Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-23
NEWS OF THE DAY

Work On the Philadelphia division of the
B. & O. Road is being puzzled ahead despite
snow and ice.
The Senate yesterday passed the bill pro-
viding for commission to investig gate the
liquor traffic.
NJ Alexander Dumas, the author and
dramatist has been made commander OF
the Legion of Honor.
One Of the boilers OF the Atlanta Cotton
Compress Company, at Atlanta, Ga, ex.
plcded yesterday killing ono colored man
and seriously injuring another.
Reports from The Sandwich Islands indi-
cate great development OF lcprosy, which
appears to be spreading among the Scan
dinavian contract laborers on sugar planta-
tons.
A package containing four pounds of dyn-
amte was found in the yard of house in
Halifax n. s., Saturday, not far from Ar
,illery Park and the resden ces OF several
officers
Ferdinand Mayer and his son Benjamin,
of New York, dealers in wooens, who failed
| last September, were arrested yesterday on
the charge Of perjury connected with their
assignment.
1t is reported that two men were burned
to dea,h or drowned during Sundays fire
at Pratl's Astral oil works in Brooklyn.
The loss is variously estimated at from
s3O0,000 to 100000.
The condition of Chief Justice Waite was
greatly improved yesterday, and at late
hour last night he was resting much easier
and all Of the dangerous symptoms of cry
sipeas had passed away.
a., p,orpinn Iup1apu i the
monies incident to comforting the pallium
upon the Most Rev. DR.. Ryan, Archbishop
Of Philadelphia, will take place in the Ca
thedral of Sts Peter and Paul.
New JERSEYS next Legislature will com.
prise more lawyers than usual, and they
will prelominate largely over any other
profession or trade Just one-fourh Of the
two houses will consist of attorneys and
counselors.
Bids were opened yesterday for the cree
ton Of the Baltimore Marine Hospital.
The were all in excess Of the appropria-
ton, but arrangements will be made 10
erect the building, with slight modiica-
ton Of the plans.
1t is said that no steps will be taken to
carry out the bequest Of the late Bishop
Simpson, of the NJ. E. Church, in regard to
the endowment of an Episcopal chair, as it
is thought that his family should receive
the full benefit of his estate.
The President has accepted the resigna-
ton OF Henry d. Lyman, Second Assistant
Postmaster General, aud to-day nominated
John b. Thompson, General Superintendent
of Railway Mail Service, to be Second AS
sistant Postmaster General.
A boiler in the cotton gin and grist mill
OF p. Herkinson, near Pleasant Hill n. c.,
exploded yesterday Joe Sharps, colored,
who had Just gone into the mill to warm
himself, was instantly killed, and the fire.
man was wounded by being struck on the
leg by piece oflhe boiler.
Fire broke out yesterday evening in the
furniture factory Of Graham 4 Schmitt, on
Canton avenue. Baltimore, which destroyed
the factory and consumed u large portion
Of the stock. The fire threatened for II
while to extend to several other buildings,
but was checked by the tiremen. The loss
was heavy.
The Secretary Of the Treasury hal re-
ceived letter from resident OF Riga,
Russia incloSing one. hundred-dollar note
of the Confederate States, which he says ne
Inherited from his uncle, and which he
wants exchanged for currency. The note
has been returned to the sender with the
information that it is worthless.
Tn view of the probability of Mr.. Bayard
entering the cabinet of President Cleveland,
the question Of the senatorial succession il
already being discussed in Delaware. The
names Of Attorney General Gray. Congress
man Lore and ex Congressman Martin are
most favorab!S mentioned, and it is proba-
BILE the choice will be made from these three
names should a vacancy occur.
Julius HAAS, fashionably dressed young
man, was sentenced to the workhouse in
| Washington yesterday AS q yagrant. He
represented himself TO he a wealthy and
aristocratic German, and procured eight
days board at the Arlington Hotel without
paying anything. In the dock he claimed
that his financial embarrassment was only
temporary but the court sentenced him as
a suspicious character, without visible means
of support
The Supreme Court yesterday affirmed the
decision of the court of claims in awarding
to the Great Falls Water Power company
SIS 900 as Judgment in full against the Uni
ted States for the diversion of water from
the Potomac by the new dam for the aque-
duct extension. The Judgment is to he in
fu! for all existing or accruing claims
against the United States, and was appeal
ed by the government. Gen. Butler is said
to be the principal owner.
As stated in yesterdays GAZETTE Ser
geant Otto Holnorth of the signal service,
who was sent by the Secretary of War in
search of Capt. Howgate, has been relieved
from duty. It is alleged that Holtnorth
obtained the information which induced
the Secretary to send him as detective by
riling Lieut.. Greely's private papers. He
is to be eourtmartialed on charges of con-
duct preiudicial to good order and discipline,
preferred by the chiel signal officer at.the
direction of the Secretary Of War.
The death of Bishop Dickerson. colored,
already announced. leaves the Baltimore
Conference of the African Methodist Epis-
copal Church without an episcopal head
until the meeting Of the Episcopal College
In the meantime it is thought that Bishop
Wyman will attend to all business of an
episcopal nature until that time. The last
General Conference divided the church into