Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.


In the Senate yesterday the bankruptcy
bill was further amended and passed.
Sixteen ships, bringing in all IL, 1000 iu'-
migrants, have arrived at New York since
last Saturday.
Rumors are afoat in Paris that the Pope
will seek an asylum in France in case he
determines to leave the Vatican.
Baseball yesterday MISUNDERSTANDING
mingtons 7, Washingtons l; Baltimore
Baltimore Is, Nationals of Washington l.
The Efingham, ILL.,, bank was closed yes.
terday all day. President T. A. Won Casey
lett town Saturday night. 1t is reported
that his accounts are about S25 80 short.
At O circus performance in Bucharest last
night the roof fell in and a terrible panic en-
sued. Five dead and one hundred wounded
were removed from the building, and many
are missing.
Twenty-one Mormon missionaries and 400
Mormon emigrants from Europe left New
York Yesterday for Utah. Large numbers
are leaving different parts of the South for
the same place.
Laura N. Thorpe, who was shot in her
house in New York three weeks ago by
George S. Walsh, will recover. Two Of her
w
was taken from her lungs.
DR.. Harrington, convicted of conspiracy
to defraud the American Legion of Honor,
was sentenced yesterday at Jersey city by
Judge McGll. The extreme penalty oftwo
years in state prison was given him.
Mgr. Fabre, Of Montreal, in a pastoral adj
dress TO the clergy OF his diocese depounces
the conhscation by the Italian government
of the real estate of the Propaganda, aud
makes an earnest appeal to the faithful to
come to the rescue Of the fund ny general
subscription.
There are reports to the effect that Prince
| Victor Of Wales, on attaining his ma joriiy.
which will occur January 5, 1885, will be
raised to the peerage, with the title 0! Duke
of Dublin, and that he will thenceIorth
make his residence in ireland. 1t is also
stated that be will enter the Royal Irish
Fusiliers.
Mr. Logan reported favorably yesterday
| from the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Joint resolution, proposing such an amend
ment Of the Constitution of the United
States as would empower the President to
veto one or more items Of appropriation or
of special or general legislation in an appro-
priation bill while approving of the remain
der of the BILL
The District Court in general term yes
| terday dismissed the suit of the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad to restrain about
thirty persons from prosecuting suits against
the railroad for damages to property on
Maryland and Virginia avenues. 4 decree
was issued restraining the company from
using Maryland avenue for loading and un-
loading freight cars.
Mrs Myra Clark Gaines has written a let
ter to Boston friend giving the status OF
the celebrated case, Gaines VS.. the City OF
New Orleans. The letter shows that final
| Judgment has been entered for the plaintiff,
amounting with interest to S2,000,000, and
in the effort to enforce this judgment an
other appeal has been taken by the defend
ant to the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Shendy has been captured by the Arabs
and 1000 men, women and children have
butchered, many Of them refugees from
khartoum. In the recent massacre ON the
batants were slain. Gen. Gordon denoun-
ces with the utmost Indignation the En-
gish government for his abandonment Ii
is thought thab the government will imme.
diately send the Egyptian army to khar-
toum.
Miss Maude Manning, daughter of Chief
Justice Manning of Louisiana, and G.. W
Compton eloped from Alexandria, La, and
were married Saturday night. They were
followed by the young ady's mother and
two gentlemen. The couple managed to
elude their pursuers by changing cars three
times, but were finally caught, locked up in
q box car of freight train and taken to
Marshall, Tex, where The mother discover
ed they were married.
A handsome and well-dressed woman APP
piled at the Treasury Department in Wash
ington the other day after Office hours 10
see the assistant secretary. Failing in this,
she informed the Waterman and others that
she had come to demand the removal of Q
colored messenger, whom she said was also
the valet of prominent member Of Con:
gress, and whom she charged with writing
grossly indecent and insulting letters to
her at the congressman's instigation. The
woman said that she proposed to horsewhip
the congressman and secure the discharge
of the messenger.