Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-26

NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
It is proposed in Philadelphia to establish
a pension fund for the fire and police forces
of the city.
A verdict has been rendered in London in
favor OF Lord Coleridge in the libel suit
brought against him by his son-in law. Mr..
Adams.
The champion football game between
Yale and Princeton, which came off at Bos
ton yesterday, was played in a driving rain
Storm and resulted in q draw, neither side
being able to score. The game YVES stopped
before the full time had expired owing TO
the rain and darkness. There were 6 600
persons being present.
Splendid sleighing is reported in the Mo.
hawk Valley, and snow foot deep is re-
ported at Scranton, Pa. There was heavy
snowfall yesterday at Grafton, W. Va. At
Whitehall, N. Y, the snow is foot deep.
and at Platsburg six inches deep. The
roof OF rink in Bnghamton, n y, was
yesterday crushed in by the weight of tho
snow.
Bishop Paret Of tho P. Z. Church, acting
for the ecclesiastical authorities of the dio.
cese of Easton, has formally pronounced
sentence of deposition from the Office of
priest, and from the exercise of ell authori-
ty in the Episcopal Church, against the
Rev. Geo. w. Browne, of St. Peters Church,
Salisbury, Md, who few weeks ago pro.
claimed his belief in the doctrine and teach
ings of the Catholic Church.
Yesterday morning Judge Scott, of Bloom
ington, ILL.,, granted the supersedeas in the
Anarchists case, and counsel started at once
to Ottawa to have the clerk issue the order
in pursuance of instructions. The effect of
the order for the supersedeas will be to stay
the execution for elk or eight weeks, and
even though the lower court is sus-
tanned, the sentence cannot be carried out
until some time in March or April
A petition for the removal from the bench
of District Judge Henry L. Lazarus, of New
Orleans, was filed with the Attorney Gen
eral OF that State yesterday. It charges
the Judge with malfeasance in office, mis-
conduct and incompetency. Lazarus is q
native of NeW York, was partner of Sene-
tor Eustis and was appointed Judge by the
late Gov. Wilt. His friends claim that the
charges grew out of personal malice, and
can easily be disproved.
Yesterday evening fire destroyed the four
story brick building, on South street Balti-
more owned by Black & Krebs, and oecu.
pied by E. Harmon & Co., dealers in butter
and cheese. and A. E. Holmes & Sons, to-.
bacco manufacturers. The total loss will
aggregate 500, 900, fully insured. Engine
No. t. while dsshing through the streets on
the way to the fire, collided with car al
the corner of Baltimore and Gay streets.
The street car was demolished and four
ladies were cut in the face and hands by the
flying glass.
Err al, prooIy1
nalist, died at his residence in West New
Brighton, L. l., yesterday morning. The
interment will be at the NIoravian Cemetery
at Newdorp. There will be no pail. bearers
and 30 flowers. Mrs Brooks, at tho re.
quest OF the veteran editor, desires no I'M
necessary display. A post-mortem e3amin.
alton showed that death had resulted from
Inflammation of the bladder, pleurisy and
pneumonia. Mr.. Brooks was born at Port
land, Me-, January 81, 1915. He became
9 liter Of the New York Express in
1886, which was founded by his brother
James in that year.
The remarkable story of Il rent in the
earth at SLEEPY Hollow" Texas, published
in the morning papers, and said to havo oc.
Cured about the beginning Of this month,
is calculated to excite more increGultv than
wonder from the fact that the news of such
terrestrial phenomenon in these days of
electricity, lightning express trains, ETC.,
has been rather long in reaching this sec.
ton. Occasionally wonderful things arc re-
ported from Texas; e. g., the colossal p-eo.
lite that fell there scms time ago, which
took days to sufficiently cool to be exam.
ined, and which turned out TO have about
ss much existence as the huge fish which
Sinbad the Sailor took for an island and on
whose back he landed and built fire.
Thanksgiving Day was celebrated at the
American College in Rome by banquet in
honor OF the recent arrival of Bishops Ire.
land and keane, who came to lay before the
Pope the plans of the proposed. Catholic
university. Previous to the banquet Bishop
Ireland blessed the new arms Of the college
painted upon the ceiling of the large dining
hall. The painting, which represents the
Virgin in q celestial scene as the protectress
of tho United States, represented by the
arms Of America. is the work of the ce!e.
brated artist Torti, and was much admired
After the banquet there was general cele-
bratlon of the holiday at tho college, There
was large attendance. Speeches were
made and patriotic songs rendered.