Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-21
NEWS OF THE DAT
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The proposed reduction Of letter postage
rates will, it is thought, be adopted by Con-
gress at the coming session.
\ motion TO abolish the French embassy
to the Vatican was rejected in the French
Chamber of Duputies yesterday bya vote of
$50 TOLL.
The Duke of Newcastle, now in New Y orls,
designs visiting Florida, and if he finds the
climate beneficial, will probably remain
there during the winter.
\ duel with pistols has been fought ri
| Wurzburg, Germany, between captain i'll
the army and n student who had served as
orc year volunteer. The captain was
killed.
Sfrs. Rebecca Lockwood, aged over 90
years, of Philadelphia, was burncdto death
Yesterday morning by her clothes taking
fire from coal oil lamp which she carried
| in her hand.
DIR. Henry Willis Bassett, IL prominent
physician of Huntsville, Ala, was shot and
instantly killed yesterday By Levi Essliu-
ger, farmer. The trouble grew out Of an
account between the two for Bassett's pro-
fessional services.
4 Washington lawyer claims to have dis
covered an old law, supposed to have been
obsolete, which provides that adults after
having resided certain time in the District
Of Columbia, are entitled to vote at the
nearest Maryland or Virginia polling place
An explosion occurred at Guayquil, Mex
leo, yesterday AT the powder magazine about
half Il mile north of the town It was ru
morcd that ten men were killed There
was great excitement. The shock was ter
rife, dcstroyinga church and several houses
near by.
The British government is taking meas
urcs to relieve distress in the West of Ire
land. In recent Interview with several
Irish bishops, the Pope expressed his horror
III tho outragcs in Ireland, and admonishcd
tho bishops to Ito their utmost to induce
their people to obey the laws.
The Catholic bishop st Montreal has iss,,
ell Il mandate that parishioncls Of the three
canonical parishes in Montreal shall immcd-
lately proceed 10 pay off the debt Of $500 900
due OH the Fabriquc Of Norte Dame. Mar
ricd men arc to subscribe s. and those unmar-
Rcd 81 per annum until the amount il dis
charged.
General Chalmers las filled Il petition for
Il mandamus before Judge Wharton to com
pei the Secretary Of State Of Mississippi to
count his votes in Tate county The COM
mis>ioncrs of election Of Tate county have.
sent an amended return showing that the
votes were cast for J. r. Chalmers, ana not
for J. Il. CliambIiss.
During the month Of October there arliv-
ed in the customs districts of Baltimore,
Boston, Detroit, Huron, Minnesota, New
Orleans, New York, Paasamaquodly, Phil
adclphia and San Francisco, $3.50 passen-
gers, of whom 1865 were Immigrants, S,361
citizens of the United States returned from
abroad and 1857 aliens not Intending to re.
main in the United States.
An Atlanta. Ga, dispatch SAYS Last
spring David Williams was before the mayor
OF JcSup for wife beating. lie then repre-
sentcd that the woman with whom he was
living WAS moi his wife, and they were put
under bonds TO await trial in the SunCriur
: Court on the charge OF adultery and iorni-
cation. The charge against them was dis
missed upon their marrying Yesterday
Major Houston went to Williams house and
claimed the woman as his wife and the ED.
est child rs his. The woman left on Il train
with Houston. Williams followed them to
Hartridge and there shot and killed IIous-
ton. and then escaped 10 the woods
The anniml meeting of the stockholders
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was
held yesterday. The report of the Presi-
dent ANA Directors shows that over two
million tons OF through merchandise east md
west we're carried, rs against less than halfa
million OF tons ten years ago; the passenger
earnings aggregated 81 ,922, 40l11, an in
crease of three quarters of a million Of dol
lars since 1879; ) per cent semi-annual divi-
dcnds have been regularly paid S6l77115O
has been deposited to the credit of the sink
ing fund, and beside al! this. the profit and
loss account shows All increase for the year
of sl,64S,972.23. The surplus fund--reprc-
senting capital derived from net earnings
now amounts to the sum Of $43, 9O7 ,65S.S4.