Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-10
NEWS OF THE DAY
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John w. Guiteau was i'll Washington yes
tcrday looking after his brothers skeleton.
SamurI II. i. Carpenter, the Oldest dlstil-
Ter in America. died Of heart disease AT
Wheeling, W. Va, Sunday.
The courthouse and contents at Alta
mont, in Grundy county, Tennessee, were
burned Sunday night
Fifty thousand loaded brcech-loading caps
blew up ut the Union metallic cartridge
shop, Bridgeport, Ct, yesterday. The bull
ding was blown to atoms, but no one was
injured.
Governor Crittenden, of Missouri, is re-
ported to have said that he will grant no
requisiton for Frank James from any other
slate 50 long rs il criminal charge remains
against him in Missouri.
Sunday ut a baptizing, near Canton, Ga,
Il bridge fell into Il river and preciptated
two hundred spectators into the water. No
lives were lost, but quite number OF legs
and arms were broken.
Salter and Wilmot, the Treasury conspir-
ators were yesterday arraigned, in Wash
ington, and on the affidavit of the Chief of
the Secret Service, committed for the action
of the grand jury.
There were IS new cases of yellow fever
at Pensacola, Fla, yesterday and deaths.
On Sunday there were II new cases and
deaths. The total cases TO date are 300, OF
which ~ were fatal
c. W. Chancellor, secretary of the Mary
land State board Of health, leaves Baltimore
tomorrow for Europe, and while abroad
will investigate the sewerage of European
cities.
Ii. c. Mead banker at Waupaca, Wis,
was murdered and his safe robbed on Sun
day night. He was sitting in q room in the
rear of the bank writing and was shot by
the burglars from outside the window.
The Committee on Grain of the New York
Produce Exchange yesterday restored the
grade of No. = oats to whatit was on Octo-
Der 5, and established the grades of win
ter wheats the same as they were last sea-
son.
| Iertcrday morning the Chicago Bee
Company commenced business in Washing
ton Market, New York, and offered beet
at four cents less than market prices
Wholesale dealers are excited and indig-
| nant.
| Mr. Lewis Cass Smith, president of the
| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, &C
| companied by Senator German and others
| left Washington yesterday on tour of in
spection of the canal, and at the same time
to pay of the employees.
| An effort is to be made to effect the open
ing Of the Johns Hopkins Hospital within
year, and the starting in connection with i
of the medical department Of the university
The chemical laboratory Of the Universit,
was opened yesterday.
The beer brewers Of Chicago mot yrstcl
| day and decided that, in view of the failure
of the hop crop and the high price of bar
| ley, 1t would become necessary within thu
next two months TO increase the price O
| beer by the barrel.
| The trustees of the Brooklyn bridge hay,
appointed Mayor Grace, Of New York, ant
Mayor Low, of Brooklyn, a comittee to in
,qulre INTO the administration Of the finance
! al affairs nt the bridge since 1870 The OK
| pcndilnrcs TO date foot up 81, 973,420.
| The first train on the Atlantic division o
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad left Chattanooga yesterday morn
ing. This is new route just completed
from Chattanooga to Brunswick Ga. viz
Roms, Atlantic and Macon, Ga.
Anthony Comstock raided the pool rooms
in Long Island City yesterday. He me
with some resistance but he and his specia
officers burst the doors. Three men wer,
arrested. The property seized is valued a
nearly Sl3,oOo The raid was instigated by
the Law and Order Society Of Long Island
The cyclone which WAS reported on Sat
urday to be forming and which broke Sun
day, extended from Santiago de Cuba ant
Guantanamo nearly to Vera Cruz, crossing
the western end of Cuba and displaying the
greatest intensity at Nuelta Abaio 1t viii
exhibit great intensity in the extreme NORTH
of fucatan and in the eastern part of The
Calf of Mexico