Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-03
NEWS OF THEDAY.

vate pension bills.
The Delaware and Maryland peach crops
are said to be all right.
It is thought Congress will adjourn on
Thursday, if not before.
Counterfeit silver dollars have made their
appearance at Hager5toIn, Md.
Maurice B. Flynn has been expelled from
the New York County Democracy .;-.gs
Miss Ella Welch, Of Chester, Pa, was
drowned at Cape May yesterday while bath
ing.
The appearance of veritable "sea SER
pent" near Gloucester, Mass, is exciting the
fishermen of that locality.
John A. Parsons, of Maryland, has been
appointed chief of the division OF surveying
in the General Land Office.
Miss E. A. Meiklehem, who is grand
daughter of Thomas Jefferson, was dis.
charged from the Patent Office on Saturday.
The will of the late David Davis has been
sent to Washington for verifcation of the
signature. The estate is valued at 81 ,00O,-
900.
John Bonie, the postmaster at st. Sebas-
tian. Indian river, Fla, was found dead in
his Office last Wednesday, having been MUIR
dered and robbed.
A youth named Arthur O'Brien shot Miss
Newbaugh in the face and arm and himself
in the head in q fit of jealousy in Wayne
township, ILL.,, yesterday.
A Newburg woman has recovered from o
railroad company 81 900 for broken rib.
Her husband has figured that at this rate
she is worth just $4,000.
Mrs Catharine Sewiliker, Of Chambers
burg, Pa, fell dead in the waiting room OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Mar
tinsburg, W. Va, last night.
Eugene Solari, one of the propretors OF
the Solari House, at Washington, died at
Rockville, Nd, yesterday afternoon, in the
twenty. third year of his age.
The nomination Of FitzJohn Porter as
colonel in the army has been confirmed by
the Senate, and that of Dement, as surveyor
general of Utah has been rejected.
Matthews, the colored man from Albany,
only had II votes for confirmation, against
3S for rejection. The only republican who
voted for Matthews was Senator Van Wyck.
Rev. W. Shreeves, at one time pastor OF
Allen Chapel, Washington, but lately pre-
siding elder of the Washington district NJ.
e. church (colored), died in Baltimore last
night
Congressman Geddes says the suit brought
against him by Sarah Zimmerman for S3O,
600 damages for SANDER is continuation Of
troubles he had with the same woman o.
Mansfield, Ohio.
Creditors of Archbishop Purcell have adj
dressed the Pope, demanding the recall! OF
Archbishop Elder, because of his vigorous
opposition to the payment of the debts out oil
the church funds
The Society of the Army of the Potomac
at San Francisco Yesterday elected Gen
Martin T. Mcmahon, of New York, Presi
dent. Saratoga was selected as the next
place of meeting.
A fire last night destroyed the warehouse
of c. s. Beebe & Co., South Eutaw street
and of Smith & Hanway, of the same street
Baltimore. The loss was about $780, 900
| covered by insurance.
The Pope has implied his recognition Of
the Baltimore Catholic Mirror as Catholic
journal. praises its devotion and zeal to the
church and sends his Apostolic blessing to
all attaches of the paper.
a private dispatch announces the death
at Seattle, Washington Territory, of Maj
Joseph II. Whittlesey, retired U. S. A., and
brother.i law of Judge Fauntleroy, Of the
Court of Appeals of Virginia.
Yesterday afternoon, at Spring Grove,
Pa, e.year.old boy, Hendricks Tilden
Wagner, playfully leaped into q pile ofshell-
ed corn and sank out of sight. When re-
moved he was dead from suhocation.
The conduct of Mexico is still regarded as
unparalleled Her summary process against
Cutting for acts done on American soil con-
tinue to exasperate those dwelling on the
border. The whole matter is now in the
hands OF Congress.
Two we'll diggers, John Carwell and
Henry Martans, were killed in well in
Baltimore yesterday. Carwell, on n bet,
and was sutiocated by the foul gas. Mar
tans tried to save CarWell's life and lost his
own.
Yesterday morning pocket blew out OF
an engine of the Lyons coal train when
within half mile of Clyde, N. Y, on the
New York Central railroad, and forced hot
water, steam and fire into the cab. John
Freeze, the engineer, was scalded to death
and several others badly burned.
In the United States Senate yesterday the
bill relating to taxation OF fractional gallons
of liquor was passed also, the bill to pro-
vide for the inspection OF tobacco, cigars
&C. III tho House of Representatives con-
siderable time was consumed over some bur
lesoue resolutions. The bill to erect a pub
lie building in Annapolis at a cost of$l0o,ooO
was passed. W.
The returns from Alabama show that
Seay, democrat, has been elected Governor
by a large majority, Bingham, republican,
and Tanner, prohibitionist, receiving but q
small number of votes. The entire State
democratic ticket is elected. There was q
perceptible increase in the negro vote, many
colored men, it is said, casting their ballots
for the democratic candidate.
The employees of the Para Rubber Shoe
Company, at South birmingham, Mass
about 700 in number-left work yesterday
as protest against the dismissal Of Henry
NI Burr, superintendent. The Knights of
Labor told the strikers they had made n
mistake in leaving and ordered all those
who were Knights of Labor to return at
once to work. This they proceeded to do,