Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The failures throughout the country dur
ing the last seven days number l15.
VIM. B. Dinsmore, the president OF Adams
Express Company, died in Nav York yes
terday.
President Cleveland SAINT from The White
House conservary box of rare and beauti-
full fowers to Mrs. Conklpg.
Duke Dino, husband OF an American lady,
is credited with furnishing campaign funds
to General Boulanger.
Minister Phelps had short interview
with the President yesterday. He was &C,
companied by Secretary Bayard.
A second application in behalf OF Bi5coe,
the condemned murderer Of Captain Dixon,
has been made to the Governor of Mary
land.
The majority OF 65, 900 for tbs democratic
ticket in Louisiana is great disappont-
ment for the protectionists in that aud other
States.
An imperial decree has been issued grant
Ar amnesty in Prussia to all solGlers and
sailors sentenced for minor civil and other
oferses.
The House of Representatives yesterday
passed the Indian appropriation and pension
bile. The latter bill appropriates over
SS0,000000.
II is reported Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain
will renounce his allegiance to the liberal
patty, and accept position in Lord SaIle-
bury's cabinet.
The condition of Mr.. Pendleton, has CON
siderably improved. The paralysis OF his
eide is pronounced to be slight and COM
p!ete recovery is expected.
Advices from the Philippine Islands say
that the town of San Fernando, in the prov
ince of Pampanga. has been partly burned,
causing q loss Of 81 1000.
While Mr.. Sherman is denouuciOg the al
legged treatment of colored voters in the
South il is said his friends have ignored
the seyeuty.lqe thousand colored voters IN
| Ohio.
The court circular informs the public that
| Miss Cleveland arrived in Washington yes
terday and was met at the station by Mrs
Cleveland aud driven direct to the White
House, where she will remain for some time
rs the guest Of the President
The opening games of the League base
ball championship season were played yes
terday. New York beat Washington to
Pittsburgh beat Dstl oft 5 to 2 in twelve in.
nings, Boston beat Philadelphia a to 3, and
Chicago beat Indianapolis 8 toll.
A thorough search of the ruins CT tbs
Bethel Homes at ST. Louis yesterday result
ed in the finding of the bodies Of three men
in the hospital are four others badly burned
about the body. The pecnniary loss to the
Bethel Homes is So 500, to the Collier estate
on the building, $1,000 to others, Sal 600
fully insured. The origin OF the fire is un
known.
Gen. w. T. Sherman has sent invitations
TO banquet to celebrate the birthday an
niperaary of General Grant april 9Th tt
seven prominent surviving officers Of The
Confederate army Generals James Long
street, John Il. Gordon, Simon B. Bnckner
Fitzhugh Lee, William Malone, John 5
Mosby and Joseph E. Johnston. All who
can attend answer that they will ba present
In Paris yesterday evening about 50(
students assembled in the Latin Quarter ano
marched to the Hotel du Louvre, shouting
"Down with Boulangsr," Down with The
Dictator" ETC. They came into collision
with Il crowd of Boulangerists and were
driven into the Boulevards in disorder
Reassemb bling, they attacked the Bouanger'
ist newspaper offices. The Boulangers!
party following, attacked the students with
loaded sticks and many were wounded
Finally the poics separated the combat
ants and arrested large number OF them.