Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-14
NEWS OF 'G'ifE3 DAY.

II.
Germany has decided to supply her whole
army with repeating rifles, holding ten car
tridges each.
The government receipts so far this
month show an eXcsSs of S6,2l0,C1O over
expenditures.
The President has issued proclamation
IeVoklng the suspension CT discriminating
customs on products froin Cuhn and Porto
Rico.
1t cost 8 fashionable lady wun WAS 50.
l0urning Mt Saratoga this summer $500 for
doctors bills for attendance on q De, dog
which was taken sick.
ASram 5. Hewitt: is undecided whether to
accept TIE democratic nomination for MAYOR
OF New iork. His friends are already using
his name IN connection with the presiden-
tial contest OF 1888.
On account Of the spread OF cholera tho
Austrian government has issued special
| orders that close watch he kept on ports
and tbs lrontiers. There we: Q 10 new eases
| and IL deaths Yesterday.
The trial OF the Rev. Mr.. Staupton ON
charges of immortality before the prcsbytery
III brooklyn was ended last night The
presbytory, after being in secret session two
hours, found the accused guilty of the
charges preferred by vote of Is to g.
Judge Jno. J. Key died at his residence IN
Washington Tuesday night, in the 10Th year
oil his age He was u descendant OF Chief
Justice nlarshall ard was distantly related
10 the author of :he "S!ar-Span.ed Bau-
ner. Ito leaves wife and three children
The thirty-third annual conference Of The
Methodist Episcopal Cuulch South met il
Charle lesion ". Va, yesterday, and was
called to order b. Bishop w. ". Duncan, o:
Hollth Carolina, after which the roll was
called This conference includes West Er.
GINA, q portion Of Virginia, Kentucky and
Soa.h Carolina
y very favorable poporj of earnings for
thc past six months was made TO tho Balti.
mtre and OHIO directors yesterday, but
The dividend declarcd-l per cent. 70: the
half year-Was the same as tho orc pra.
ViouS. 1t was considered wiser not TO re.
turn Mt thistma to the 10 percent. peranaum
rate. During the past six months the earnings
OF the main stem and branches, were 81 ,iUl,-
lS2 81 beyond those Of the corresponding
six months of last year
The archhishops and bishops who con-
Siltutc the Executive Board OF the Catholic
University have requested Bishops keaue
anu lrcialu 10 act ~ 4 committee OF two
ID submit the business CT the University to
he judgment q the Holy Father, and to
obtain from him the appreciation and facuI.
ties necessary fof the divinity department.
Il this is granted, the two bishops will spend
some time visiting the different universities
OF Europe, studying their methods
An order was issued yesterday BIZ the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore calling upon |.
ParEer leasey to show cause why he should
not be GlsEarred from practicing aw in this
State. Neascy is prominent young LAWYER
who was appointed postmaster by President
C'eTe'ard. He resigned aud shortly after
made an assignment l;r the benefit of cred.
itnrs with large liabilities anii small assets.
The order from tho court was issued on
proof being produced of his having misap.
prop!at"d trust funds to the amount OF
SIS, Goa, and he will probably he disbarrcd.
tie MAS removed from the trusteeship in
whl2A his ,:cfalcaton WAS discovered.