Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

serstor Riddlebereer viii speak at the
coming celebration Of the ST. PstricA's club
In New York.
William Putnam Endicott, the father OF
Secretary Of War Endicott, died at Salem,
Mass, yesterday, aged S5 yeara.
MIR. Colouitt, of Georgia. spoke in the
Senate Yesterday in favor OF tariff reform,
against the reveal of the tag on whisky, and
10 defense of President Clevelsnd's admins
tretion.
The Farlend Coal aud Coke Company
vas organized at Cierksburg, w Va, last
weel,. with capital stock OF 81 600, 600. for
the purpose of mining coal and manuiactur
irg coke
Mr.. William 4. Parsons, of Washington,
alan policeman for s25, 5000 The nobemau
intends making mis- home at the estate d
portion of every year.
While sitting in the Senate chamber yss
tarday afternoon. Mr., Frye, of Maine, was
attacked with vertigo, end was conveyed
home in & carriage. He soon recovered
however. and is reported to be as we'll as
usual.
A DISPATCH from Owingsvile, KY, says;
Hiram Pigman, who gained wide ceienri1y
as the slayer of the desperate, Craig 1ol'l-
yer. in the fight between the Iolllver lac
ton and the citizens posse last June, dted
at his home, in Morehead, Friday, In i5 OF
delirium tremens."
The long strike 10 tho Lehigh coal region
has ended in the unconditional surrender o.
the strikers. At meeting OF District As
sembIy 1877 held on Saturday the strike was
formally declared of. 1t is expected that
by tbs end of this week sl the colieres In
the region will be in active operation agsln.
Alderman Patrick Diver of New York
proposes to offer resolution, directing the
ianitor of the city hall to hoist the Irish flag
next Saturday, ST. Patrick's day. He sald
thet he was aware that thereby he would
Gy in the face Of the mayors declaration
that only the national flag should fly from
the city hail.
The Emperor Frederick III. has arrived
! in Berlin. Prince Bismarck met the Emper-
or Frederick at Leipsc The Emperor kiss
ed the Chancellor. The Empress bowed
coolly. The journey from Leipsic to Berlin
was made silhou: incident, bat the Emper
| or was very much fstigued. He slept little
on the journey.
The thirty-ninth annual commencement
of the medical department of the University
of Georgetown took place ct Alosugh's OPP
era House, in Washington yesterday after.
noon. The stage was beautifully decorated
with profusion of plants and floral designs
and the auditorium was filed with the
friends of the graduates.
Mormon elders have been working in
Botetourt county, and it is stated have made
many converts, among them wealthy and
intelligent farmer named Ferguson, and it is
expected large number will emigrate to
| Utah. Many threats have been made
against the elders in the county, and they
| have been notified to leave OF they will be
dealt with by Judge Lynch.
| Several care, including cabOose ca the
| Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad became de-
tsched from a freight trein Sunday morning
near Quinnimont. The lose veg not dis
covered until the engine and rest Of the
train had gone some distance. f passenger
train following "au into the detached por-
| ton. which resu!' ed in smashing thu Cars 10
spinters and i,iu,iog the engineer OF The
passenger trsic
In reference GO tbs imprisonment Of Nav
shs M-ado. Of Arizona. it il learned al the
Stat- Department that there 10 no tres
permitting toe crossing of troops CT oheF
officers TcaTs wcs in 1882 &C agreement
D. waen the tVo gogsTpments that allowed
20 dlers Of either country 10 cros5 the border
when ia purouit OF savage Indians, but onlF
uaier certain conditions. The present case
does not seem to fall under this agreement,
| which, however, has lapsed.
Mr. Randall oil relating to teFifl and
| iatcrnel revsnue taxation Tas introduced
IN the HOUSE of Representatives yesterday.
| Mr. Rayne, OF PeuDey l7epia, offered a rsso'
! luton deoaliGg that the producers, business
ui3n aud worsmen had been refused q
hearing On the tariff By the Committee on
| Ways aud Means, and had their right OF pc
tition abridged. and asking that the Com.
mittee on Rules be requested to look into
the matter and to inform the House upon
the subject On point OF order made by
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, thu resolu'
lion, after debate, was referred 10 the Com
mittee on Rules.
Judge Bingham, 10 the Court In Genera
Term in Washington, yesterday delivered
the opinion of the court in the Gaze of NIL
lard H. Crawford, deciding that the Utah
law was inappicable to the District. DE-.
! Gre Wford, pRssed-assistent surgeon in the
Navy, was convicted ia the Police Court Of
Washington under Information Of violating
the provisions of the Utah law, and the case
was appealed The court holds that the
statute was clearly attended for Utah and
intended to affect polygamy as pract'sed By
the Mormeps, and there were points ia the
statute clearly indicating that the statute
was not intended to apply to the District
THE PREsIDENcY-The Hon. Roscoe
Conkling in acknowledging the action of b
republican club in Bufialo formed for the
purpose of booming him for the presidency,