Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.


New York Metropolitan Bank, last week
conveyed property, The total value of which
was $3.50, 900.
Extensive preparations are being made
in Cairo for the expedition which the Eng
lish government alleges it will send for the
relief Of Khartoum.
The Martin Luther celebration. which
began IN Washington yesterday, will con-
time through Wednesday, on which day
the statue Of Luther will be unveiled.
A waterspout yesterday washed away the
tracks of The Missouri Pacific and Union
Pacific railroads near Leavenworth, Kansas.
A train was swept into the river aud many
cattle drowned.
In the General Conference Of the Method
list Episcopal Church, at Philadelphia, on
Saturday last, report denying orders to
women as preachers was adopted after two
days heated debate.
Preparations are being made for series
Of performances in Baltimore in aid of the
movement to establish home at Richmond
for aged and disabled eX- confederates soldiers.
The first performance will be given Mon
day, May &c.
The majority of the Czarevitch of Russia
was celebrated yesterday in st. Petersburg
with imposing court and State ceremonies.
The Czarevitch was decorated with the
Black Eagle by Prince William Of Germany
and took a large number Of oaths, personal,
military, constitutional and otherwise.
Five prisoners were publicly whipped at
Wilmington, Del, on Saturday. Four OF
them, convicted of larceny, received ten
lashes each, and the other, a burglar, got
twenty lashes in addition 10 IN hours ex-
posal in the pilory. All were whipped
lightly. About 200 spectators were present.
w. F. Halyburton. telegraph editor of the
Baltimore Ereniny News, died suddenly yes
terday evening. He was discovered in an
unconscious condition. and before the doc
tor, who was Immediately summoned, reach
ed him he had expired Deceased was about
g years Of age, and was son Of the late
Judge Halyburtop, of Richmond, Va.
1t is stated in Montreal that steamships
from Philadelphia are taking grain to
Europe at the same rates as those from
Montreal, and the rates from Chicago to
The former city by rail being the same as to
Montreal, thirteen cents, the Pennsylvania
Railway, as we'll as the Grand Trunk, is
now quoting through rates to Liverpool at
less than the regular rates to New York.
Mr.. Abram Hewitt has written letter to
Mr.. Oliver, of Pittsburg, Pa, in reply to the
latter's recent criticism of Mr.. Hewitt'S
tariff bill. Mr.. Oliver said the changes pro-
posed by Mr.. Hewitt'5 bill in the duties on
metals were in the interest Of Mr.. Hew,t's
private firm Mr.. Hewitt replies that the
changes recommended by the tariT commits.
sion with which Mr. Oliver was connected
were in the interest Of Mr.. Oliver and
his firm.
A dispatch from Altoona, Pa, says that
on Saturday morning on opening freight
car filled with lumber the bodies of two
boys, aged about 90 years, were found
crushed out of all selublance. They were
well dressed, but nothing in their clothing
indicated who they were The unfortunate
victims had concealed themselves among
the lumber, aud had been crushed to dealil
by its shifting to and fro while the train was
in motion.
The standing Of the base ball clubs in the
championship race 10 date is in the follow
ing order: National Leagne-New Iorl:
Boston, Providence, Philadelphia, Chicago
Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit. American As
socation-LouisvilIe, st. Louis. Metropoli
tan, Baltimore, Athletic Cincinnati, Colum
bus, Brook Ign, Allegheny, Washington
Toledo indianapolis. Eastern League. :
Wilmington. Trenton, Virginia, Domestic
Active, Harrisburg, Monumental, Allen
town. In the Union Association the Ma
tionals, Of Washington, arc seventh.
The articles of the New Colonial Bank
at Hamburg, provide for a capital of 80 900.
900, with power TO increase 10 6O,000 .O0C
marks. The incorporators are authorized
| to conduct banking business forpromoting
direct dealings in money and bills of eX
change between Germany and the trans.
oceanic centres. The bank is forbidden to
issue notes, to deal in lis own shares, to
engage in speculative business, or bust
ness connected with real property, to acquire
or advance money on landed property, or to
receive money en- deposit in Germany.