Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

att ention OF Wlnter tonrls!s TO lnat CITY.
Mr.. sourgeon, the celebrated London
preacher, has gone TO the south OF France
for bis health
Judge Bennett, Of GAINESVILLE, Wis, decides
that the reading of the King James version
of the Bible in the public schools is not Sec
tartan instruction.
The Baltimore and OHIO is trying to lease
its rolling mills at Cumberland, aud the
property has been offered 10 local operators
on reasonable terms.
The Very Rev. Maurice A. Walsh, LII. D +,
rector OF ST. Paul's Catholic Church, in Phil
adeIphia, and vicsr-general of the arcndio
cese of Philadelphia, is dying of Brights
disease.
Tie Prince of Wales was SO delighted
with the Hungarian national dance tine
"Cssrdas") that he has made arrangements
to introduce it to English society. 1T Will
be- 8 feature ut the fashionable London balls
this season.
There is pow in the Georgia treasury
SIG, 900, appropriated by the Legislature Of
that State, which will be used to equip either
colored normal school, start a new college,
or be distributed among the colored institu
tons now in operation.
IL is announced by cable that "thirty
plump young women are to sail from Eng
land under contract for theatre work. This
causes the San Francisco Argoadnt to en-
quire: Are plump young women In TINS
country not to be protected 2"
The official figures except for New York
and Kings for which the final results have
not yet been formally declared, show Har,
lo I'd
1876. Harrison ran S.S22 votes ah ad q
Miller, and Hill Is G93 ahead Of Cleveland
o. the neet of steamships which arrived
ut New York Sunday last six were from
twenty -four hours 20 three days late. Five
others were due, but did not arrive. The
occasion of this delay was the extreme bad
weather prevailing in mid ocean for the past
| two weeks.
Gen. Golf, republican candidate for Gov.
ernor Of West Virginia, telegraphed the
State committee yesterday that his maj ority
| in Mcdowell county is Ia and in Wyoming
l22 Gen. Golf also telegraphs that he is
elected Governor This 10 the first time he
has made any claim.
No! many years ago the haircutting and
shaving business in New York was in thu
bands of coored BARRIERS. The German:
came along and gradually drove the coloreo
men out until only a handful remain. Now
il begins to look as if the Germans are going
to be pushed aside by the Italians.
Movements have already been started il
Washington for the revival of the State re
publican associations which went out of tx
istence on the incoming OF the CLEVELAND
administration. The bulk of the member
| of
partment clerks and employees. They KEEP
quiet until after the election, which was The
only acknow edgment they could make II
Mr.. Cleveland for his kindness in keeping
them in office, but now his sun has get it il
different. In very few weeks all these
State associations which have been hyper
mating for four years will blossom into vigor
Gus life.
As stated ia the GAZETTE, the Empress
| Victoria, of Prussia, arrived 10 England yes
terday. The Queen and Empress met il
the Yachts saloon. The meeting was affect
ing On the way to Windsor the trair
stopped at the Waterloo Station, and Count
Won Halztedt uligh.ed. The train wat
moving on when the Queen remembered
that she had omitted 10 invite bin to be bel
guest at Windsor as she had intended to do
Princess Beatrice, therefore, called out from
The window and the Ddko of Cambridge
from the platform Of the car Count vor
Hazfeldi, you will accompany Us TO wind
sor ?" The Count bowed his assent, but The
train had started, and he was compelled t.
take later one. II is evident the failure Il
invite him sooner was an oversight, and
that no slight was intended The party ar
rived at Windsor in the afternoon.