Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-19
NEWS Of THE DAY.
Mr.. Robert Garrett is said to be getlir

Mr.. Robert Garrett is said to be getting
worse.
Complete official returns Of the late cleo
ton in Arkansas show: Cleveland, So 1852;
Harrison, IS 752.
The scarcity of grass on the New Mexico
ranges will cause heavy Iossea.to the stock
growers this winter.
Two inches Ct snow fell at Cumberland
last night, the roofs of The houses being COW
cred. A heavy storm Is reported in the
mountains.
There are reports of an effort TO form an
alliance between France, Russia and Spain
to offset an alliance between Germany, Aus
tria and Italy.
q case of leprosy has been discovered at
Pierre, Dakota, the victim being child
born in China while its mother was mis-
sioDaEy in that country.
At recent sitting of the revision COM
mission, King Milan, of Servia, declared
that he would as little tolerate the Russian
eagio at Constantinople as the Austrian
eagle at Salonica.
A dispatch from Sharon. Pa, says that
t urtsen furnaces In the ShenaDgo Valley,
employing over 1000 men, have advanced
the wages of their employees fron ten to fit-
teen Cents day.
Tom Sayerss belt, which was given him
after his fight with Heenan in 1860 by Geo.
Wilkes, is offered for sale. AT Sayers's
death the belt was purchased by Glen, his
| trainer 1t is of massive silver,
Desperate" Queen, as he was Familiarity
known in the Southwest, aud who was 10
the Missouri Pacific robbery at Gibson. In
dian Territory, was shot and killed by
sherii's posse in that section last week,
The plans for the 5attleship Texas under
construction at Norfolk, are said TO have
proved failure. Secretary Whitney has
appointed q board to prepare plans for the
new naval vessels appropriated for by Con
gress at the last session.
By the explosion OF kerosene lamp,
Calvin l.. Lyman, lawyer, of Halifax, N
C., and clerk of the court of that county.
was burned to death Friday night. He &C.
GU led a room in the court house and re-
tired at his usual hour.
1t may discourage the taste for gambling
when it is known that big package OF dy-
namite has been found in the gambling ca.
elmo at Monte Carlo. The prospect of be
iEg blown up into the sky just as you have
picked out the winning number is eminent
IL calculated to discourage vice.
The friends OF Miss Endicott declare that
her marriage with Mr.. Chamberlain was
purely q love match; that she loved him for
himself alone, and bad no thought OF his
money or position. They say the Endicotts
have no need of money, and their blood 10
so blue that they consider it an honor for
any one Of the English middle class" like
Mr.. Chamberlain to form an alliance with
them.
At late hour Saturday night the bleed
ing form of a young and handsome girl was
discovered ly ing on theBoulevard, in Chicago.
The GIRL was insensble and was bleeding
profusely from dreadful wound IN the
back Of her head. Every effort WAS made
to restore the girl to consciousness without
avail, and she died an hour after reaching
the hospital. The deceased was neatly
dressed, and from all appearances was re-
spectacle sewing girl.
4 bill has been introduced in the Georgia
Legislature by Mr.. w. II. FELTON, to prevent
the Georgia corporations from falling into
The hands of monopoliee. 1t imposes a
penalty of ten years imprisonment upon
presidents, directors and operating officers
of Georgia railroads who submit their prop
critics to the convenience or business schemes
of outsiders The same penalty ia to apply
to those who combine within the State.
There was an interesting scene 10 court
at Philadelphia Saturday when Judge Fin
letter decided that John w. Keely of X eely
motor celebrity should go to prison and stay
theto until he had purged hins If the coz
tempt committed in not obeying the ordtr
of the Court, which required him to clearly
explain to committee of experts the work.
iues of his machine. Keely will remain in
jail until he has purged himself of contempt.
Representative Perry Belmont. of The first
New York district, has been rendered and
I has accepted an appointment as United
States Minister to Spain, to succeed j. l. A.
Curry, resigned. 1t is said by Mr.. Belmont's
friends that he has long desired an appoint
ment 10 foreign court, that being his first
political aspiration Mr. w. w. Astor's go
cial success as Minister 10 Italy confirmed
this desire on the part of MIR. Belmont, and
when it was suggested to him fortnight
Dgo that he might go TO Madrid as the
United States Minister he at once signitied
his willingness to do so.
1t appears that the great man, who con-
quered France and DULLES all nations sue
cessfulIy, ia absolutely ruled by his own
stomach For long time he dieted himself
very strictly, largely it was said, on account
OF his moral fear of Schweinnger, his
physician But of late Schweininger has
been absent, and Bismarck has gone back
/, all his excuses of beer, tobacco, indges.
t BILE food, and so on. 1C was this which ul-
timately caused the death of his first master,
old Emperor William, who would persist
in living on Holsters and salmon and indi-
geslble little cakes, in spite of all his dges-
tive troubles.
A gentleman in Brussels has shown un-
usual enthusiasm for The game Of whist. In
tho course OF game his partner trumped the
trick which he had already won by deep
calculation and skill. Instead of swearing,