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

The Cape Charles quarantine will be rails.
ed October 81.
Several new vessels are Icing built in Bal
timore shipyards.
The Catholic churches of Baltimore com
trbuted 81 300 for Charleston.
The funeral of Rev. Ches. ". Rankin. in
Baltimore, yesterday, was very impressive.
AS we suspected the report that the Car
killed an aide-de.camp in the palace ut 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 az q
| broker.
James Stevens, colored, was sentenced
yesterday at Princess Anne, Md, to be hang
ed for telonious 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 decd.
Powderly has gone 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 S75 900 by fire last night. Henry
Steck, Stephen George and another man
were fatally injured
The National Convention Of Woman s
Christian Temperance Union opened at
Minneapolis, Mimi, yesterday Miss Fran
ces l.. Willard presided. The otler Of Mrs.
M. B. Reece, of Washington, TO go as mis-
sonary 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 y
score OF 10 to 3. OF the five games rayed
the ST. Louis has won and the Chicago >.
: Two liver thieves Thursday night invaded
the u. 5. forts Independence and Winthrop,
1t Boston. At Fort Independence the gar
rison, which consists Of a single soldier. wa5
asleep. Fort Winthrop is defended by 81
solitary civilian Waterman, who captured
both men.
The land suit Of George a. Fletcher and
the children of Charles w. Mitchell against
the Philadelphia, Norristown and PL9nix
vile Railroad Company, which forms part
of the Schuylkill Division Of the Penusylya.
mia Railroad, to recover damages for a tract
of land owned by the plaintiffs, ended in
Philadelphia yesterday in verdict for The
plaintiffs for S92,022.
Hon. Joseph B. Clark one of the most
prominent citizens Of Manchester, n H.,
committed suicide in bis barn yesterday by
hanging. He was weighed down with bust
moss cares which, together with his failure
10 receive the nomination for Congress in The
first district, led to his taking bis life. 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.
ident at the public reception yesterday and
tie line of callers was stopped long enough
for her to state her name aud 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 | returned home u
The President replied. II am very sorry
that you were disappointed, madam" aud
the interview came to au end.