Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Eaoch Pratt, of Baltimore, celebrated bis
eightieth birthday, yesterday, receiving the
congratulations and good wishes of many
friends.
James Fogarty, the young peddler, who
was abbed in the eye with an umbre in
New York on Saturday midnight, died yes
terday.
Jules Gallinard, a former resident of Ala
bama. is now lieutenant general of the Thir
teen French Army Corps, and has command
of sc 900 men.
Samuel Drake, an actor, is supposed to
have committed suicide at Springfield. Mo-,
to escape the vengence of his four wives,
who were after him for bigamy.
TIE Prince OF Wales arrived in Vienna
yesterday. His visit is made in response to
the Emperor's Invitation to witness the
manoeuvers of the Austrian army.
EmperorWillam reviewed the ThirdArmy
and afterwards rode to Berlin at the head
of infantry.
Congressman Samuel ]. Randall is slowly
convaescing from the illness which pros
trated him three months ago. He is con
fined to his room, but his strength is grad
ually returning.
TIE present rainy spell extends from
| Florida all along the coast TO the NeW EGG
land States. Ia many sections high wind
storms have occurred accompanied by heavy
falls Of rain, doing more or less damage.
Maria Catherine Washington, colored. of
| Carlisle, Pa, yesterday died at her home,
aged one hundred years. II is said she was
one of George Wasbngton's slaves, but
never had the honor of shaking hands with
George Washington.
The Savannah river has flooded Augusta,
Go. Heavy rains has brought the river up
to The highest register since 1910. The sui
feripg among families in the low built houses
will be considerable, but steps will soon be
taken 10 relieve them.
Daniel Bennett. the aged Wall-street
broker, who was mysteriously wounded in
bed at his home, on Jersey City Heights
Sunday morning, still lives and will proba
bly, recover No deGnite clue to the would
be murderer has yet been found.
TIE King aud Queen of Italy and the
King aud Queen OF Portugal have arrived
at Turin to attend the wedding OF the Duke
Of Aosta which takes place to day. One
hundred couples want to be married OIL
the day of the Aos.a wedding.
Among yesterdays subscriptions in New
York for the relief of the atfi cted in Jack
sonyilie, Fla, was one for $l2, 900, the do
nation OF one man, who, refusing to give his
name, presented Mayor Hewitt a $40 900
gold certificate and two $1,000 bills.
The League games for the baseball cham
pionshiD played yesterday resulted as fol-
lows: Indianapolis New York 8; Chicsgo
S, Boston 8; Detroil7, Washington 8; Pitts.
turg l, Philadelphia 0; Philadelphia l
Plttsburg 0 New York will play to-day at
Chicago. Boston at Indianapolis, Philadel.
phia at Detroit and Washington at Pitts.
burg.
The resignation of Rev. DR.. Curry, Minis
ter to Spain, is great surprise to many OF
his friends The President has now the
Russian and Spanish missions to fill. Mr.
Kelley will probably be promoted to the
Spanish mission. Heis now at Cairo, Egypt,
member of the International Tribunal
The diplomatic objections to his appoint
ment TO European court are understood
to have been long since waived.
For twenty.four hours ending at p. M,
last night there were 50 new cases of yellow
fever at Jacksonville and deaths. Total
number of cases to date 636; deaths to date.
Is Many deaths have been caused by lack
of good nurses When the eighteen nurses
from New Orleans arrived there were five
applicants for every one; but they had to go
to the hospitals and patients sick at their
homes will have TO do the best they can
until more come. Great efforts will be
made to get out train to-day to the North.
1t ls thought that a large number of persons
are willing to go, as the people now SEQ the
necessity oft.