Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-17
NEWS OF THE DAY


The police of London are now in search
of boat supposed to have been in some
way connected with the explosion at Lon
don Bridge.
Several of the German anarchists have
turned informers in the trials now IN prog
ress in Leipsic, and say that the plot was TO
blow up the Emperor William.
The Postmaster General has decided that
patent medicines and proprietary packages
can be GENT through the mails in the origi-
nal packages as fourth class matter.
John Handy, aged IA years, while work
ing at his fathers side at Tinkey Run Col
lery, near Shenandoah, Pa, yesterday, had
his head completely severed from his body
by fall of rock.
The paymaster of the Baltimore and Ohio,
by order of the president, on Monday paid
the employees in Baltimore, Washington and
other points for the half month of Deem
Der, in time for the Christmas holidays.
Mr.. W. D. DuBarry, ticket agent Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, is i'll in
| PHILADELPHIA He recently returned from
Europe, where he went for bis health. His
friends express fears that he may not re-
cover.
Interesting papers on phases of Method
ism were read at the Centennial Conference
in Baltimore, yesterday and in the evening
meetings were held in eleven churches OH
the mission of Methodism to the extremes
of society.
The Boston Journal announces the seri
Gus illness of Hon. Robert c.. Winthrop,
who has been suffering from an attack of
pneumonia since Saturday. Fears are en-
tertaEed that owing TO his advanced age
he may not be able to overcome the dis
ease.
The concern known as the Royal New
Brunswick Lottery has finally collapsed.
Nate S. Reed, of Philadelphia, the leading
man in the lottery company, was arrested
last Wednesday in st. Stephen, and the
other members of the company have disap
peared The company is said to have paid
the Dominion government $4,000 year
for postage, and was never known to have
II drawing or pay prize.
The steamer E. n Fairchild, plying be-
tween Norfolk and the landings on the Ro-
anoke river, North Carolina, was sunk
Monday evening in the Roanoke river, sew
enty-six miles above Plymouth. She was
loaded with cargo of merchandise. The
Fairchild was the steamer sunk by the Co
noho few months ago in Currtuck sound.
The wrecking steamer Nettie left at noon
to assist the Fairchild.
Mr.. Cannon, Comptroller ofthe Currency,
who is ex officio commissioner of the Freed.
mans Saving and Trust Company, has made
his annual report to Congress of the affairs
of that company. He shows that the total
pay ments made TO depositors since the fail
ure of the institution amount to Sl,7l5,444,
or sxty-tYo per cent. Of the total deposits
The Comptroller recommends that Congress
make provision for the payment of the
thirty. eight per cent. balance due depositors,
which is estimated at $3.50, 00O
In the Grant Chaffee suit in New York
yesterday u letter of May 5, 1884, from Ward
to T. 8. Grant, Jr., was read in which the
writer Informed young Grant that the firm
Of Grant & Ward was in sore straits, and
that if something was not done that night
everything would be over the next day.
Mr. Randall, he said, had become frightened
aud withdrawn 100000 government 4 per
cent. bonds that day. He urged ynuug
| Grant TO 90 TO Vanderbilt and &c: him t.
let them have check for $500, 900, for which
they would give him sS0000 or 5000 900 in
securities in the morning.
The Senate yesterday by strict party
vote passed the bill for the admission of that
part of the Territory of Dakota south Of the
10th parallel of latitude into the Union as
State, and to constitute the part north Of
that parallel into new Territory, under
the name of Lincoln. 1t provides, not that
the Territory shall be admitted as a State
by an act of Congress after the inhabitants
have framed a constitution and Congress
has had an opportunity to examine it and
| see that it is in proper form, but decides the
question of admission beforehand, and
leaves to the President the duty of examin
ing the constitution the Oak otans may see
fit to adopt. Seldom has more high. hand
ed piece OF legislation been attempted. For
tunately it will come to grief in the House.