Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

There were 1872 deaths in Baltimore last
week
Twenty deaths from yellow fever occurred
during the past week at Havana.
Peter Negley, ex-United States assistant
treasurer at Baltimore, died in Hagerstown
Saturday afternoon, in his Goth year.
There is Il growing feeling in London
that ministerial defeat, followed by il
dissolution of Parliament, is imminent.
A Cleveland, o., judge has declared the
Salvation Army in that city nuisance,
and fined u number of the members.
Captain Robert w. Andrews, the old
soldier who started to walk from Sumter,
S. c., to Boston, has reached New York.
The late Gen. o. E. Babcock was buried
Yesterday in Oak Hill Cemetery. At the
request of his widow the funeral was unos.
tentatious.
Osman Digna continues his attacks on
Suakim. Gordon is reported as strongly
fortified at khartoum and we'll supplied
with food.
Courtney failed to make his appearance
in the expected sculling race Saturday at
Oak Point, n. V, and Ross rowed over the
course alone.
William G.. Metzerott, president Of the
Washington Safe Deposit Company, and for
thirty. five years prominent business man
of that city, died Saturday last.
Squire & Co., bankers, have failed in
Washington. The failure made no impress
sion in business circles, as their clients were
principally army and navy officers seeking
advances on their pay accounts.
Captain Kusal, of the steamship Polaria,
W, To, ,I,t,ro hac q
for examination in $1,000 bail by a United
States commissioner on Il charge of having
carried fifty-fnur more passengers than the
law allowed.
Proceedings for the extradition of John
c. Emo have been commenced ut Montreal,
and 4 warrant for his arrest has been issued,
which will be served at Quebec to-day.
Emo is in custody of High Constable Gale,
ut Quebec, under the original warrant OF
| arrest.
The Arizona democratic central commit.
| tee which met in Prescott last week elected
w. X. Meade and G.. III. Ouray delegates to
the democratic national convention at Chi
cago and instructed for Tlden and Hen
bricks. Both Of these gentlemen are Vir-
ginian's by birth.
| The terms of the agreement arranged
| between Earl Granville ana Nj. WadulhS-
ton the French minister, as a basis for the
Egyptian Conference, have been made pub
lie. The temporary occupation of Egypt
by England is conceded, and no time is
| fixed for its dlscontinuance England ac-
knowedges the suzerainty of Turkey over
Egypt, including the Soudan, and France
agrees to Withdraw her claim to IL dual
prctcctorate. England consents to an in
tcrnatonal commission TO audit the rcve-
nucs and expenses of Egypt. The agree
mcnt is regarded rs surrender of exclusive
British control in Egypt.
During II quarrel yesterday evening in
the northeast section of Baltimore between
Michael Riley and Thomas Kennedy on
one side and two brothers, Augustus and
Thomas Harper, on the other, several pistol
shots were fired, when Riley fired upon the
Harpcrs with q shotgun. Augustus had
one of his eyes shot out and Thomas is
also shot in one Of his eyes, the sight Of
which had been previously destroyed. The
affair occurred ut drinking saloon, and
was the result of an old feud between Riley
and the lIarpers.