Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-02
NEWS OF The DAY.

The House of Representatives yes.
terday passed bill for revenue cut.
ter vessel on the Yukon, net to cost
over $4,000.
Mrs. s. d. Petite, living near Pollard,
Ala, has given birth to four boys. All
are living, two weighing 81 pounds
each, and the others pounds each
Seven years ago Mrs. Pettis gave birth
to triplets.
Ex-Postmaster General Wanamaker
will be urged to be candidate fer
governor oil Pennsylvania as the result
of the anti-Quay conference of republic
cans from many counties of the State,
to be held in Philadelphia to-day.
Mrs. Sarah G.. Lent, aged 70 years,
was seriously burned at her home in
Baltimore yesterday. Her clothing
caught fire from stove beside which
she was sitting, and being aged and in
firm she was unable to fight the flames.
Frank Moran, the veteran Philadel-
phia minstrel, and Miss Jessie Millar,
an English burlesque actress, were
married by magistrate in Philadelphia
yesterday. The happy bridegroom is
IS years of age, and the bride but %.
A fire which broke out in the fourth
story of the retaining plant of the
United States Rubber Company at
Naugatuck, Conn, shortly after 10
o'clock last night practically destroyed
the entire plant. entailipg loss OF
more than 100000.
st. Thomas's Episcopal Church ct
Taunton, Mass, was Quilted by fire
Monday night, and saved from complete
destruction only by the most strenuous
efforts of the department. The interior
was entirely burned out, and the dam.
age will be nearly $4,000. The fire
was caused by falling electric wires.
While the steamer Gloucester, of the
M. and M. Line, was partly hauled out
on Booz Bros marine railway in Bal
timore yesterday, che slid from the
cradle and settled to one side in the
mud with her stern ashore and her
bow afoat. The Gloucester was haul.
ed out on q high tide on Monday for
new shaft and attention to her pro-
peller.
Michael P. Lynch, so years old, OF
Jersey City, became widower three
months ago for the fourth time. He
lived with half dozen grown-up chill
dren in house of his own. Kate Nc
Cormack, 81 years old, was installed as
housekeeper. Saturday night, without
any preliminaries, he suggested mar
rage. They went out for walk and
were married.
The Tennessee democratic legislative
CAUCUS on the first ballot last night
nominated for U. S. Senator Thomas
B. Turley, of Memphis, to fill the un-
expired term of Isham G. Harris. Mr..
Turley was appointed Senator by Gov.
Taylor after Senator Harris's death
The result was surprise, for it was
rot expected that the deadlock would
be broken 80 soon. The final and 145th
ballot stood: Turley, 46. Mcmillan, 43;
Taylor. l. The legislature to-day elect
ed Mr. Turley Senator.
An encounter occurred on the streets
of Opelika, Ala, yesterday between W.
J. Siddall, clerk of the Circuit Court of
Lee county, and d. F. Garden, promi-
nent business man of that place. The
contest over the Opliks postoffice led
up to the difficulty. Yesterday when
Garden and Siddall met on the streets,
a quarrel ensued over the matter. Sid.
dali became offended at remark Car.
den made, and attacked him with
pocket knife, inficting three bad
wounds on the head, when Garden
drew 44-caliber revolver and fred
four shots at his antagonist. One bull
let took effect in Siddall's neck and
ranged downward, completely paralyz
ing him from his neck down. He will
ole, Garden, whose wounds are moi
dangerous, is in Jail. Dallas B. Smith,
was recently appointed postmaster at
Opelika, and alleged FRAUDULENT aitiaa-
Wits concerning his character are said
to have precipitsted the difficulty,