Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-24
To-DAY's TELEGRApHIC NEWS.

The British Parliament .reassembled to-
day.
Hughes still leads in the walking match
in New York.
The damage by yesterdays fire in st.
Petersburg is estimated at 100000 roubles.
Thieves attempted to rob the National
Bank, at Conway, Mass, last night .s.a.-<-y-
All the Partisan anarchists, arrested re-
Gently, have been released.
A heavy gale was raging in Englandto
day and much damage had been done.
Arthur Breton shot and killed himself ut
Victoria, B. c., this morning.
Sambolo's maccaroni factory, in New Or
leans, was destroyed by fire last night.
The striking spinners at Fall River, Mass,
have resumed work at the old rates.
Patrick Murray, victim of the Troy and
Greenfield Il. r. accident, died at North
Adams, Mass, last night
An examination of accounts of the city of
Poushkeepsie show shortages to the amount
of $50, 900
:. The democratic Congressional convention
for the first district of Rhode Island to-day
nominated Oscar Lapham.
The democrats have nominated Reuben
Noble, of Westtield, for Congress in e12th
district of Massachusetts,
Charles Gillespie. one of the oldest citi-
zens OF Lancaster, Pa, died this morning at
the advancedage of 81 years.
The Cambridgeshire races to have takou
place to-day were postponed on account o.
the weather
The American Missionary Society began
its session in Cleveland, Ohio, this after,
noon.
Archbishop Crokc is to be summoned te
Rome during the coming winter to confer
with the Pope regarding the state ofIreland
Soutar, who stole the body of the Earl o
Crawford and Balcarres, has been sentenced
to five years penal servitude.
Aaron II. Burnat died at Newark, N. J.
to-day from the effects of corrosive subj.
mate which he swallowed installing it fol
whiskey.
A dispatch from Cairo says Kordoi,n ha:
been besieged for forty days Its capture i:
expected, which will be followed by an at
tack on khartoum.
y boy named William Notherly was acct
dentally Killed by falling into coal break
er at Tunnel Ridge Collery, Pa, this morn
ing.
A dispatch from Victoria, B. c., says the
election in the Yale district has resulted il
the defeat Of Humphreys the Government
candidate.
President Jarrett, of the amalgamatet
lodges Of Knights of Labor ofPennsylvania
refuses to resign Notwithstanding he ha
been invited to do so.
After a deadlock of nearly three months
the republican conlerees Of the 24th Con
gressional district Of Pennsylvania this morn
ing nominated George Y. Lawrence, o
Washington county.
John Fisher, while drunk, attempted t,
board Il moving train ut Shamokin late yes
terday afternoon. He fell and the trail
passed over his body 50 rnanglng him tina
he died.
Arab Pashas correspondence was seize,
at Cairo. 1t is said to contain 4 vollminiou
correspondence between him and Constan
tinople, but like similar matter seized oil
other occasions, We suppose will amount II
nothing.
TIL. bi-.e"..".i..l ceremonies in philadel
phlI Today were successful beyond all ex
pGctation. No better day could have been fl X
gu e, upon tor Landing Day. The display i,
INC harDor was grand while II Danish ba RI
fitted up to represent the "Welcome" pro
ceeded up the harbor. She received ant
returned the salute Of the L. s. steamer
tennessee. Frank NJ. Van Horn imperson.
ated the Founder" and when he stepped
ashore at the spot where Vim. Penn is sun
posed to have landed the enthusiasm wa.
great