Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-22
NEWS OF TIE DAY

The Thermometer q. Deadwood. Dsko!a Ter.
ritory, was l5' below z 70 on Saturday night.
The Lake Superior iron mines have had
very PROSPEROUS season. The output OIL tie iour
Leading mires was TO, FEC toos, on !tc;ease o.
81 $50 tons over The previous year.
Extremity odd weather prevliicd 10 many
parts of Canada yesterday. and at Brussels,
Ontario, two feet Of snow fell. Tbera was 3
severe snow storm also 10 New Hampshire.
Dispatches from the interior of Louisiana
show that very little damage was done By The
recent frost owing to tho timely notice given by
the weather bureau Of tic approach Of tho cold
wave.
The Stc:etary Of War. 90 tie rtcommenda.
ton Of the general Of the army, decides that
military band, have Alright, with tho consent
of tho Commanding officer. to "turn 90 honest
penny" by playing at civilian entertainments.
Rev. Thomas II. Ns8ton. D. D., LII. D., g
we'll known and aged Presbyterian divine cid
near Wavsrly, Sussex county, Va. on Friday
night. Tho deceased vas natise of HeIrlco
c,uuty, and member CT tho Ess. Hanover
Presbytery.
At a convention Of delegates from the differ
ent Catholic societies Of Philadelphia yesterday,
resolutions were adopted calling upon the Sen
ators and Representatives Of PENNSYLVANIA 10
Congress to vote for the bill entitled IAN act
to give equal privileges to all dcncmluatlaIs on
the Indian reservations.
The umaips of Hon. John Loo Chapman.
ex Mayor of Baltimore, we're buried from AS
capsion P. 4. Chuica yesterday With impress
sivo oeremouies. A large number Ct disiin
guished citiz,ns Wsre present aud delegations
from the city departments, The City CouuclI. tho
Custom House and tho Army of the Republic
Mrs. Caroline jones', an aged lady living on
Tenth syeoti,, New York, was knocked down
on her own doorstep Friday night, beaten,
gagged aud robbed OF $500 in money and q
package OF :walry. |. was clrred in belt
around Der waist, she being afraid to Trust the
banks. Two men were engaged 10 tho outrage
and both escaped
Among the arrivals at New York Saturday,
Oh the steamer City CT Brussels, from Liver
pool, vas Esoofally Hiptals, Btmbay mer-
chant prince of immense wealth, who briggs
with him his four native wives. These latter
are in charge OF another woman and euauch.
10 addition 10 these there are D1mber It oiher
malo servants.
The Great Eastern Fresh Meat Company,
with capital of 100000 has been formed in
Loudop. II PROPOSES to brirg carossses from
both North and South America, AID for this
purpose tha steamship Great Eastern has beer
fitted up with refrigerating appliances. Oae
hundred aud fifty thousand pounds of tho stock
of the company is offered for public su5scrip-
ton.
Gov. Williams CT Icdars. died at lndan
apolis on Saturday last OF itfuc'iou of tho blad
der With which ho had been sfil csed fer about
fifteen years In personal appearance be was
strikingly orieioal, ard when member OF Con.
gross Of Washington was the oijsct of much
good nstured criticism aud curiosity, |. waF,
however. impossible not to rcspec. hin for bis
sterling honesty and worth, aud enc of the
highest tributes to lis character that oonld be
paid is the fact that enemies ss we'll as friends
conceded bis stanoh integrity. His popular
soubriqaet Blu, Jeans" was obtained from
wearing, while in Congress-. suit of home spua
k1own as blue j,a1s." lie was a farmer b7
occupation. and sf:er serving several terms IN
the State Legislature vas elected 10 Congress-
10 1874. 10 1876 be was elected governor of
Indiana, efter ap exciting coottG! lis COMPETE
tor bci9g Gen. ben" Harrison. lie was born 10
Piskawsy county, Olio, n JauuarT. 1908. His
wife died nny fs1 months ago. at bis taru
homo 10 Kucx county.