Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-22

NEWS OF FEE DAY.

Cardinal Jacobini, papal Secretary of
State, is now better.
lively campaign is expected in Indiana
Tor Legislature 10 choose United States
Senator
John J. O'Drien has resigned the chair.
manship OF the New York democratic State
committee.
The Paruel land bill was rejected BIZ tho
British House of Commons yesterday BY 8
vote OF 297 to 202.
II is reported that Cyrus w. Field and
William Astor havo contributed So 600 and
$1,000 respectively to the Charleston relief
fund.
Among the ciergymen mentioned for The
vacant hlshopric of Easton, Md. il RIGHT
Rev. J. II. y. Wingfeld, Bishop Ct Northern
California
The convention o? tic National Labor
Party of Massachusetts opened in Boston
yesterday with an attendance OF about ;,
deem persons.
Despite numerous publications 70 The con.
trary, the Indications now are that there
will DO no contest over the will Of the IL, G
Hon. Samuel J. Tlden.
The body CT Il. \. O'Banon, of Charles
town, ". Va, was found on the line Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ten miles eas!
oil chsrlesto|n yesterday. He stepped from,
| the track Of en- cast-bound train. and was
struck by freight train going west.
The committee on the Newport yacht race
OF last Saturday yesterday decided that the
Gltana takes the schooner's cup; the Nav.
Hover wins in her class. the Stranger in the
second ciass, and the Cinderella in the third
| Class. Tho Galatea was ruled out, having
fouied tho buoy. Had the Galatea not beer
ruled cut III consequence % the foul, the
Mayilower would still be entitled to Tbs
cup, as she beat her squarely.
Forty-t~o young Indians, Arapahocs AID
CEayennes, passed through pittsbulg Mon
day night. They were Oh their Way to tbs
Indian training school ct Carlisle. In The
party were lG girls, ranging from Is 70 Is
years of age, and rs boys, from - TO e
years old. Three OF the girls are Gaughtert
OF Spotted Horse, Stone Calf and Little
Robe, tho three chiefs who led the CHEYENNE
insurrcction OF last winter and spring.
Gen. Paine has caused match to be ar
ranged between the Maynower aud tbe
Galatca for q 500 cup. The yachts are tt
wait 81 Marbleheud until Il whoiasa;i breeze
is blowiuG and then 60 forth to test tbei
merits. Edward Burgess aud George II
Richards called on Lieut.. Henu at NewDor
on Sunday ard said that the owner of tht
Maytlower was DESTROYS that the Lieutenant
should have C. race in which the condition:
would be entirely satisfactory to him. Lieut.
HEM was much pleased with the spiri
shown.
There were three shocks Of earthquake
in Charleston Monday night and early yes
terday morning, the shock at 500 o. M be
| ing quite sharp and causing houses to rattle
uncomfortably. There was no general alarm
but many persons ran out of their houses
into the streets and remained there. &
Summc-V!le there were three shocks be
tween 4:25 and $50 in the morning, thers
being g rather violent shock at 500. 4
loud defamation, similar to the report Of
heavy gun, was heard ct tho beginning o
the severe shock at Charleston, and thor.
were detonatonB or explosions with two 0
the shocks at Summervile. There wer,
also shocks at Columbia, Savannah, Angus
Ia and other points.