Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-27

NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Chicago anarchists are enrsged, and
threaten the life of Ch!baun, the informer.
Melville w. Fuller, the newly appointed
Supreme Court Justice, arrived in Washing
ton last night.
NJ. Antoine, deputy for Metz in the Ger
ly from Germany.
The Drum Point Railroad has acquired
land for its Baltimore depot, and expects to
have trains running in years time.
One Of the "Lemont Trio" band of
acrobsts, committed suicide by hanging
himself 10 his room 10 New York last night.
The nine hundredth anniversary of the 10.
PRODUCTION of Christianity into Russia was
celebrated at Kef yesterday with great
pomp.
The mineral product of the United States
for 1887 was the largest ever known. The
United States leads the world in the produc-
ton OF minerals.
Yellow fever broke out afresh yesterday
on the brig 1'enerffe, lying at anchor off the
United States Marine Hospital, at the Della
ware Breakwater.
For the fiscal year Just closed there was a
decline of over twenty million dollars 10
merchandise exports, and an increase of
over thirty millions in imports.
The famous clipper ship Henry Hyde, now
at anchor off Sandy Hook, made the voyage
from San Francisco, distance of at leas
ii 900 miles, in eighty-nine days.
Judge Thurman has concluded to accept
the invitation of the Michigan democracy to
visit that State. He believes the chances of
the democracy in Michigan are very bright.
The United States Senate yesterday pass
ed the army appropriation bill, with MIR.
Hawleys amendment appropriating s. $780,
600 for coast defense guns, an armory gun
factory etc.
The Rev. Gerard Borchers. OF st. Johns
German Reformed Church of Baltimore, was
found guilty yesterday by the Maryland
Chassis of unbecomiug conduct with his own
daughter.
Mr.. Gladstone has expressed himself a.
DESTROYS of conveying bis thanks for the
many kilograms and letters be has received
from America, congratulating him upon his
golden wedding.
The League games for the baseball cham.
pionsbip played yesterday resulted as fol
lows: New York 8, Philadelphia l Detroit
8, Chicago Washington 5, Boston 4 i;
Pittsburg s, Indianapolis
A box car loaded with corn on an east.
hound Union Pacific freight, near Valley,
Neb., Wednesday night, was thrown down
an embankment and stood on end. Six
tramps were in the car and were smothered
to death.
At the Piedmont Chautauqua. near Allan
ia, Ca, Yesterday, Congressman Mills, of
Texas, and BYpum, of Indiana, spoke to 8
large crowd. The Introductory remarks to
both speeches were made by II. W. Grady,
Of the Constitution.
An Edinburgh dispatch announces the
marriage of young William Walter Phelps
Dodge to Miss Lena Cooke on Wednesday,
Young Dodge is the son of Prof. d. Stuart
Dodge and nephew of Hon. William Walter
Phelps. The bride is the daughter of the
veteran circus proprietor and is the prnci.
pie bareback rider in Cookies circus, which
il now exhibiting through Great Britain.
The marriage was celebrated by the High
Sheriff of Edinburgh in the presence of the
brides father and few friends, and it ia
said that Dodge's parents had sanctioned
the marriage. Dodge cabled to his parents
that Miss Cookies honor was at stake and
be must as q gentleman, marry her.
The democratic colored national confer
ence. which bad been in session at India
dapolis for The past two days, adjourned
yesterday. Chairman Clarke made an ad-
dress giving reasons why negroes should
vote The democratic ticket. The committee
reported resolutions revising the political
conditions affectipg the colored voters and re-
viewing the promises made by President
Cleveland touching the full enjoyments of
their rights, endorsing the position taken by
the Ct. Louis convention upon the tariff
question, and pledging the best efforts of
colored American citizsns toward the sue
cess of the democratic party. The report
was adopted BY rising vote.