Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr.. Thomas J. Fisher, well known real
estate broker in Washington, died yester.
day.
The President and bis wife, Col. and Mrs.
Lamont and Mrs. Folsom reached New
York lsat night.
Alfred Fl. Love has withdrawn from his
place as candidate for Tice.Pfesident on
The ticket with Mrs Beva Lockwood.
The salaries OF lighthouse keepers are to
be equaized by d general order of the Treas
ury Department, which will he promulgated
in n few days.
James Talmage has been sentenced to q
years in the Missouri State prison for the
murder of G. P. Tidd, q telegraph operator
al Keytesville, Mo.
The condition of Bishop Edwin G. Weed,
oldhe Protestant Episcopal Diocese OF Flo
rda, who has been Suffering from yellow
fever, lis much impr owed.
The yearly meeting of ons branch of the
Society of Friends will begin to-day at the
old meeting house, corner of Aisquith and
Feyette streets, Baltimore.
Mrs. Henrietta Sperl and Mrs. Martha
Beckel, aged respectively seventy eight and
s;xtv.five years, were sutfocsted by gas at
more yesterday.
The discovery is announced of another
hsteroid by DR.. PAlisa at Vienna. This
makes two hundred and eighty minor plan
cts that have been found since 1901 moving
within the solar system.
Mrs. ThomasJ. Lynch, who had but few
days ago returned from trip to Europe,
either fell or threw herself from the window
OF her room at the Bristol Hotel, New York
yesterday, and was almost instantly killed.
As an eleclioneering dodge the Clark
Company's thread works at Newark, N. j.,
employing 5000 people, announces that it
has been compelled, by the effect OF the
Mills bill, to cut down the time Of their eul.
ployes.
Joe McAulifie, the heavy weight cham
piop Of the Pacific coast, and Mike Conley,
the Ithaca giant, had glove contest at San
Francisco last night. There was large
crowd present. Conley was knocked out in
The second round.
The British minister is criticised in diplo-
matte circles. 1t is alleged in some quar-
ters that he wrote his letter with the inten-
ton to injure the administration, 10 which
he is said to be unfriendly. The re publican
III sung6TS III N6W uTR are giving CAtSbciFS
circulation TO the letter.
Hohenburg, the retired German officer
who was arrested at Nice while mailing q
Lebel cartridge on the charge OF being a
spy, hes bseu sentenced 10 imprisonment
for five years and the payment OF fine of
fl 600 and he will not be allowed to stop in
France for ten years from the expiration OF
his sentence.
The oyster and fruit packing house Of
Patt & Co, on Federal Hill, Baltimore. was
partly burned early this morning. John
Jones, the night watchman, aged sixty, was
burned to death while trying to save some
valuable papers in the office. George Smith,
a fireman. fell through the roof and was Sc
tousiy injured.
The Rev Henry Gifilan, an Episcopal
clergyman, was yesterday arrested in Bos-
ton, charged with selling liquor without q
license. Three cases of lager and oonsiiera-
bic hard liquor were found under his bed,
and witnesses are on hand to swear that
they bought and paid for liquid refresh
ment served from that room by pretty
barmaid
Ephram Mayes was hanged at Edgefeld
S. c., Yesterday for the murder last Decem-
Der of Jacob Burt, an aged deaf mute. He
confessed on the scafold. Burt's wife and
daughter were implicated in the crime, and
were convicted and sentenced to be hanged
with Mayes. but the Governor pardoned the
daughter and commuted the wiie's sentence
to life imprisonment.
Chas. a. Worden, cashier Of the Baltimore
and Olio freight Office at Columbus, Ohio,
has been arrested on o warrant sworn out
7 nf hn
B. & o. road, charging him with embezzling
81 $50 belonging to the railroad company.
His bond to the company is for 5000. May
or Brock placed his bail at 81 500, which be
could not furnish, and he is in Jail.
The newspapers OF st. Petersburg express
indignation at the manner in which King
Milan, of Servis, secured a divorce from
Queen Natalis, and denounoe the divorce as
illegal. The .SUet urges Qaeen Natalie to
appeal to the Patriarch OF Constsntinople
and other chiefs of the Orthodox Church 10
annul the action CT the Metropolitan Theo-
dosius.
AT q meeting yesterday of the republican
left of the French Senate it was shown that
majority of the members of the Senate
were opposed to Premier FIoquet's proposal
for the revision of the constitution. They
consider the scheme to be frsught with dan,
ger to parliamentary power, and at the same
time TO the liberty Of seton of the execu-
tive.
A competitive examination will be held
at the State Department on November l4Lh
for the purTos of filling two vacancies now
existing in The Office of consular clerk. This
will be.the first time that an examination of
this kind has ever been held by the State
Department. The custom has been hereto
fore to sefect young man from number
of applicants asking for position in the
consular service, examine him, and if he
proved himself worthy appoint him 10 the
place.
At q Boulangst meeting in the Sale
Wagram, Paris, last night, at which about
COO persons were present, party OF anti
Bonlsngerists headed by Lullier, provoked
free fight. Many persons were carried out
of The place with lacerated end bleeding