational kidnapping case, with
demand for So 900 ransom for the re-.
turn of the 5 year-old boy victim-a
case in some particulars resembling that
of the famous Charley Ross abduction
has stirred the people of Albany up to
an unusual pitch of excitement.
Johnnie. the little son of NJ. J. Con-
way, OF West Albany, is the kidnapped
lad, and very shrewd attempt to en-
trap the abductors and recapture the
boy has utterly failed. The police and
the many people who have joined in the
search for the child throughout the
country are mystifed. and are 80 far
working without the slightest clue.
Vernon Derr's house, in Corbett's ad-
dition to Hagerstown, Nd, was broken
into yesterday morning, pillaged and
set on fire. II is a double house, one
part being occupied by W. M. Low
man, who was awakened by the roar.
ing of the flames, which were put out
with buckets of water. Mrs. Derr was
sleeping in her room and was not
aroused until after the fire was put ont
aud the neighbor hammered on her
door. Then she was 80 badly frighten.
ed that she leaped from the front win
to the ground, twenty feet, and was Sc
verely injured. The soundness of her
sleep was produced by chloroform.
The burglars had entered her room,
where she was alone. and had chloro-