Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-06
NEWS OF THE DAY
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The Sultan of Turkey has presented L.
S. Minister Wallace with painting of a
Turgish girl.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal stock
holders arc called to meet in ANNAPOLIS on
the 18th to elect president.
Russian authorities are apprehensive that
the fortress and Cathedral of SIS. Peter and
Paul have been undermined.
In the [. S. Senate yesterday House bill
was passed to more efectually punish house
breaking in the District of Columbia.
The manufacture Of glass in Baltimore
has been suspended, it is said to prevent
an over production and for repairs to the
factory.
James B. Belt, for many years q merchant
in Marlboro, Md, died suddenly last night
OF heart disease at his residence, near
Croome Station. He was seventy -four years
of age.
At the celebration by the Americans at
the Mercantile Club in Lepsic in common
Grafton of independence Day, the Emperor
and the King Of Saxony were toasted.
Inc other toasts were appropriate to the
day.
A violent storm ragged all Tuesday night
along the Jersey coast and rain fell all YES
terday. The storm is said to have been the
heaviest known for years. Portions of the
bluff at Long Branch were swept away BY
the surf. >,
John Register, from Richmond, was as
sauted and severely cut ON the breast mud
arm by Henry f. Norris and his son John,
IN Washington, last night. An old grudge
existed between the parties. The wounds,
though serious, are not considered dan
gcrous.
Stephen Coburn, Il prominent member of
the bar OF Somerset county, Me, while
temporarily insane from sickness, drowned
himself in the river at Skowhegan Tuesday
evening. His only son, Charles followed
him to the river, and in attempting to save
his father was also drowned.
The comptroller of the currency saws
there is about $l50,0O0 of the last dividend
OF ID per cent. declared in favor of deposi-
tors of the Freedman's Bank still unpaid.
He proposes to pay the dividend to all the
branches, and to that end asks all UNI
paid depostors to present their books as
soon as possible.
Bishop Elder, coadjutor Of Archbishop
Purcell, diocese of Cincinnati, in accordance
with Papal brief received 4 few days ago,
mas convened meeting of the Suiiragan
bishops OF the province of Cincinnati to
elect bishop for the newly-creatcd See of
Grand Rapids, Michigan. There are nine
bishops i'll the province.
Guteau'S body has been secretly removed
from the Washington Jail to the Anatomical
Museum: A disagreement has sprung up
among the doctors as to the printing of the
autopsy. DIR. Lamb, who had the formal d.
rcctlon Of the autopsy, has prepared on his
own account Il report which he has sent to
Il medical journal in Philadelphia, but this
report, the other surgeons say, was drawn
up and sent away for publication without
their concurrence.
Ex-Sccrctary Blaine has expressed him
selft an interviewer in hopeful terms in re-
gard to the future Of the South. He looks
upon the Southern States us almost virgin
territory for enterprise and paying in
vestmentS, and believes that within ten
years the material increase in the Southern
States east ofthe Mssissippiriverwill equal,
if it does not surpass, that of the Northwes-
tern States west of the Mississippi.
The North Carolina Democratic Conven-
ton yesterday nominated K. Tyler Bennett,
at present one Of the district Judges, for
Congrcssman-at-large Hon. Thos Ruffn,
present incumbent, was unanimously nom-
mated for associate justice of the Supreme
Court, and for district Judges from the 1st,
James +. Shepherd; I'd, Fred. Phillips; 3D.,
a. a. Mckay: 4th, james c. McRae; 9TH,
John A. Gilmer; 9th, VIM. NJ. Ship. The
platform advocates the abolition of the
present internal revenue system and de-
nounccs the present tariff laws and tavors
tariff for revenue with incidental protec-
ton.
Much excitement was caused at the state
prison at Concord, Mass, by the prisoners
on Tuesday. They shouted and yelled
without restriction and broke up their cell
furniture because they were deprived of GER
tain recreation hitherto granted them Oh the
Fourth of July. The workshops are closed
temporarily. This morning the trouble was
continued, the convicts being on strike
against the warden's discipline. About
three fourths of the prisoners are dissatisfied
anG boldly declare they will not work until
the usual holiday recreation of an hours du-
ration is granted. The warden is determined
not to grant the holiday demanded, and saws
he will put the men Oh bread and water. un-
less they become quiet.