Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

King Otto, of Bavaria, is sufferiag from
violent attacks OF insanity. The worst is
expected.
Counsel for French spoliation claimants
complain of delay on the part of govern
ment counsel.
Garibaldis youngest son has been bap-
tized Catholic through the persuasion of
his scboolmates.
Fifty of the quarantined Chicago cattle
were slaughtered Tuesday. All The meat
was pronounced sound.
NJ. Bartholdi and De Lesseps again re.
ceivtd many public and private couvtesies
in New York yesterday.
The steamship British King, which ar.
rived at Philadelphia from Liverpool yes
terday, brought 3O7 Mormon converts.
The Rcpubligue Eancaise says that Gen.
Boulanser. French Secretary of War. will
ask credit for the army of 800, OOO. 600
francs.
Papers have been found in plicating the
Duke OF Cumberland in conspiracy to blow
up the residence of the prime minister of
Brunswick.
A dead whale. seventy five feet long.
came ashore Tuesday night at the life saw.
ing station at Body's Island inlet, coast of
North Carolina.
Emperor William yesterday received sew
era! military reports, worked three hours,
received Count Herbert Bismarck at four
o'clock and gave large dinner party at
five.
A number of members of the committee
OF one hundred which Endorsed Theodore
Roosevelt for mayor of New York have pub
licy declared themselves in favor of MIR.
Hewitt.
Mr.. W. Y. Cox, Of the United States Fish
Commission, n nephew of Hon. S. S. Cox,
was quietly married yesterday evening to
Miss Julia Emory, daughter of ex.Mayor
Emory, president OF the Second National
Bank CT Washington.
Toledo, Ohio, enjoys sensation, and Mr..
Frank Hurd boom, in the fact that MIR.
June, the president Of the Champion Engine
Works. and the largest manufacturer in the
tenth district, is going to support the tariff
relormer for Congress.
The New Orleans Times Democrat an.
nounces that Tulane University, ofthat CITY,
has received donation of 800, 600 to estab.
fish college for the higher education of
| white young women. The donor is a lady
| who formerly resided in New Orleans, hut
| now makes her home in New York, and
whose name is withheld at her request.
In the election for members of the first
| branch of the City Council of Baltimore yes.
| terday every regular democratic candidate
was returned elected. The ordinances au-
thorizing the Western Maryland and water
| loans were both carried The vote fer
| members Of the City Council was larger
| than usual. The labor candidates poled
surprisingly small votes, even where they
were indo,seG by the republicans.
The election at the convention of the
| Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers in
New York yesterday resulted in tho re.elec.
lion OF the gentlemen who have filled tho
Offices for the past two terms, as follows
Grand Chief Engineer, p. Nj. Arthur, of
| Cleveland Second Grand Engineer, ]. A.
Spragge, of Toronto Ont, !; First Grand As.
sistant Engineer, Harry G. Hayes, of Cleve-
land Second Grand Assistant Engineer, A,
H. Capner, of San Francisco.
George Cohen, n young Hebrew about
twenty five years of age, formerly o proprie.
tor of a restaurant in Washington, has run
away from his young wife, after having oh
tanned from her all the money she possessed
and left her almost in destitute circum
stances. Cohen was accused, about two
years ago, Of having set fire to his restau.
rant, aud although acquitted, be retired
| from business and absented himself from the
civ for some time