Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-08
exanClriea Gazette and VIRGINIA Advertiser
NEWS OF The DAP.

Tho Bishop Ct A'eoma died OF Torc1to, Ca,
yesterday afternoon.
Several cbapg,s 10 Senate subordinate en-
iljYc5 gere msce yesterday.
10 the United States Seua.e yesterday about
two huadred bills aud roaou!iops wire irtrcGu-
cd ard referred.
Toe Presidents brother, Msjof Willi,m AZ
thur. is 10 Washington CO route TO Join Gee.
Haccock's self. t. which be has been AZ
signed.
Jefferson Davis. accomplished By bis wife and
daughter, arrived at New York from Europe
yesterday 90 TIM steamship Nrokor. and left
fer Louisville, Ky, last eveIlrg.
Alfred IIorner. cz-!reasurcr OF .hs Z. w.
u Is. lai'road, died suddenly 10 phiadelphs
yes erdsp OF heart disease. Ho vas the bro
tier Of DIT. lorner. OF WaEreuloo. Va.
The city suthoritiis Ct Cbioaeo arc al iaast
| lakltg measures TO alris. tho spread of the
small poE. Ibo vsocra.iun o! all parsana will
bo Insisted upon.
The Pcesid.nt yesterday sid he preferred
ex 5 racr lewis, or eono other slraigb.ort
| repub! clp, Is the Gezt Senator from Firpioi,,
but Riddeherger will % the mar
The body Of negro womao was found io q
d. o.,
log on the Georgia Rarosd. |. is suppt I'd to
have been intended for the Southern Medical
Cofga, CT Atlanta.
James Sinmont, coorej. who killed eliza
beth johcs,u, colored last August 10 B slimore.
was copV:c cd ct murder in the second degree
| yesterday and sentenced to Tho onilenia'y Tor
ittt Ell years.
l. 10 nov understood that john Davis,
n;pitw OF Blrc:ott DAVIS, ard son-i1-..aw of
tX- Senator FreliughuYseu. of New jersey. will
DO President Ar hurs private secretary, and
Will ts;u1s his duties in day ortwc.
The experiment Of Lighting Chastuu; s'rsei,
Philadeiatis. With electric light is regsrded rs
such complete success that at the EeYt meoj
log OF the c>utciI Mayor kiog will eugecs: tie
| passsga Ct an oIdnsnco TO hsyc the cu,its ely
! lighted with electricity.
Tbs Chesapeake ard Ohio Railroad Gem
pary arc preparing to ee,s at Newport News
CO elevator with c,psoity If 1000 600 bush.
els Inc virginia Land Camp ny ore erecting
| Two large ha!cIs there. ard tho railroad com
| psny have ALREADY conEtruS!ed two splendid
| pers.on Tor c)aI and Ga, for general freight.
| ing business.
Ia the Gaitcau trial yesterday the pisouer
aud several witnesses, some OF whom have
kooWn Gaiteau from boyhcod, testified that
| they rever discovered any Indications of in
sanity either 10 tho prisoner or any member of
his family. General Sherman WIS ais, Oh the
witsess stand. Tno prisoner CAV, Dolico that
30 would deliver 40 tlosipg argument for the
dofcnce
The poiot is raised tia. Col. j chm r. Pop
ham, Ct Virginia, oauoo! LOCALLY hold The DOS
| tlop OF OF superintendent of tbs House folding
room. llsis now clerk OF the Uoitcd States
Ci!cul. Court at Richmond. government PC
slticn. His Dew appointment is also a goycrc-
men, pts;tloo, add both pisces havs salaries
attsched. There is q law sgairs. c1a person
| drawing two salalias from the government.
A specisl Washington dispatch says -
"Pfesideot Arthur yesterday intoimo ID Mcssrs.
Peul spd Fu!ksrsoo, who head Niraiaa dele
CATION, that his synpahies were no. with Rio
cl:berger, but With ex-senator Lewis CT some
other ou;- INC ,ut Republican,, for the senate!
ship from Virsios. lie said that h. oorsiis:
ed that the Readius!ers bad sufficient rorreser
talon with Malone 10 tho Senate. (MelsFs.
Paul and Fu!kerson positively dsn7 this