Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-27

EEWS OF TIE DAY.


The cyclone which swept over Charleston
S. G., on Tuesday caused damage 70 the ex-
tent Of 81 ,125 COO.
Governor Hoadly, who Was in Baltimore
Yesterday, says the democrats have good
fighting chance in Ohio.
The United States Treasurer mas received
a conscience contribution of IS so from an
unknown resident of Virginia.
The designations of four clerks in the of.
flee of the Third Auditor of the Treasury
have been requested this week.
John Sherman opened the Ohio campaign
at Mount Gilead, in that State, yesterday,
raking up all the old sectional animos-
ties.
On the 1st of September a midnight col
lection Of letters will be commenced IN Bal
timore. Five additional letter-carrlers have
been allotted to that city.
At Harvey's Lake, ten miles from
Wilkesbarre, Pa, snow fell yesterday morn
ing, and continued until noon with slight
intervals The weather thereahouta Is
quite cold.
Mr.. Joseph f Slower has been nominated
hy the democrats of Page county for the
| House of Delegates Mr.. Slower acted with
tie readiuster party untillast summer.
Information has reached this country of
the death in Warwick, Australia, OF DR..
Thomas Greaves, formerly Of Richmond,
and professor in the Medical College Of
| Virginia.
Conrad 3. Day was yesterday nominated
by the Pennsylvania democratic convention
for State Treasurer. The convention en-
dorscd the administration Of President
| Cleveland.
The sale of the Gor,lonsvillc Gazette to
G. W. Dudley & Son, not being satisfactory
to both parties, that paper has been sold
again, this time going 10 f. +. Cowherd,
Esq.
There arc in the diocese Of Virginia, Of
| colored peoDla connected with the Episcopal
| Church, 5i3 communicates, ,725 Sunday
schoul scholars, and l 090 day scholars in
paro"haI schools.
All federal soldiers who have had an am
| nu!ation performed so near the elbow, knee
| or bin Join! as to render the remaining bone
useless, according to the ruling of Commits.
siorer Black are entitled TO q pension OF
S$3I 80 per month.
Governor Pierce, of Dakota, is on his way
to Washington 70" the purpose of filing the
census recently taken of the territory. The
population in round numbers is Ala, 900.
The chiefohject OF the census is TO strengthen
the territory's claim to admission as State.
There was run yesterday on the Spring
Garden Bank, Philadelphia, a State con
Germ. The bank was not closed until tie
usual hour, p. M, and all demands were
met. The president declares that The run
is due to malicious rumors, and that the in-
stiiulior is entirely solvent.
George w Reed, aged about forty, was
found dead in bed at his lodging house in
Baltimore yesterday. He il said 10 have
been fem Pennsylvania. Among his effects
was found :. recent letter FROM Hon. Jefcr-
son Davis advising him TO go West instead
Of to the South FOR the beneGC Of his health.
Mrs Eliza Lce. widow Of the late Oliver
p. Baldwin. died last Thursday afternoon
at her residence in Baltimore. She was n
daughter OF Hon. DInci Shelley, aud a
cousin Ct Hon. Hugh W. Shci1ey. One of
her sisters is the wife OF Hon john F. Lewis,
OF Rockingham county. Another sister mar
ried the Rev. Mr.. Roydeu, Of AbetnaTie
county, Va.
Celia Bennett aged forty -five, housekeeper
at the St. Charles. Hotel, Coney Island
WAS visited in her room there yesterday, hy
Aiher. Winkers, with whom sue formerly
lived, but 10 whom she IS not married. They
had not been long in the room when num-
Der of pistol shots we're heard. The pro-
pretor rushed to the room and met Wickers
running out with blood flowing from sever
al wounds. The woman was found in the
room slightly wounded in the neck. At the
police station Wickers said that the woman
had picked mp the revolver from bureau,
aid saying sho would kill the - -, fir.
ed 'hree shots 81 him. Hn wrenched the
revolver from Der, fired twice at her and
then ran ont WickerS was taken to the
| hospital.