Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-05
NEWS OF THE DAY

The New Orleans exposition opens on
The 10th.
The plurality for Garfield over Hancock
was 9,464
Both Houses of Congress adjourned yes
terday until Monday.
Francis d. SIoulton, 80 we'll known by his
connection with the Beecher-Tilton case as
the mutual friend" died at his residence
in New York, Wednesday, of paralysis of
the heart.
John Moore, editor of the Harrisburg,
Pa, Sunday Telegram, has been convicted
Of iibeing saloon keeper, aud sentenced
to ,lsixty ays' Imprisonment and to pay
fine Of $500.
The solicitor OF the treasury has ordered
suits to be brought against the sureties of
Captain Howgate, late of the signal service,
to recover S1l3, 900, the amount of his in
debtedness to the government.
Mr.. Scales, of North Carolina, will resign
his seat at q member of the House of Rep
resentatives just before the holiday recess
Mr.. Scales has been elected Governor of
North Carolina. He will be inaugurated in
January.
Professor De Wolawski, the music teacher
charged with outraging his own daughter,
who committed suicide Wednesday night in
Washington, left letters protesting his limo.
cence of the charge and saying he died to
save his daughters honor.
During the present week about $50 work.
men have been discharged from the Mount
Clare shops of the Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road, of whom sixty were dismissed from
the blacksmith department yesterday At
all the shops Oh the line Of the road there
will be reduction of force, except in the
bridge department, which is very busy in
building bridges for the Philadelphia extern.
sion. In all other departments time of work
has been shortened one hour per day.
Policeman james Norcom, of Washing
ton, upon going to his home last night,
found the house dark and his wife and three
children absent. He met his wife on the
street and they returned home together.
Upon entering his house the second time he
found man whom Norcom supposed to be
his wife's lover The men clinched and
began firing at each other. During the
struggle the wife received three shots in
her ankle, inllicting serious wounds. Nor
com went TO the police station and gave
himself up.
1t is renhrted that the most pronounced
| Of the Senators who opposed the confrma.
ton of Secretary McCulloch is Senator Rid
! ileberger, who says that Blaine lost several
thousand votes in Virginia on account of
Mr.. McCuIloch' appointment to the cabinet,
aud said to some of the democratic Senators
that they could thank Mr.. McCulloch's con-
npclion with the Virginia debt question for
the presence Of Mr.. Malone and himself in
the Senate. He expressed the intention to
call the ayes and noes when MIR. McCul-
lochs confirmation came before the Senate
The wife of Rev. w. A. Downs, pastor Of
Worthwhile Church, Riverhead Long Island +,
has eloped with G. Mitchell Terry, one of
the leading men of the village, and deacon
of the church. Mr.. Downs is one of the
most popular cergymen in the eastern part
of Long Island. Yesterday morning the
clergyman received telegram from his
wife. which told him that she was "happy
with her dear Terry and would never re-
turn TO Riverhead." 1t is believed that the
couple have gone to Florida, where Terry
has sister VINO eloped some time ago with
q Captain Penny, leaving four children af-
ter her.