Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.

death OF John Templeton, the great Scottish
tenor.
: It is confidently stated that tho retire.
ment of Attorney General Garland from the
cabinet is merely question of time.
Alexander Dodge, an old resident OF
Washington, died Sunday morning from
stroke OF apople1y in his sixty.seVenth year.
A thread factory, three stories in height,
and 25S by &c feet in dimensions, is IN
course of erection in Augusta, Ga. 1t 10 be-
ing put up for Philadelphia finn.
The President has vetoed seventy. seven
bills, forty-five Of which originated Ill Inc
House and thirty -two in the Senate. All
the House bills and all but five of the bills
vetoed were pension bills
The NewYork Star advocates scheme TO
nut New York and all the surrounding
towns and c les under one municipal gov
eminent. If this were done, the population
would aggregate nearly three millions.
Almost the entire population of New York
celebrated the Fourth at various resorts
outside the city. At the Tammany Hall
celebration Senator Vance and Congressman
Randall, Tucker and McAdoo spoke.
Secretary and Mrs. Manning passed
through Washington Saturday night on
their way from the Hot Springs to the East.
They were met at the depot by the Presi.
dent. Mr.. Manning is apparently somewhat
improved in health.
The American colony in Mexico cele
brated the Fourth of July by a ball, which
was largely attended by resident and visit.
ing Americans. The affair was brilliant
success. Many distinguished Mexicans
were in attendance.
Among the pension bills recently vetoed
by the President was one granting pension
to William Boone, whose service in the
army lasted three months in 1862, and who
was hurt by the accidental discharge of
!. cannon at 4th of July celebration.
L While cock fight was in progress in 8
Hald ia the extreme southern portion OF
f,rs,delphia, near League Island, yesterday
c;atv fplicemen, with officers of the So
mas rushe Prevention Of Cruelty to Ami
81 men, Is ggpon the scene and captured
steel paffs and otcocks, and quantity y, OF
prisoners were finea >paIaphernaila. Inc
Eight of the men were each, with costs
fault of nayment Ito prison in de-
What might have been serioS
occurred on the Baltimore and Caco -uen !,
road yesterday afternoon near the dep TAN
Baltimore. The outgoing train for Washibtso
ton, heavily laden with passengers, ran int
the rear of shifting engine at the sam
moment that special incoming train col
Iided with the shifrer in front, SO that al
three engines were in collision, the shifte
being in the middle. There was only re
port and crash, and no one was hurt. Thu
engines were badly damaged.
The latest totals of members returned tx
the British Parliament are: Conservatives
100; unionsts. 81: Gladstonians, So; Par
nellites, IS. The conservatives gained l.
seats, the unionists one seat aud the Glad.
stonians niue eats. The tories unexpected
ly won 10 Louth, Lincolnshire, where the
Gladstonian candidate, owing to sudden
illness, failed to qualify. Sir Charles Dixie
Gladstonian. has been defeated at Chelsea
by Mr.. Whitmore, conservative. The vote
stood 1900 to 4,l2S. The news of Sir Char
less defeat caused sensation.
After being out % hours the jury In Mil
waukee in the cases of the anarchist leaders
Frank Hirth, Carl Simon and Anton Palm
found them guilty of conspiracy to burn the
courthouse and destroy the records and
of melting mobs to riot. The maximum
sentence for riot or conspiring to riot is one
years imprisonment or fine not exceeding
$500. Hrth is cigarmaker, and was man.
ager of the cooperative factory started after
the great strike several years ago. Simon
is frantic anarchist Palm has been in
this couHtry but short time. Neither he
nor Simon can speak English.