Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-21
News OF THE DAY.

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Pauline Markham, the actress, has re.
Gently come into possession Of handsome
fortune.
Petitions in $50 cases &C French spolia.
ton claims have been flied. Test cases, it
is thought, will be submitted in March.
Friends of the Parnell movement in New
York express doubt as to his being able to
leave England in the present political crisis.
Calvin Pratt, who is charged with obtain
ing $4,000 by forgery on the Pacific Bank
of San Francisco, has been arrested in ia.
pan.
Memorial services in honor Of the late
General George B. Mcclellan, were held
yesterday in the Grand Opera House at
Chicago.
None of the unfortunate men imprisoned
by the recent mine disaster at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, have been reached yet, aud all hopes
of rescuing them alive have been dissipated.
| Fire yesterday afternoon destroyed the
cracker factory of George r. Skillman, on
Greene street, Baltimore. The loss was
about s25, 0OO The fire was very bad one
to handle, and several fremen were injured.
Dudley Francis North, the Earl of Gull.
| ford, was thrown from his horse day or.
two ago while hunting, and has died from
the injuries received by his fall. He was
conservative member of the House of Lords.
He was thirty-four years old.
Advices from Yok ohama and Hong Kong
state that typhoon swept over the Phillip
inc Islands on November 7, destroying over
4,40O buildings, including thirteen churches
and ten converts. Eighteen human lives
were lost and and five hundred head OF cat
tie persisted.
Hon. A. NJ. Keiley, lectured last night at
Ford's Opera House in Washington to an
audience of 500 persons, on Irish Nation
atty" The meeting was under the auspices
ofthe Irish National andLeague of the city.
A number of members of Congress occupied
seats on the stage.
Col. w. NJ. Sutton, formerly wealthy
banker of Richmond, but who, having met
with reverses, went to Rockville, Md, as
book agent, died at the Montgomery House
there yesterday at halfpast five o'clock, Of
cancer of the stomach. He has been i'll
since August. Col. Sutton was siSty-seven
years of age.
Mollie Johnson, the reputed wife Of Saml.
Johnson, colored, who is under arrest in
Philadelphia, charged with the murder Of
John Sharpless, near Chester, Pa, Sunday,
November %, has made affidavit that John
son told her he killed old Mr.. Sharpless,
and threatened to kill her if she repeated
what he said..
| Sheriff Miller, lodged negro in the Jail
at Rockville, Md, by the name of Luther
Claggett Saturday night, for assault and
attempt to commit rape on white girl
by the name of Bertha Leizer, daughter of
John Leizer, of Mechanicsvile. The child
was seven years of age. The community is
very much excited over the affair
Since the present session of Congress be.
gan seven hundred and twenty. eight bills
and joint resolutions have been introduced
in the Senate; and seven, one of which ORR
ginated in the House, have been passed.
Twepty-four bills and joint resolutions have
been introduced in the House of Represen-
tatives, and four, two of which originated in
the Senate, have been passed.
A movement is being made in Baltimore
to procure from the Maryland Legislature,
the passage of a stringent law against the
opium Joints which are said to have largely
multiplied recently. It is proposed to make
the penalty so severe as to entirely prohibit
| them. There are hundreds Of Chinese
| laundries in the city where the drug is said
| to be smoked, but there is no law to reach
| them.
Gen. Grants hitherto unpublished CORE
spondence relative to the Fitz-John Porter
case is made public. The correspondence
includes letter from Gen. Grant, dated
July 4, 1854, in which he says: "You can
scarcely conceive the pain it caused me to
read the veto of your bill by Tho President
Yesterday. You were dismissed unjustly,
and you are entitled to restoration. Be of
good cheer, and pray that justice may yet
be done you and yours"
Miss Carrie Bayer, q local belle Of Gaines
town, Ala, while on her way alone to take
boat for Mobile and spend the holidays
with her relatives, was assaulted by 9 negro
who attempted to outrage her. The young
lady resisted bravely, and the negro, fad
ing himself thwarted in his purpose, drew
revolver and shot her through tho head.
She lived only two hours. The country is
up in arms and patrolling the river for
twenty miles. The negro is known, and if
caught will meet most terrible death.
The Duke Of Seville, Spain. who, in re-
sentiment of the decliuation of Queen Chris
tina to give him an audience on Friday,
publicly vilfed her, and predicted that ex-
Queen Isabella would soon replace Christina
as Queen regent, has been arrested. This
action OF the government occasioned some
thing of sensation in military and other
circles, and the impression prevails that,
despite the strong feeling manifested by the
Queen and some of her advisers in favor Of
leniency to past political offenders, no pub
lie avowals tending to bring reproach upon
the Queen will be tolerated for moment.
HARSH AND IMpoLIT1C.-The State is
threatened with an unwise and unjust law.