Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-14
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

A sspuTGgs of small pcx, yellow fsver ind
gastric fever is raging at St. Thomas, W. |.
Grant will not 90 10 Mex;o, until tho Mexl-
GEO Southern railroad COMPANY is complete in
its organization,
A dispatch from ST. Paul. No., reports pass.
cuger trains throughout the State snow tound
for more than week,
A blizzard" following in the wake of the
recent thsW is said TO bo advancing from the
West, and the high wind of yesterday aud to.
day was probably The herald Of its approach.
At Chicago there has bcen q general snow
storm, extending south as fsr IS Missouri.
which hos lasted "a to Is hours. according to
locality. 1t has been very heavy in all pisces
heard from, aud has toDdsd TO de'sy trains,
stop street cars, clog telegraph wires. and
greatly Interfere With businoss generally.
10 1877 George Gardper, then - years Of
cge, was shot 10 the left breast ty compsn-
ion at Vipcennes. Ind. The ball could not DO
found, AID az the boy felt no i'll effects. it was
left alone, and the circumstance was almost
forgotten uolil tho other day, when 1t worked
cut of the lebo of his right car.
For two days past details CT damages by
| floods from the bfeskiog up of the ico 10 tho
llFeIS uaSu C!UhuCu LUZ lClcRldpu hIIoS IIOm
ono end OF tho couutr3 to tho other. While in
| the Northwest fierce snow storm prevailed
Friday and Saturday over wide extent OF
country. the Middle and Now England States
wero visited en- Saturday By heavy rains caus.
Jog much damage from meIiog Snow and NOV.
ing ice 10 the streams.
Dr. j. +. Bautop, of Cleveland. Ohio. has
undertaken curious surgical experiment. lie
Induced Two brothers to consent TO the amputa
ton ct one of their fingers, AID then no traus
planted tho iiogcr OF the one to tho slump Of
| tho Other 50 as to asc r,siu whether the CO.
grating could b. made Successfully. So fsl
| tho experiment promises 10 succeed, the union
OF the parts being shown by partial cAclla-
tion to tho 6oger ends. The brothers made
$50 cach by submitting to the experiment.
Ia its issuo of Saturday the Philadelphia
Americ N gives another installnent OF curo-
spondcn,o from prominent Southern Demo.
Gratis 10 reply to its circular Of irquiry as to
the causes operating at tho Soulh to prevent q
better understanding and moro cordial afiIa
ton with the North. Tho orrspoudouc,
Includes letters from Senator Johnston. Repre-
sentative Bpso and Professor Is. Puryesr, 81
Virginia. Prot. Puryear is chairman Of the
faculty OF Richmond College, aud q gentleman
Of marked ability.
10 the u. S. Senate, 90 Saturday, a joint
resolution was adopted for an invitation of for
cigu nations to BIO represented and tako part 10
tho international exhibition OF 1881. The
Postal Appropriation bill being called up
Mr.. Ham!in's amendment in favor Of steam,
ship subsidy ws3 ruled out on a point of order
by vote Of &c to II. Mr.. Morgan then pro
posed an amendment admitting foreign built
ships owned By Americans to the benefits oil
tho subsidy, bu! the Senate adiauraed witbou
reaching vote on tho am,ndnent. In tho
House, the bill for tho Incorporation OF tho
Nicaragua C.ual Company was pus on The
Caloodar. but thu! for tho Ead7 ship railway
schcmc WAS tabled by large majority.