Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-12-15
NEWS OF TIE DAY


II is reported that Secretary Lincoln will
shortly retire from the Cabinet and accept
the mission to England.
It is expected that the New York extern
sion Of the Baltimore and Ohio telegraph
will be in working order to-day.
Mr.. VIM. H. Vanderbilt is reported as
having told friend that he had made
$50 900 900 in the stock market during the
past year.
An election Of Il Congressman to succeed
the late J. I. Updegratl will take place in
the Seventeenth district Of Ohio on Jan
uary ,.
The monument to Gen. Robert L. Lee, in
Lee Circle, New Orleans, is to be completed
BY Gaping the pillar with statue of the
great Confederate commander.
BENZ. Gordon. better known AS "Charlie
Howard was murdered in Lcadville
(Col.) gambling house December s. Hew
4 member of a good Virginia family, was
we'll educated, had acquired several Ian
guages by foreign travel. and possessed a
genial nature
Queen Victoria recently won at the Bir-
mingham Cattle and Agricultural Society
exhibition a premium Of ESQ for a shortholn
| Hereford from her Windsor farm. She will
take the prize i'll the form Of cup Of that
value, and has asked TO be allowed TO select
personally one from number of designs OF
cups.
Right Rev. C.. c. Penick, Protestant Epis-
copal Bishop Of Cape Palmas, South Africa,
who recently returned from his field Of labor
on account Of ill-hcalth is in Baltimore and
will leave shortly TO come to Virginia
Bishop Penick's health has rapidly improved
since his arriva! in this country.
At the convention of the manufacturers OF
India rubber goods in New York yesterday
it was stated that the raw material had fall,
en- from Sl.20 per pound to Sl.04, but that it
must come down TO 81 centsa pound before
rubber clothing can be made at reasonable
| profit. The rubber boot and shoe factories
will close On the 23d instant unless there is
further reduction i'll the price of rubber.
According to q statement made by Mr.
Gladstone in the House Of Commons the
expenses of the Egyptian war are estimated
at SD 500, 900, but he said that the extra
charge from the lst Of October was to be
borne entirely or nearly so by the Egyptian
revenues, 80 that the actual expenditure
will not be large one for the current inan-
cial year.
Arrangements locking to an amcable al
justment of the differences between the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad Com
pany and its lessee, the Midland North
Carolina Railroad Company, having failed
the directors Of the tir5t-named company
made a formal demand yesterday for pos
session ofthc leased road, which was refused
by the directors of the Midland Company
Litigation will probably onsuc.
A shocking double murder has been com
mittcd near Lilcsvillo, n. G., where al old
woman and her son were found dead at
their home. They had been slain, and the
body Of the son had been thrown into the
fire and partially consumed They were
people Of excellent character The cause
Of their murder is not known. Great ex.
element over the affair prevails through
out the neighborhood, and the mystery
surrounding the tragedy is being invcsti.
gated,
Captain Robert Creighton. marine super
Intendent of the Red Star Line of steamers
died recently in Antwerp, aged 81. He had
received the thanks Of Congress for res
cuinG several hundred UnIteu states soItl
iers whcu in command Of the ship Three
Bells, by standing by the San Francisco
transport inr more than week in q most
terrific gale. His brave act was rewarded
by numerous gold medals, and he was
tetcd in nearly ali the large cities in the
country.