Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-21
NEWS 0F THE DAY.

The Chinese are leaving Shanghai in great
numbers for fear that the French will bonn
bard the city.
The Episcopal Church Temperance So
ciety in New York yesterday reelected r.
H. McKim, of Harlem, vice chairman.
Horace B. Delany, cotton and WOODEN
manufacturer of Philadelphia has failed
with liabilities at $50 ,OD; assets not given.
A postal convention was signed yesterday
between the United States and Mexico for
the exchange of postal matter at domestic
rates.
Charles J. DoWnie, member of the Chicago
Board of Trade, who murdered his brother
William H., on September 5th, committed
suicide last night by hanging himself in his
cell in the city Jail
| 1t is reported in Philadelphia that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company is
buying up the stock of the New Jersey
Central Railroad Company in order TO Sc
cure controlling interest in the company.
Water is so scarce at Shenandoah, Pa,
that but haitian hours supply is allowed out
Of twenty-!our hours. In Lost Creek and
otf er places the people are supplied from
tanks of locomotives. The drouth is the Sc
vel est experienced for many years.
While John Fitzgerald, a horse thief, was
attempting TO escape from the jail at Greens
burg, Pa, by letting himself out of a win
dow by rope yesterday, the rope broke
and Fitzgerald fell to the ground below, a
distance of forty eight feet, receiving fata
injuries.
The receiver Of the Wall Street Bank o
New York began the payment of a dividend
of 20 per cent. to the depositors yesterday
The amount to he paid on this dividend is
about 100000. This makes 50 per cent. tbt
depositors WILL have received, and ey Presi-
dent Evans says they will be paid in full.
A. w. Bowman, capitalist of San Fran
cisco, Cal, has failed. The Bank of Califor
MIA will probably lose $4,000. Henry
Breed, of Boston, had S250000 entrusted tt
the care of Bowman. but the amount Of his
loss is not known. Several Of the heaviest
losers are persons now travelling in Europe
Col John H. Evins, representative il
Congress of the fourth South Carolina dis
trict, died at his home in Spartansburg yes
terday morning. He had been suffering
from Brights disease, complicated with
heart affection. While talking with some
friends he fell asleep and died without a
struggle"
In the United States Court at Indianapo
lis, yesterday, the case of Blaine VS.. the In
dianapolis Sentinel, for libel, was set dow
for trial on December 23d. The attorney,
for the defence had writ of subpoena il
chancery issuedfor personal service on Mr.
Blaine to morrow, ordering him to appear
in court on the 23d of pext December auC
answer interrogatories filed with the Senii
nel's last bill OF discovery in the case, but il
was finally agreed that service should be
upon his counsel.
Baron Seydewitz has taken possession
in behalf of the Emperor, of all the feuda
and allodial property of the late Duke oil
Brunswick. 1t is stated that the Duke left
a will disposiug of his private property
which is estimated to have amounted to
fifty million marks. The Council of Regen
cy, through Prince Bismack, has written tt
the Emperor asking him to assume the TEN
porary government Of the dnchy. The sue
cession of the Duke Of Cumberland is con.
| sidered altopsther homeless