Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-13
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holding sessions II Washington.
Minister Cbristiarcy has begun d:voIc, suit
against his vile.
Wisconsin sends an unp!elgtd delegation 10
tho Cincinnati Convcn!i:n.
A further reduction 10 the prico cf nails is
noted, aud nail mills havG shut down fer tgo
weeks.
TIE Supreme Lodge CT knights of Honor in
tho United States, comprisitg delegates from
thirty Two States, is now 10 session ia Charles
toO, S. Z.
Several bulldogs, Including planiog mill,
livery stable, button factory. and 40 extensive
lumber yard, at VIneland, N. j., were destroy
cd by fire yesterday.
There being no funds for Federal court ex
nenses. the Jurors itr the Nav term of the
United States Court at New York. criminal
bracch, were discharged yesterday, aud prisor-
era were liberated On r3duled bail
The National Association Ct window glass
mauuIaciurcIo met in Pittsturg, Pa. yesterday,
aud resolved 10 suspend production three
mouths. dating ircm JUICE l. A proposal to
Eedcc; tho pEco WIS unanimously n cici.
a bill fer divorce 4 viEcalo mstriasouii was
il!etl yesterday il ihe Circuit Court 10 BossQl
~ hoht Stevenson aganss his milc, Mary j.
Stevenson. on tic Er3und Of noNlsus OF house
hoId duties, iotemp,rsnco, 10.
S2natOrs Eaton, Of C3auco:;cl'. Voorhees,,
OF iodieue, and Gordon, It Georgia, aud Rep"
res@atGiives Blsckburn, OF Kentucky, ilurd
and Cty, CT =. y, 2aC: othc:s, are expected to
pdd:ass the D1o;l, Ct nichm9rL. ", rexs
Tucs3a? e7eaipc.
Tic compliant apairs. Mayo; k.ii9ch, Q! ESQ
francisco, IL addition ID tie paints previously
nOtcG, chgrec5 hicl with rtoeslng emoluments
from c2risln minor public officials FIR obtaining
their positions fer them. The couplsiot is n ado
rcturuablo May 10.
By q general order from Wrshiuptou the
supply OF gas and water hiss been Gu. off from
tho custom house at New Orleans bccsus,
OF lDsuhccGcy of appropriations. The pest.
Uihoc and sub treasury at Boston, il is at
n0uuced, will be iu the samo liz to day and TO-.
night.
A prominent citizen Of Baltimore has sub.
sctlbed halt the amount OF money necessary TO
pay The fare of the Fitch Regiment |. NJ. N. G.
to Wlnchesttr 90 Juno 5.h, tho day OF tho un
yelling OF tho statue to BIO erected TO The Mary.
land Confederate dead inferred ia StoneRal
Cemetery.
The steamship City of London, at New York
from London. reports: May 9Th, latitude 45o,
longitude 46', was detained SIX hours in field
OF lc?; 7;h, about latitude Az, longitude 4S0,
passed an iceberg about 800 feet high and roo
feet long, SAW other similar ones during tho
day.
The anniversary of tho American TrGcs So
ciety Was held yesterday in the Broadway Tab
crcac!e, Now York. The following officers we're
eltc:ed: President, tX'Judgo William Strong :;
secretaries, Rev. George l.. Shcarer. Rev. DR..
Stevenson; aud ". r. Ra1d, treasurer. Tho
total resources for tho year were 1882 2SS; tx-
pcud.tdr3s, $%%7S. SS22;; balance, So. 100.
Tho cremation of tic body of Gus!avc
Pocz took plaoo last Eight at WASHINGTON,
Pa. The boy WAS wrapped 10 o shoot sat
ursted with alum water aud placed 10 the re-
tort at eight p. IN. In less than thrco tours
tho incarceration vas complete. The ashes will
DO take to Europe by the daughter of the DC.
ceased.
Tho West Point court Of inquiry 10 tic
Whitaker case resumed its hearing yesterday.
MIR. Townsend, tho special government attoy-
ncy, has Withdrawn from ito c,se, nn., he saye,
because Of auy belief in Whittaker's pnilt.
The report oil the court will be given to Gen.
will DO donou9mcni probably Friday OF Sat-
urdsy.
The drought ia Now Jersey is tho savcrcst
ever known, and the forest fires have again as
snmod disastrous proportions Great damage
has been dono in tho Cedar Like district, aid
fearful cohflagration seems to have cnvclOp d
The country around BsrneVat. Tho los- ia rhc
cranberry bags alono is estimated at SIS 600.
The limo OF the c0ast from Tom silver to Sql.n
sppenTs like n sheet OF ,mn. Tho lircs which
begun IN tho vcioitp Of Mt. Peasant, N. j
have extended 200 piles, Gapsibg at lcas,
500, 600 damage 10 timber. The village Of
Toby hstna, Monroe unity. Pa, il almost sur
rounded by fFc. which cxieods into Pike county.
o, ruCnsc tracts Of iinbai have been DESTROYED.
THE BIBLE The Bible, aside from tina ric!or
oil divine agency in its authorship, is the in
soluble enigma Of t:a literary world 1t We'll
may be. IL mltt BIZ. Think oritI It is ihn
Oldest book upon tho Garth, sill road among mon;
gong bsck beyond too Roman or tina Greek liz
erssurei gnlHE back farther thHn any other, in
paris OF II, toward The tiino when tho wetcrs of
tno doiugo subsldcd from tho hills of Western
Asia; farther than any other toward the very
morning II creation. whan thG sons Of God shout
Cd i0r JOY. 10. It's vitality continues, ani It's
powor oyor hGhp4an m;nc rctaSins uawistinp
two miunaiums along the liues o! Chronology,
history, biography. philosophy, and humsn
science ii challenges assault st Ten thousand
points, 1t Iays 50 science. Search tho straits
beneath and the stars above, rad find q GoI
moro equal to the problems If the uDivorsa than
Him whom reveal" II says 10 philosophy,
Find any thing il human nature, any pow.r or
any pa6sio2. any Inean inclination or sublime
possibility, % which DO not give ,ha manifcs
tsiOn and Tho oxnlaDstioaW Thus cnalIenrj
assault and opening liz limo along tho whole
extent ct It to any endosvor to overthrow i; il
remains sAo most rem trkEblo of books.
isr. &"yarG's Condition.
NltMlSGToN, DEL. Msy Is --jix.Senator
Js:nes e. baYard IL inuch woaker to-day ana
apparently sinking rapidly. lie rcssts tho e.
i2fts Of his attendants to give him nourishmcnt,
ana II Is lesred that without al clJrL on his psrt
70 rally, his lifn can be prolonged bu.s law DAYS.
Fire I'm the esib Re~7hD