Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-20
EEWs OF THE DAY.

rr,a total amount thus far subscribed Tor
ha rel;ef of the Galveston fire sufferers IS
800, 500. ;.h
Cen Prendergast, ommanding the British
foroo Invading Burmah, expects to reach
Mandalay on Tuesday next. y
vall of the Empire Mills, in New York, =
which were burned last Wednesday week,
fell Yesterday, burying six people under Inc
ruins.
Nearly all the Congressman who nave
tbus far arrived in Washington are in favor F
If a change in the rules of the House TO eS' .
pedite business. ;
Disastrous prairie fires have swept over
o-ra norton of Indian Territory, west Oh
1 DID River station. The loss to cattlemen .
is over $500, OW. .,
Two men have been arrested in toronto,
Ont for attempting to pass ConleoeraCe
siO bi]l. They had large quantity OF oon'
federate money in their possession.
NJ De Lesseps celebrated his eightlel91
h;tbdav in Paris Yesterday. He received
many presents. M. De Les5eps 10 conuuenI
that he will live to sail through the Panama
canal.
The p. e. Diocesan Convention at Easton
o6iournod Yesterday A telegram from Ut.
> Snth, the newly-elected bishop, was re-
ceived. asking for time to consider the ques-
ton of accepting
;, THOMAS c. Hance, who killed his wife IN
4 , Lrcthe} in Baltimore two months ago, mas
= hoen adiuoed not guilty after trial lasting
: ten DAYS, Ex-senator VOORHEES,, of Indiana,
was one of the counsel for the defense.
n Hon John G. Carlisle reached Washing
Y ton from Kentucky yesterday forenoon
It mite unwell. Mr.. Carlisle started for WASH
d inpton last Saturday, but was compelled 10
"a stop at Louisville on account OF SICKNESS.
II At the meeting of the Cabinet yesterday
30 ga Oh member submitted statement OF lGe
is affairs in his Department, deemed Oh sum
o. Gent consequence to be Drougnt 10 Tue a.
tention Of Congress in tho PresluenIs io'th-
so coming message.
d Henry NJ. Gassaway, assistant Chief OF the
Internal Revenue and Navigation burcal
re- of the Secretary's Office treasury DepalL
"a ment, has been dismissed for using lnsolent
mt language to Mr.. Shoemaker, a prominent
wy New York politician.
~ The bolv of Judge A. l.. Sanborn wa
ost found about four miles from Madison, WIS
III yesterday afternoon. A bottle of laudanun
70 was found in his pocket, and it is supposed
~ bo committed suicide. He was suhJect "
ess temporary fits of insanity
.rs, It is learned, on good authority, that "
ice annointment to the DistrjftnT5 month, bu
are I've made L->ry Ior the confirmation of Con
~ Sress. Gen. FarnsWorth still distances nj
his competitors in the race for the Marshal
ess ship.
W. Un Allen W. Dorsey, n medical student Mt Tn
III College of Pennsylvania, and son-in-law O
Vi Benz. Burton, and Maria Dorsey, his wife
- were arrested yesterday morning al New
~ port, Il. L. charged with wilful murder ii
~ ~ causing the death OF Mr.. Burton at New
-. port about two weeks ago.
of Gen. Hancock and party went over thu
NJ whole battlefield at Gettysburg yesterday
,st giving special attention to that portion oc
,r cupled by the second corps, commanded b,
he Gen. Hancock. The object of the visit wa:
era to more fully establish paints with regard
At TO the action of that corps, including the
is famous Pickett charge. Gen Hancock de
id tailed numerous important historical events
r. that came under his immediate. observation
he during tho battle.
nd On Wednesday night several hundred
,r- persons assembled at Sherbrooke, Quebec,
with the avowed intention of burning the
lis cnigy of Sir John Macdonald but Lieut..
IN Col. lbbotson appeared on tho scene and
&C. deled the crowd to carry out their design
,g Others came TO his assistance, and they sue.
RS ceeded in putting out the lire The dis.
r. turbance soon became known, and the
81 Orangemen who were then in their hal.
Sc appeared on the scene and succeeded in
If carrying the rescued effigy to their hall,
DO where it was followed by the excited par
Elephants Quiet was not restored until mid
night.
Yesterday morning q young woman
AZ named Mary Glchrist shot herself in Bal
10 timore because her affianced refused to see
y. her. She stopped on corner and sent her
IS sister to house near by to ask the Young
1t man to grant her an interview, and that
3 would he the last request she would make.
I He declined to see her and used rude lam
u guage TO the sister. AS soon as she heard
: the result of her request she walked across
Q the street, drew pistol from her pocket
a and shot herself in the mouth, the ball lodg.
: Ing in the muscles Of the neck. The wound
r is not necessarily fatal
= Rev. W. w. Downs has been dismissed
= from the pastorship of the Bowdoin Square
: Baptist Church, Boston. New locks have
been placed upon the church doors and last
night several policemen were stationed
about the place, which was beseged by
9 crowds of people, who had come for the |
, purpose OF attending tho revival meetings |
About two hundred of Pastor Downs |
friends met at his house last night, and, after
presenting him with SO, organized q new |
society to be called 1.-THE Home Missionary
Society,"" and took up the cause of the pas.
tor as first work. These people state their
their determination, should Mr. Downs be
expelled from the church, TO build a new
one.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
A Richmond letter states that Col. w. r
| nd To-