Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Baron st. Leonards, a peer, has been
put in Jail in London without bail on
charge of indecent assault on a servant
girl.
The American consul at Stettn calls at
tention 10 the fact that Germany has begun
TO export her beet root sugar 10 the United
States.
The doctors were received by Mr.. Cor
curan at the Art Gallery in Washington last
night, and afterwards entertained Ivy Chief
Justice Waite.
The bill appropriating 81 100000 for the
Cotton Centennial Exposition at New Or
leans was passed in the House OF Raprcscn
tatives yesterday.
The American Medical Association con-
tinued its session Yesterday and determined
TO ask an appropriation OF Congress in aid
of medical science.
Further investigation Of the affairs Of the
Marine National Bank Of New York, which
failed Tuesday, has given rise to suggestions
of fraud and charges Of rash speculation.
1t is rumored that a marriage engagement
has been arranged between the Princess
Victoria, second daughter Of Grown Prince
Frederick William and Alexander ], Prince
Of Bulgaria.
A crowded meeting Of patriotic aSsocia-
lions assembled at st. James Hall in Lon
don last night to protest against the aban-
donment OF Gordon. The government was
denounced.
During the trial in St. Petersburg on
Tuesday Of the nihilists called the Black
Band prisoner named DubetZki and his
daughter attempted suicide. DuhetZki in.
Hcted a mortal wound and his daughter a
dangerous one.
The largest county in the Union is said to
be Custer county, Montana, whose area is
States of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
Island all combined.
The president of the Oregon Pacific Rail
way, Mr.. T. Egginton Hogy, has become
unpopular among train hands. Several
who hippantly alluded to him as Ham and
Eggs" have been peremptorily dismissed
from employment on the road.
In the Southern Baptist Convention in
Baltimore, yesterday, Dr.. Curry, of Virgin.
ia, DR.. Heiden, Of Kentucky, Gen. Beale, of
Virginia, and others discussed the matter
of educating and training colored people fol
the ministry. Four thousand dollars were
subscribed for the building of the Theologi-
cal Seminary al Louisville.
Base ball yesterday: National League
Chicago Is, Philadelphia o. New York s.
| Detroit (. American ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
natl S, Indianapolis 81 Metropolitan s, AL
| egheny l !; Columbus l, Louisville 0. East
ern League: Wilmington IL, Virginia 4
The Nationals, of Washington, were defeat.
ed by the st. Louis Unions by score of .
| to-.
| The Foresters' Association, at its session
in the Agricultural Building in Washington
yesterday, heard an address from Mr.. Par.
sons. the owner of the Natural Bridge
Rock bridge county, Va, detailing his effort:
at improving trees in that section. Many
other papers on the care and planting q
trees were read. The congress adjourned
to meet in September at Saratoga, \. y.
AT tho session of the Methodist General
Conference, in Philadelphia yesterday, the
| epscopacy was requested to consider and
! report on Limitation time for bishops here.
after elected, and whether twelve years
! should not he a proper time. a resolution
was referred to the Committee on the State
Of the Church instricting that committee
| to consider the matter OF a protest against
| the assaults of Romanism on civil and re-
| ligious liberty in the different States.