Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-23
NEWS OF THE DAY


1t was extremely cold at Chicago Yesterday
morning. the thermometer falling 23o be-
! low zero.
4 negro distributing clerk in the New
Orleans postotfice has been caught stealing
| letters.
Some ghouls broke into the dead house at
Rigaud, Montreal, Sunday and stole five
bodies for the medical colleges there.
Prince Frederick Charles Alexander, who
died on Sunday, was four years younger
than his brother, the Emperor, of Germany.
1t is rumored that the French Senate will
be constituted court for the trial of Prince
Jerome. The latter remains under arrest
The contribution in the Philadelphia
churches for the benefit Of the German food
sufferers on Sunday amounted to $4,000
marks.
John r. Mcpherson was nominated for
United States Senator by the New jersey
democratic caucus yesterday on the first
ballot.
Advces from British Guiana report fine
crop prospects. The shipments OF sugar to
December 81 were 129, 446 hogsheads against
96,91o the year before.
Mr.. OBrien, editor of the Dublin United
Leiamd. charged with sedtious libel, has
been committed for trial ut the next session
OF the Special Commission. Mr.. O'Brien
was admitted to bail.
R5Eighty-seven new cases of small pox were
reported in Baltimore yesterday. The State
Board of Health has decided to ask the Pre-
sident Of the United States for aid in the
suppression of the pestilence.
Captain John 3. Offers, Il we'll known cit
izen OF Baltimore, committed suicide yester-
day afternoon by shooting himself in the
right temple with a pistol He was SO
years old and leaves u wife and six grown
children. Dependency was the cause.
Four Americans, employed in different
capacities in Panama and Oh the canal, have
been arrested and put in the Chiriqui pris-
on on suspicion Of being concerned in the
recent robbery of a keg of gold intended
for the United States vessels of the Pacific
squadron.
The business statement of the Philadel.
phia and Reading Railroad and Coal and
Iron Companies for the month Of December
made public yesterday shows the gross re-
celpts OF the railroad company to have been
81 ,l9o.3Il.3l, expenses 1886, 1920 profit
for the month 1888, 5O9.11
The funeral of Mr.. Douglas Ii. Gordon,
whose death in Baltimore on Saturday morn
ing has been noticed, took place yesterday
afternoon from Emmanuel p. E. Church.
The remains were enclosedin solid walnut
cloth-covered casket There were many
beautiful floral tributes-so many that
when laid upon the casket, it was covered
TO the depth Of very nearly two feet with
flowers.
In the House Representatives yesterday
a bill was introduced to repeal the iron-clad
oath. 1t proposes to do away with the iron
clad oath in all cases, including members of
Congress. Senators as we'll us members.
The oath to be used hereafter will be what
is known rs the modified, which simply de-
clarcs that the taker of it will defend
the constitution and obey the laws ofthe
country.
AS stated i'll yesterday S GAZETTE the high
wind and water drove such immense GUAM
titles Office over Niagara Falls yesterday as
to almost completely fill the gorge below
the ice bridge, which is over one hundred
feet thick in places. The ice is thrown up
along the shore, destroying houses and 9TH
er property. and doing several thousand
dollars worth Of damage. Two hundred
feet of the inclined railway building and
The magnificent observatory and dressing
rooms below the bank are crushed 1t is
the greatest ice bridge ever seen. Hundreds
Of people have crossed it safely During its
formation the ferrymau's house was lifted
bodily and turned over on it's side, the in
mates escaping with difficulty
Sixteen more passengers of the Cimbria
and fireman have been picked up, making
81, out OF 400 persons saved. The rest it is
now believed, were lost. One of the boats
which the crew succeeded in launching be-
fore the laundering of the steamer, capsized
Immediately. The steamer stands upright.
Her TOP. yards arc just visible at high tide.
She sunk in ninety feet Of water. The res.
cueu passengers state that after having left
the Cimbria sinking their boat was capsized
and they sought refuge in some of the RIG.
Sing, which was still above water. They
remained in this position ten hours. almost
freezing from the cold until they were res.
cucd. Many Of those who were in the boat
when it left the Cimbria were drowned upon
its capsizing, and many others after reach
ing the rigging were obliged to release their
hold and were drowned The survivors de-
scribe the scenes as horrible and heartrcnd-
ing.