Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-02
,..Efs-S GP gKE DIX.

sH'Et HIS GF EEE Ot Z.
Tbc,o was a. icc:c9*. ST $S92.71--4 ic TIC
public DEB. last r.c2.a.
Geo. Grant arrived 8. 6iogaporc y1s'cfia9'
and will rcmaio thlro several days.
Lexington, Ky, will celebrate lis canterp!ai
to DAY Tith appropriate FESTIVITIES.
The North Gcrnau L'oyds Company. |6lca
OWES the steamships !!oa B.ltlno!e ana Ne"
York to BrcmeU, has consolidated the l"a !lhes
under enc corporation.
Daring tbs month e March the Phiadcl-
ptia M!at coined $l.l25 200 10 gold, $9JU,3iO
10 siiccr, and $7,Si6 in base metal. or toIa
Ct l745529 pieces Ct tho value CT $203l,o S6'
A number Of rlatiGc disasters along the coast
arc reported as having occurred duIlog Inc
hcssg gales OF Sunday blsht and Monday, but
there has beer uU loss OF lils so lar as Is EnoHn.
The sugar crop OF Louisiana will amount thls
season 10 pa, 900 hoGshcatS, or POT, GU .UUO
pounds, worth Sl4 CPS, 900, aud the yield OF
nolassss to SOC. 600 barrels. w0r!h SS,Go0,O Vo.
All the members Of the Delasare Legislature,
with the exception Of four, arc Oh visit 10
Washington city, where THY will remain until
to morrow. d:7ciins the tine to sight seeing IN
the national CAPITA.
10 tho Pennsylvania Hous. Of Representa-
tives, yesterday, @ motion 20 lndenultciy post
pono aaiun 81 the Til to pay the riot losses
was defcatsG-yess a. nays 81. The hl'i Will
come up 10 day or lis slcond rcadlnG.
a significant fact 10 connection Wlth the pc
li,ical agitation 10 Russia IS tbs large rumhGr
Of arrests which have recently baon mado oil
| persons Of high rark. including two daughters
| tfa Cabinet Miais.er AID waIl known Coun-
| tess.
Durirga csme Ut base bs!l oa farm aea:
Iauca2ter, Pa, last Sunday, ycuog man
| named Fra1k B!ysan threw the bal, playful y
| at Byron Clark, AGED IS. s.lk!oE him or the
| neck below tha ietG ear SD Ei!rg him amast
| irs:aatly.
1T T,xs,kaa:.. Ar.,, 90 Friday lsa., Samuc!
| Crowley freight conductor 90 the Texas Pa
elf, Railroad saot ADD killed Thomss Hauks,
saloon keeper ans! * state SeuaioT. Hanks
had ;hrea!ca1d to Kill CioRlry on sigh: because
he lad given .~aT rias. pledged ior debt se7
ers! months siac'
| Tho payueota made icocl tha uGited State:
| treasury by Tarraais during the month CT
Marsh, 1879, (exoiasiga ct principal and lotar-
est ca tho pablo dsbt.) were MS follows: On
account Of civil and mscsaneouss4 9Q5 All AZ;
war So, CSC $3.50; navy 1894, $50 %, anG IL
te,ior ludinos and pensions 81 $50. AS 10
total, 81. 1&.U1S.0i.
OHiuc to dc6ecpog oi about IS. 600 appTo'
priatioDa iJr salaries Cf nftrka n The pascnt
| Office the option was presented Com missioner
| Paine # reducing tie toIcG 10 meet tho Gchct
| crcy or irapos0e upon tire GoilTo clerical force
reduction Of II per c2ut. Enou their SALARIES
| from ATri! 1T 10 Juan &Q:h Gi the current
year In aoco risooe WIKI gcn;rli wish CT TIC
clerks, ho has adopted The latter course.
The remains # Mr.. B. II. DNsay, h2er, OF
| the Bs!iialo!a aud OHIO Railroad as N!ari1S
! burg, Ba1 committed suicide ia tHat Place
hloaisy, viii BE- brought to iIiiioott Ciy to tisy
| for ia.er;acDt. Dir. Dorsey vas 50 years Of agc,
| aad 53n 81 Judge Dorsey, Ct TGwjoDtoEu.-
! Tie had bcc0 10 tho employ OF tae Baltimoro
aad Oaio t.1Gpauy iJr several years, iTi;a
whom hg Z. aged Gu cEc;llaot reputation.
Ex Gov. Hubbard, Of Texas, made o speech
| 10 BE- BAT If lis State ., III: nGfchans Ex.
change, ST.. Lau:s, LIST Friday. ia the coprSr ct
| which he s1id !Lat Tic pgrpa'l1n CT the State
| was - 900 900; the: last SEASON Il ral1cd SEQ.
| coo bales e cotton, this year 100000. 100000
more bales than ATTY 0,aer cJsicn raising State
| ia the Uoi3G. ihG cati!a trade Gmouas to
So 600 COO aLau lily; LIS wool trade Is t>N: &c
| that CT the first state IA the u 1lCn
Centsin Pat, Uatcd States Arry, whO
| originated Tho .rtj G. at cGucs;il. young 10
6islS CT DO Hampton Va. Normal Institute,
called on tho pres!dta: yesterday, accompanied
| BY party / the young lediaa students, rang
| iug in aga rem s.vcrtCur 20 twenty years
Csptsin Pratt made rho vi.i; al the suggestion
| If tho Secretary Of War. ia order to STOW the
n,o2r;ss which had been made by h!s HFo'cges.
| The President exercised qualification at the
progress made b. lie ynuac !aalans, and c?n
graduated GapG. P;att uEon the success Il bis
unaortak!oe
| = srccial G;spatc! i7ora Oaiaha says Ida. q!
q council CT P1ics ladiana with 6 21traI Crook,
Standing Bar a5a BQtiaio Chips drew u Ola
ma! picture c! ineir sllEeria2s. wToaGs aud rlis
fortunes, and protested against being 5oat south
10 TIC Indian Territory, out acknowledged that
| they must ctay and 20. They oOly asked that
| Gen. Crock iurnis', tic m3aey to bury those
| who clad ca route Of fatigue cad unaccus'OnC d
heat Gen. Crook Sid that q! thair sad story
WAS koowa in Wsshagtop, aud thtic help must
come from, there. II. enid nnlg furnish them
rs,ious for thc;c southwark Journey. Five
Poncas DOW ct O:Dsha are already III.
The case c. Mrs. Mary S. Oliver asairs! *
! Senator Simon Cameron 10 recover damages
claimed 10 be so. geo for au alleged breach Of
promise o! marriage, Eas c)ncuied yesterday
| afternoon, !:cr ;r.i Of ihir.ecu days. by a
verdict fer Mr.. Ca:ngT2". Upon ipnn!ry it was
tou5t, ,ha. j.: naioiag lie ;s, vote 5000 thron
| for the plsiniiii ali uinc i3r ina defendant -
| The sccnnh was one a.. tbs plsiclitf and clcvcn
| str tho defendant. Il tool; lwo houta and .
| half TO osuviacc iIs one ia7oT and bring him
over with the nsj,:;;g. An effort will be made
to secure ncw irisi, snd il refused the case
will BE c,rriol to the court in bano up1a the
| exceptions.
Municipal Elections.
~ Milwaukee. Wis, the republicans elected