Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Presidents tri weekly receptions have
been resumed.

The Presidents tri weekly receptions have
been resumed.
The West Virginia republican convention.
which met in Charleston yesterday, nomi.
mated Ger. Nathan Golf for Governor.
John l.. Sullivan, in Boston yesterday,
held 25-ceut piece in his hand for Ike
Weir to shoot at but the ball struck his
thumb and finger tearing away the flesh OF
both.
Robert Lester and Jno. Martin, while
sailing on the Schuylkill river Yesterday
were caught in the current and carried over
Fairmount dam. Lister was drowned bet
Martin rescued.
The New York poet Office inspectors have
discovered that registered package con-
tsiuing between $4,000 and $50 900 has
been stolen from the through pouch from
Portland, Oregon.
By an error in enrolling the river and har-
Dor bill the appropriation for improving the
harbor at Back Cove, Portland, Me-, was
put down at twenty five thousand thousand
dollars, Instead of $25 600 and the error ex-
cites the gravest suspicion as to how it hap
peued.
The Interstate Farmers Association which
had been in session at Raleigh, N. C., for
the past Eve days, adjourned yesterday.
Robert Beverly, of Fauquier county, Was
elected vice-president. Col. Beverly in
next year, but Montgomery, Ala, was
chosen as the next place Of meeting.
The League games for the baseball champ
ouship played yesterday resulted as follows
New York Z, Washington O.; Boston 8, Phil
adelphia 8 Detroit A. Indianapolis Two
games were played at Pitlsburg, the first
resulting 10 victory for tho ChIcagos by a
score OF to g. the second being won by the
Pttsburgs by 10 to +.
Capt. Reimkasteu, of the steamship Main,
which arrived at Baltimore yesterday from
Bremen, reports having passed the ocean
steamships which sailed from New York on
Saturday, and which were supposed to be
having a test of speed. At 5 p. m. Sunday
he passed the UmOris, at $50 the La Bour-
goene. and at 1880 the City of New York
the last mentioned from seventy five &c
eighty miles astern Of the Umbrie. AL
were speeding fast.
The Church of the Covenant in Washing
ton which, as stated in the GAZETTE, fell
yesterday, although new one. is composed
of many leading and wealthy citizens, JUS
tice Stanley Matthews and ex Justice Viii
liam Strong being among the leading mem
bers The work Of renewing the debris hal
already been begun, aud the removal OF the
work will soon be made. The building wa:
intended 10 be one of the hIndsomest churct
structures 10 the city. AT present it is in
possible to tell where the fault lay, whether
in the plan and specifications or in defective
work manship or material.
A wild steer got loose in the streets o
Philadelphia yesterday and caused consid
erebie damage. His attention was first at
tracted by The red trimmings on the dres:
of q 200 pound oolored woman, who wa;
tossed by the steer his horns tearing oper
her cheek. The animal then struck Crestor
Clarke, an actor, giving him severe blow
and making lunge at officer Cooney tosse
him fifteen feet. In the meantime fus
Jade was opened on the steer, and he wa;
shot twenty-three times before be wa;
killed, and during the firing two men
uamed Cooper and Louth, were shot ia the
legs and painfully wounded.