Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The births in Lima during the month of
January were 353, of which l5S were legit.-
mate and 1875 Legitimate.
James Church at Warrenton, Va, slipped
on the ice Wednesday last and severely in
jured his arm.
A Catholic missionary organ states that
several hundred Catholics resident in Yum
Nan have been mastered 10 obedience TO
secret orders from the Chinese Eiceroy.
Gov. Oglesby, of Illinois, has signed an
order for an election of representative in
Whiteside county in place of Logan, who
dropped dead yesterday, to take place
March Dist.
Major John Scott of Fauquier county,
Va, author of 1.-THE Lost Principle" is en-
gagged upon life of Washington from lit
erary material not before at the command
of Washington's biographers.
Advices from Nassau, n. P, state that
| dy uamte scare is prevailing, and the pub
lie buildings are being carefully guarded
it having been reported that plot had been
discovered in New York which threatened
the colonial buildings.
Col. D. S. Lamont, Presidept-elect Cleve-
lands private secretary, positively denies
that there was any authenticity whatever
to the report that Mr.. Cleveland had decld-
ed upon and announced to anybody certain
members of his Cabinet.
Under the mediation of the Grand Duke
of Sake Weimar Emperor William has offer
ed to recognize the right of the Duke OF
Cumberland to the throne of Brunswick on
condition that the Duke renounces bis
claim to the throne of Hanover.
Policeman w. II. Baker and Justice JAS
HoloraD, of Henrico county, Va, witnesses
for the prosecution in the recent trial OF
Robert A. Hopkins, charged with wrecklng
y train on the Chesapeake and ONO Rail
road, have been arrested on the charge of
perjury.
Rev. George B. Reese, rector of Christs
Protestant Episcopal Church, at Dobb's
Ferry. n. Y, died Wednesday, Of pneumo-
MIA, after an illness of only As hours. He
was born in Manchester, Eng, in 1882, and
was graduated from the University of Penn.
sylvana, and subsequently from the Alex
andria Va, Theological Seminary.
Mr.. George H. Peters, of Baltimore, died
Yesterday Of consumption after an illness Of
several months in his 37th year. Mr.. Peters,
when a youth, accompanied his mother
with her family into the Confederate
lines by flag Of truce, and at the age OF 10
enlisted in the Third Virginia Infantry
reserve forces) serving in Gen. Lees army
until the end of the war.
A dispatch from Haiphong, Tonquin
says: Large numbers of wounded men
are returning from the trout along the
Langson road Heavy lighting has occurred,
but all news of the operations is suppress
d ed and the wires are appropriated for the
transmission of eff sia dispatches. The Ger
man officers are busy drilling the Chinese
troops and sending them to the 'front.'"
A terrible explosion occurred yesterday
afternoon at the Royal School, of Gunnery
at Shoeburyness, England, while number
OF artillery officers md scientists were lest
ing new patent fuse. Three men were
killed outright and several others were
fatally wounded. Among the latter were
some Of the most prominent officials OF the
government laboratory nj Wnolwich. The
scene of the explosion presented sicken-
ing sight. Some Of the wounded had their
faces carried away, others had their legs
torn off, and men were lying about in every
direction, grooming in their dying agonies.
Mr.. Knubey, az English journalist, who
it is alleged, concocted the reports ola
Irish dynamite convention which was said
to have been held in Paris on the 23d inst
has been arrested on charge of having at
tempted to shoot the editor Of La France,
who accused him of having fabricated The
story. Knubley entered the office, aad
when the editor appeared a brief wrangle
ensued. Kuubley drew his revolver and
threatened to shoot, but the editor got his
pistol out of his pocket about as soon as his
antagonist. Several bystauders interposed
and prevented The contemplated bloodshed
Mr.. Knubley swore that the dynamite con-
vontion actually occurred, but he declined
to mention the locality.