Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-01
NEWS OF THE DAY

The expenses of the District Of Columbia
during the last fiscal year were $3,Gli ,G3y
The cities Of New Jersey contributed ST.
POT 100 for school purposes during the year
ending September 30
The Victoria Rifles Of Montreal, Qgcher,
propose sending 200 picked men and IA band
to take part in the military display on the
occasion OF the Inauguration OF the Wash
ington monument.
Mrs. Anna E. Ramsey, wife of Hon. Alex
ander Ramsey, at various times Represen-
tative aud Senator in Congress from Min
ncsora, and late Secretary of War, died at
st. Paul OH Saturday.
Cigar makers all eve. The couutry arc
greatly exercised over toe provisions of the
comm :cial treaty between Spain aud the
United States, reducing the duty on Havana
cigars. Meetings have been held and NUN
erous petitions sent to Congress.
Jack Dempsey, of New York, and Nike
NJ ,llon of Philadelphia, fought prize fight
in the second story ola building in PDila
delphia Saturday night. The gloves u-"t
were hard packed. The fight WIS fer $50
u side and an extra parse. Malon was
worsted and the tigh; was declared IN
Denpsey's favor.
A young medical student named Kcn-
meth Robinson was found dead IN bed at the
Metropolitan Hotel in ashineton, Sa'ur.
day afternoon. He arrived there from NeY
York Thursday, and had been drinking
bard. After dinner on Saturday be went !"
his room to lie down, where he was found
III hour after, dead.
Mr.. Bernard Coleridge, son of Lord Chief
Ju tice Coleridge, is endeavoring TO arrange
compromise with Mr.. L. NJ. Adams, In"
Darrisler, to whom the jury, in l.ondon,
lately accorded verdict for $4,000. Mr.
Coleridge has offered to paw all the costs OF
the prosecution and S. 600 cash 10 Mr..
Adams to finally settle the matter.
The Plenarv Council at its session il
Baltimore on Saturday passed number OF
decrees-one relating To the sacrament q!
marriage, another to education in the semi.
naries, and anothe to the education Of the
priesthood. Bishop Hennessy, of Dubuque,
preached yesterday morning on he sanc'iy
of the church, and Bishop Ireland al night
on temperance.
The oyster steamer McLane will take tho
Maryland and Virginia commissioners 10
the Potomac during the week to finish up
the work of making the boundary line un-
der the agreement between the two States.
The locating of several buoys in Pocomoko
sound will complete the work. Capt. Chss.
Junkin, of the United States coast surrey,
will accompany the party as the detail for
that purpose.
Gen. Gersham G. Mott, Of Bordentown,
n. j., crossed the Cortland Street ferry to
New York, on Saturday. He walked up
Cortland street in company with Col. ChaS.
E. EttiDg Of Philadelphia, whom be had
met on the beat. On reaching the corner
of New Church street, Gen Mott sank un
conscious to the pavement without warning
He was carried into an Office near by, but
before physician could be summoned the
General was dead. The doctor said heart
disease was the cause.
One Of the men employed on the Wash.
ington monument, Joseph w. Williams by
name, had narrow escape from death on
Friday last. He was standing on one Of the
inside scaffods near the top Of the shat;
when he lost his balance and fell of. Luck
lily, however, the sleeve Of his cOs.t car-ht
on large nail which projected FROM .enotbcr
scaffold about ten feet below. aud there he
hung suspended until rescued by his fellow
workmen. Had the nail given way or torn
through his sleeve he would have fallen
distance of over FIVE hundred feet.