Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.


The Virginia delegates to the Chicago
convention have secured quarters at The
Palmer Hotel.
The census taken by the police of Balti.
more shows total population in that city
and annexed districts of 416,S05.
The publication of the Washington Repub.
lican has been suspended, its franchises and
good will having been purchased by The
owners Of the Post Company and merged in
that corporation.
Acknowledgement Garland, who has been
sick for about week with an attack of
rheumatism and nervous prostration, is still
confined to his room, and it will probably
be some days before be Ia able to get out
again.
King Humbert and Queen Margaret met
with an enthusiastic reception on their ar
rival at Bologna yesterday. Their NECESSITIES
participated in various ceremonies. includ
ing the unwilling of a monument to Victor
Emanuel.
A duel took place yesterday near Paris
between nj. Paul Derouleder and III. Arene,
member of the Chamber of Deputies for
the Department of the Corse. The weap-
ons used were swords. NJ. Arene was
wounded.
The directors of the Columbia Is. C)
Theological Seminary have elected DR..
Francis r Bsattie, of Rsnford, Ontario,
Canada, to the chair of natural science and
revealed religion, to succeed DR.. Woodrow,
deposed.
1t is stated upon what is regarded as good
authority that Gov Foraker, OF Ohio, has
letter from Whitelaw Reid. of the New York
Tribune, advising him that Blaine will rot
refuse the nomination if the convention Of
fers it to him.
At the sitting of the Council General of
the Seine yesterday, NJ. Valiant gave notice
that he would introduce a resolution in fav-
or of the organization of the French people
into national standing army, with the OBJ
i7ct of counteracting the efforts of the mon
archical coalition.
The democratic mayor Of New Orleausre-
Gently sent to the council the names of elk
teen coIored men for the regular police
force, and they were almost unanimously
confirmed. The colored vote in New Or.
leans and Louisiana at the recent election
went largely for the democratic ticket.
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Yesterday further considered the nomination
OF Melville w. Fuller to be Chief Justice,
without result. The meeting continued
nearly half an hour after the Senate had as
sembled, and, on motion of Senator Vest,
the case was then postponed two weeks.
The early peach crop in Georgia has been
nearly all marketed, and the limited supply
left is commanding 81 bushel in Savannah.
The qlaity of the fruit is getting better,
and when the regular peach season comes
90, which will be within the next few
days, peaches vii! sell rapidly and at a fair
price.
A shoemaker named Albert Wettber has
been arrested at Crimmitzschau, Saxory, oD
the charge of having murdered banker of
Watertown, United States, on August %,
1856 The crime was committed for the
purpose of robbery, and the murderer Sc
cured $4,000 Wetibsr has since lived in
vSrious parts Of Germany. An anonymous
letter TO the authorities stating that Welt
bar was the criminal led TO the arrest.
Mr.. Chandler yesterday introduced in the
Senate bill appropriatiDg $3.50. 900 for the
development and encouragement Of silk cul-
:ure 10 the Uoited States. 1t creates divi
sion of silk culture in the Department of
Agriculture, and authorizes the establish.
mcnt OF experimental silk culture stations
throughout the country. 1t provides for
the free distribution 10 the farmers and
others, of mulberry seed aud silkworm eggs-
AT Sunset, near Gainesville, Texas, on
Sunday, DR.. Wiley, physician, stripped
bis wife of all her clothing and heat her I'm
mercifully. She escaped from him and ran
through the streets in an entirely nude con-
dition The doctor pursued her, firing at
her from his revolver, but failed to hit her.
She sought refuge in neighbours house,
where the doctor, in attempting to enter,
was disarmed and handed over to the Off
GERS. He was taken tojai TO prevent lynch
ing by the infuriated citizens. Ms Wiley,
effects of beating and kicks.