Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-26

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The workmen recently discharged from
the Washington Navy Yard will be restored
as fast as work can be furnished
MIR. Gladstone was only stung by one
wasp, but it closed his eye, and will prevent
bis using his little Ratchet" for some time.
Bow Sing, Chinaman, has been conyic.
ted in the Criminal Court of Baltimore, of
keeping gambling house and opium Joint
CD North Liberty street.
Geronimo arrived at Pensacola, Fla. yes.
terday and is confined. with fourteen other
warriors, at Fort Pickens. on Santa Rs,
Island, opposite Pensacola.
There are indications Of a coliapse in tho
journeymen plumbers strike in New York
many of the men having returned to work
claiming that the union has treated them
unfairly.
Rev. Robert West, editor of the CHICAGO
.4drance, and widely-known theological,
died suddenly at Sycamore, H., yesterday
morning, where he had gone to deliver a
sermon.
Tho lord mayor CT London has received a
letter from the mayor of Charleston express.
ing thanks for the money forwarded from
London for the Charleston sufferers. The
fund has been closed.
The venerable Archbishop Kenrick, of St.
Louis, is on his way 10 Baltimore, where he
will meet the other archbishops of the coun
try, who will take action in regard to the
relations of secret societies to tho Catholic
Church.
The Secretary of War has directed that
| Chief Mapgus and the two bucks who we're
captured with him be sent to Fort Pickens.
Florida, with Geronimo and his band, snd
that the squaws and children in Maneus's
band be sent TO Fort Marion, Fla.
A cable dispatch 10 tho New York Herald
in regard TO the death Of Count Frederick
Ferdinand Won Beust. the Austrian states.
man, at Altenberg, his estate on tho Dan.
ube, says his death was quito sudden, being
caused by an attack OF heart disease.
! Near Burlington, Mich, Sunday night, E.
81. Wilcox, aged 60, waited until the other
members of the family had retired, and then
stepped outside the door and exploded dy-
Mantle cartridge under his arm. The frag-
ments of his body were scattered in every
direction.
Yesterday morning Rose, the two-year.
old daughter of Henry Doernbrack, OF
Cleveland O., climbed over the fence Into
the yard of ne!ghbor, a saloonkceper
named L. w. Curran, who kept bear
chained in the rear of his lot. The child
was killed and partially devoured by the
animal. Curran, the owner of the bear
was arrested on charge of manslaughter
George Hartmann, the Nihilist who i:
charged with having planned and carried
cut the unsuccessful scheme to kill the En-
peror Alexander II, six years ago, by wreck.
ing railroad train on which the Gear Yves
supposed to be travelling, was naturalizeG 81
a citizen of New York, last week. There
should be q law to porhibit such people
from Incoming citizens Of this country.
The President, accompanied by Sccreta,
ries Bayard, Endicott and Whitney, and
Private Secretary Lamont, will leave fol-
New York TO morrow night to attend the
dedication ceremonies Of the Bartholdi sta,
tue. The party will not locate anywhere
in New York, but will spend the day partic.
ipatipg in the events on tho program me
Mira. Cleveland and the cabinet Indies, on
account Of the flying nature of the trip, have
decided not to accompany the party.
At the national convention Of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive eugin GERS yesterday
discussion Of the ways and means for re
ducing the essessm emit i'll the Insurance As
ISOLATION was carried on with the result Of
discovering q general belief that tho benefit
were too large. Now, brother losing q
limb or an arm, his sight or hearing, receives
So, 900, and in case of his death his repre-
sentative gets that amount. The assess.
ments have aggregated In the past year sec
per capita, and the men say this is more
than they can stand.