Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-18
NEVIS OF THE DAY

Thtro were 237 deaths in Baltimore last
week.
Yesterday IVES The hottest day of TIE season
at Charleston, 3. G., the mercury reaching qs0.
-Four more fatal cases Of look inv, consequent
upon wounds recared from toy pistols, are re-
ported in Baltimore.
Ihs Lumber Of failures for tn, past week
tbroug bout tho United States and Canada, was
VI. 40 increase of AZ over the previous week.
The Garfield fund. With additional subscrip,
lions received Saturday, nov amounts to STAT.
575.2O. -
A small qu.ntity of dynamite, concealed On
der the psnks of the Allan Steamship Com
pany Wbaif st Montreal, exploded Saturday,
!! tearing up the pIapks. but doing no other
damage.
MI. Cyrus W. Field. of New York. is oharg.
o! BY Mr. VIM. 8. Young, president of tie
! Corn and Flour Exchange Of Baltimore, with
having endeavored 10 advertise himself through
| the CART: Id fund.
Frederick Douglass. Recorder of Daeds for
Inc Dlslrlct OF UoluntlI. has written letter to
j: Amber Smith, advising the coIored voters
of Virginia to support the readjus!er candidates
10 The pending Contest.
Hailstones SEVERAL ounces 10 weight, two
inches 10 length and one aud half inches
thick are reported to hsvo faIIop OF Brockvilo,
Ontsro. Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of
windows 10 churches AID other buildings were
brokep.
The rumor published regarding tho propos.
ed sale OF the Hawaiien lsiands TO England or
Franco is frivolous and utterly false. The King
IS travelling for pleasure only, aud has no DO.
!ltlcsl purpose whatever. Eagla1d and Frapc,
DO not "lsh to acquire the Islands.
According to the report, furnished by the
San Francisco Produc, Exchange, there remain
owe; OF the California cop of last year l2 PA.
ITS oentsls. 20,407, 100 bushels and l34, SOP
barrels OF Hour. This is the largest surplus OF
wheat ever carried over in that State.
Fifty young ply sicians, under tho direction
OF the New York board of health, HAYS Ovid
ed the tenement house dist1c tt thai city
among themselves, and through the heated
term they will 90 abou. mioistering to the sick
little on. and telling mothers how to care ior
their Obi dren.
Mrs. ElzI Ga6:ld. mother of Pfesdcut
Garfield. hsd severe attack of cholera III ,rbus
on Friday, from which she partially recovered,
but she Is now prcstrate by fever on kc,ount Of
her extreme age, she being 81. Her condition
Is regarded IS very critical, snd fears are enter.
tanned for her recovery.
The London Standard comm eaiinr upon
Jefferson Davis book, The Riss and Hall of
tho Confederate Government" sly: we
give him the recognition Of beiug q sirais ht!or-
ward and sincere ohro0icler OF memoirs ulko
ioleresllng to all English and Amcric.u ciIi-
Zens.
The city Of New Ulm. Minn., was devastated
Friday night by terrible tornado. whish Gp-
prosCheu the city IN two separate columns, &C.
s!royiog abous GOO houses aid kiliicg snd
WJuodlog 80 OF tho cit Ems of that place.
Thirteen dead bodies have olrea5y been found.
A number of horses and cattle wero also killed.
The O clone tx:es dsd tbroug several adjoining
counties.
Maud s. trotted against time at Pittsburg on
Saturday.. but failed to beat her record, the
track not beiog 10 good condition owing 10 tho
storm. The mare made the first quarter ia So
stcInds. the last halt 10 OF. aud was going OF
fast & ate when she vas forced off her feet ADD
old nos regain them for 100 yards. losiog sevol.
al seconds. The three quarter poIe was roach.
ed 10 1874. and the mile Was made 10 = Is
Dr.. Swift. OF the Warner Observatory, re.
ports that the new CON ct hes probably not yet
passed around tie suu. and that it mny il crease
10 brightness enough to 10 visible to the naked
eye. LIS motion is northwest, ard it can DO
tcuud near Capes. He says the next regular
ly expected comet is Erickes, Which will proha,
bly, resppear 10 the old consvclla ian Of tie Fly
the latter part of this month.