Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-18
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
NEWS OF THE DAT.

/ There will probably lie considerable re-
duction in the number CT postothce 'ispee-
tors during the current month.
Mr.. w. H. L. Ryitz, ii south Bal imore
merchant com miiled suicide yesterday ny
hanging himself in the cellar OF his house.
| J Sparso, postmaster of Edenburg, Clar-
ion county. Pa, committed suicide yesteF-
day by shooting himself through the heart.
! He was short in bis accounts.
| Secretary Bayard, in o letter TO the Sen
ate Committe on Foreign Relations, se5s
| the government will exert its Influence
against he usurpiug schemes OF Barr'os.
! The removal Of patients from The colored
insane asylum At Richmond to the new Cen
| trail Asylum, near Petersburg, was begun
Yesterday, about 100 of the 1856 being
transferred. The others will be moved To
day.
! The executive committee of The civil SER
vice reform Association of Baltimore, pass.
ed resolution demanding the removal
Of Eugene Higgins from The place TO which
he was appointed by Secretary Manning VI
course, Higgins is the right sort Of arelorm-
er. He is in favor Of turning the rascals
out"
The following nominations were couhrm-
ed By the Senate in executive session yes
| terGlay: Col Nelson III. Davis, Inspector
general, with the rank gadier-general
Lieut.. Col. Ahsalom Baird To be Inspector
general, with the rank Of colonel; Edward
| d. Clark, Of Mississippi, to be Assistant
Secretary of the Interior; Sidney d. Jack.
man, of Texas. to be United States Marshal
| for the western district of Texas.
! The first State reception by President
Cleveland at The White House was given
last night to the diplomatic corps, the judi
ciary, the army and navy and the Senate
and House of Representatives. 1t was one
of the most brilliant affairs of the kind that
have been held in the White House. All
the members of the Cabinet, except Attor-
ney General Garland, were present. Mr..
Bayard presented the members of The dip.
lomalic corps.
Gordon w. Bnrnham, q venerable mil
lionaire, is lying seriously i'll from pneu-
mnnia at his residence, on Fifth avenue New
York, aud bis death is hourly expected. He
was 70 have been married next Saturday to
Miss Kate Sauborn, the authoress and lee
lnrer II is rumored that Mr.. Burnham has
settled $50 900 on Miss Sannorn. Mr. Burn
nam is eishiy.tWo years OF age. Miss San
born is a grand niece Of Daniel Webster, and
well Known in literary circles. Shs has
been with her aged lover, tenderIy nursing
him. ever since he was stricken down with
his probably fatal illness.
The store of McCracken aud Brothers,
grocers and liquor dealers, Of Fredericks-
burg, was burned on Tuesday morning, in
volving an estimated loss Of $4,000 Mr..
Joseph W. Colbert, whose establishment is
next door, had an insurance Of 50 500 on his
stock, which was almost totally destroyed
by water aud removal. Mr.. John Monroe,
TWO doors above McCrack ems, had his stock
damaged by waller and removal. Fully ir-
sured. The buildings on the opposite side,
occupied by the Misses Ellis, Joseph w.
Colbert and Mrs. hoy Jones' were slightly
damaged
The shooting Of Ramon Bonachea, Bor-
nelio Olopitu, and the colored men Plutarco
Estrada, Beruadna Torres and Pedro Ces-
teros. the leaders Of tie filibust eriug expe-
diiinn, captured near Mauzanilio by the
gunbral Carload, III tbs 81 Of December
last, took place on the morning Of The 7th
instant in the espIunuGe near the Moro
CsSrlr. OF Santiago do Cu"a. L. is said that
Pedro Cesteros is the one who killed the
| captain Of the Spani~i, steamer Muctezumn,
CUBAN i!libuSterers near Santa Domingo in
1878 Puerto Principe papers report the
death Of the celebrated bandit, Ramon Yer
rZ alias Calamahuceta, on the-27vh ullimo.
He WAS killed in an encounter with the
Civil Guards near Palmarito.