Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-14


cut in grain freights from Chicago to the
seaboard.
DR.. Mary Walker wants 10 60 South and
nurse the yellow fever suffsrers. Let her 60
by ell means.
Five persons while pleasuring on the Hud-
son river yesterday were drowned by the
sinking of their boat.
MIR. George Law, Of New York. says he is
not the mau who contribut ed 600 for the
relief of the yellow fever sufferers.
There was much excitement in Wall street
Yesterday and there was drop In stocks
caused by the passing ofthe usual dividends
on St. Paul shares.
John L. Sullivan will go to New York
next week TO consult with his hackers and
the Brooklyn syndicate over the proposed
meeting with Kilrain.
The launch of the new steel cruiser Balti-
more, which was to have taken place at tie
shipyard of Cramp & Sone, Philadelphia, to-
morrow has been pos!ponded until further
notice.
Elk Governor Berry, of New Hampshire,
one of the few war Governors now living,
celebrated the ninety second anniversary OF
his birth at his home, in Bristol, n. T., re-
Gently.
A man who said he arrived from Jackson
Vile, Fla, was found Ill on the street in
Philadelphia yesterday. The physicians
think that if the mans story is true ne I'M
doubtedly has yellow fever.
The body of Prof. Proctor, the astronomer,
who died of yellow fever in New York on
Wednesday evening will be kept in sealed
metal coffin in an atmosphere ofsuphurous
acid gas until decision is made es to its dis.
posal.
DR.. George G. Worthipgton, of Baltimore
was arrested by Detective Hagan last night,
charged on the oath of Marshal Frey, on iu-
formation received. with causing the death
of Kate Mixter. by producing an abortion
on her August 81. Mrs. Mlxter died at her
home shortly after one o'clock yesterday
morning.
Alvin NJ Valencia, conductor, and Law
rence Hunter, porter of the Monarch sleeper
car, running between Boston and Fabyans,
have been arrested for the theft of oe-
mond pin left in the car by a passenger.
The setting has been recovered The porter
says that he swallowed the diamond,
There seems no longer to be any reasonable
doubt that Mr.. Robert Garrett is suffering
from insanity, and that there is very little
hone of any Improvement in his condition.
The indications are that he has entered on
the final stage of his disease, and that he
will grow steadily worse until the end.
The sugars reiners of this country are be-
ing compelled to purchase their raw
product from England. This is mainly
brought about by the decreased production
of raw sugar and the manipulations ofthe
sugar trust of this country, By which car
coes we're divertel from this country to Eu-
rope.
The League games for the baseball cham.
pionship played yesterday resulted az fol-
lows: Chicago 5. New York 3; Detroit Ii,
Washington S, Pttsburg 8. No League
games are scheduled for to-day. but it is
probable the clubs will play off some of the
postponed games.
Virgil Martin, the 17.year-old son Of Rev.
Judson ". Martin, of Troy, N. Y, was mar.
ried yesterday to Fannie Ward, widow
aged 49, They were unable to leave the
city, as the house, since the wedding, has
been surrounded by crowd of at least five
hundred men, women and children, who
gave Mr.. and Mrs. Martin serenade
1 The steamer La France, when entering
| Fcrt Lug, Canary Islands, at o'clock yes.
e.day evening, ran into the Italian steamer
Sud America, from Montevideo. The latter
vessel, which was lying at anchor, sunk 10
s few minutes in ten fsthoms Of water. The
Sud America carried 2l6 passengers end had
a crew of g. men. Ofthess, $50 passengers
and So of the crew reached the shore in safe.
~. Nine bodies have thus far been recov-
cred.