Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-02

NEWS OF TIE DAY.

NEno OE Lac OAA.
Large consignments of coffee are being
received in Baltimore from Rio.
1t is said that opium de0s are increasing
in Baltimore, and efforts are being made for
their repression by law.
Mr.. Chas P. Button has announced him
self as a candidate for sergeant alarms Of
the House Of Representatives.
Chief Judge D. R. Woodward, of the
Orphans Court of Anne Arundel, Md, eel.
ebrated his SOth birthday last Friday.
There is serious trouble between the while
and colored miners at the Beirer mines,
near Macon, Mo, and several men have
been killed.
Col. John D. Van Buren, died suddenly at
Ncwburg, n. y, yesterday from apoplexy.
FIe was relative Of President Van Buren,,
and was born in New York city in ISL.
General Shaler, the New York city OIL
cial who was arrested Monday night upon
the charge of bribery in connection with the
purchase of armory sites, has been released
on SIC, 900 bail.
The population Of Florida, according to
census lust completed, is 81, SOL, against
| 269. 493 in 1880, gain OF 73,05S, or 81 per
cent. in FIVE years. There is a decrease in
population in six counties.
The Postmaster General in his report rec
ommends the extension OF the special de-
livery system and the carriers delivery,
and makes many important suggestions in
regard to other postal matters.
The total bonded indebtedness Of the Gal
lego Mills Manufacturing Company of Rich
moud, for which receiver was appointed
last Saturday, is stated to be in round num-
bers $4,000, instead of SOTO, 600, as first
telegraphed.
A bailiff named Foley seized farm last
night at Fermoy, county Cork, Ireland. He
went to sleep in an clubhouse for the night
Some one crept into the building while the
man was slunlbering and poured over
him q cauldron of boiling water, scalding
the unfortunate bail!ir in frigbtful man
ner.
Messrs Robert Lawson & Co., manufactur-
ers of saddles, harness, trunks &c., Of Balti-
more, ono OF the oldest houses in their line
in the city, with view to liquidation, yes
terdav executed an assignment for the BEN
eft of their creditors, without preferences,
to L. Herbert Sbriver, esq, who bonded in
the sum Of 100000.
The bid of 81 900 made for the Richmond
Whig as stated in yesterdays GAZETTE,
was by Mr.. w. G. Forbes, whose connection
with Governor Cameron and other circum
stances lead to the belief that Mr.. Forbes
represented the Governor in the trarsac
ton. Governor Cameron has indicated q
desire to secure possession Of the paper.
The snecal train on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad provided by the direction Of
President Cleveland for himself and his cab
met, pulled into tho Union Depot at In
dianapolis yesterday morning at the same
time the Congressional special over the
Pennsylvania Road, which left Washington
four hours and a,half in advance arrived.
Yesterday the remains of Vice President
Hendricks were consigned to the tomb un-
der circumstances that indicated the pro-
found respect in which he was held by the
American people. Throughout the country
in hundreds of cities and towns, memorial
meetings were held TO honor his memory.
Mr.. Hendricks held specially warm place
in the hearts of all old democrats, and it
may be affirmed with some truth that to q
greater extent than any Of his contempora-
ries he was type Of his party, summing up
in his character the frank, honest, aggres-
sive and yet kindly traits Of the progressive
democracy.
At the memorial services held in Balti
more Yesterday Rev. DR.. w. w. Walker, of
Virginia, was among tie speakers. He said
that if tried by the standard of fidelity to
every trust reposed in him Mr.. Hendricks
life was good and pure. He said the senti-
ment that "the good men do is oft inferred
with their bones" is false; that you can no
more bury the influence of q good life than
you can bury sunshine in grave, and that
the contribution Of this country to the cause
of humanity is the lives Of the noble men it
has developed, the noblest in history. He
did not know whether or not Mr.. Hendricks
was elected Vice President in 1876, but Mr..
Hendricks believed so, and his patriotism
on that occasion was Of the highest order
and showed that he was willing to make
any sacrifice for his country.