Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7o show the very age and body ofthe Times"

The steamer Parthia, which arrived at
Boston yesterday from Liverpool brought
so cabin and ! ,123 steerage passen gers.
Mrs. Corkhill, the wife of District-Attor-
ney Corkhill, of Washington, died last night.
She was the widow of Gen. Hiram Wal
bridge.
General John G. Barnard for many years
at the head of the department of engineers,
United States army, died yesterday at De-
trOit, Mich.
General Robert c. Schenck, of Viennan no.
toriety, ex-minister to England, declines to
be candidate for Congress from the Day
ton, Ohio, district.
Hon. c. c. Washburne, ex-member Of
Congress and Ex-Governor of Wisconsin,
died, at Eureka Springs, Ark, yesterday
afternoon, of paralysis and Bright's disease.
Icemen OH the Penobscot river say that the
past season has been successful one to them
They have harvested some 1S9, 500 tons, and
they had about SO, 900 tons left over from last
season.
1t is announced that there has been no
disagreement among the four Justices of
| the District Supreme Court in Guiteau's case
and that they will deliver decision on
May %, overruling the exceptions.
BrizZolaro, prisoner in the Baltimore Jail
who lately killed his wife and wounded
himself, committed suicide yesterday morn
ing by leaping from a gallery and breaking
his spine.
Ferris, of California, who claims to be the
genuine Sir Roger Tichborne, is again in
San Francisco. His attorney says he has
been recognized by three former employees
of the Tichborne family,
The thlrtieth anniversary ofthe ordination
of the right Rev. d. 4. Payne, d. d., LII. d.
to the episcopacy of the African NJ f.
church, was celebrated in New York, Satur-
day night in Bethel Church. On the 18th
of May, 1852, he was publicly ordained in
Bethel Church. He is now a very aged
man, and resides in Zenia, Ohio of which,
State he is the presiding bishop.
All the large shad and herring fisheries OH
the North Carolina sounds have closedop-
eratiOnS for the season, il. having been gen.
the herring catches were enormous and with
out precedent. Some three days ago, at
Brinkley's Croatan fishery, in Croatan
Sound, wonderful haul was made He
caught and saved over SOC, 900 fish, although
he was two days and nights in saving them.
In the Southern Baptist Convention, at
Greenville, 5. c., Saturday, a resolution dis
approving the action Of the American Bible
Society in refusing to aid the publication
and circulation of DR.. Judson's Burmese
Version of the Bible, was adopted. DR..
Burrows, of Virginia, denounced the action
Of the Bible Society as an insult to Bap-
lists all over the country. Waco Texas
was chosen as the place for their next meet
ing in May, 1883, after which the conven-
ton finally adjourned.
A few months since Julia NJ. Armstrong,
widow Of John NJ. Armstrong, who was
murdered by Benz. Hunter, in Camden, n.
j., for the pupose Of securing the insurance
on his life, sued the Mutual Life Insurance
Company for the amount of the policy of in
insurance in the L. s., Court in Brooklyn
She recovered verdict against the company
for the full amount, SIC, 57l.31. The insur-
ance company obtained stay Of proceed
ings and argued motion for u new trial OF
the case, and Judge Wheeler yesterday
gave decision overrulng the motion, set
ting aside the stay proceedings and order
ing judgment upon the record.