Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-10
NEWS OF THE DAY
ITO shoD the very age and body ofihe Times

Capt. John J. Daneker, president of the
Old Defenders Association of Baltimore.
died yesterday, aged 81 years
There was one death by yellow fever in
Brownsville, Tex, yesterday. The number
OF cases is increasing.
The Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railroad
Company has sold TO an English syndicate
100000 acres Of land II - 30 per acre.
The first annual fair OF the North Carroll
m Fruit Growers Association began ut
Greensboro. yesterday The attendance was
large.
The Maryland Stock Breeders Association
has asked the Governor to enforce the act Of
1880 for the cXtirpation Of plcuro-pneumon-
ia among cattle in that State
New Orleans, or within 800 miles Of it
was agreed upon at New York yesterday rs
the place for the prize fight between Tug"
Wilson and James Elliott.
The Russian Refugee Relief Committee of
Baltimore has issued call for Il meeting
next Sunday to take action about sending
the refugees home or otherwise making H.
nal disposition of them.
An unknown woman about GU years of
age, plainly dressed in black, died Oh the
western express between Baltimore and
York last night. Her ticket was purchased
in Baltimore for l.ogansport, Ind. her fare
having been paid through on 4 Pullman
car.
The famous trotler 1t. Julien was brought
TO veterinary surgeon near BayvicW, Wis
some time ago to he treated fora broken
superior liSamcnt in one Of the fore legs
| The trainer and driver expect TO have the
horse in condition for The track again in :,
few weeks.
Sister Agnes Gubcrt of the Sistcrhood O.
the Visitation, died ut II. Agnes Hospital
near Baltimore. on Sunday night last. aged
about 45 years. Sister Agnes came from
Wheeling TO the hospital for treatment, and
died. rather unexpectedly. Her reputation
rs Il songStresS was worldwide. She was II
native Of Philadelphia.
While in this country there is prospect
Of extraordinarily large cereal crops, consul
lar reports TO the State Department show
that the crops in England and Belgium have
suffered severely by protractcd wet wealth
er. In Belgium potatoes arc taken out o
q soil 50 wet that they commence to ro
Il week after they are gathered.
Every wholesale grocer in PHILADELPHIA;
was yesterday morning notified of the nd
vance i'll the price of matches Of from =:
cents to $3.50 per gross, according to kind
and the jobbers and dealers in matches an
nounced proporionatc rise on their part.
Notices are on their way throughout the
Union TO the same effect us those distributed
i'll Philadelphia.
The work Of reasscssing property in Yves
Virginia is now going on. From larg,
number of reports Of as$cssors published il
the Wheeling Register, there is Il uniform
and gratifying increase in valuations. rang
ing from ten up TO forty percent the in
crease being largest in farming lands
through manufacturing enterprise and min
eral developments are adding largely to Tia,
wealth Of the State
Areunion Of the Army of West Virginia i
to take place on the 18TH 18th and l4th o
September, at Parkersburg. Major Genera
George Crook is to preside, and Colonc
Robert G.. IngcrsOll has been chosen as TIT
orator of the occasion. Among those invited
and expected to he present are Presiden
Arthur, ex-Presdents Grant and Hayes ant
eX-Secretary James G.. Blaine, with 4 hos
of other worthless \ wigwam capable o
+ seating ten thousand persons is to be provi
ded