Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The color line among caulkors has heen
wiped out in Baltimore.
Lrs. Wright, whose husband, Charles
Wright. recently married Miss NJ. NJ. Mar
tin, in Washington, declines to pr osecnte for
bigamy.
Margaret kealy, young don este, lately
from Ireland, died Wednesday on the farm
of Edward P. Hunt. near Camden, n. j.,
with symptoms of cholera.
Gen. Luther NJ. Meiley, of Lima, Ohio.
has been appointed assistant commissioner
of The general land Office, and will assume
the duties CT the position upon September l.
The appointment of G. P. Judd, special
agent OF The bureau of labor, was revoked
Yesterday, owing to his arrest in Colorado
for horse stealing. He is said to have served
two terms in the peuitentiary for the same
offense.
The schedules of the assets and liabilities
Of John Roach show his liabilities to he So,
222 ST. 81. The nominal assets are stated
to he s., lOS ,O9S 81. and the actual assets are
said to be s4,4Sl, AS %. Then why the as
Segment?
The democratic convention to nominate a
candidate for judge in the first judicial dis.
trict of Maryland, adjourned at Ocean City
last night after taking 13l ballots without Il
nomination. 1t vii! meetin Cambridge Sep
tember2.
The board ofdirectors Of the Homeopathic
Hospital, in Washington, have recently
bought from the Riggs heirs the Riggs school
buildinc. near the corner of First street and
New York avenue, northwest, for Sl5,OOO.
There will be accommodations Tor eighty
palicats.
Adyices from ST. Paul de Loanda, West
Africa, under date Of July 10, report that
petty king, Coanhama Huiila, died re-
Gently, and the natives, a,tributing his death
to the witchcraft of the whites. massacred
twenty Europeans, including three French
missionaries.
Fist Comptroller Durham says he is net
exactly Satisfied with Mr.. Loring's cxplana
ton Of his accounts as commissioner ofagri-
culture. and that unless he can offer better
reas MS Tor the expenditures for seed, &c,
than nave yet been submitted, he will have
to refer the case TO the solicitor of the treas.
ury for the institution of legal proceedings.
Archbishop Gibbons, who is spending his
vacation ut Cape May OH Tuesday last re-
| rcived by special messenger from Rome the
l;.pai bulls announcing the election to the
dignity of MonsigUor the Very Rev. Ed.
ward a. McCogan, Vicar General of the
| Archdiocese of Baltimore. His election will
| he appropriately celebrated at such time as
thu Archbishop may select.
Colonel Thomas Dodamead, prominent
| cit:Z.n and well known railroad superiu
| teudent, died in Richmond yesterday, aged
| sixty eight years. He was n native OF Phil
adephia, but hhs resided in Virginia nearly
! half a century. He has been superintendent
of nearly every old railroad in Virginia,
and also of the Columbia and Greenvile:
S. c.. Road He was q distinguished Mason,
and highly esteemed
The convention of the Tailors National
Union, which has been in session in Bati
more for several days past, has made a
change in the constitution, which reduces
the pay by the National Union to tailors on
strike from IS to 81 per week. 1t was stated
that with the amounts paid nv local unions
the pay ran up 10 SIS and so per week.
Many preferred to be on strike on that ac-
count, and unnecessary strikes are not to
be encouraged
Mai. Gen. Hancock has issued general or
ders acknowledging bis obligations to all
who took part in the removal Of Gen.
| Grants body from ilnunt McGregor TO New
York and in ia final in;erment. Special
| mention is made OF the officers and others
having charge OF the various features Of the
ceremonies Informally thanking his staff
for their assistance, the General remarks:
"The presence Of Gen. Gordon, of Georgia,
and Gen Lee, Of Virginia, among the aides
de camp was especially gratifying" Among
the military organizations in tho funeral
procession who received the Generals ack
nowledgmens By name ara the Virginia
State troops and the Gate City Guards, of
Atlanta.