Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-16
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Tho rain Of yesterday extended ovor largo
part OF the Middle and Southern States.
SacW fell q! Minneapolis aud other poiuIs 10
Minnesota yesterday.
Senator Blaine intends cciug to The Greon-
britr White Sulphur Sptipgs shortly to rest
himself.
The Walters st ono Of tho hotels at Rye
Bench, N. H., this summer arc all students at
Dirtmou;h College.
The resolution passed by the House CT Rep
rtsentan7cs cEforclng the eight hour low was
yesterday lid ca tho table 10 the Senate.
TIC statement from Havana that ell import
duties from tho lst o. July ore to be raised IS
pr cent. was Incorrect.
The Delaware peach crop is reported to be
sma'l, bur the qualify Primo and tho fruit will
rinen sbeus tRo weeks earlier than last year.
y farewell breakfast. previous TO his de-
pEru!c Tor Eegland, was given Edwin Booth,
The tf9?cdi:o, e. Demonico's, New York, yes,
tercay, at which ware present macy prominent
lights OF tho bar, pulpit aud stage.
The territorial democratic committee of Utah
has adopted resolution against polygamy aud
appointed delegate to 20 to Cincinnati to urge
inc adopion OF similar resolution 10 the
dCmGGsat.c platform.
Tho West Chester ard Philadelphia Railroad
-reccnilY leased by the Philadelphia, Wilmipg.
| ton end Baltimore Company-;s to be rebal.
lasted and rut III first class Condition, like that
o! the main line.
Tie discrimination between United States
Vessels N the matter of pilot charges 10 Cuban
Eators hss been discontinued, by order of the
Captain General, and hereafter American yes.
| sc5 IN t1'S respect will bo assimilated to those
If Spain.
Senator klrkwood. Of Iowa, who has been
s,uGyiag too ladan problem for two years,
| Thinks thft it will DO an expensive task to make
iarmets OF the lGdiaas, but that they ore well
qualified Tor herders, and with little start will
| take kindly to cattle raising.
n terrific storm swept over Indiana and Ohio
| on MondaV plight, dong very great damage.
!louses Nc'o blown down, bridges wash ed away
bni many persons Wero Injured. The rivers iu
Tho Northwest arc still greatly swollen ard much
damsgo has been done.
| The iuacrs Of ex-senator James A. Bsyard.
ct Dcla"are, took place yesterday ct Whining
ioD AID was largely atteLdad, many of the
leading citiz.ns OF the State and o number oil
relatives aad friends of tho family from other
States being present. Tue intermert was il
the old SWcdcs' Cemetery.
A letter from MIR. John Kelly, of New York
says: u ha7e made no compromise With Mr..
p'ldcn nor with auy one else on his account.
au op9osiog MIR. Tildcn on priucpl, and shall
c;utlGuc 10 oppose him politically until the
Democratic National Convention makes theis
chcicc OF tho nominees. and should they choose
Mr.. Illdcn | will moi support him."
The corporation of Harvard College has
chosen Mr.. Crawford Howell Toy as Han
eek professor Ct Hebrew and other
! Oriental languages, 10 paco of Professor
EiRard James Young, resigned. Prof. Toy
was graduated from tho University of virginia
10 1856. During the civil var he s;rved-trou
February, 1862, to August. lSGl-in tho Con-
| tederatc army.
The suit of Margaret Long assidst Charles
| Y. Fultoo. fer $40 600 damages for an alleged
libel published in tho Baltimore American, was
concluded in the Court of Common Pleas ia
! that city yesterday, with verdict fer tho de-
tondant 1t having been shown by the wit,
leesas fer the defendant, tho editors and 70.
portcrs Of tic paper, that there vas no malic,,
that the item was not published with purposo
10 lDcrc tho complainant, the jury refused ia
iHuot the newspaper 10 damages.