Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Foxhall has been purchased by Lord
Rosebery for f4,SO0.
Earl Granville has received dispatch
from Gordon stating that he IS safe and
sound.
The total profits of the Reading Railroad
and Coal and Iron Companies from January
l to June l were S., O72, 800.
jewelers. Day was celebrated in New
York yesterday by the jewelers. Club with
breakfast at Astor's and an excursion to
Coney Island.
The Spanish government says it will not
sell Cuba, and the U. S. Minister has inform
ed Spain that the United States does not
wish to purchase.
Ex-senator Kellogg made a statement
before the Springer Committee yesterday OF
his connection with star routes in which he
denied the charge of bribery.
K. Spencer ,Pegram, said to be brother
Of the late General John Pegram, of Vir-
ginia, died on Danfilskie Island, Georgia, a
few days ago of congestion Of the brain.
Worshipful Junius A. Cosby has been ap-
pointed Grand Pursuipant of the Grand
Masonic Lodge of Virginia,to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death ofJames d. Rddick
Diaz, the Cuban who returned to Key
West on the schooner Shavers from a fill
clustering expedition has been convicted Of
violation of the neutrality laws by aiding in
fitting out an armed expedition against a
friendly power.
Messrs. Goldsborough S. Griffith and
Soloman King who are on the bond of Post
master Adreon, of Baltimore, for 100000
each, yesterday asked Postmaster General
Gresham to allow them to withdraw their
names from the bond. E. J. WEIGH and w.
S. King, clerks in the money order depart
ment, have resigned.
There is no diminution Of the cholera
epidemic. Six deaths are admitted to have
occurred in Toulon in less than tWenty-four
hours, and three at Marseilles. The people
are flying from the plague stricken cities.
| The crew of q quarantined vessel at Toulon
fled to the woods and were pursuedby gend-
armes. All Europe is quarantining against
the scourge.
Allan Pinkerton, the famous detective,
died in Chicago yesterday from effects OF
malarial fever In 1S4S he became special
agent of the Treasury Department under
Secretary Guthrie, and was subsequently
made special mail agent. When Lincoln
became President he was called to the
Secret Service of the United States, where
he remained for several years.
There was desperate battle with bare
knuckles in New York Monday night in
which Frank White, the proprietor of the
champions Rest, ION the Bowery and Jack
Keenan,, a well-known Philadelphia prize
tighter, were the principals. Thirteen
rounds were fought, in each (which White
had the advantage. On the last round
Keenan, was knocked insensble, in which
state he remained ten minutes.
DR.. Herbert s. Baylis, prominent mem
Der Of the Dental Society, of New York,
was arrested yesterday charged with grand
larceny, and in court was held to await
trial. He had rooms at fashionable board
ing-house where the other boarders com.
planned of numerous robberies. These were
finally traced to Baylis, and on his arrest a
number Of pawn tickets for various articles
were found OH him. In court be admitted
his guilt, and declared that if he had d
weapon when told of his arrest, he would
have ended his life.
Miss Lizzie Kemp, young lady, while
passing through East Twenty, fourth street
New York, last night about ten o'clock
and when passing a stable, was seized by
two colored men, who dragged her inside
the building, gagged and outraged her. She
struggled and fought desperately with the
rutfans, but oil to no purpose. They were
about to make their escape, when she tore
the bandage from her mouth and raised al
cutlery, which brought assistance. One o.
the men was captured, but the other escaped
and is being looked for by the police Miss
Kemp was taken to the hospital where she
lies in critical condition.