Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-28
NEWS OF The DAY

NEWS OF The DAY
Mr. Buzz, who ms large claim against the
Spanish government for property c)nfsosted in
Cuba. mss gone t. MadIi1 10 cudeaVor to effect
3 COMPROMISE.
Following the ,xanpl, IF Geo. Brady. ex-
Seta'cr DJs.y all sron ask through counsel
for 81 early hestius OF his e,so relative to the
star rcue frauds.
Wiln Utter and Henry Fizar. c,ored,
we're arrested at Springfield Tenp., last night
for an attempted cu:rage upon Mrs. Matte
Davis, willie woman. They will pro5ab be
lynchsd.
New York saloon keepers sre crganizirg q
COMPANY FIR tho purpose cf manufacturing
their owo beer for their saloons, aud already
the sun Of SIS 600 has been subscribed fer that
purpose.
The hw passed by tho Missouri Legislature
ast H'o!sr, making tho keeping of gambling
house fclony. went into effect at y o'clock
Saturday night. aud has resulted in closing
cvary gambling house in st. Louis.
The Beattio republican central State commit.
| too OF Louisiana has adopted resolutions endors-
ing M Virginia movement as to "frco vote
and t!ir count."' With tho pledge against pro-
| soriptlnn Tor opinion. expressing tho hope that
appealing TO tho national republican party. ns.
llone! Committee and President Garfield, to eX,
| terd 10 the "Flr9lnis movement" every aid,
couocGatc> or corporation in their power.
THE STORM in WASHINGTON Tho storm
of lsss niRht was particularly severe in Wash.
| lng.ou. Tic rain fell 10 torrents and tho wind
blew hurricane, pros!ratiug quite number Ct
fac shade trees and flooding the streets.
The rainfall vas 80 heavy that tho sewer along
street was insufficient to carry it off, aud as
res ut the cellars OF many houses along Peunsyl.
vanla avenue. between Tenth and Four,and q.
half streets. were flooded. The water raised so
high on q street and Sixth that passengers
could not get to tho Baltimore and Potomac
depot. Those leaving on the night trains wero
transported from tho avenue to the depot 10
omnlbuats. Tho water was higher than the
foors OF The Metropolitan street cars which run
along street. Several saloons on the south
eide OF tho avenue which arc 10 easements were
h)cd'd, az was Dobant's, corner of Sixth street
and Pennsylvania avenue. the water raising
over tho bar. The flag pole 10 front of police
headquarters was struck and shiverad by light.
nlrg, and many awnings and shutters we're torn
from buildings. 10 several buildings 10 course
OF erection 10 the northern part of the city tho
division walls were blown down. The hail
played sad havoc With several greenhouse roofs,
beside destroying numerous plants and flowers.
The City Hall, Masonic Temple, Academy of
the Holy Cross and other prominent buildings
wore u5roofed aud the scu!h epiro of Trinity
ChurcA WAS blown down.
AN INTERNATIONAL QUEsTIoN.-lt seems
probable that III, deadlock 10 tho Spanish
Claims commission, at Washington. occasioncd
by The dispute Over tho calm Of John Buzzi,
an expattiated Cubtn. will DO broken. not by
settling tho question involved but by with
draHiug tho case. The claim ant has been 10
| vitcd by tho Spanish authorities to submit the
proofs of his alleged losses in Cuba to the
government at Madrid, with view to on ami
| cable settlement, aId DO HIS decided to take
this course. Buzz is Cuban. who represented
himself to DO paiurAl;z:d ti!;z n of the u. g.,
and presented Certificate of naturalization
Obtained in Baltimore in 1869. Unless he is q
citizen or the United States the commission can.
not entertain his claim. The counsel for Spain
oher TO prove that this certificate was obtained
ey ialso representations, and tina. in point of
TACT BUZZ had not compiled with any of the
conditions required by the laws Of the United
states to enttle him to become citizen, It was
decided by Count Lewenhaupt, the umpire of
me combustion, that this proof was admissible.
1horeupon the State Department refused to pro-
coed further, and in the correspondence with the
spanish government which elsued Nj Blaine
| a'd 1t down rs fundamental rrIDciple that tho
Judgments OF the courts Of competent urisdic.
lion Wero conclusive as to nsturs.;Z ltion and
| could not ba disputed or Inquired into By the
commission.
N. Q. MIDLAND SURVEYS Tho map and
rroi'n Of the tiae lr;m MooresvilIo to Lincoln.
toa recently surveyed by the n. G. Midland
party, u adler The directions OF COL J. b. Yates.
Chief Ensincer Of the N. Z. Midland Railroad,
With Capt Q. A. Ramssur in charge. was ex.
amlocd YESTERDAY ny s,mo o! our ci,z ms inter,
esed 10 the extension Of this read, who wste
much pleased to fad so light ADD practical linz.
Inc estimates nIc entirely within the limits Ct
! tho general lloe oftho N. G. Midland Railroad.
| sn Will compare favorable with estimates =
otner iiucs that haVO been Iua aud reported
| oalorc. This line passes directly through as
stoRn ty tho tnsp, the Lincoln Iron Orc Beds.
| which emo in the following order goiog west
SmIh AID Payne. Morrison's, StonewaII. Rob
losons. and tho Big Orc Bank. The latter CT
these is nov being worked With a great fore, of
| hands and machines sufficient to g,t out vast
| quantities OF orc every day.
Inc map, preilIe and estimates of this line
from Mooresvllc to Lipconton will be forwards
Cd % tho 24th 10 COL Ya:cs at Salem, also tho
map aud profile and estimates of the line from
J1'ucolnton 10 Sheby.-Lnco7nton, ", c.,
Progress. ~ ""
ROMANTIC SToRY.-A romantic story has
found l's way into priot from Wheeling, West
Virginia. Miss Ida l'crsoD, young lady sged
ABOUT "a who for sevaral years had been EN-.
piosed os school teacher. suddenly pavo up
her position 10 Wheeling and returned to Sscu.
oong'le' where her earnings had been applied
TO the support OF broken dowo father, three
sisters and young brother. l. now turns out
mat her tather's real namo was CHRISTOPHER
armstrong, and shortly before his death on the
tn lnssaot' he had ascertajned that by Tue
Gsath OF al elder brother. he hal become Sir