Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Queen Victoria and Princess bea'rlce
have left Darmstadt for home.
Gen. De pIsle telegrapbs from Tonquln
that the Chinese are Loyalty fulfilling the
conditions of peace.
The Prince of Wales has sent the Mayor
of Belfast handsome gold pencil as 'es-
timonial of his regard.
Herr BONN, the leader of the German ex.
nloring expedition to Lake Moaro, in East
Africa, was recently killed by natives.
The report of the burning of a revenue Of
ficer in Granville county. n. C., few days
ago, is without any foundation whatever.
Secretary Bayard has decided to demand
the release or speedy trial Of Julio Il. San
tos, an American citizen, imprisoned IN
Ecuador.
The public debt statement according to
the old form shows decrease in the pubic
debt for April of Sc, AGA, 596.SS: according to
the new form it was 81 ,S37 1891.
Shocks of earthquake were felt yesterday,
in several districts of the Alps. Several
houses we're damaged and a number OF
women killed at Kndberg and Syria.
All is now quiet at Panama. The town is
in charge of the national troops. Three
death have occurred among the United
States troops. Gen. AizDuru is on board the
French flagship.
The will of the late Hon. Jacob Thomp'
son was probated in Memphis, Tenn, Tues
day. He leaves his large estate TO his WI
| dow, and 100000 in Pan electric telephone
stock to the Sewanee University. If the
stock proves worthless he directs his wldo"
to pay the University $4,000 in cash.
Louise Davenport, the wife of VIM: =
Sheridan, the actor, is now in New York
Hospital, having become stone blind from
the effects of sea-sickness, while on her way
from Portland, Oregon, to San francisco
The physicians think she will gradually re-
cover the use of at least one of her eyes.
Alfred H. Love, president of the Pennsyl'
yania Peace Society, acting under the au
thority OF the Universal Peace Uuion, has
transmitted letter to the Car of Russia
imploring him to submit the present Afghan
troubles to arbitration, to hold back nj:
great army and navy, save life and treasure
and thus advance the cause ofan enlighCen
ed civilization.
| Magdalena Herzig, Swiss woman, who
landed in New York on Wednesday with
her six children, wasabout to be sent back as
q pauper when she exhibited nearly three
thousand dollars in money and bonds. She
had been divorced from her husband, who
illtreated her, and her object in coming to
this country was to marry some young man
who would be good to her and her children
Levi Boyer. an Episcopal minister at A sh
tebula, Ohio, has been suspended BY Bishop
Bedell. Mr.. Boyer was married and hac
one child Recently woman, who gave
her name az Mrs Stewart, arrived from the
South and claimed that she WAS Mr.. Boyer:
wife. Mr. Boyer made no defence, save tina
he once knew Mrs. Stewart, and the bishop
thought it best to suspend him, in order Il
investigate the charge
| Commodore Cornelius K. Garrison dice
at his residence in New York yesterday
He complained of feeling i'll, and at ter
o'clock was visited by DR.. Barker, wht
gave him medicine for bronchitis and wen
away. At noon the Commodore felt worse
and Mrs. Garrison again called the doctor
| The Commodore was put to bed. where hi
died at one o'clock Of paralysis of the heart
Eight years ago be had n stroke of paraly
sis, which had affected his entire right sid'
ever since.