Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-23
NEWS OF TIE DAY


of the New York Tribune to msk: senators fer
life of retiricg ex.Presiden's.
General Ben. Harrison has written letter
announcing lis car didac7 for Tie uolten o'a'eS
Ssnatorship in ludiana.
The ceremony CT uLvsilicg ,he statue 81
AL KINDER Hamiltoo, the gilt OF JONI u osm
i,cp, SOD OF Tho salesman to the CITY CT I've"
Yo:k, took pIsoo yesterday 10 Central Pax
The New York State caDyassers bavo DO
cared the following results of the eleoton 10
that State: Garfield. SIS 544 Haco'ck, 534 5ll;
Weaver. 10 37S; Dow. l.5l7.
The seven year old daughter OF John Lare,
of Caroline county, Md, was burned 10 destn
last week By The explosion OF coal OIL can Win
which she attempted to klrdle i:e durlog The
sbsenco of her parents.
The Coanplsio cauel 10 New Ycrk-is fr zs'
to the depth OF too itc5es. Numerous boa
arc block sded. Al the canals in the State are
oad. 1t is estimated that 7.OO0.O0o bushels
of srain ere sfoat in the ciDa!s.
Hsnlsn has dtcl1ei to so,ept La5o,sk's
challenge without six weeks traili1g. aud as
the t,rmsr has to re,urn to Australia there Will
be- 70 Tow between the nco. Pans srs Oh loot
to bring Lsycock and Trieke!t TO tbs county
next summer.
M..EiHia Booth has secured genuine sue
csss 10 England. His Hamlet was rather coio
" received at first, bat gradually it won the
cordial rsoognilian CT tho London public which
appesrs to bavo exhibited positive enthusiasm
over bis Rchelieu.
VIZ. D!isc,ll, o whito mar, WIS murdered
By Nose aud Frank TWisgs, e,!oIed, 10 Bu:ko
county, Georgia, last Thursday right. The
mnrderers entered Dritc)ll's sleeping apart
ment and shot him wtiio asl.ep, s!t!ing the
bed on FIRE. They have been arr;s!cd.
Tne grave robbery eases 10 Baltimore ara at
trae,iog 90 intense iu:ir!s: that Increases every
dsv. The Indication all srem to point 10 the
uso of he bodies by one Of tie dlsst CHG rooms
10 that city. The police ore at work. ard 1t 10
understood tho grsnd Jury vii! at orc' iuVe'ti
gate the case.
Samuel G. Young, formerly q celk 10 the
Wasaipeioo Star ffioe, Was arrested 10 New
Yolk CD The ooh instan. for passing forged
check 90 Fri Hapdrioh. q restaurant keeper
on Third avenua. end was held 10 ST. .OCO boil
for trial. MIR. Young is brother in Law of *.
Governor Shepherd.
The grand jury of the Clinical Court OF
Wssbicg:o3 las Indicted Edward Fatby, aIlss
Edward D.tisr, for bigamy 10 marrying Mary
j sue Tss3a. 10 1878. at Ar.iogtcn, Va. ADD
then 10 September, 1880. marrying E"zibSlh
Taylor ct Eous, on ThlEd street.
Dervish Pasba, who has been ordered to i'm
medisIely t1ansf,r Dulcieoo to Montenegro,
fnds the task s3ue what difbcalt ono cir c, tie
Aibsoiaus seem determined 70 resist his adj
yarcs at all h.Z}ras Meanwhile the powers
have become dis. USED. have given uD the idea
of ene1c;ye measures ard era patiently awaiting
tie Porte's pleasure.
TIE Pubic Produce Exchange, the largest
institution of The kicd ia Cbicigo, suspended
yesterday. having been baby crippled ~ the
rtcsnt heavy advances 10 grain, pTCVlslons. cot
ton end stacks. ell Of which RISE 80 fast ysster-
Gsy tbst there wss regular imb CT bull oper'
ators ct the couattr1. The hrm's liabilities ere
gereralg set A. from 500 O00 to Sl5O,OOO With
assets from $50 .0QO to SIS. 600.
Jcho Paul Browp. German PALMER OF
Washioctoo, rised sensation lsss night BY
cutting bis throat With o rfz'r and then At
tempting to Kill bis wife. She managed 10 CO.
care by jumping cut of q window. Although
hs gsshed himself considerable bis wounds are
not fatal. The wonsn escaped with GUS Oh her
chic. neck sLd baud. Bfowo vas taken 10 the
police atatior, where bis wGu3ds were attended
TO. He charges that his wife. who is 40 lflsh
womsn, has b zen uufaishful 10 him. "a the
Other hand, the woman says she lefs him nloe
dsys sir c, on account of his bad treatment, az d
ouIy returned On bis promise to do better 10 the
iu.nrr. They were in led when he began the
assault. She got the .rtz,r from him, when be
Sc z,d a case knife aud cut Der. Ttlt kice he
would succeed, be wrote ca he wall 10 Germao
thst he w,u!ed TO ti', and that be bad killed
bis vito.
WHEAT BooMINa.-Whe took fyirg
lump yesterday. and thereby caused considerable
of stir and much comment smoog the GIaln
n LII "a I, aianaa a. lOOl