Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-23
NEWS OF EEgE BAY

The Cape Charles quarantine will be rails.
cd October 81
Several new vessels are Icing built in Bal
timore shipyards.
The Catholic churches of Baltimore con-
tributed 81 300 for Charleston.
The funeral of Rev. Chas. W. Rankin, in
Baltimore, yesterday, was very impressive.
AS we suspected the report that the Car
killed an aide-de.camp in the palace ct St.
Petersburg, in mistake for an assassin, is
untrue.
There was much excitement in the New
York customs house yesterday over the sus.
pension of S. Archer from his privileges as
broker.
James Stevens colored, was sentenced
yesterday at Princess Anne, Nd, to be hang
ed for felonious assault on an old lady. A
writ of error has been taken.
Two Bohemian farmers wives were muir.
dered near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Thursday
night, by Bohemian, who cut their heads
open with an axe. He was captured. No
cause is given for the deed.
Powderly has como to Lawrence, Mass, it
is said, to prevent, if possible, the threaten
ed withdrawal from the Knights of Labor
of number of the labor assemblies which
comprise district assembly No. So
The contents of Jacobs lumber yard and
the warehouse of the American Varnish
| Company, Chicago, were damaged to the
extent of $4,000 by fire last night. Henry
Steck, Stephen George and another man
were fatally injured.
The National Convention Of Woman :
Christian Temperance Union opened at
Minneapolis, MINI, yesterday. Miss Fran
ces +. Willard presided. The ctler Of Mira.
M. 3. Reece, of Washington, to go as q mis-
sionary to Japan, wss accepted
The fifth game OF the worlds base bail
championship series was played at st. Louis
yesterday between the Chicago and St.
Louis clubs, the latter winning easily by n
score Of 10 to 3. OF the five games PLAYED
; the st. Louis has won 3 and the Chicago >.
! Two liver thieves Thursday night invaded
/ the U. S. forts Independence and Winthrop,
ut Boston. AT Fort Independence the gar
rison, which consists Of a single soldier. sas
asleep. Fort Winthrop is defended b. a
solitary civilian Waterman, who captured
| both men.
Ths land suit Of George A. Fletcher and
the children of Charles w. Mitchell against
the Philadelphia, Norristown and PEpnix
| 10 AsoiitooO NuiCu lui iDS phil
of the Schuylkill Division Of the Penusylya-
MIA Railroad, to recover damages for q tract
of land owned by the plaintiffs, ended in
Philadelphia yesterday in a verdict for The
plaintiffs for 500, 022.
Hon. Joseph B. Clark. one Of the most
prominent citizens of Manchester, II. H.,
committed suicide in his barn yesterday by
hanging. He was weighed down with tusi
moss cares which, together with his failure
10 receive the nomination for Congress in the
first district, led to his taking bis i!e lie
had been mayor of the city and member
of the Legislature. He served as a captain
in the Eleventh New Hampshire Regiment
during the war, and was Intimately associ.
ated with many business enterprises.
a well-dressed lady approached the Pres.
ideut at the public reception yesterday aud
tie line of callers was stopped long enough
for her to state her name and residence.
To the dismay of those who stood nearest
the President, the lady said: II AN from
Atlanta, Mr.. President, and next to meet
ing Miss Winnie Davis, had hoped to see
Mrs. Cleveland before I returned hone.''
The President replied, II an very sorry
that you were disappointed, madam" aud
the interview came to amend.