Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-26
NEWS OF TIE DAY

me report or great lire at Nicolaiefi
Russin, IS contradictcd.
There is no material change iii the sens-
toria! situation in Michigan, Minnesota or
Nebraska.
The House of Representatives Yesterday
passed the Naval Appropriation bill with
snndry amendments
A gift of 81 100000 has been made By Mr..
Tulane: OF Princeton, n. j.. to found Il uni
versity at New Orleans
The Crown Prince and Princess of Ger
many received many visits of congratula-
ton Yesterday in honor of their silver we'd
ding.
Her Majesty's ship Dido sailed from Char
lesion ;. c., ut sunrise yesterday morning
! Tor Bermuda, with the Princess Louise. The
weather was calm and beautiful.
| Dr. James Warning, a gentleman of fine
literary attainments and successful physi.
cian died at his residence, near Chaptico.
ST. Mary's county, Md, last Friday, aged -
years.
The marriage Of Miss Mabel Bayard, the
eldest daughter of Senator Bayard. and Mr.,
Samuel d. Warren, Of Boston, took place at
the Ascension Church in Washington yes
terday
The Peruvian Assembly yesterday passed
n resolution to treat for immediate peace.
with or without Bolivia, provided the repub-
lie retains its independence and is not strip
ped Of all it resources.
The decision of the grand Jury OF Wash
lngton TO ignore the charges against Fore
man Dickson has been reconsidered, and
yesterday subpnnas were issued for all the
witnesses i'll the case including Brewster
! Cameron.
The thermometer was lowest in Salt Lake.
on Friday night, when il reached POP below
zero. The cold snap passed so quickly that
the stock was not seriously Injured BY it,
At Butte, Mon, the spirit thermometer
marked 6l0 below zero.
Col. f. c. Goldsborough, of Talbot Co.,
Md, has bought from Mr.. Tighman S.
Coopersburg. Pa. his flock of forty.two i'm
ported Oxford Downs sheep. This is the
finest flock of sheep in the United States,
and the only flock Of that size of imported
Oxford Downs in the country
Mr.. Henry NJ. Stanley, the African ex-
plorcr, according TO the London Times OF
January II, has reached his scene of acti-
witty on the Congo with 5000 tons of goods
The stories circulated some time ago of his
serious illness in Paris and his soiourn at
Nice and in Spain were apparentlya ruse tc
conceal his actual movements.
The Marquis Of Lornc reached Washing
ton last nig ht and was met at the B. & p
depot by the British minister and others
The Marquis is stopping at the legation
where dinner will be given him tonight
Tomorrow he will be dined by the President
and on Sunday night will be the guest O
Gen Sherman. He will leave OH Monda,
. afternoon.
: The committee ofthe French Chamber O.
Deputies yesterday agreed to adopt a prop
osition excluding from France, Algeria and
the French colonies all members Of famile!
that have reigncd in France making then
lnelligibleto any office, etc The ex-Em
press Eugene denies that she was advised
to leave Paris. She says the object of hel
visit was one Of family sympathy with Prin
; cess NIathilde.
The survivors Of the Louisiana Division
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia held
} their eighth annual reunion and banquet il
I, New Orleans Monday evening. Letters o
D excuses were read from President JEFF. Davis
= Gems. fitzhnsh Lee, &. II. Bureaugard anl
= w. ii. +. Lee, expressing their inability t
B respond to the invitation of the division, a:
, circumstances over which they had no con
= troll deprived them of that pleasure
: The Ensilage Congress which met in New
: York Wednesday was attended by ut least
, one hundred farmers from various parts o
the United States, including widespread
interest in the system Of ensilage or the
preservation OF green crops, with their juices
5 by deposting them in pits or silos under
; weight. There was very large collection
/ of samples of euslage of corn, rye, and Other
green crops, and Of butter and cheese, the
; product of cnsilagc food
Senator Platl's bill to authorize the Post
master-General to establish the free delivery
and collection Of letters in cities and towns
where the population is ten thousand and
more finds :: very hearty support in Con-
!. grcss, and there are some indications that it
will become Il law if the postotlicc Depart
E ment does not oppose it, Under the pre-
, sent law free delivery and collection can
only be establlshetlin cities OF twenty thou
SAINT population or over where the annual
receipts of the Office are $4,000 or over.
, Yesterday afternoon difficulty occurred
Ill Memphis between James Prouliit, aclerk
in the DesotO Oil Works, and Achilles Win
berg. Swede, formerly employed there.
Winberg finally struck ut Proudtit with an
axe. Proudlit retreated, whereupon Win.
berg turned and struck at Adlar III. Proud
tit, an elder brother of james, who had gone
TO the scene to separate the combatants.
NlnhcrS was III the act Of striking second
bl0W at the elder brother when the latter
drew Il pistol and shot him dead Adler
was arrested. but was attcrward released on
500. 900 bail
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