Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Grant was the man who said ''let no guilty
man escape"
General Mite and Mile Edwards. two
dwarfs, were married in Manchester, Eng,
yesterday.
Placards were posted in Moscow yester-
day warning the Car of Il renewal of phil
istic agitation.
DR.. Franklin Pierce has been found guilty
of manslaughter at Worcester, Mass, for
barbarous case Of malpractice, under which
the victim died.
Mr.. George S. KoontZ, for many years
general agent of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company in Washington, died
there last night Of paralysis.
The race for the Derby stakes took place
at EPSON Downs yesterday, and resulted III
n dead heat between 81. Gaticn and liar
yastcr. The stakes were divided.
A conference of the Catholic bishops Of
the archdiocese of Baltimore was held at
the Cathedral in that city yesterday TO pre-
pare the subjects to be discussed ut Inc
November Council.
The will of Charles O'Conor bequcatis
500 900 and a portion OF his library TO the
New York Law Institute, and directs that
the papers in the Jefferson Davis and For
rest will cases be preserved.
Anxiety still prevails in Cuba. An Amer
lean citizen about to sail for Key West from
Havana has been subjected to indignities
by the officials. More insurgents are re-
ported as having landed on the island.
The national ereenback convention met
| in Indianapolis yesterday and adjourned
over until to-day. The sentiment OF the
convention is overwhelming i'll favor oil the
nomination Of General b. f. Butler for Pres
| Gcnt.
The Penn Bank Of Pittshurg has been
completely ridded by its president, and the
depositors will be very fortunate if they re-
aliZe 5 per cent lis liabilities are now
placed ut $2,000,0O0, and the worst is not
yet known.
The General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, which has been in SEES
sion for five weeks in Philadelphia, adj
iourned last night sine die. The subjects oi
divorce and polygamy were considered dur
ing the last days session.
The Earl Of Euston is about to apply fol
Il divorce on the ground that the Countess
has been guilty of adultery. The Countess
friends say that no evidence can be produc
cd against her, and That the Earl wishes fol
Il divorce to enable him to marry IN
hcreSs.
The House Committee on Elections has
decided the contested election case OF Chal
ners vs. Manning, of Mississippi in favor
of J. IL. Chalmers. The committee has also
decided by vote of TO to retain Joh'
Wise in his seat, and to report against the
claim of Massey, contestant. All the repnb
lican members of the committee voted iol
Wise They were joined by Adams, demo
crat, of New York. Another democrat de
clined to vote on the case, while another
was absent on account OF illness.
The coroncl's jury spent learly the entire
Yesterday in hearing testimony concernln!
the finding Of the decoml.'srd body %
! I"im'.' M--fnrnenter under the floor OF In
testimony revealed m:ihy ''juntcGJ- Th
statements on the part Of Carpenters wife
) and The Jury rendered Il verdict 10 The eIicc
that deceased came to his death, on lh
!; night of December %, from wounds on III
} head inflicted with II Ratchet, and that Mrs
Carpenter and some other person or person
, unknown are believed To Ec guilty OF hi
murder. The skull had been crushed in h.
. repeated blows of II Ratchet.