Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-12
NEWS OF TIE nay

NEWS OF TIE DAY
The were a large number of new cases of
small poS in Baltimore yesterday.
The remains of Gambetta will be convey
ed to Nice b. special train to-day.
a number of clerks were Yesterday dis
charged from the Census Office On account
of lack of funds.
The U. S. Supreme Court will not decide
the Virginia coupon case until after the Feb
ruary recess.
A very sharp and heavy earthquake shock
was felt at Cairo, H., yesterday morning at
l:2o O'Clock lasting about 5seconds.
=, An organization has been completed in
Chicago for starting Il new national bank,
with capital of a million dollars.
One OF the causes Of the great loss Of life
at the Milwaukee fire was the fact that
maze OF telegraph-wires surrounded the
hotel.
Senator Don. Cameron's daughter was
married last night in Washington to Lieu
tenant Alexander Rodgers, Of the United
Statesarmy.
Hon. E. 3. Washburn. ex-minister TO
France, was painfully injured by being
thrown from horse, while riding at San
|
4 lively correspondence is again progress
ing III Dublin between Mr.. Egan and Mr..
Plgott concerning the Land League funds.
Mr. Plgott declares that 100000 Of the funds
are not accounted for
The New York Senate yesterday passed q
clVll-serVlce- reform resolution declaring
mat subordinate officers should only be re-
moved for cause, and plcdsing the Governor
us support in the selection of competent Of
| Ulcers.
\ Fruit and Vegetable Company from St.
Louis has bought a section of land near
Ponchatoua, La, on the Chicago, ST. Louis
and New Orleans Railroad, and is going ex-
tensively into The business of raising and
shipping fruits and garden truck to North
ern markets
The Germans Of New Orleans have Or
ganized committee for the relief of the
sufferers from the overflow in the Rhine
provinces of Germany, whose collections
the first day amounted to nearly three
thousand dollars. They expect to remit
within few days by cable twenty thousand
marks.
y joint meeting Of the sub committees of
the Senate and House committees on public
buildings and grounds was held Yesterday
to discuss the proposition 10 buy the house
in which Abraham Lincoln died The COM
mittccs agreed to recommend that the house
be purchased at $4,000 which is $1,000 less
than the amount asked for it.
The republican joint caucus of the legisla-
tule OF Illinois last nj ght andnominatedG Gov
5. NJ. Culom for I. S. Senator on the fifth
ballot. The House adopted resolution
declaring any one ineligible for L. S. Sena-
tor IL elected while an officer of the State.
The resolution was intended to bar Coy.
Cu!lom. The vote stood so to So.
The Minnesota republican Senatorial eau
Gus last night nominated William Window
for the l. S. Senate. Fifty republicans
staid out of the caucus WINDOWS friends
claim that twelve more will vote for him in
the legislature, making seventy three votes
III Will take sevcntv-sX to elect, and his
chances are considered very doubtful.
The indications are that H. G.. Davis will
he reelected to the United States Senate,
from West Virginia. A caucus was called
Yesterday, but postponement was arrang-
ed. As the Legislature docs not commence
halloting until the twcnty-thirl, il is be-
lleved that the failure of getting caucus
will inurc to Mr.. Davis benefit. A strong
feeling III favor Of Davis has set in.
\ shocking suicide occurred on the Belvi-
deere division of the Pennsylvania railway
in Trenton, n j., yesterday An unknown
man deliberately placed his neck across a
rail- before the wheels OF q passing coal train,
and had his head almost served from his
body lie was about 81 years of age aud is
belleved to have been y German. Poverty
was doubtless the cause of the act.
The United States Marshal left San An
tonla yesterday morning with Marshal r.
Polk, the defaulting Treasurer, who will be
taken to Nashville and there turned over
TO the proper authorities. John Price, the
detective who made Il bargain to conduct
Folk safely to Mexico, and received his
prlhe, skipped out of San Antonio, but
was captured at San Marcus, and taken
back and imprisoned in default of 81 900
bail
Illinois bosts of having surplus of 49,
ooo,ooo III the treasury. This, however, is
not money earned by The state. 1t is partly
the proceeds of sales ofpublic lands granted
to the state By the United States govern
ment Tor railroad purposes and partly from
the money paid into the treasury bv rail
roads which the state owned-taxes, in
other words, levied upon passengers and
produce crossing the state into other states
east and west.
A meeting of the Democratic State Com
mltlee OF Maine was held at Augusta last
| night with closed doors. 1t is understood
that henccforth all coalitions and attempts
at fusion will be avoided that all sumptuarv
laws will be opposed, and plank recon-
mcndcd opposing the prohibitory liquor
law. 1t was agreed that a spirit of concili
alton should be manifested toward the
former greenback wing of the party, and
that the greenbackers be retained in the
democratic ranks if possible.
How THEY MIX DRINKS AT ALASKA
The letter from the Secretary of the Treas