Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Fine ice fourteen inches thick is being
harvested on the Susquehanna.
A number of tugs have put into Annap.
oils, being unable to contend against the ice
10 the bay.
Capt. Townshend, the Crimean veteran,
died in London on Tuesday from the effects
of fall from his horse in the hunting field.
John Geo. Lambton, Earl of Durham, has
brought suit for divorce on the ground that
his wife is insane, and was so when ne mar
ried her.
In the case of Marshal Lot Wright, of Gin.
cinnati, Representatives Springer and Van
Alstyne ask that he be removed from Office
and criminally prosecuted.
Newfoundland has been empowered by
the British government to negotiate on her
own account for renewal of the fisheries
treaty with the United States.
Between 800 and 400 drummers met at
the New Orleans Exposition yesterday to
form national association of commercial
travellers. A committee was appointed to
draw up constitution and report to-day.
In the United States Court in Louisville,
KY, yesterday, Judge Baxter. in the
Knights of Honor case decided that ex-Su.
preme Treasurer J. Il. Breckenridge must
pay Sill 400 IS in cash to the court Thurs
day.
Senator Riddcberger stated yesterday
| that the Senate Committee on Agriculture
had not met in two years. When asked
why he had not reported this fact to the
Senate he said he feared the Senate would
abolish his committee.
Sir Henry Gordon, the brother Of the hero
of khartoum, has requested Iabehr Pasha
to open negotiations with Ell Mahdi for the
restoration of the private papers and other
personal property of General Gordon which
fell into the hands of FL Mahdi's troops
when Khartnnm was captured.
Mr.. Thomas Bullitt Harrison, well.
known citizen Of Baltimore, and an extcn.
sive cotton Speculation, committed suicide
Yesterday by cutting his throat with a razor
at the residence of his cousin, DR.. William
c. Harrison, Mount Vernon Place. The de.
ceased leaves wife, formerly Miss Will
liams, of Virginia, and two children.
The heaviest failure which has taken
place in Baltimore for three or four years
was announced to the public yesterday, in
the suspension of the large wholesale man
ufacturing tin.ware house of Mcssrs Keen
& Hagerty. Their liabilities will reach
nearly half q million of dollars, and the
assets are estimated ut about two hundred
thousand dollars. Mr.. Frank Gosnel was
appointed trustee for the creditors under
the deed Of assignment made yesterday,
and gave bond in the sum ofs400, 900.
The second branch of the city council OF
Wheeling, w. Va, on Tuesday evening
passed resolution praying The State legis-
Iature to appoint commission to enter into
negotiations with the State of Pennsylvania
with view of transferring the four coun-
ties of Hancock, Brook, Ohio and Marshall
to the Keystone State. The passage Of the
resolution was greeted with cheers from the
large number of citizens in attendance upon
the session. The first branch indefinitely
postponed the consideration of the resolu
ton by vote of to 3.
A Salvation Army meeting in the Opera
House at Newark Ohio, Tuesday night, was
disturbed by roughs. A special policeman
endeavored to arrest the dSturhers, when
the quarrel became general, and several
persons were knocked down and badly hurt.
William Patterson resisted arrest, and the
officer beat him on the head with his club,
injuring him so badly that he will die. The
officer and his prisoner were followed
through the Street by a large crowd OF men
who threatened to mob the former, but he
left his prisoner in n saloon and escaped.
The latest news received from Ogig and
Pamai confirms the the report of the bril-
liant victory won by the Mudir of Taxa and
the Shukria tribe Of friendly Arabs against
the Hadendowah tribe of hostiIos during al
attack made by the latter upon some friend
ly tribes for supplying the garrison at kas,
sala with grain. 1t is now stated that dur
ing the battle no less than 5000 OF the Had
endowah Arabs were killed, and that among
the slain was sheikh Moosa. The Kassala
garrison IL short of food and ammunition,
and as the place is hard pressed by the en-
envy, despite the recent repulse, a surrender
lievcd.