Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-06
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A German named Lewis Schwartz. employ
ed ct Hellwig's saloon, Charlottesville, c5m.
ni,tcd suicide yesterday by poison.
Gen. Fitz Lee has bGco Invited to u3ds' $; the
next annual mce:ing OF tbs y. n. '. fhc
suffice. OF his address will b.: Fredericksburg
and Charlottesville.
Tue girl found 10 q rink st LyOn. Mass.
has at last bccu Identified As Fsobie McUnDo.
Iogne. nf Woburo, whose ia.rlIy left for Cal
tornia february 5h. Inc girl accompanied
the family little way and rctu,ocd t. Inc Vi
cioity. The seducer o. the gid is k1owa uuder
the 81 as Of Seddy S. Spcacer. reported 10 be
prominent business MAO of Boston.
By o dispatch from our uiaiscr 10 i oslaad,
dated February Is. 1879, the Department of
State he's information that all The vessels which
have arrived with cattle slucn The Oltario
have delivered then il a healthy condition.
The subject was at that date exeinog zach 10
terest and assuming somewhat the shape Of au
economical question OF protection agalos. free
trade.
VIM. II. Pendergrass has been convicted of
libel before Judge Mackey OF Kings Tree, s.
D., and sentenced to two years hard labor IN
the pebitcniary or pay $500 foe a0d costs Of
suit The libel consisted Ia the publication 10
the Washington Rcputl can last November CT
letter charging the managers OF election at
Kings Tree with s,uffiog the ballot box and
chargiog certain ciliz,ns with votng more
than once. Pendergrass vas coo of the prin
cipal witnesses before tho Teller committee st
its recent session 10 Charleston.
TEE APPROACHING ROYAL MARRIAGE-Ear-
~ next week tho richly ornamented state car
riagcs belonging to Her Majesty. snd Sbich will
be used for the conveyance ofthe Queen, theDuke
of Connaught and Princess Louisa Margaret,
tho Prince and Princess Frederick Charles Of
Prussia, the Prince and Princess Of Wslos, the
Grown Prince and Princess Of Germany, the
Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the King and
the Queen of the Belgisne, Princess Beatrice and
Prince Leopold, and other mem ers Of tho royal
family, will be sent from Buckingham Palace
news 10 the Queens coach house in the Royal
news, st Windsor Castle, whero thay will re-
main in readiness until the wedding dsy. These
vehicles which are exceedingly hsndiome and
we'll appointed, will take the Queen, the bride
and the bridegroom, and the royal family from
the principal centre of the palace in the Grand
Quadrangle to the Horseshoe Cloistera, atthe west
end of St. Georges Chapel, where the process
aisle to the altar. Upon the morning Of the
wedding special train, composed Of saloon car
rlsges, will be provided for tho conveyance of
the guests from London to Windsor.
The Lord Chsmberlsin's departments active
II employed in perfec.ing the various arrange.
ments within the castle and st. Georges Chapel.
Observation-Disclosures the month Of
February closes the wirtsr Of 1888. Tho
month has been quite regularly cool; the high
est temperature was on the 26th-5So; the lowest,
on the 10Th, l6o, and on the 10th, 2ls. aud 2Stb,
$50; moan temperature for the month 81 81
The highest range of barometer was on the last
day CT the month, viz: 80 so inches; The loves.
wss on the l2.h-29 rs inches; mean 20 60 inches.
Mean temperature for the three winter months
81 81; do. for the past nine years as follows :
1s7ool, 80 a; lS7l-2 81 Is; 1873; 20 "a; 1873
81 Sc; 1878. 80 05; 1889, ~ 81 Thus the |
winter of 1878 was the coolest and 1917, 1874
IS and 1867 were nearly alike within fraction
of degree. The winter Of 1901 and the pre-. |
sent were nearly the same within fraction. |
The Warmest was 1s77-s-33 05; rext were 1873 |
4 and 1S75-6-both the same within o fraction |
# degree. The amount of rain this month |
was 2 10 inches; snow 50 inches
Accotink, Va. G. GILLINoHAM, !