Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.

,'''o GROVER CLEVELAND.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
There were 1T deaths in Baltimore last
week.
The damage resulting from the frost in
| Mine will probably reach 81 ,00O,O 600.
The condition of Mr.. Robert Garrett has
not improved, and his mind is gradually be-
coming weaker.
The Princess Loetitia Bonaparte, daughter
of Prince Jerome Napoleon, will marry her
uncle, the Duke of Aosta, at Turin to NOR
row.
Complete returns from Vermont give Dill.
ingham, republican, 1880 Shurtlef,, demo
crat 10 1926; Seely, prohibitionist, 1893, and
scattering g.
The government sloop-of war Antietam,
which, though never finished, cost S52l ,4Sl,
has beer sold for old iron to G. H. Gregory,
of Long Island, for Sc. 700.
Mr. John r. Mclean. of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, has purchased the New York Star
f5om Mr. c. p. Huntington, and will take
possession Of the office to day.
In shooting atfray at Cumberland, Md.
Yesterday between VIM. Mshoney and VIM.
Mahoney will probably die.
Gen. and Mrs Harrison received q unique
delegation at Indianapolis on Saturday. 1t
was g glee club of 100 uniformed young la
dies ranging in age from to 10 years.
Lightning struck the residence of 7. 0.
Covineton, OF Little Rock, Marion county,
). c.. Friday. Mrs Coviugton was instant.
~ killed and Mr.. Covngton seriously
burned.
United States Minister to Spain j. L. NJ.
Curry has resigned, and his resignation has
been accepted by President Cleveland. The
climate in Spain does not agree with BIN.
His home is in Richmond. Va.
The House of Representatives on satur
day siter spirited debate, in which the
Hon. Bourke Cochran. of New York, clio
quently defended President Cleveland,
passed the retaliation bill by vote OF yeas
ia, nays 4.
Heavy rains all over South Carolina have
delayed the harvesting of the rice and cotton
crops, and the corn and cotton on the river
lauds, the richest and most productive in
that State have been either destroyed or &C.
riously damaged.
Great destruction was caused among the
French fishing feet during April, on the
south coast Of Iceland by terrible storm
which eDgulfed six vessels and their crews.
AS near as could be ascertaned the number
OF lives lost was l37.
The Pope has ordered all prelates and
officers of the papal household to be in readi-
ness from October 10 to carry out the recep-
ton programme on the occasion of Emperor
Williams visit to Rome, with the greatest
pomp and solemnty.
The League games for the baseball cham
ponshiD played Saturday resulted as fol-
lows New York 8, Indianapolis 2; Chicago
II, Boston s P!t.sbarg 2 Philadelphia 0 /;
Philadelphia g. Pittsburg 2; Washington 2,
Detroit Detroit7. Washington 2.
The crops below Augusta, Ga on the bot
tom lands have been greatly damaged by
thu overflow of the Savannah river. The
cotton on the upands has baen damaged by
continuous rains, causing it to sprout 10 the
bols The cotton receipts to date are three
thousand bales behind last year.
Alvey Clabaugh, - years OF age, of Fred.
erick, Md, about four years ago swallowed
a persimmon seed, which lodged in his
throat, causing him considerable inconVeni
ence. Several days ago it became painful,
and doctor was called 10 who stated that
the Seeu WhS epIOutluS Wuoio ~ unu iooScu
in mig windpiRe.
Andrew Intel, q German shoemaker, and
Annie Haas, 80 years old, fell through The
railing OF a wooden piazza on the third floor
of Second. street building, New York, Sat
urday. The man died soon after and the
woman cannot live She had followed I'm
tells son to the house. His parents up
braided her for getting him drunk. His
father caught hold of her, and in the strug-
gle the railing gave way.
The health bulletin from Jacksonville,
Fla, yesterday showed 40 new cases and I
deaths Forty-four new cases and deaths
were reported Saturday. Total eases to
date, co., total deaths to date, rs Among
the deaths yesterday was that. of Rev. J..
Sharpe, pastor of ST Paul's M. F. Church.
He had been q resident of the city only a
few months His whole family was strlck-
en- with the disease only four days ago. The
others will recover.
While Mrs George Marshall sat by an
open window at Beleville, N. j., Saturday
night man suddenly reached in the win
dow, and, selling her by the shoulder, drew
a large knife and began slasbing her until
she fell senseless. 1t is believed that the as
saut was made by rejected sutton. Mrs.
Marshall is twenty four years old and very
pretty. Fears are entertained that she
will not survive; the fright, as she has
been unconscious since the assault was
made.
POLITICAL NOTES.
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