Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.
JOHN :. BARBOUR
H. SHErPERD, Secretary.

Daring August HAS tons of coal left
Cum berlaed by the canal. The revenue
was $4,000.
Judge f. H. English, Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court of Arkansas, died at Ash
vile, n. c., yesterday.
While the striking miners in the Hooking
Valley region made no outbreak yesterday,
there are still Indications OF more trouble.
The English encounter difficulties in sup.
plying the Gordon expedition with camels.
Gordon announces that he cannot hold out
beyond The middle of October. Nine rebels
were blown up by a torpedo at Soakim.
Benjamin F. Meade, a nephew of the late
Gen. Meade, has been missing from his
mothers residence in Brooklyn, since the
lst of August. During his absence fortune
has been left him by the decease of an un-
Gle.
Asmeetiug of the Irish American indie
pendents to endorse Blaine was called TO
meet in Jersey City Sunday afternoon, but
the Cleveland men took control of the meet
ing and the Blaine men withdrew without
organizing.
The national committee of the national
labor party met in New York yesterday
and decided not to hold national conven-
ton at Chicago 1t issued manifesto de-
claring its approval of the Peoples party,
and its intention to support Gen. Butler.
The ravages of cholera have produced a
pancky feeling in Italy, and in some places
the ignorance of the populace has shown
itself in serious attacks upon physicians.
The disease is becoming more virulent in
Naples, and it is thought TO have made its
appearance in Alicante, Spain.
The September circular of prices Of coal
issued by the Philadelphia aud Reading
Coal and Iron Company make no changes
in the raj es ruling the past month. Hard,
| white ash coal for harbor delivery is still
quoted at ST 20 for lump, steamboat, broken
| and egg, ST TO for stove, $3.50 for chestnut,
and 1926 for pea.
While coming out of Taugier sound Fri
day one of the wheels of the steamer East
ern Shore struck Il large shark The blow
killed the shark, and some portion of its
bones penetrated one of the paddle buckets
making large hole in it. The officers Of
the steamer say that the sound is infested
by unusually large numbers Of these mon
sters this season.
| 1t has been asserted recently that the
title to the ground upon which the Wash
| ington Monument is built was vested in
the Washington Monument Society. This
appears to be mistake, as deed which is
on file in the State Department shows that
the property was reconveyed to the govern
ment January 10, 1877, by W. w. Corcoran
and John b. Clarke, executive officers of
the Washington Monument Society,
The failure Of the municipal authorities
of Dublin and Kingstown to offer the Duke
Of Edinburgh and the officers of the Chan
mel fleet any civic Inequalities on the occa.
sion of their recent visit to Dublin harbor
was not DUE as has been asserted, to tn
fact that the majority of the municipal Of
fcers in both cities are members of the Ma
tionalist party. but was simply owing to the
fact that no official intimation of the Dukes
visit was received.
Mrs. Novack, who lived in Baltimore was
thrown into spasus through fright on last
Thursday, by the thoughtless or malicious
act of a small boy. Being in very delicate
condition at the time, she became very i'll,
and died from the effects of the fright yes
terday. Novack states that while his wife
was standing in the doorway of their resi-
dence, boy who lives in the vicinity threw
something wrapped in paper on the steps.
When the package fell upon the steps, a
cat covered with four jumped out. This
so frightened Mrs. Noyack that she fell into
sDaSmS.