Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Minister McLane was enthusiastically
welcomed on his arrival in Paris.
Two new cancer spots have made their
appearance in General Grants throat. !
DIR. John S. Goldsborough, we'll known
citizen of Frederick, Md, died on Saturday,
of consumption, aged about SO years.
The Pope has declined to receive NJ.
Ferry. the ex Prime Minister of France,
and he will take trip for his health.
Gen. Middleton and the Canadian govern
ment forces encountered Riel's band at ba-
touche Saturday. Riel's band was driven
hack with heavy losses by the gatliDg guns
of the Canadian forces.
The visit of number of prominent Gu
bans to Washington during the past few
DAYS has revived the old story that an ehort
will be made before Congress next winter 10
get the United States government TO pur-
chase the Island of Cuba.
Macbeth was produced at the Philadei-
phia Academy of Music Saturday, with
Nine. R;stori and Mr. Edwin Booth in the
leading characters. The assemblage was
the largest that ever witnessed dramatic
representation in that city.
A committee OF Philadelphia physicians
visited Plymouth, Pa, yesterday, and began
work investigating the epidemic. rost
mortem examinations showed that the as
ease is truly typhoid fever. Five deaths
occurred yesterday, aid there gre many
other patients at the point OF death.
Father Chapelle has selected and turchas-
ed site for the new Catholic University.
The property selected lies within mile OF
the CITY limits of Washington, between the
city and the Soldiers Home. 1t is piece
of ground known as the Middleton estate,
contains sixty five acres, is well wooded, ana
on il is located the spring which supplies
the Capitol building with water
Hon. 5. 8. Cox has not yet announced
his determination with regard to the TURK
ish mission. He has received q telegram
from q committee of his constituents, IN
forming him that they would come to
Washing ton to day to see him and to see
the President upon the subject, and he feels
thst courtesy to them requires him not 10
announce his conclusion until after their ar
rival.
Proceedings bsfore the United States
court ut Norfolk to set aside the trust deed
Of Balm & Bro, bankers, in favor Of Old and
others, involving about $1,000 900, cause
much interest in the State. 1t Is learned
that Chief Justice Waite and Judges Bond
and Hughes will hear argument on the mo-
ton tomorrow and render their decision.
MANY creditors suffered from the failure oil
this firm.
Il is officially stated that another appoint
+ ment will be made in the place OF Dr. j.
Ernest at Metre, as consul at Nagasaki
japan The latter's appointment was re-
T Gently ordered on the strength Of 1atterlng
Endorsements from prominent Colorado poll
ticans; but it has since been discovered, by
means of the Maryland divorce proceedings
, in favor of his wife a few days ago and
otherwise, that he is.a man of unit habits
Consequently he will not be commissioned
Reports from various points in the coun
ties along the Blue Ridge mountains, where
J forest fires have been burning for the past
two weeks, show that several dwellings
= have been destroyed and many others en-
dapgered. The house of Thos. Hawkins, 0
farmer of Tazewell county, caught fire al
t night, and the Ere was so far advanced when
discovered that the inmates of the burning
t building narrowly escaped, except one child
four years old, which persisted in the flames
The recent rains have put out most OF the
: fires.
In the English pe"l;" -: 10y lneie g
10 be renewal OF tue question OF the vote
censure. Gladstone's speech at the time o.
asking for vote of credit carried the tide
with him for a while, but it may set against
him. The old English generals Napier
and others preferred to defend India at
the Bolan Pass; but the young officers made
the scientific frontier" popular, and Eng
land is thoroughly committed to the de-
fence of the advanced frontier. Should
there be fighting, it is highly probable that
the English troops in the Soudan would be
Withdrawn and sent to Afghanistan, and
the war against the Mahdi abandoned.