Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-27
NEWS OF TIE DAY
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The British House Of Commons adopted
a vote of thanks to the army in Egypt yes
terday.
The policy of Marshal Serrano, of Spain,
contemplates the re-establishment of the
constitution of1S69 with notifications.
During gale on Tuesday off the coast Of
England 4 Yarmouth smack was lost with
six persons on board.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has been granted the right of way
through Wilmington, Del.
Paolucei, the Italian naval officer who
deserted to join Arab, has been sentenced
to two years Imprisonment.
The War Department is informed of the
death ofSecond Lieutenant Donald Winston,
Tenth Infantry, which occurred ut Rich
mond, yesterday.
The yearly meeting OF Friends which has
been i'll session at the meeting house ON
Eutaw street, Baltimore, for several DAYS,
ended yesterday.
Advices from Honolulu are to the effect
that the Volcano kilauea is in eruption On
Il srander scale than for a quarter of Il cen
tury.
Mr.. franklin Edison has accepted the nom
nation for mayor rendered him by the var
| ious democratic organizations of New York
city.
The direct electors cast their votes for
members of the prussian Diet Yesterday.
The liberals are disappointed, they having
sustained unexpected losses.
| Yesterday was Jubilee day at Memphis.
a ia, ba -
ing the procession OF manufacturing and bus
mess interests of Memphis.
The winners at the Washington races
yesterday were Hartford, :Checkmate, Wan
derins, Monarch, Buster and Bethune. In
the stceplcchase Mol Pros fell and broke his
neck, and it is feared that Callahan, his ri
der. is fatally injured.
Intelligence Of the death Of Sandy Pinn at
the Albany penitentiary has been received
at Washington. Pinn was convicted with
Bedford and Quinan of the murder of Geo.
i. Hirth in Washington some time ago.
The others were hung, but Piun's sentence
was committed to imprisonment for life.
The promotions in the army consequent
upon the retirement of Major General Nc
Dowell were announced by the President
Yesterday as follows: Brigadier General
Johll rope 10 DC major general, and Colonel
Ronald 5. Mackenzie, Fourth Cavalry, 10 be
brisadicr general. Both promotions took
effect from yesterday.
Special Attorney II. H. Wells, as stated
yesterday, has submitted his report relative
TO attempts to bride certain star route u-
rors to the Attorney General He finds that
jurors were approached by agents of the
Department of Justice and the defendants,
but that the Department of Justice is not
responsible.
The Women's National Temperance
Union Convention held it's second session at
lIasallc yesterday. Miss Jennie Smith, su.
perintendent Of railroad work, gave an &C
count of her successful labors. Miss Smith
paid high tribute to the officers ofthe Bal
timorc and Ohio Railroad for their co-opc-
ration in her work among their employees
| An attempt was made to wreck the fast
freight train bound northwarla at Bowie, Md.
about nine o'clock Wednesday night A
large block of wood was placed on the east
rail, about 100 yards south of the station and
about midway between it and the train,
while the train was awaiting orders. When
the train started two cars were thrown from
| the track, but not seriously damaged. There
Is no clue rs yet to the party no placed the
obstruction on the track.