Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-22
T"ELEGRAPHIC BRETITIES.

Notice of the voluntary assignment
of the Pittsburg Ornamental Wire Com
pany was filled to-day.
Mr.. Richard Croker and ex-senator
David B. Hill had a friendly meeting
in New York last night and made plans
for the campaigning up the State.
Mrs. Nellie Maillard, q wealthy wi
dow, who lives alone with her maid in
an apartment house on west 65th street,
New York, was robbed of $4,000 worth
of jewelry this morning at the point Of
q revolver by a burglar who escaped.
Several cases of rare coins in the parlor
had been rifed aud small objects OF art
on the walls taken. In all her loss
amounts to $4,000.
The closing of the First National
Bank of Lisbon, o, has caused great
excitement and there is a feverish un-
rest in business circles. The shortage
OF Cashier Childs has not yet been de-
termined, but it is claimed hat it is
large. Childs was city and township
treasurer and handled the funds OF the
United Presbyterian Church, of which
he was q leading member. The public
aud church funds were deposited in the
bank. Childs is supposed to have gone
east.
George Yetter, 23 years old, and
Louis Lavigne, 16 years old, narrowly
escaped being burned to death this
morning iu the basement of q Ninth
avenue, New York, tin shop. They
were engaged in melting solder in the
cellar when it exploded. Netter vas
knock down, and fire was started. La
vigne ran to his companions assistance
and pulled him away from the flames.
Both then attempted to get out of the
cellar, by the basement stairs, but the
flames had spread and their escape was
cut of in that direction. They were
almost overcome by smoke when res
cued.
The run on the Mechanics and Traders
Bank in New York continued this morning
but it was partly offset by q line OF deposito1s.
some OF whom mad withdrawn their accounts
only the day before. The bank will expert
ence no trouble. 1t has been found thst the
bank had q debit balance Of $201 900. 1t
was satisfactorily shown that the bank was
able TO meet this and the clearings of all the
banks were then completed without further
incident.
Because she refused to marry the man whom
her guardian desired to wed, Lizzie Johnson,
sged Is, an orphan, residing near Cottondale
Ala, ran away from home yesterday Last
night her body wss found beside the railroad
track with q bullet wound in the head. The
girl was seen walking down the railroad track
in company with her rejected lover, William
Jackson. A sheriff7s posse is in pursuit Of
Jackson, who is suspected of the crime.
Mr.. Lilburn T.. Myers, chief OF the inspec.
ton division of the Postofice Department,
has rendered his resignation. Acting Post
master General Heath has been asked to ap-
point mr. James c. Cook, superintendent of
the Railway Mail Service at Baltimore. to the
vacancy which will be made by the retire.
ment of Mr.. Myers.
One man WAS killed and eight injured by
an explosion Of boilers on the towboat Res.
cue two miles above Elizabeth. Pa. on the
Monongahels river late last night. The boat
was completely wrecked and what remained
of it sunk before r~escuing parties from other
boats reached the scene.
President Mckinley and party passed
through Harrisburg, Ps, at 1880 o'clock
this morning on their way to Washington.
There was no -speechmaking there or at any
other point along the route to-day.
Judge Van Wyck, democratic candidate for
Governor Of New York, arrived at Buffalo tc-
day. He said: "All through the State the in
d~icstions are strongly democratic"