Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-18
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French fats 10 Washing;oo.
FiIippo Costargini will c5mp'ctc B.unidi's
work 10 the rotunda OF tho Capitol.
Counterfeit $50 United Safes eoId nieces
have appeared at Ottawa, Oot.
General Grants cast Cottage at Long Btarcb,
tho one nearest tho ccaaD. ia advertised Tor
rent. The price asked is s.. 800 for the :asou.
Abou; 135 passengers CT the disabled
steamer Anctoris. sailed from New York for
Glasgow, yesterday, Oh The Ethiopia o. the
same line.
The Indiana republican convention has nomi
mated 4. G. Porter, First Comptroller Ct the
Treasury, for Governor. DO Wos. like Garfield,
not candidate.
A case of sporadic cholera" has occurred
in Cincinnati. The delegates will govern them
selves accordingly by We'll forliiJins themselves
with antdotcs.
North CaroIiniaru assert tina. the NIX; cen
sus will show that their State has gained moro
during tho last ten years 10 native population
than any other Southern State
Judge j. B. IIowsll died at his rfsidcpc, in
keokuk, Iowa. yesterday, aged Cl. In 1870 he
WAS elected to the UGittd States Senate TO sue
coed James W. Crimes.
Tho Army Of tho Cumberland ravo banquet
in honor Of Gen. Garfield at Washington yes.
tcrdsy, Con. Sherman ard all the members Of
the Cabinet being present.
At Wednesday nights mocliog of the Metre
politan Baptist Church 10 San Francisco, [. s.
Kall0ch, pastor, q p-canbl and resolutions were
adopted strongly endorsing kallocb.
Ii. NJ Paul, of DedhOm. Mass, assistant
Lob a., Nnr,I W,nL
lDgton, has received tho appointment Of pros
fessoT Of astronomy 10 the university at Toxic,
japan.
Wallace Ross, of Halifax. won tho pre-:
fessiona race in the international regatta" at
Providence, Il. l., YESTERDAY, Ilaplln being
takcn with stitch 10 bis side; Riley flushed
slc9nd.
The Secretary ct tho Treasury has decided
that census cCumcIatols cast of the Tooth me
ridian shall not be paid mora than at the rate oil
40 cents per hour employed. ard west Of tina!
lice not moro than GO cents per hour.
Gtronimo Grenade. MeX;cln boy ct fifteen,
OF San Antonio, Texas, who was 10 love with q
girl of thirteen, committed suicide on Tuesday
last because he could not have his own way
The parents Of the girl objected to tho mar
rage Of the children on account CT their youth
and poverty.
DuriDg tho performing If an operation by
two physicians, who were removing broken
glass from tho foot of Mrs. Sarah Vandorep,
of MaysVlle, Now Jersey, Wednesday, the
lady expired. 1t supposed her death was due
to the effects Of tho chlor5fOrm administered
by the doctors.
The extensive land sales which have b,eu 10
progress at Milford, Pa, sirc, Monday, gre
over, about $1,000 acres of valuable land hav-
ing been sold. The plic 8 paid wero low. tho
total amount roal.z3d being about 81 500. The
lands we're nchry a.! bought by parti;J from
New York.
Gen. Whinp!c has tc'cylaphcd from Chicago
to tho War department to the effect that SIS
hostile Sioux have COMO to Fort Kcog and sur
rendered on the presc.ibod terms, giving up
ponies aud arms. they report that ECO I5dgcs
Representing over 600 individuals. aud per-
haps the MIR rcriioc Of S!iting Bulls band
eIe CO their way 10.
At tho Kentucky dcmotrl!i, atato colyen
ton yesterday, delegates to tic Cincinnati Con-
| ventio1 we're chosen, Henry Watieisop, john
w. Stevenson Gen, Vim. Preston and Judge
w. Lindsay, being fer tho State at large. A
| resolution dlTGcllvg he state deicg CATION at Gin
| clDnst TO rot9 Gs unit, sitter rrotractcd dc
bato was withdrawn. This is regarded as do
| feat of tho Tildon Nee. although majority oil
| tho delegates ire for Tllicn.
After lapse nt ten yoals the silt 10 New
York Of John ii. Plat, assigaceiu bankruptcy
of Leland Brothers. against The estate of A. L
Stewart, for tho distribution Of $3l 800 arising
cut Of tho salo O! the furoiurc OF tho Metro
po'itan Hotel. end Interest, TO tho judgment
creditors Of Leland, was decided yesterday,
Judge Bla'cbto.d siguiog decree ordering tht
money distributed. Stewards estate sought
to obtain money for Iont from tho Lolands ioE
the hotel building. All that ID left of tho CT
tate is $63. G}.