Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-01
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Mount Etna is showing great and increas
ing activity, and is emitting fire and volr
mes of smoke.
lsmail Pacha Eyoub estimates that it will
take 10000 men and will cost $4,000, 900 to
put down the insurrection in the Soudan
Ground was broken Monday lat Peters.
burg for the new States colored lunatic asy-
lum to be erected near there at cost of over
100000.
MIR. Barrett, the father of Lawrence Bar
rett, the tragedian, died rather suddenly
on Saturday 1T private retreat near Balti-
more.
L. W. Smith 4 Co. of Tombstone, consid-
cred the mostsubstantial merchants in South
ARIZONA, made an assignment Monday.
Their liabilities are $4,000
In the Supreme Court circuit, Long Island
City l.. l., on Monday, the grand Jury is un-
derstood to have found three indictments
against Mayor De Bevoisc for cmbezzlement
and larceny.
An INDICATION meeting of the swindled
pollcy-holders of the marriage associations
was held at Dallas, Tex, Monday, Professor
Malone presiding. He said he had been
swindled out of 800.
1t was stated in the House of Commons
Monday that Newfoundland has not vet
paid the Monday due TO the government for
disbursement to the United States as DANA
gcs for the Fortune Bay affair.
Three four story brick houses on Eighth
street below Noble, Philadelphia, which were
being altered from dwellings to stores. fell
Monday night, blocking Eighth and Noble
streets. There were two families, including
ten persons, living on the premises, but on
ly one person, Mrs. Margaret Finney. was
seriously injured, her left thigh hoi~s nr.>o
tllred and face confused.
The encouragement OF New York has
given an opinion to the effect that if Il man
fraudulently votes on another's name, who
is a dulyregistercd voter, when the latter APP
pears and presents his ballot the judges of
election are bound to receive it, notwith-
standing that Il ballot has already been de-
posted in his name. provided that the
Judges are fully satisfied of his identity.
Col Tom Buford, who some three years
ago killed Judge John NJ. Elliott. Of the
Court of Appeals of Kentucky, and who was
acquitted. but afterwards was declared in
sane and confined in the Central Lunatic
Asylum, escaped last Saturday, going to
Jctfersonville, Ind. 1t is the opinion of law
yers that he ccannot be brought back to Ken
lucky on Il requistion. as there is no longer
a criminal charge against him.
4 destructive storm passed over Daven-
port, Iowa, Monday. Hail hogan to fall
about 4p. m. and continued 10 minutes.
Some ofthc bail stones were of phenomenal
size, irregular in shape; and inches around
by half an inch in thickness Three houses
were blown down and number of barns.
Mrs. George Fenno was buried in the debris
of her house and killed. Other persons
were seriously injured by falling timbers.
At meeting of the Jefferson National
MonumentalAssociatio inWashiDgton Mon
day night a permanent organization was ef-
| fccted by the election of the following named
officers: Hon. w. w. Corcoran, president !;
Judge d. X Cartier, jeremiah S. Black, DR..
J. NJ Toner and Judge T. w. BARLEY vice
presidents: +. Is. Hay, recording secretary;
A. r. Spotiord and DR.. J. G. Yelling, home
corresponding secretaries; Professor J. E.
Hilgard, foreign corresponding secretary.