Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Maine democratic State convention
have declared for Cleveland.
A party of Turks is reported to have fed
a dead child to bears at Fuller's Station,
N
1t is expected that the Bennett. Mackay
cable will be in working order by the end
of July.
The entire business portion of the town
of Pinos Altos, Mexico, has been destroyed
by fire; loss, 0,OOO.
A meeting was held in Washington last
night to protest against the sale of the
property of the College of the Propaganda
at Rome.
The Delaware democrats in their State
convention yesterday presented Bayard as
the best man the national convention could
nominate for the Presidency.
Henry Havemeyer, of New York, who
has an income Of $4,000 year, has been
declared by jury unable to manage his
affairs on account Of drunkenness.
By the premature explosion of a blast on
the Tampico Branch of the Mexican Central
railroad Two American and twelve Mexican
laborers were killed.
There is great excitement at Belfast and
fear of trouble between Orangcmen and
| Catholics. Four hundred extra police and
troop of lancers have been sent there.
Bunker Hill Day was celebrated in BOs-
ton with the booming of cannon and holiday
festivities. At Charlestown, Mass, there
was a parade of the Mystic Order of Owls.
The democratic convention for the thir-
teenth congressional district of Illinois re-
nominated VIM. NJ. Springer yesterday by
| nbic ic Srrinrar', ciyth
ination.
A caucus Of the democratic members OF
the House of Representatives last night
determined to urge the passage of the APP
preparation bills in preference TO all other
measures.
Professor J. G.. Porter, Of the United
States Coast Survey, at Washington, has
been elected astronomer Of the observatory
of Cincinnati University, to succeed Pro-
fessor 0. Stone.
Renshaw's livery stable, on Calvert and
Pleasant streets, Baltimore, was destroyed
by fire last night, and the roof of the Weems
Artificial Stone Company building adjoining
was damaged considerably.
Ell Mahdi has appointed the present gov
ernor ameer of Dongola, and exhorts him
to Join his standard. Engineers are build
ing a ietty at Suakim for the landing OF
material for railroad to the interior.
The grand jury of New York has indicted
James D. Fish and John G. Emo for the
Misrepresentation of national bank funds
and Ferdinand Ward has been indicted for
aiding an officer of national bank to
illegally apply funds of the bank
Major John F. Lee died in st. Louis, Mo-,
yesterday, in his list year. He was born
in Surry, Va, was a graduate of West Point,
and was judge-advocate of the United
States army until he resigned, in September
1862. He was a member of the constitu
tional convention of Maryland of 1867, and
afterwards member of the State Senate oil
Maryland.
The fact has leaked out that Hon. Hester
Clymer, of Reading, Pa, did not die from
apoplexy, but from a dose of morphine
which he took the evening before his death
1t is said that, owing to the general depres.
sion of the various business interests with
which Mr.. Clymer was identified, he has
been losing money. This worried him to
such an extent that his mind became af.
fected.
Daniel Carrigan, chief clerk of the bureau
of medicine and surgery in the Navy De.
partment, and Edwin c. Kirkwood, clerk
in the same bureau, have been arrested
charged with embezzlement and conspiracy
to defraud the Government. The pecula.
lions have been going on for ten years, and
nearly $4,000 are said to have been stolen
from the Government. Money was obtain.
ed by false vouchers.