Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Lighthouse Board has perfected ar
raneements for lighting New York barber
with electricity.
The Senate yesterday passed, in slightly
amended form, House bill to establish de-
partment CT labor.
The Grand Lodge of the knights OF the
Golden Eagle began its ninth annual session
in Washington yesterday.
The Canadian House of Commons was
proroeued yesterday, and Lord Lansdo|ne
made his farewell address.
Sarah Bernhardt, says Paris correspond.
emit. when entertaining guests at her table
sits on regular throne with canopy over
head.
Mr.. Riddleberger's resolution for the con-
sideration by the Senate of the fishery trea'
ty in open session was lost yesterday ny q
vote of 2S to 81.
DIR. Jacob w. Houck, a prominent phys-
clan OF East Baltimore, died suddenly yea
terday morning from heart trouble in the
G6.h year Of his age.
The Mexican States Of Guansiuato, Mich
oacan ard Guerrero, By acts of their sever
al legislatures, have abolished bull lighting
10 their territorial limits.
The League games for the baseball champ
ionship played yesterday resulted rs follows:
New York 6, Detroit 4 Philadel phia 4,
Chicago 2 Indianapolis 9, Boston 4; Pitts
burg s. Washington 6.
The Pacific mail steamship City of Pare,
which left Colon on the 10Th inst for New
York, went ashore On Old Providence Is
land on the 18th inst, and at last accounts
was lying in II feet of water.
The thirty fifth Annual Concave OF
Knights Templar Of Pennsylvania began at
Pittsburg, Pa, yesterday, and will continue
several days. There was grand parade, in
which about 2, 800 Sir Knights from all parts
of the State participated.
A decree under preparation in regard to
Freucbmen entering Alsace and Lorraine
will require them to present their passports
for examination by the German embassy in
Paris. They must also be indoTsed by the
governors Of those provinces.
The eighth session ofthe Jewish Ministers
Association began in Washington yesterday
| Tho session vas called to order By Rev. Dr.
| Gustave Gotheil Of New York, who read bis
annual address. The question-"I5 it pos
sible to organize Jewish congregations for re-
ligious purposes" wa= presented in an ella
borate paper by Rev. DR.. kohler.
A Milan dispatch says that the Emperor Of
Brazil appears to be stricken with paralysis
He has lost the power Of speech and his
breathing is labored. Oxygen was yester.
day forced into his lungs and caffeine was
injected under his skin with the result that
he became less inert and partially conscious
but there is little hope OF his recovery. =
The General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in New York yesterday
began the election of bishops and after five
ballots Rev. John Heyi Vincent, d. d., LII
D., of Rock River, H., and Rev. ]. n. Fitz
gerald, D. D., of Newark, Nj, were elected
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church
The pas; oral limit was extended from three
to FIVE years to take effect at once.
Cardinals SimcoDi and Monaco submitted
to the Pope on Monoay detailed account
of the Paynelite manifesto, speeches and
decisions with reference to the rescript, and
suggested that some new order might be is
sued. The Pope, however, decided not to
issue another order, preferring to await the
effect of The rcscript alone to taking any ac-
ton that might appear to be inspired by pc.
| litcal motives.