Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-01
NEWS GE THE DAY.
Law Bismarck will be 20 years old.

To-day Bismarck will be ~ years oio'
There were 8 COS business failures in the
United States The past three months.
Queen Viclora has gone TO France on
visit. She is accompanied ny Princess De-
atrice.
There has heen battle between Gnaie
ma!a aud San Salvador forces, III when
Gen. Barrios had to withdraw.
The government light house tender Jes'
ssmiue is charged with violating the Mary
land oyster law by dredging in forbidden
waters.
! The French Parliament has voted cred
it of SO 900, 600, and 10000 troops will be
sent to Tonquin Immediately. Inc lslahu
of Formosa is to be evacuated.
Tn the republican Senator's caucus yes.
terday it is said that decision was reached
TO resist removals from Offices which have
a fixed tenure by law, except for cause, I'M
til the expiration of the term.
Hiram H. Kimpton, formerly we'll
known Wall street broker. who vas worth
ahout 3, 900 coo III one time, was yesterday
committed 10 the care IF ih+- commissioners
Of charities and corrections for examination
as to his sauity He had tcS2arcd himself
By his drinking habits.
Perry c. Smith, of New Jersey, has been
appointed superintendent and disbursng
officer of the Postoilice Department, vice
Richard Devens, resigned. The Postmas-
ter General has appointed Nicholas NJ.
Bell, of ST. Louis, superintendent OF the Tor
eign mails bureau, vice j. s. Crawford, OF
Maryland, removed.
A Biloxi, Miss, di~der til OF last night
says: jefferson y, yet retair'se this morn
o "s F For s seVera essgper'ies been suffer
ing from return of rheufliSS.s'sm, compiled.
ted with the breaking out uf his old wound
received in Mexico thirty eight years ago.
His age is very much against his prospects
of recovery.
Secretary Manning yesterday appointed
Mr.. Eugene Higgins, Of Baltimore, to be
chief o! the appointment division of the
Treasury Department, 10 take effect April
,. vice Mr.. C. :. Irevit', resigned. His ser
vices as an employee uuder the appropra-
ton for The detection of frauds upon the
customs reveMue were dispensed with from
yesterday.
Commissioner Black, Of the Pension Office
has issued n circular in which he says that
he is in receipt Of numerous complaints re-
garulOS the non pay iucuA ~ ttot' Soh Via.
ed hy employees IN that otlice,alId saws: 1T
is not my intention 10 permit this office 10
be used as collecting agency, nor to he the
refuge Of any one who deliberately con-
tracts debts upon the strength Of his official
position and then ucsecis 10 pay the same"
A reduction has been made III The force
of the bureau of engraving and printing at
Washing to n o the extent ofthirty plate print
ers, thirty printers assistants and thirty
two miscellaneous hands. This reduction
was made in view of the fact that Congress
failed TO make the necessary appropriation
to increase the quantity Of United States
notes furnished the Treasury of the United
States for redemption and exchanges.
A Cabinet Ministers fall was never more
ignominious~ than that of NJ. Ferry, in
France He was booted and branded as a
liar and traitor. The President made no
attempt to stop the use of these epithets.
FIR, queut cries Of "Turu him out!" were
directed against the prime minister, and the
greatest uproar prevailed throughout the
sitting. In his speech in the Chamber yes
terdav. NJ. CIemeuceau said that the mem
bers Of the cabinet were not ministers, but
cullrit%, who ought 10 he dealt with by the
law. This speech vas loudly applauded.
II. de Frey cinet is trying 10 form minis
try to represent the democratic and repnb-
licau unions and republican left.