Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-31
EEWS OF THE DAY.

the Petersburg Railroad will shortly be re-
moved TO Manchester.
A man named Hamilton, alias. Rivers, an
American who has been on trial at Zacate-
cas-, Mexico, on the charge Of murder, has
been sentenced to twenty years imprison-
ment.
Governor Hill, of New York, In Difference
to the wishes of business men, has pro.
claimed the day Of General Grants funeral
a legal holiday, involving general suspen.
sion of business.
Very Rev. Patrick Reilly, Vicar General
of lie Eoman Catholic Church for the do
cese, and for twenty seven years pastor OF
ST. Mary's Church In Wilmington, Del,
died at the parochial residence yesterday.
The Princess Victoria. born on May %,
1857, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess
Of Trck, caused some comment at recent
ball By her uncommon beauty and the
rumor that she may marry Albert Victor,
the eldest son OF the Prince of Wales, and
the heir presumptive of the British throne.
Maud S in the presence of over 10000
pecpl. at Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday, trot-
ted q mile over ii slow course i'll 2:OSi. This
heats her previous record by half second,
ana is one second and a.half faster than the
best mile ever trotted by any other horse.
The trial was for cup, and the time goes
on record.
The Salvation Army marched yesterday
afi ernoon 10 the Parliamep, buildings, Lon
don to present 10 the House of Commons q
monster petition urging the immediate pas
sage Of the criminal act amendment. The
petition contained 100000 signatures, and
was one mile and a-half long. It. was borne
in . special carriage.
George Davis, of Pine Ridge, Pa, who
within the past year has lost his wife and
three children by death, whose house and
contents have been burned, and whose barn
was struck by lightning, causing the death
of two valuable hnrses. has had call from
a tornado that utterly destroyed a beautiful
pine grove, the last left Of fhe pine forests in
that region.
Sixty criminals, who had been sentenced
to exile in Siberia recently, while en- route
rose against their guards and, although un
armed. began desperate fight for liberty.
The battle lasted long time, and the
soldiers were absolutely unable to conquer
their mauacled assailants Twenty of them
were shot dead, and of the other forty
thirty succeeded in making good their es.
cape Two of the soldiers were wounded
during the eight.
lightning yesterday struck the Grant
cottage, at Mount McGregor, and General
Jackson and Colonel Beck, in command of
the soldiers there, were Frustrated. Veteran
Knapp, on duty in the room with the body
of General Grant, felt the shock severely.
A soldier of the Twelfth infantry also re.
ceived shock The lightning entered the
cottage through the roof and tore of the
plastering. The electric light above the
casket was put out
Wednesday night at Petersburg, Va, d
party of young men and women-the latter
being persons Of dissolute cbaracter-went
down the river for a boat ride. Drawing
their boat ashore, they plunged into the
river for bath. The stream at that point
is swift and strong, and one of the party, q
young woman named Gertrude White was
caught in the current and, despite the aid Of
her companions, was drowned. On the came
night another white woman of the abandon
ed class, who lived in the western quarter
of the town, committed suicide by taking
an overdose of laudanum.
The President, having been requested by
Mrs. Grant to name the pail bearers for
General Grants funeral. has appointed the
Gen. VIM. T. Sherman, u. S. A
Lieut. Gen. Philip II. Sheridan, U. S. A.;
Admiral David Porter, U. S. N; Vice AID.
miral Stephen G. Rowan, U. S. N; Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston, of Virginia; Gen. ST.
mon B. Buckper, of Kentucky; Hamilton
Fish, 'of New York George S. Boutwell,, of
George w. Chiids, of Phila
aelphia; Senator John A. Logan, of Illinois;
Geo Jones, of New York; Oliver Hoyt, of
New York. The selection of Gems. John
ston and Buckner was at the suggestion of
Mrs. Grant, who asked that some prominent
x-confederates be chosen if any prominent
Union generals were selected. The body is
expected sEs to arrive in New York on Wed
Fotunda of the City Hall until the hour of
The last solemn services.