Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-12-18
NEWS OF THE DAY

yesterday.
NJ. De Lesseps says the Panama Canal
will be opened in 1855.
Epizooty has broken cut among the
horses of. the Camden Transfer Company,
in Philadelphia.
The gross receipts at the Globe Theatre,
Boston, during Mrs. Langtry's two weeks
engagement, which terminated Saturday
night, were s26,74S.
The Sultan OF Turkey proposes to estab
lish bureau for the purpose of supplying
representatives Of the press at CONSTANT
nople with news.
Rev f. II. keerfoot, of Eutaw Place Bap-
fist Church, Baltimore, well known in Vir-
gina has been called to Strong Place
Church, Brooklyn.
The investigation Of the relations existing
between the detectives and the thieves of
Washington, it is said, will be enlarged
to include the Chief of Police and other
high officials.
1t is well understood in financial circles
that Gen. Gordon's trip TO Europe, so far as
placing bonds of the Georgia Pacific Rail
road is concerned, was failure He did not
dispose of single bond
Hon. Godlovc s. Orth, member of Con-
grcss from the ninth district of Indiana,
died at his home at Lafayette Indiana, on
Saturday night, from blood poisoning. SUI
per induced by cancer.
Letters have been received at the home
Office III London threatening that the gov
eminent officers are TO be blown up in re-
vense for the execution of the three men at
Galway on Friday
Mr.. y. Bitncr, general manager Of the
lancaster Watch Company, proposes to
bring charges against Col. H. c. Corbin
United States Army, of conduct unbecomiug
an officer and a gentleman during the late
Garfield Monument Fair
The committee from the New England
Manufacturers and Mechanics Institute
which has visited the South and South
|, west to secure exhibits from the several
; States and leading railroads at the fair to
be held next autumn, has returned to Bos-
ton and reports having had very success
full trip.
colored man entered the store Of John
Wright, near Memphis, Tenn, on Saturday,
and demanded Of Mrs. Wright, who was
temporarily in charge Of the store, the mon
ey that was in the drawer. She refused to
give it up, and the robber thereupon shot
her, robbed the store and made his escape
Gen. Sherman would retire from the ar
= my under the compulsory retirement act in
; the spring of 1854, but it is his intention to
give up theactive command of the army in
the fall OF next year, after lie has made his
annual report for the fiscal year aud other
wise closed up his affairs.
AT banquet given at Cork yesterday to
Mr.. Parnell while the toasts were being Of
ered, 4 stranger present proposed the health
OF the Queen of the Belgians. An attempt
was made to eject him, Whcreupon he drew
arevover. The weapon was wrestcd from
him and he was given into custody.
, An entertainment by the Gospel Temper
ancc and Literary Association of the West
crn NJ. +. Church. Philadelphia, afew even
ings ago, was made the occasion ola reccp-
| ton TO Governor.elcct Robert T.. Paltison.
John Wannamaker madea pleasant well
; coming address, TO which Mr.. Pattison re-
spondcd
!. One ofthe addenda Of the late Garfield
: monument far Is petty imbroglio about
live watch movements which were furnish
cd b. 4 Western firm. Watch movements
without cases were furnished aud these
watch movements were exchanged for
! watches with cases and no mention was
made Of hedonors Of the watch movements.
DR.. J. Forsyth Mcigs died in Philadelphia
on Saturday evening of pneumonia. He
was born 1920, graduated from the Uniycr-
sity of Pennsylvania in 1898, and for num-
her of years was IL physician at the hospital
!, He wars particularly skillful in diseases pc.
; ciliiar to children, and wrote medical work
:, entitled "A Practical Treatise on the Disca-
scs of Children.
The only ambassador present at the
funeral Of Louis Blame was the American
minister, Mr.. Morton. He WAS at the house,
M np,,,n mi, IL l,,
, and was present 1T the grave. From first to
, last there was no semblance of religious
I rites. Buried though he was at the expense
Of the State, there was no ceremony in a
church, no priest ut either house or grave.
e Alfred jenkins, the owner of small farm
in Stokes county, y. c., recently moved
away, after selling his wife for $500 to Noah
Giidewell, Il neighbor, and disposng of his
farm. The transfer of the wife from one
man to another was done as though the
men had simply snapped horses. The
original owner" and GIidewel were neigh
, bors Jenkins in il conversation said he
want ell to move away and was not able to
, take his wife. Glidewcll said he was him.
self tired of Lying alone, aud was willing to
buy her if Jenkins would be willing to sell
I her. The latter named $500, and after
further conversation the transfer wasagreed
S upon. Mrs. Senkirs was consulted, and
: cheerfully agreed to the sale
The prominent feature OF SATURDAYS pro-
ceedings in the House Of Representatives
was the debate on an amendment to the
postollicc appropriation bill providing $780,
900 for special mail facilities The last
Congress, with view of expcditing the mail
service, appropriated SGe0,000 for special
mail facilities, the idea being that this sum
would be usedin forwarding fast mails on the
various East and West trunk lines. But it
came out in the late report of the Postmas-
ter-General that of this sum only 100000
was expended, and this on the New York
Central and its connections. The PROPOSE
ton to restore this appropriation of 100000
which had been ommitted in the bill report.
ed by the postotiice committee was lost by
o vote of29 to 81.
How FLIES CLIMB.-Some interesting
facts on the above subject were lately con-
tributed to the Berlin Society Of Natural