Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Lord ssckville.W West sails for Frauce te'

Lord Ssckville-W West sails LOT frauce le-
morrow.
There was disastrous FIRE at Pocomoke
CITY, Wore. ster county, Md, yesterday, de-
stroyine the business portion OF the town.
Copenharen was brilliantly Illuminated
last night in honor of the Princess of Wales,
who with her daughters, departed Tor EDt-
land
The confectionery manrfactory OF Gamopg
Brothers at st. Stephens, n. 3, was totally
destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss is ea
timated at $4,000, insurance $50 600.
It is rumored in Boulangerist circles in
Paris that the government intends to expe
Boulanger also to charge him with Con-
spiring to overthrow the existing regime.
A letter received from an intimate friend
of Hon. Samuel j. Randall describes him al
in very good condition, and says he will GER
tainly be in his seat on the assembling OF
Congress.
The annual report of United States Treas
urer J W. Hyatt shows the receipts Tor the
wear TO have been 1919, 266 Oh, and expeL-
ditures 1867 924 SOL. The dscrease of the
debt was S74,7SS,92O.
VIM. Norman, of Bloomington, Ind, has
filed suit asking $4,000 damages from
seversl persons who are charged with being
the white caps who whipped him 30 unmer
ciinlly last Nav. The defendants are all
we'll known and we'll to do citizens.
IL is now said that Mr.. Thomas G. Plat
OF New Yo.k-"me too,' cannot be Secre-
tary Of the Treasury because OF his connec
ton with the United States Express Com
paug, which ia engaged in commerce, aid
which puts him under the ban ef the law.
Fifteen oyster schooners ard The Mary
land sloor-of-war Governor Thomas had d
pitched battle Wednesday night OH the Lit
| lilo Choptank river, which resulted in the
capture OF the State vessel and the fatal
wounding OF sslor on the schooner Thorn
as B. Schall.
John Teemer, OF McKeesport, Pa, and
John o Conner, OF Toronto Canada the pro-
fessional osrsmeu, will rowa three.mile race
with turn, on the Potomac, OF Washington
to morrow, for 81 600 side and the chnm
pionshp Of America. Both men are in good
condition, aud close race is expected.
The President has now before him several
appointments to be made by him for vacan-
cies in the army. Five are for staff posi-
tons. three cadets at-large to send to West
Point and one from the District. The staff
vacancies to be filled are Judge advocate
genreal an inspector general, two commits
sioners and one quartermaster.
1t is reported that Mr.. and Mrs. Glove
Iand will remain in Washington until abou'
the middle Of March. They will then visit
in New York for a month or six weeks, and
sail for Europe the first of May, arriving in
Paris in time to attend the great Exposition
After their return Mr.. Cleveland will en-.
gage in the banking business and will be
President of one of the most prosperous
banks in New York.
James Dlrgin, the ex-member OF the Irish
constabulary about whose case much has
been said in the papers, was found insane yes
terday in Chicago, Judge Gary said that he
could lind nothing in the law which would
compel the British government, or its repre-
sentative to take charge of him, but
that his friends who brought him over
knowing him to be insane and pauper
might BE- compelled 10 return him to Ire
land, if they are able TO do so.