Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Henry Ward Beecher has recovered from
an attack of sciatca.
The convention at Springfield, O., failed
to nominate a successor to Keller.
A statement from the Bureau of Statistics
shows that immigration is steadily declln-
ing.
Hon. C. J. Faulkner. who has been un-
we'll at Martinsburg, West Virginia, Is I'M
proving.
Col George R. Howard died at his resi-
dence in Elkton, Nd, Monday night in the
s4th year of his age.
Twenty-sx young ladies took the white
veil at Notre Dame Convent at Govans
town, Nd, yesterday.
The loss by Monday nights fire in Jersey
Citv is now estimated at $25O,000 which is
we'll covered by floating policies.
Albert Mum, an old resident, and for
many years overseer of the poor, hung him.
self in Newark, n. j., yesterday.
The cornerstone of the pedes' al for the
Bartholdi statue was laid yesterday on
Bedloe's Island with impressive ceremo.
MES.
Judge Stewart, of Baltimore, has passed
decree divorcing Emma ]. Harrington from
her husband, Robert Fearing, who is mu-
latto.
Conductor Wynn, of the Ducktown
branch of the Western and North Carolina
railroad, was killed by an accident on that
road Monday.
President Arthur, his daughter Nellie,
Miss Jessie McElroy, Gen. Sharpe, and S.
D. Coykendal left Kingston, N. Y, yester-
day morning by special train for the Cats
kills.
The Brooklyn independents convened last
night with crowded house, but the APP
plause and Kisses were 80 equally divided
that it was difficult to determine the poltl-
cal status Of the audience.
Richard K Fox of New York has offered
purse of $4,000 to match the trotters
Maud and Jay. Eye See for trot at the
Gentlemans Driving park in September
next, best three in five mile heats.
The corouer's inquest upon the victims
of the collapsed United States Hotel con-
demned the owners of the property for neg
| lgence, and suggested that the District
| Attorney take steps to hold them RESPONSE
| BILE
A series Of violent thunder storms passed
over Lancaster county, Pa, Monday, doing
| much damage. Many buildings were struck
| by lightning and several barns were des-
troyed by fire. Hail stones of large size &C.
companied the rain in some sections, badly
cutting the growing tobacco, now nearly
ripe and in large leaf.
WIN. Hayes Ward, editor of the N Y. In
dependent, together with several independ
ent republicans, lately visited Buffalo to for
mally investigate the charges of immortality
against Gov. Cleveland. They spent sever.
al days at the work, going to the bottom Of
the matter and they say that the
charges are monstrous calumnies. They
are preparing full report, which will be
ready by Thursday, when it will be given to
the press.
John Tilford, we'll TODD farmer resid.
ing at Oak Neck, L. l., while returning from
Glen Cove Monday night during the storm
mistooB the house of neighbor, Thorn.
as Haydock, for his own and attempted to
enter by rear door The family had retir.
ed, but Mr.. Haydock was awakened by the
noise and Selling a loaded cane rushed down
stairs to the door, opened it. and immedi
ately began to beat Mr.. Tilford, supposing
him to I've burglar He knocked him
down and hit him several blows on the body
before he discovered that the man was his
| neighbor MIR. Illtord was taken into the
house and physician sent for, who said
three ofhs ribs were broken, and that the
in uries were very serious.
Numbers of sharks have appeared with
| in short distances of the beach from Rocka.
way to Long Beach during the past few
days. Monday visitor 10 Rockaway
while bathing, saw what appeared to be a
person drowning about one hundred feet
from tho shore and swan out toward the OBJ
ject. When within few feet of it he dis.
covered it to be large shark, which imme
diately turned upon him, and it was with
difficulty he succeeded in reaching the shore
before The monster could reach him. When
the body of Katie Donnelly, who with he,
father, was drowned at the Isle dwight on
Saturday, was found Monday, the lips, eyes
ears, end portions of the limbs were found
to have: been bitten of, evidently by sharks
severakrf which were noticed in the vicin'
| ity }.