Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-27
NEWS OF T9E nav

Fire partly destroyed the Sporza Casariui
palace III Home yesterday.
Senator Miller, of California. entertained
Inc President at dinner yesterday evening.
William Dickson, foreman ofthe first star
route jury, was indicted by the grand Jury
III Washington yesterday.
The Marquis of Lorne paid his RESPECTS to
the PRESIDENT yesterday, and in the evening
was dined by the British minister.
Ballots without result for United States
senators were taken by the Michigan Min
ncsota and Nebraksa legislatures Yesterday.
The star route trials have already cost
Messrs. Brad, Dorsey and Vale 5000 900, and
Brady and Dorsey have each spent S75 900.
y delegation of woman sullragist5 appear
cd before the House Judiciary Committee
yesterday TO oppose Willets' Anti.uoJymnmv
bill rs applicable TO Utah
The charity ball, given at the New York
Academy of Music Thursday evening for the
benefit OF the Nursery and Child's Hospital,
realized about $l2 600.
Airs. Caroline Fisher, sister of Mr.. II. n,
tiallaher. senior editor of the Charlestown.
". Va, Virginia Free Press, died at Altoona,
"a, last week, in the 18th year of her age.
In the lower house OF the German Reich
stag Yesterday, an Interpolation was al
dressed 10 the government in favor Of the
use OF the electric light on railways and
ships.
On the third ballot the republican scnitor-
ial caucus of Colorado last night nominated
/. NJ. Brown, of Rio Grande, for the United
States Senator for the Ion. term. No nom
nation was made for The short term.
a dispatch from Boston says a case of
Smali poX discovered there originated in
ba!t gilmore and an order has been issued re-
curing The port physician to hcaraflcr ex-
anime all Vessels and passengers on board
from that city.
The weather in Northern New York and
New England yesterday morning was the
coolest experienced this winter. the Their
momctcr standing III Northern New York
rom 10 to y degrees below zero, and in
Northern New England from so to 3lo be-
low
The Virginia Conference Of the United
Brethren will convene in Hagerstown,
March I. This conference represents over
5000 COMMITMENTS and numbers about 10
ministers: 1t comprises the State of Virgin
III and the western portion of Maryland.
Bishop Dickson will also preside over this
| conference.
NJ. Duclcrc is suffering from Il severe
cold. On that account there was no meet
Ing OF the French cabinet yesterday. The
committee on the expulsion bills will report
TO the Chamber to-day, and there is tall: OF
compromise with the government A
Paris correspondent says That the govern
ncnt is so disunitcl it does not know what
to do.
st. Georges Episcopal Church, New York
OF which Rev, Stephen II. Tying, ir., was
formerly rector, has just been made Il free
church, and this ut the solicitation of lis new
rector, Rev. Mr.. RaSnstord. The vestry, il
should be added, arc now paying DR.. Tying
an annual pension of 5000, and the Church.
man intimatcs that it will probably enter
upon lis new phase Of work BY giving IL;
| rector two assistants.
Tie reception to the Marquis of Lprnc at
the residence of the British legation in
Washington last night was a social event of
interest. The reception, was partcpa-
ted in by Judges and Senators and stately
hiatrnllS. IN the elegant suit Of apartments
on each sides of the great hall, and the mus
lc Of laughing voices and the sounds of dane
ing were heard i'll the ballroom in the south
wing Of the mansion. Blooming plants
we've GROUPED ut the foot of the grand stair.
way, and tail palms were banked i'm eacl, of
the apartments. The immense. ballroom
MAS without ornament