Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-08
NEWS OF THE DAY
"7o show the gerry age and body ofthe Times"

The strike of the freight handlers at New
York has ended, the men giving in.
General Grant and Mr.. Prescott have been
confirmed as commissioners on the Mexican
treaty.
NJ. G. Urner declines to be candidate for
denomination for Congress in the 9th Mary
land district.
The election in Alabama yesterday was
very quiet, and resulted in the success of
the democrats.
The Kentucky court of appeals has decid-
ed that an atheist is a competent witness in
any court in the State.
Rear Admiral David McDougal retired
I. 5. n, died Monday, August (, at his res
ldence in San Francisco of bright's disease
4 CHILEAN garrison, seventy-four strong
stationed ut Conception. in the Junin Valley,
has been massacred by the inhabitants.
The soldiers had ilftreated some women
Plans are being prepared for a handsome
ing with similar buildings elsewhere belong
to the Pennsylvania Railroad
The total valuation of property for assess
ment in Boston amounts to 1872, 400 100, a
gain of Sc, 935 500 on the previous year. The
tax rate has been advanced to S15.10 on
the 81 900.
Two terrific thunder and wind storms
visited Scraton, Pa, yesterday. Trees We're
uprooted and houses unroofcd. Many cell
lars were flooded. Considerable damage
was done to the crops.
An extensive fire occurred at Gardiner,
Me-, yesterday, destroying property valued
at $500, 600. About twenty acres of ground
were burned over. 4 large number of
manufactures were burned.
The firm of James p Thomas & Co.,
brokers of Baltimore, failed yesterday, caus-
ing considerable excitement OH the Stock
Exchange. The failure was a great sur
prise, as there was no intimation Of embar-
rassment on Saturday.
The will of Virginia E. Pickrell, Of
Georgetown, was filed f6rprobate yesterday.
She gives Miss Elizabeth Dozier an annuity
OF 500 per annum; to her niece, Lille Y.
Davis, 81 1000, and bequeaths the residue of
her estate to her children.
There were seveu deaths at Matamoras,
Mexico, and one death at Brownsville. Tex
as, from yellow fever during the twenty -four
hours ending Sunday. The disease is
spreading ut both places. Eighteen new
cases were reported at Brownsville The
Mayors among those down with the fever
Austin Mcnamara, an old gentleman, was
brought into court at Brooklyn. n v, yes
terday from the Queens county lunatic asy-
lum, where he had been confined for four
years. He maintains that he never was in
sane and that his Incarceration was an out
rage. He says he quarrels with his sons anu
they had him sent to the asylum.
Now Orleans lata 1,- ,bron;.lo,l ,l,o ,l;,,
ment of the first two steamship cargoes
$4,000 sacks of California wheat, coming
via the Southern Pacific Railway. Hitherto
all grain shipped at Atlantic ports has been
in naked bulk. These cargocs are all well
| sacked, which creates admiration and saves
much waste.
The democratic State committee of New
| York meets ut Saratoga this afternoon TO
ascertain if it is not possible to harmonic
the party differences. Both Mr.. Tilden and
Mr. Kelly, it is said, will have their repre-
sentatives on the ground, and it is feared
that the irrepressible conflict between these
gentlemen will break out afresh and defeat
all prospect of real party unity
Joseph B. Stewart, known in this CITY
shortly after the war as connected with
various Washington and Alexandria rail-
road suits, died yesterday at hospital in
New York of fatty degeneration of the
heart, after four months illness. He was
born in Trimble county, Kentucky, and
graduated at the law school at Lexisngton,
Ny, and afterward continued his legal
studies in the office of Henry Clay.
Commander Pearson, reports to the NAVY
Department, that good order and quiet pre-
vail in all parts of Alaska, and that there is
no reason TO anticipate any change All re-
| ports OF trouble in the mining region and
danger OF Indian outbreaks are simply false
| according to Commander Pearson, who saws
ne believes such reports were gotten up to
induce the department to retain large and
expensive vessel of war in the territory.
The sum total of the appropriations for
1888 is S294 ,2l3 09I. or ST. $50 ,62l more than
for 1882 and over Sl0l 100000 more than
Tor 1851. These figures so eloquent of ex-
trlVagance, have excited general cutlery
OF Indignation. There is an appropriation
for pensions for 1888 of Sl00,O00,0OO, the ex-
cess over the appropriation for the same
purpose for 1882 being $47,7l7,G94, besides
81, $780, 600 for additional clerical service in
paying pensions.
In the British House Of Commons vester-
day Mr.. Gladstone, replying to Mr.. Gourley.
said the government had ascertained that
M. De Lesseps, in protesting against the
landing of British troops on the property of
the Suez Canal Company, acted solely as a
private individual. 1t was not thought ne
cessary, therefore, to take any steps regard
ing his so.called protest. The only matter
to be considered with advantage in regard
to the canal, he said, is the condition that it
Shall remain open, which it does.
From returns received from the Ken
tuckey State elections it appears that the
Democrats have elected one Judge of the
court ofappeals, and three judi yes Of the su
perlor court. The race attracting the most
attention is that for clerk of the court of ap-
peals, between Thomas ]. Henry, the Dem
ocratic nominee, and ex-Lieu enant- Cover
nor r. T. Jacobs, Independent Democrat
From returns received the indications are
that Henery will receive about 100000 and
Jacobs about $4,000 votes.
A man in California has been granted
new trial, after being convicted of murder
in the second degree, because the jury drank
so much beer during the trial as to unfit
them f0r corionc Jol;bosot;o.