Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-02

NEWS OF THE Day.


A report from Vienna says Austria will
not receive Minister Kelley.
The decrease Of the public debt during
the month OF June Yves IS, 500, 993.75.
The President will reaproint Commodore
Sicard as chief of the Bureau OF Ordnance
in the fall.
The Italian newspapers are elated over
the difficulty concerning Mr. Kelley and
the U. S. mission to Austria.
On Tuesday 1900 pension cases were
granted, the largest in any one day IN the
history OF the Pension Office.
The steamer Wisconsin, which arrived
at New York yesterday from Livernool,
brought ego Mormors, in charge of Elder
Hansen.
The statement Of the funded Indebtedness
| of the District Of Columbia and late corpora
ton of Washington, shows a total in reg
istcred and coupon bonds of all classes of
sd ,279,5 500.
The British Cabinet has decided against
| further coercive legislation ,nr ireland. In
the elections thus far held Tor the Parlis-
menla7y snats Of Cabinet officers the con-
seryatives have been successful.
The Marlboro. Nd, Gazette announces
Georges county has consented TO allow his
name to be presented as an applicant for the
| office Of collector of internal revenue for
| Maryland.
Tie south American Commission has re-
uorted 10 the President from Lima that
! Peru is in no condition TO open up trade
relations of any extent with the United
States. as the Peruvans are impoverished,
aud there is no money in the country TO
justify trade.
There was no marked change in General
| Grants condition Yesterday as far as the
dispatches disclose but frop the utlerances
Of his attending physician, and from the
seem that the sands OF life are running very
low. It is reported that DR.. Douglas has
expressed the fear that the General cannot
live beyond Friday or Saturday.
A sensation has been caused in Quebec
| BY the reported miraculous cure OF one OF d
| party of eight hundred persons on pill.
| grimage from Pierre, near Montreal, TO the
Shrine Of St. Anne. y young girl, who was
very weak, and had no power over her
limbs. was carried TO the allar, where, after
mass, on her third attempt to rise, she was
able to walk away without any support.
Col. A. Loudon Snowhen, the retiring
superintendent Of the Philadelphia mint,
formally vacated his Office Yesterday after
! IS wears Of service, and Hon. Dln'l NJ. Fox,
his successor, assumed charge. The total
| value of the gold and silver handled by Col.
Snowden during his iucuEb@ncy WAS ST.
| TOP 266S41 10 which must i've added ST..
229 JOG in minor coius issue: by him rs chief
cciner and superintendent.
I'D Erapnl ~, hoe II M ct
London, and his wife have both refused.
the 81. James Gd@eite says, to appear in
| mourning mt the court bail, SIS prescribed by
the Queen because Of the death OF Prince
Frederick Charles Of Germany. ii. Wad.
dncton's refusal was officially declared in
| n courteous note sent 10 Her Ma esty In
| this the French Ambassador expressed to
| the Queen his personal regret ss being un-
! able To comply with the royal command,
but said he could not disol.ey the orders OF
his government to not wear mourning at
the death of any enemy OF france.
The contract for ael;veiin. the mail at
| ten points on the Chesapeake Bay and Pat
| uxent river WAS awarded 10 Horatio f.
Wise, Of Virginia. and yesterday he was to
have taken the first mail iron the Balli-
more p0stoflice. The agen, OF the Weems
steamers. hich has carried the mail for
| wears, refused 10 receive it on the boat and
The mail was returned Ia the postGllice.
The matte was reported 10 the Postoifice
Department, and until arrangements are
made the people Of that section will have
TO do without mails. There is no other
prompt meaus of conveying the mail, and
the steamboat company Will not huy the
contract nor carry TIE .natt"r for Wise.