Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-24
NEWS OF The DAY.

Ten. b. 4. Butler sympatbis,s with Co1kliug
in the lattcr's dilemma.
The u:dc!ers OF Lieutenant Cherry, u, s.
A., have been arrested ct Sioux CITY.
1t is reported at Galveston. Texas. that Jay
Gculd has obtained possession Of the Gavestou,
Houston Il Henderson railway.
A vessel will soon sail from St. Johns, N. f.,
to relieve the party left st Lady Franklin Bay
by The Guloare las: summer.
Rev. Joseph j. Clinton, celored, senior
bishop of The a. Nj. E. Zion Church, died yes.
terday at bis home, at Atlantic City. N. J.
Ez Senator Conkllng is said to be worth be.
tween 100000 and S400 600 and ey Senator
P!att about 100000.
Robert q. Winthrop. vas elected Pctsidtn:
Of the Massachusetts Bible Society ct tho lat.
| ter's annual meeting 10 Boston yesterday.
The export Of domestic provisions, tallow and
dairy products from the U1ited States for the
! month OF April last amounted in value to
IS l33. l64.
L'wis Collins. c,lored. was arrested ia Jersey
Cly, yesterday evening, upon telegram
lron tho chiei OF police OF the District of
Columbia, who says Coiios is wanted Ter ex-
teDsiVe !ore,res.
The indications from A;hany, II. Y, arc that
OK Senators Cooking and Patt will not be 70.
turned to the Senate. although eome of thcir
| friends profess to b. c,r6dent of their re-
| election.
1t is rumorcd that tho dsmocraio Senatorial
caucus at Albany, which will meet probably on
ILurSdaY OF this week, will name Hon. Csrksou
| N. Potter as ore Of the democratic candidates
to I'LL the vacancy occasioncd by the resignation
OF Senator's Conklirg and piatt.
| While Wotkmen woro engaged 10 tearing
| dOwn tho largo fastorV chimney at Broom AID
Lewis s:rcetp, New York. yesterday. portion
| OF it fell, buying number of men under tie
wreck. Two were killed snd several badly OF
slightly Injured. The accident WIS attlitu!cd
to csrcIeEsucss.
A farmer living 10 Markham township. &c
miles from Tcrouto, Canada. has discovered Q
PIT on his fIrm Containing 500 tknI!s 6nd five
times IS many leg and ann boncs. Dr. Wi's,n
OF tho university, is Of the opinion that it is &C
lndan cssucIy. and that tie Itm Ing have het +
under srcuOd 200 years.
! Policemen 10 oit;z,rs' clothing paid visits 10
The sil)ots 9hiah were opeped On Sunday, il
Baltimore, a6d as result lhero were
number ct saloon keepers before tie poice
MAGISTRATES yesterday, to answer the cha'g, q
| pl2lslon Of The law. Tho cases were sl scn
TO the grand jury.
| Mr. Eshmead Bartlett tho American hus.
beDd Ct the Baroness Burdeit Couus, will sal
CD the lst of June ior Anercs. Mr.. Bartlett
Is chairman OF az emigration company, AID hi!
business IL that of making arrangements fol
bringing to this county uDd settling large
number OF EOelish, Welsh ADD Scotch farm,!s
The Duke Of Sutherland and party yesterd y
morning visited the town of PulImso, q shor
distance from Chicago, which has sprupg up il
a lev months from tho open prairie 10 a thriq.
ing. eIterprlslDg village of 1000 Inhabitants
With mammoth buildings, where tho Pullman
Palace Gar Company's rolling stock ia bcine
built and repaired.
Mrs. Margaret s. Chapman, nged 50 years
died yesterday in Baltimore She wes born il
Eoglsnd and came to this couutry when quite
youog With her father. the lsto John GaoSoy
Gsdsby's Hotel, Washington city. Her only
child. Mr.. John Chapman. now Of Rome. Italy,
painted the Baptism of Peoshoups," in tbt
rotunda of the national Capitol.
Mr. John D. Defrses 10 letter to Nj. Thu.
low Weed calls attention to the fac! that there
is no stau, of Henry Clay 10 the CID hall OF III:
House OF Representatives at Washington
which has beon SGT aside By Congress Tor thc
reception OF the statues OF distinguished meg
there by the contributions Of the grateful sut
admirsng countrymen of Mr.. Clay il "a oppor.
tuniy be given them to do it.