Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-08
NEWS OF The DAY

The DuEo Of Sluthlratd has bought sixty
Iulic block Ct laud 90 the St. Paul and Sioux
City rsiIFood.
Lold jn smoke c:sts $25 000, 900 year 10 tho
population OF that great city 10 iau5dry eX.
perses alono.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the season
in Baltimore. the mercury 10 the thermometer
reaching l04 degrees 10 the shade. There
Vero several casts OF suuatroke, two of which
proved fatal
a dispatch from DsadRood, d. IT,, says there
was heavy snow storm 10 the Black Hills on
Monday night and Tuesday morning. Just
lhiDk of 1t, 70 that ara smOltcriGs hero aud
htreabouts.
The dry weather prevailing 10 North Caro-.
| liha has 10 some coions 80 scorched Tho cora
crop that the farmers arc cutting it off and
stacking it UP fer fodder. and tbs rico ciop is
| entirely cat otf 10 that State.
The President having expressed The opinian
that he hsd too m,ny physicians was ssked by
| DE-. hgnow yesterday whom no desired 10 re-
| tain. Tho President haVrg named Drs. Bliss,
| Hamilton AID Agpew. Drs. Barnes Rsyburn
and Woodward hava retired from tho case.
Adjt.- Gen. Townsend hiss issued q geuera
order granting permission 10 Sill organizations oil
tha militl, of other States to ontor New York
armed and equipped Oh thoir Way 10 and from
| Yorktown on tho cc,asioa OF Inc centennial
celebration 10 October.
| Tho grain block do 10 PHILADELPHIA has
reached such position that a committee of The
Commercial Exchange will wait upon Presi-
Railroad, to seek relief. Thus lar 90 concerted
/ bt, k,ly b,, a. IL. IL
break tho deadlock and start tho grain moving
As n C)Batquenc', tho railroad company. after
haviog given warning and opportunity 10 ship
pers. will make dsmurrage oharg, on all cars
remaing unload ID after Sunday.
| A well to do farmer named Nicholas Veolker
| rgad - yoaIs, and who for o period of thirty
yoGrs has resided on little farm situated abCu
seven miles bcljw North E.s:, and boarderirl
on tho II k river, Maryland, mysterously dis
appeared On Mord4y evening aod bis body wa
lIuod on Tuesday BY three Buys anchored
about two hundred yards Gu. 10 the Il river
pear the shore. The anchor. which weighed
about twenty fiVo pounds, had chain nesrl5
10 feet long attached to it. which was wrapped
artuod Vsolker's neck four times. A ropt
about ttct long was also eutwinsd around BIZ
neck, tied secu;tY. William }. Arrsuts, q
| ooiSuL duu WIN HuUlu ' eOktT nhu nat
several difficulties, has been arrested charged
With committing tho murder.
L1naconing. 10 the hnsrs the of George,
Creek ocal region, Nd. which has q population
OF nearly five thousand people. had almost it
whole business portion destroyed ty fire yes!er
dey. The lire broke GU; about noon 10 Stable
hut extended 10 both sides OF Main street. pr
| OF D>uilass avenue and Jack SD street,, runuiog
a6oui Two or threo squares from Castle Run t.
tho depot Of tho Cumberland and Pennsylvania
| Railroad Company. AbCui icry bulldogs
getc destroyed. only nc bong OF b;ick. Tit
hts department. Of tho city. Frost burg att
Wes:erhport were present, bat owing to tosrcit
Of wattr--Georst's Crock, which iuhs through
tho toWo. britg almost dry--oouli do tut ltt't
solv;os. All the miners srouod tho town qui
work, aud every H Irt was mado to suhdro tn,
il'moa. Furniture was piled up 10 tho niddl
Of tho streets, end women and children Wer
rnnniog hboui almost frightened to death
Ons old mau from Fto,tburs fell from tho trail
md had hts arm Gu; off Tne luss is tsina t.,
at $l00 600.