Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"To shoe the uery age and body of the Times.


The British fact 10 japanese waters has
been ordered to China.
The rumors as to the proposed visit Of the
Mikado to England are premature.
A sharp shock of earthquake was felt at
Nagasaki on the 18th ofAugust, and typhooo
visited Kobe on the 7th of September.
A portion of the framework of Agricultural
Hall, on the Centennial grounds, Philadelphia,
was blown down yesterday, ipjuring ten men,
two fatally.
The Canadian Government expects to COM
plete railway from Red river to Lake Superior.
distance of one hundred and fifty miles, in a
few months time.
ln "mill'' at Cincinnati yesterday between
Frank Farrell and Jack Leonard, two young
roughs, Leonard received injuries which will
probably cut short his career
At a meeting of the Directors of the Atlantic
aud Pacific aud Missouri and Pacific Railroads
at New ork yesterday, it was decided that the
latter company could not pay any dividend on
account OF the falling off 10 the earnings of the
road.
According to the statement of the Postoffice
Department, the expen ditures on account of
the postal service for the fiscal year ended
June So 1875, we're $33 ,6Il, 1909 As, aud the
receipts during the same period S27 SOL 5O2 IS,
showing deficiency balance of Sc, O49, SOC II.
lu New York Supreme Court Cham bers, yes.
terday, Judge Lawrence granted an order, re-
turnable to-day, to show cause why STAY of all
proceedings pending the appeal OF VIM. Nj.
Tweed from recent decisions of the Court of
Appeals should not be granted.
Adyices from San Domingo represent affairs
10 the island to be quiet. The effort to procure
iorei gn loan proved failure. The crcula-
ton of newspapers which defame the Spanish
Government has been prohibited. The hurri.
cane OF last month did no serious damage to
the Hayti coffee crop.
Complaints come from the West that revenue
collectors are seiziug cigars for alleged failure
to COMEDY with the law iu regard to the method
OF branding the boxes containing them. The
claim is that the law is violated because the
brands are not made of iron instead of finer
and harder metal
a THRILLING TRAGEDY. "A most remark
able suicide took place in Baltimore. yesterday
afternoon, where young man assembled Wash
ington Monument and leaped from the giddy
height crushing to limp ADD bloody mass at
the base of the column. The head was crushed
almost out of shape, large part OF the brain
forced out from the left side of the skull in the
rear of the left ear, brain and fragments of the
skull were spattered about the spot where the
head had struck, and the legs and arms were
broken and limp; indeed there were too manv
mutilatons to enumerate.
The deceased seems to have been about thir.
ty years OF age, OF dark, almost brown COM
pexlon. dark whlskers and moustache black
waving hair. hazel eyes, and q generally South
ern look. His height was probably five feet
SIX inches, weight 100 pounds, and build SQUARE,
de wore black clothing, SLOUGH hat, brownisb
pants, aud we'll blackened CATERS. The hands
were soft aud the feet small. The dress, though
1t had evidently been worn for sometime, and
general appearance, were genteel
There was 90 clue to the name of the unlor
tunate on his clothing or in the pockets.
slogie sup OF paper was touod upon which there
was writing 10 lead pencil, scarcely egible N
the following effect: And pow. Miss Cohh
| leave you 10 these words, hoping to hear from
you. Fare thee we'll, aud sill forever fare theo
we'll Even though unforgiveD, never against
thee shall my heart rebel. Three playing
cards. the queen of spades, queen of hearts and
kuaVe OF hearts, were also found in a pocket.
The Jury OF Inquest rendered a verdict thai
the deceased came to his death by fall from
the summit OF Washington Monument but
whether that fall was suicidal or accidental is
TO US unknCwn."
The Attorney General is 10 receip. of advices