Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The King of Siam has 2O3 children.

all his personal papers and LETT no materials
for biography.
Queen Victoria intends to purchase the
villa in which Leopold died and turn it
into convent.
Hon. George G. Maund, late States attor.
ney for Baltimore, and one of the ablest
lawyers there, died yesterday.
The English race-horse Doncaster, which
once won the Derby, has been sold to the
Hungarian government for f5 $50.
The London Daily News says: "The city
regards the American panic with feeling
| of curiosity rather than of alarm"
The pilgrims who went to old st. Mary's
to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the
founding OF Maryland returned to Baltimore
yesterday.
In the suit of Manager Stevens, in New
York, against Mrs. Langtry, the actress, IL
recover 81 900 damages for breach Of con.
tract, the jury ndered a verdict for the
defendant.
At the NJ. f. General Conference in Phila-
delphia yesterday the committee on episco-
pacy agreed by an almost unanimous vote
10 recommend the appointment OF Il mis-
sonary bishop for Africa.
The British government has sent orders
to Cairo directing that efforts he made TO
communicate with Gen. Gordon by other
routes than Berber. Secret emissaries will
be sent by way of kassala, also by caravan
routes from DOngola and Meraweh to khar-
toum.
A duel, the result of an old leuI, was
fought near the City of Mexico on Wednes-
day between Senior Torres, of Sonora, and
Dulr I'D ~
tolls and the distance was twenty-five PAGES.
Senior Torres was badly wounded in the
right hand.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company has
settled the famous Credit Mobiier litigation
| by al agreement with Oliver Ames and the
receiver, By which they will purchase I'LL
the outstanding Credit Mobilier stock ai
$40 per share. This involves the payment
only of about 1925 900.
The General Methodist Conference yes
terday elected agents for the hook concerns
of New York aud Cincinnati, and adopted
resolution that direct negotiations between
pastors and churches in advance of the
making Of the appointments by the bishol
are contrary TO The spirit Of the itinerau'
ministry.
Base ball yesterday. -Nalioual League
New York 6, Cleveland 3; Providence /
Chicago l !; Detroit 4, Boston >; Buffalo 9
Philadelphia O. American Associations
Athletic IL, Washington I: ST. Louis II
Indianapolis 4 =; Louisville 6, Toledo /; Gin
cinnati S, Columbus 3. Eastern Leagle.-
Domestic 6, Allentown ); Active II, Tren
ton i i; Virginia. 9, Harrisburg l Wilmington
5, Monumental ?.
Judge Richard Reid committed suicide
Friday at Mount Sterling, Ky. He was q
member of the Appellate Court, and was {
candidate for reelection. He was brought
into public notice recently by being COW
hided by Corneilson, an attorney, whC
claimed Reid had wroDgcd him in law
suit. Since then the matter has been before
the church, Of which both men were mem
bers, and produced deep feeling among tht
friends of both.
Riley Anderson and James and Alfred
Mccullough father and SOM. all colorcc
men, were hanged at Grcenvilie, S. c., yes
terday in the presence Of the thirtvsix wit
nes=ses allowed by the State law, severa
clergyineu and two detachmeuts of The
Greenviiie Butler Guards. This make;
seven men that Sheriff Gireath has hanged
during the past four years in Greenville
county, three having been hanged in 1SS:
for trying to burn the town.
The House Committee on Expenditure:
in the Department Of Justice has prepared
a substitute for that portion Of the SundrS
Civil Appropriation bill now being prepared
by the Appropriation Committee, which
provides for the expenses Of United State:
courts for the next fiscal year, and which
changes the system of compensation from
fees TO salaries The new bill fixes the mar
shal's salary of Virginia and West Virginia
at s., 900; and the district attorneys salary
of Virginia and West Virginia, at $4,000.
There was a terrible time again in New
York yesterday about money. In fact, the
great struggle has been for sufficient ready
cash to settle the differences in transactions.
The demand was greatly increased by both
the unsettlemeut OF confidence ard the large
transactions, aud this it is that enabled
owners OF actual money to get from one to
three per cent. per day for it that Undue ed
owners OF government bonds to sell them nj
large sacrifices, which would be utterly un-
accountable if they were not explained by
the tremendous temporary pressure for
money. That government per cents.
should decline 81 per cent. in seven bnsi-
ness hours can only be explained by the
awful rates demanded for actual money.