Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-26

Laura Lent, VINO stole dlaClonu rug
from jeweller in New York, has waived
examination, and the case will 30 to the
grand jury.
Senior Rafael Mauri, who was recently
kidnapped by bandits in the district of Be
iucal, Cuba, has been released on payment
of ransom of $4,000.
Chief Justice Fuller has left his law prac.
tice in Chicago, valued at S25, 900 year, to
Mr.. r s. Gregory and two young men who
bad been 10 his office.
In Cincinnati yesterday Ives and Stayner
were declared not guilty of the charges OF
embezzlement of Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton Railroad property.
Frosts in northern Alabama and cooler
weather throughout the yellow fever district
hss encouraged the people to hope that the
disease will soon be checked.
Many business firms of San Francisco
have had their letter boxes robbed of letters
containing large sums of money, the thieves
working by an ingenious method.
The charges made several days ago thai
the terms of the contract for walling the
Washington aqueduct had been violated
have been found to be true to an alarming
degree.
The wedding of Mr.. ]. W. Ross, postmas
ter of Washington, and Mrs. Isabella Nc.
Cullough, of Pennsylvania, was solemnized
yesterday evening in the episcopal resi-
dence, Pittsburg
The will of w. A. w. Stewart, who start
ed in his yacht, the Cythera, from New
York for the West Indies on March 10, and
who has not since been heard from, has been
offered for PROBATE.
The courthouse at Hot Springs, Ark, was
destroyed by fire Monday night. 1t is
thought the fire was incendary, and the in
tenlion Was 10 destroy the records of Gar
land county, but failed.
The man who was arrested Monday night
for attempting to hug young lady on the
street in Baltimore aud who gave his name
as Michael Bannon. jr., turns out to be Phillp
Watts merchant, of Bowie, Md.
Robert Bonner denies that the time made
nv Guy on the Fleetwood track few days
ago-2 ~ beats Maud SIS time on the
sule track. He adds that he may allow
Maud s. 10 trot in public once or twice THE
fall.
A. consignment OF $50 Mormons landed at
Castle Garden yesterday. They were most
iy women and children. Some OF them were
apparently destitute and others were child
rem without guardians, and these were de-
tanned by the authorities.
Detected in the act of smuggling blankets
| into this country is the charge against
Thomas Lee, of the firm of Thomas Lee &
Co., wool merchants of Philadelphia. The
blankets and ninety bales of wool were cap.
tured yesterday and sent to the custom
house.
David rockingham. who was wrcngfully
accused of the Missouri express robbery in
which Jim Cummings figured, and who sub
sequently recovered $4,000 damages from
the Adams Express Company, has been or
dered by the court to refund IS 900 of the
amount.
Milton Weston, the millionaire, who Is
serving five years sentence in the peni
Tertiary for causing the death OF man
name Haymaker during fight over the
possession of a piece OF lard in Western
Pennsylvania about four years ago has been
pardoned.
The League games for the baseball cham
pionshp played yesterday resulted as fol-
lows: Indianapolis I, Chicago 6 Philadel
pha 10, Boston O; Detroit 4 Pittsburg 0,
first game Pittsburg 6, Detroit 3. second
game. Rain prevented the New York
Washington game.
The sugar trust taking advantage OF the
small stock on hand at the rtfineries, is
about to raire the price of granuIated sugar
from II to cents pound The consumer
will then have to pay 81 or 8. The claim is
made that the increased price is justified by
the increased cost OF raw sugar.
The Acting Secretary Of War, has tee
Il linz ha
department of Texas, to aend troops to Rio
Grande City for the prot, ction OF life and
property, and also to take such steps as may
be deemed advisable for the preservation of
peace and order in that vicinity.
In the Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Morgan
spoke at length in defense of the Presidents
action in the Canadian fisheries matter. Mr..
Dolph replied TO Mr.. Morgan. The Senate
passed ia pension bills in 40 minutes.
Among the bills was one granting pension
of Sc, 500 year to the widow of Gen. z. 81.
Sheridan.
Elk Empress Eugene has declined to pn.io
licly notice the derogatory statene.t con
corning the late Emperor Napoleon contain.
ed in the abstract Of the dizzy of the late
Emperor Frederick published in the Deu.
,sche Rundschau. The ssmi-ciiical press
states that the publication Of the abstract
from the diary OF the late Emperor Freder-
lex will be made the subject Of an Inquiry
by The government.
In talk with New York interviewer
Amele RivesChanler is quoted as saying
The only thing nave really cared deeply
about has been those unkind things that
have been said about my confirmation by
Bishop Randolph. l was very i'll, unable
even TO Re fully dressed, but crept down
stairs in white frock because it seemed
more respectful than TO do even as the Bish.
op suggested and have the service in my
own room. To me all this was very beau.
tiful and sacred event, and would have
done great deal rather than had 1t dip,
PANTY discussed"
yellow Fever.
The situation at Jacksonville. Fla is un.
chanra6 excent that thera Ia @ failing fhat