Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Splendid rains fell 10 Piedmont and South
side Virginia Sunday and Monday.
The President has declined to extend the
time for cattlemen to vacate Indian lands.
John Teemer, the oarsman, has decided
to go to Australia to row Beach for the
championship Of the world
Fire late yesterday afternoon ut the
works of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufnc-
turing Company, in Philadelphia, caused a
loss Of $500 900.
man named Ran Stauner fell from
train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
near Clarksburg, w. Va, while under the
influence of liquor, and was killed.
Jefferson county Nv. Va.) bonds to the
amount Of Sl2 900, due in 1906, sold at pub
lie sale at Hagerstown, Md, yesterday at
| $l04 on the 800.
James 7. Hall, bricklaycr, of Norfolk,
and well-known politician, is at the Penn
sylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, fatally in
iured by falling from an excursion train to
Atlantic City on Sunday.
A duel between w. B. Walker, Of Mobile,
Ala, and Samuel J. Dalton, jr., of Aber.
deem, Miss. was rustrated by the arrest OF
the parties last night. They were on their
way to Memphis to arrange for fight.
The long strike at the Pennsylvania col
liery, MI. Carmel, Pa, whereby seven hum
dred men were idle almost the entire year,
was virtually ended yesterday, when one
hundred employees resumed work at ~
per cent reduction.
At Como, Col, recently, Il wonderful
game of base ball was played between the
Brecke ridge Blues and the Como Blues.
The score staod at the close of the ninth
| I ,,f bu Rronk
ridge boys. Time Of game, 5 hours and 10
minutes.
Near Preston, Caroline county, Md, the
dwelling house Of Elijah Friends, colored
was struck by lightning during the storm
Sunday afternoon, killing INSTANTLY the wife
OF Thomas Webb, who was visiting the
Friends Other persons III the house were
not injured.
Judge Jackson, of tho United States DIS
trict Court for West Virginia, has granted ~
temporary injunction restraining the sheriils
from collecting any part Of the taxes due
by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad to
the State. The trial is set for hearing in
Wheeling September !.
AS stated yesterday, Riverside Park, in
New York, has been chosen as the burial
place of General Grant. A meeting was
held in Washington last night TO protest
against the selection, but, rs the arrange
ment has gone SO far, there will probably
be no change. The most elaborate prepara-
tons for the funeral are being made in
New York.
Mr.. Bedford Muckey, United States Con-
sui al Rio Grande do Sui, Brazil arrived in
Washington yesterday on leave Of alb
sence. Mr.. Mackey some weeks since had
Ioc l Prar cd
the latter having published scuirlous at.
tacks upon him and his mother. Mr.. Mackey
was tried and hoRorahly acquitted. The
Consul reports that colony of tx conlrd
crate soldiers is located in Southern Brazil.
The colony Numbers about 500 persons and
is doing we'll
Sergeant Michael McGanrau, Of tho sig
nal corps, who recent refused to receive the
colored private, Green, ~ his assistant 81
Pensacola, Fla, is now in ordinary arrest az
Fort Meyer. Gen. HaZen yesterday sub
mtted to the War Department charges
against McGanrau for disobedience of orders
and asked for a court martial The accused
is regarded as an efficient officer. He re-
manned at his post during the yellow fever
epidemic ut Pensacola several years ago.
Miss Willie Aud, who lived in Waynes
boro'. Va, returned 10 her home Oh SLtur
day from Stauuton, where she had been at
tending the Summer Peabody Institute. She
went TO bed in good spirits and in appar.
emily fine health. During the night an Vii
usual noise was heard in her room, and
when some of the family went thither Miss
Aud was found in spasTls. DR.. Myers was
Immediately called in, but could not relieve
her. and she died before morning. One &C
count states that Miss Aud purchased poison
at q drug store in Stanton, giving as rea-
son that her father wanted it to kill rats 1t
is said the family declined to allow post
| mortem examination.