Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr.. Richard Middleton, an Old resident OF
Washington, died on Saturday.
Several buildings in Washington were
struck by lightning in the storm OF Saturday
night.
General Durbin Ward died Saturday after
noon from rheumatism at his hone. IN Ba'
tavia, 0.
The right to boycott, under the laws OF
the District of Columbia, will be tested II
the courts.
The reply of Secretary Bayard 10 Senator
FRYE indicates that American interests orc
to be fully protected in the fisheries matter
Secretary Turner, of the General Assem-
bly of the ''Knights of Labor" says Irons is
not delegate, and is not wanted at the
meeting.
The Board of Domestic Missions of the
Reformed Church in America has lost about
s25 900 through the misuse of trust funds by
its treasurer, John R. Smith.
Rev. H. L. Elderdice, of the Broadway
Methodist Church, in Baltimore, yesterday
preached sermon deDouncine the klrmes,
and said that France was to blame for the
'dsgraceful nuisance"
Warrants have been issued in st. Louis
for the arrest of four anarchists, charged
with introducing at an unlawful assemblage
resolutions indorsing the actions of the Chi.
cago anarchists during the Haymarkct riot
The men were arrested yesterday.
Martin Irons is at Kansas City, Mo. lie
denies having fled from Sedalia, and says
he opposed the inauguration OF the Missouri
Pacific strike: that his plan was 20 boycott
the Texas and Pacific, but he was overru!eh
and is now being made scapegoat
The Joint canvass for the Georgia dem
ocratic gubernatorial nomination between
Gen. John B. Gordon and Major A: u
Bacon has been Abandoned and hereafter
each canlipate will make his own appoint
ments for speech-makiug.
A fashionable young lady, who, with two
escorts, found herself locked in the White
House grounds just after six o'clock Satur.
day afternoon, performed the unusual zeal
| of scaling the iron fence. AS IL was broad
daylight crowd, Of course, soon collected
and when tho amateur climber landed safe
| ly on her feet on the outside she was com
pliraented with subdued applause.
A bill in equity has been filed in Savap
nah. Ca, By trustees for the holders of thu
second mortage bonds Of the Macon anC
Brunswick Railroad Company against sale
road and the East Tennessee, Virginia anc
Georgia Railroad Company and the Contra
Trust Company of New York for foreclosure
of the mortgage to recover one million, cat
hundred thousand dollars principal witt
| interest since 1871.
The Mas ;achusetts Club entertained Fred
Douglass in Boston Saturday. DOUG! ms;
made speech on tie progress made ny nj:
people in the South. In the course Of ii:
remarks he said mir. Blaine made O. eN
celent speech at Augusta after learning tha
the republican party was defeated. Tha'
speech, which was made at the last, should
have been made at the first, applause, and
in my opinion, that speech will be the key
note of the next campaign and will &:
umphantly lead NJ to victory.
Mr.. Pendleton has recovered somewhat
from the shock and prostraton caused BY
the news of his terrible bereavement. 1t i:
thought that he will not be able to return tc
New York Messages of sympathy nnc
coincidence have poured into the Offices Of
the American legation in Berlin from al
parts of Europe and America. Enp"ro:
| William as soon as he learned Of the tragic
death of Mrs. Pendleton ordered TO be con
veyed to the American minister as soon 81
| ho had recovered from the first shock OF hi;
great grief an official tender of the imperla
| coincidence.