Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-19
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In Washington it il believed there is
something in the rumor Of the approaching
marriage of President Cleveland.
Even the thieves aud burglars are titled
that class of "our fellow citizens" are now
denominated "knighs of the Night"
The Master Builders Association Of Wash
ington on Saturday night unanimously de-
cided that the association would demand
that ten hours constitute days work.
A new association, to be known as the
"Knights of Industry" has been organized
in New York, whose cardinal principle is
opposition to the competitive system in bus
mess as crminally wasteful
The damage to the Cumberland division
of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal by the
late floods was even greater than on the
Georgetown division. President Baughman
and party arrived at Cumberland Friday
evening, having gone over the entire length
of the canal.
MIR. G. P. Huntington is to build the pro-
iected bridge across the Ohio river ut Gin
cinnati, connecting the latter with Coving-
ton The bridge will be Of iron and steel,
supported by Gve'piers. 1t will be a con-
tinuous affair, with two railroad tracks and
wagon and foot way for pedestrians. twill
cost 100000.
Public Printer Rounds has concluded not
to change the hours of labor at the Govern
ment printing Office. He says that while
Congress is in session work comes in fire.
uuently after p. M, without previous no.
tice and must be done forthwith, and If the
Office is closed it would entail much expense
for extra work.
Nine men were arrested in East st. Louis
Saturday night. They were spending the
night in an old sand house on the levee, and
when captured by the sentry were pretty
badly scared. TheJ claim to be railroad
men out of employment and had come TO
East st. Louis to take the places of strikers
as soon as the danger was over. They were
locked up in the military guard house for
| further interrogation.
Over FIVE thousand indignant democrats
held a mass. meetipg at Louisville, KY, Sat.
urday, and passed resolutions denouncing
the reappontment as postmaster at that
place of Mrs. Virginia Thompson, condemn
| ing in the strongest terms Congressman
Willis for forcing republican postmaster
on Louisville, and declaring him unworthy
of future democratic support. Regret is ex.
pressed at the action Of the President, and
he is urged TO reconsider it.
1t is now pretty certain that the schooner
| Charles H. Morse sank the steamship Or.
egon. The Morse was coaster of 535 tons
built in Bath in 1880. She was loaded in
Baltimore with Cumberland coal, which
was to be delivered in Boston. On Febru'
airy lG she sailed from Baltimore, On board
were nine men, all ofwhom were Americans
The Morse was fitted with the best of lights
and all.modern appliances for securing hel
safety and that of her crew.
A meeting Of strikers at East st. Loui:
Saturday evening was addressed by Martin
Irons, George NJ. Jackson, prominent
Greenbacker and Scotchman named
Secord. Irons advised the strikers not tc
return to work until the railroad companie.
recognized the Knights of Labor, and told
them that when they got hungry TO let the
executive committee in ST. Louis know il
and they would send them groceries. Al
three are under indictment, Secord for in
terfering with the running Of trains in East
St. Louis and the other two for tapping
! telegraph wires.