Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Gen. Gordon's diaries kept IN khartoum
have been sent to London.
A twelve thousand dollar lire occurred
Saturday at Centreville, Md.
Ex-Gov. Beriah Magofiln, OF Kentucky,
died at Harrodsburg Saturday. He was
elected Governor in 1897.
t. is reported that Gen. Grant is in pre-.
carious condition, suffering from cancer
Gus affection of the throat.
Eek Gov Robert M. Patton died Saturday
at Florence, Ala. He was a native OF VIZ
ginia, where he was born in 1909.
All Of The appropriation bills have now
gone through the House Of Representatives
but several are yet in the hands of confer
ence committees of both houses.
The British Cabinet meeting last Satur'
day is said to have been stormy, aud 1t 10
believed that the present cabinet has deter
| mined not to accept the close vote as cause
for their resignation.
DR.. O'Connell, of Richmond, Va, has ar
rived in Rome bearing the dcrr"es OF The
Baltimore Council, and for the first time the
Cardinal of the Propaganda Eide has pos
session of these important documents.
Peter C. Lynch, bartender, in Washing
Ten last night entered Il house kept by Stel-
Ia Horton, on Thirteenth street, and after a
unarrel with girl named Gertie Pearson
stabbed her about the face and head with
carving knife. He was overtaken while OH
his way TO the depot to go to Baltimore and
arrested. The girl will recover.
An immense crowd gathered around Lee.
dom's mill. Keusington, Philadelphia. Oh
Saturday, where the non-union loom hxers
are employed but were dispersed by body
of 500 police. Many women aud children
we're Knocked down and tramped upon in
the charge of the police upon the crowd,
and many other persons were severely club
bed
The North Carolina House of Delegates
Saturday passed u bill presenting new flag
for the State. 1t is red, white and blue.
There arc two horizontal bars, the upper
onesred, The lower while. Oue-third of the
flag nearest the staff is blue. The coat-ot-
arms of the State in gilt occupies The centre.
Above are the words, "May 20, l775," (the
date of the Mecklenburg declaration Of in.
dependence, and the words, April IL,
1776"
The residents of the village of Euphratia,
Pa, are exercised over the disappearance OF
George w. Grant, aged thirty five, mar.
ried man, and Miss Sallie SPOTS, comely
young woman. twenty-three years old. The
young lady purchased ticket far Reading
and the man one for Lancaster, but it was
learned that he took train for Reading.
Miss SPOTS had two large Saratoga trunks
and was prepared for long journey. Grant
leaves wife and three children, Miss
Spots was nurse in the Grant family.
The Hon. Amos A. Lawrence was wit
ness a few DAYS ago before 81 committee OF
the Massachusetts, Legislature charged
with an inquiry into the condition of affairs
in Boston. He said 1--WE are as bad
as Sodom auti Gnmorrah and deserve their
fate. The Traffic in the souls Of our
youth is almost beyond conception. There
are 365 charitable institutions in Boston,
one for each day in the year, and there
would be work for many more. These are
made necessary by systematic violations OF
the laws against intemperance and licenti-
ousnessn