Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-18

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Cholera is on the increase in Spain.
The Liberty Bell has reached Philade

Cholera is on the increase in Spain
The Liberty Bell has reached Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. f. T. Merrick's condition had inn
proved somewhat yesterday.
1t il said that the Queen is determined
to induce Mr. Gladstone to accept a peer
age.
Ex-senator James w. Nesmith died at his
country residence in Derry, Polk county,
Oregon.
The French papers are particularly fierce
| in their comments on the late Prince Fred.
erick Charles.
There are no signs as yet of q general re-
sumption of operations by the iron mile ut
Pittsburg, Pa.
The Baltimore base ball team won another
game from the Louisville team at Oriole
Park yesterday.
Reports Of the wheat crop in Ohio. Indi-
ana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Caller.
mia show great falling OFT.
NJ. Roustan, at present French minister
to Washington, it is said, will succeed Al.
Patenotre as ambassador at Pekiu.
Mr.. Christopher C. Trader, one Of r1e
most prominent farmers of Wicomico co'tl-
ty, Nd, died yesterday, of bilious fever.
Recommendations have been made of S5Se-
auctions in the custom house at BaI'nffe,
which will! make q saving OF 500 GOO a.T u-
ally. :;
The schooner Eddie Huck, Of PhiIsa"l-
phia, from Savannah for Perth AtHS'y
lumber laden, Was abandoned at sea ASue
9th The vessel had been disabled. II e
gale. =:
Destructive fires have occurred in A.rstuu
and Leutschau, both towrs of Huuenr'S AT
the former place 100 houses were huIsed.
At Leutschan 400 houses were destroy cGSnd
many lives lost.
General Grant is still growing welker.
He took a walk of 100 yards yesLertlay af
ternoon, bnt Was much exhausteE ster-
wards. He appears to be fully consGl s!s OF
his critical condition. rs
]. \. Hatcher section boss on thtss;;f .ou-
isvilIe, New Orleans and Texas Ra5foad,
was killed at Clayton Station Tunica:soun
ty, La, on Monday last, BY Sheriff t%nson
and Deputy Sheriff Kyle, while resi,lsSg ar
rest. II
A large powder magazine confirming
81, 900 pounds Of powder, belonging: 70 the
Colorado Coal and Iron Company, t.sa sub.
urb of Pueblo, Col, blew up yestelda&. kill
ing one employee and fatally injursg an
other ~
Ensign Alfred JeiIries is to be tG.rd by
court martial at New York, on c!&ege OF
scandalous couduc5 ia failing to paMfb three
Of the crew certain mouey due theI., while
he was in command of the coast suf2Gy yes
sci Bartaaro. -
Joseph Vlana, of Chicago, a laborit! man,
against whom his wife had instituted d.
vorce proceedings went to where lis wife
was staying little before noon yesterday,
and killed her by firing Il revoIFGr. He
Immediately after shot himself aud will die.
While Charles and Thomas Goats were at
the table eating lunch, in East Washington
yesterday, a dispute arose hetwerr them,
during which Thomas grabbed a t,:rk and
plunged it in his brothers left breast near
the heart, iutlicting most serious wound.
Thomas escaped arrest. Charles ism crit
ca condition.
The conservative leaders OF P.i.iament
had another conference yesterday. Sir
Wa. Vernon Harcourt, hcme secretary in
Mr.. Giaistone's cabinet, denied before lib
eral mass meeting Tuesday that the liberals
had courted defeat. The liberals, ne de-
carqi, would fight for the old cause and
with the old leader.
that Vim. Williamson, Peter Moon End Geo.
Morgan, members Of 4 gang of desperadoes
and horse thieves, we're ovartaken Tuesday
near Hea!tou b: a vigilance committee and
hanged to tree. Other members of the
gang arc being purs tied, and will he similarly
dealt with il caught.
A officially occurred yesterday evening,
in New Orleans, between John +. Charlton
ard Robert krpghey, room mates, during
which the former shot the latter in the right
side and neck. Realizing what he had done,
Charlton then sho! himself in the head from
the effects Of Which he died in shu1i time.
Keaghey will recover.
Ii Galloway county, Ky., Tuesday, man
named Farris slapped his wife's face Her
father James Hart, and brother Tom re-
monstrated, and in the fight that ensued
Farris drew knife, and after fatally
wouuding young Hart. stabbed and killed
his father in law. Farrs surrendered
himself All the parties are wel!to.do farm
ers.
An Indian boy on Major Ellis's planta-
ton, near the boundary line of Yazoo and
untlower counties, Miss, being missed, the
lads father started with some friends to
search for him. He had been killed by Il
panther. which they discovered watching
the boys halfdevoured body. The animal
was killed, and found 10 measure ten feet
from hose 10 tail.
The native African prince Aiogoeha, of
the Brass River territory, Upper Guinea,
while trading at Il native village, was shot
al and wounded in the shoulder by native
who escaped. The Prince took nine villag-
ers as hostages, and failing to produce the
would be assassin, he had them cooked and
eaten. Missionaries say the Prince profes
sed to be Christian.
The President yesterday appointed John
B. Stallo, Of OHIO to he minister to Italy
Bayless w. Hanna, Of Ind, minister to the
Argentine Republic; Charles A. Dougherty
of Philadelphia, to be secretary of legation
at Rome William l.. Alden. Of New York,
consul general at Rome, and P. NJ. B.
Young, Of Georgia, consul general at st. Pc
tersburg. A number of coosuIs were also
appointed, among them George w. Savage,
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