Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-12-02
NEWS OF THE DAT
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Nineteen refugees are in Baltimore on
their way back to Russia from Cincinnati
The brewers of Baltimore have decided to
advance the price of beer orc dollar per bar
rel.
An elevator with q capacity of 100000
bushels was opcued at Louisville, KY. yes
terday.
General B. F. Butler made au argument
IN case involving millions Of dollars be-
fore the Secretary Of the 1utorioryesterday
Three heavy frosts have occurred at Peu-
sacola. Fla, in succession, and it is nov re-
garded Ms entirely safe for absentees to re-
turn.
\ company to supply light from stored
electricity has been Incorporated in Mary
| land, District of Columbia and West Vir-
giuia.
Mr.. ". W. Corcoran has completed his
preparations 10 bring the bones Of Howard
Payne, the author Of Homo Sweet Home"
| from Tunis, in Africa, to Washington
S,GO9,5O0 picccs-292, 100 gold, 800. 200
silver and 4, TAP 900 miut or coin-yalucd at
s. ,S2S, AGO. were made at the United States
|
Senator Windows friends claim that Sc of
the los republican members OF the Mime
sofa Legislature will vote for lis re-c!ec-
tion to the Senate. 1t requires Only 76 to
elect.
Ex-senator Dorsey il ont in q card TO the
public denying that ne dcirauled the gov
eminent III connection with the star route
contracts. The trials begin OH Monday
next.
Rex has issued his proclamation for tho
Carnival in New Orleans on Mard Ctras, tho
9th of February. The Now Orleans papers
predict better show for the coming Mar.
oil Gras than ever before
General Rosccrans. says that he will not
be candidate for the Speakcrship Of the
next House, but thinks that in tho organi-
cation of that body he may reasonably ex-
pect the craftsmanship ofnu important com
mittec.
Henry G. Murphy, president of the New
York and Brooklyn Bridge Company, died
at his residence in Brooklyn Yesterday
morning, aged about II years, He WAS APP
pointed By President Buchanan minister to
The Hague in 1856, aud he wrote history
of the Netherlands.
The National Rifles Of Washington were
yesterday awarded the prize at the compc
titlve drill which took place near the CAPT :
tol. Three companies only entered into the
competition, viz: The National Rifles. the
Washington Light Infantry, and the Scram
ton (Pennsylvania) Guards.
Free Gas is q luxury which the municipal-
ty OF Philadelphia will perhaps enjoy at an
early day, the city solicitor having decided
that the gas trust can legally flight the streets
without pay. He further decides that the
city lamps must be supplied with free gas
before the trust can reduce the price TO pri-
vate consumers below - per 1000 feet
Frank Thoma, an Italian draughtsman
employed in tho Signal Corps, Washington,
shot himself in the left breast during an ut
tack of melancholia, yesterday afternoon.
He was taken to Providence Hospital, and
still lives, although in critical condition.
dc refuses 10 say what caused him to at
tempt to end his life Thoma has seen ser.
vice in the Arctic regions IN the govern
ment employ.
A man named Fog, employed at the SEQ
vile car-Wheel works, ut Buffalo, Y. Y. nj ;
tempted to commit suicide Yesterday by
piunginS his head into large pail OF molten
metal His fellow employees saw lin knccl
to comnt the act, and rescued him as
quickly as possible, but not unti both of his
eyes were burned out and hisscalp cooked 10
the skull. while his hands and face were also
terribly burned.
August Vorndiccke, who has manifested
signs Of insanity, was discovered in Cincin-
natti yesterday braudishing a butcher knife
over his sleeping daughter. His wife rush
ed into the room, seized his arms and saved
the child's life. The man, after fearful
struggle, in which the woman caught the
blade Of the knife in her hand, disengaged
his arm, and in an instant more would have
killed her but for the appearance OF a po-
liccmun. The maniac was disarmed, but q
few minutes late: cut his throat with IA
Zor.
: The Dublin police continue to declare
that they are on the track Of the assassns
who murdered Lord Frederick Cavendjsh
and Secretary Burke OH the 9Th of
last May. By proclamation dated on tho
10th of last month. and posted All over Dub
lin, the lord.lieutenaut repeats his offer Of u
reward OF ten thousand pounds sterling tfny
thousand dollars) for such information as
will lead to the conviction of any one of the
fhceniS Park assassins.' lie also offers
further reward of five thousand poundsstcr-
ling for such private information as will lead
to the same result.