Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.


among cattle in the western suburbs of st.
Louis, and is killing off fine mich cows.
Queen Victoria has presented TO Lord
Woseley for his lifetime the house and
grounds Of tie Ranger OF Greenwi Park.
At the meeting of the Grand Lodge of
Good Templars at Charleston. w. Va, yea
terday. w. A. strckler was elected u. Z. i.
Over 1000 hogs have already died from
cholera within the last week in Cumber-
land county, Pa, and it is still spreading TO
an alarming extent.
In Washington yes! erday runaway horse
attached to buggy jumped the high iron
fence surrounding the Patent Office as easy
az if it were hurdle.
A vicious horse bit off the top of the head
of Alfred Baut's three year old son at
Brighton, near Madison, Ind, yesterday,
causing instant death.
Mother Superior Mary Francis died at
St. Elizabeth Hospital, Slst street, New
York, Wednesday, of heart disease. For
thirty years she had been connected with
the Third Order of st. Francis.
Peaches were plentiful in Baltimore yes
terday. The receipts were large, but the
average quality was very poor. sales were
from % cents to 81 % per box. The medi
um stock sold from 20 to 90 cents.
Two thousand dollars in gold which was
left at police headquarters in New YORK 10
1858 after having been recovered from
thieves has disappeared. A son of the own
er has now turned up and asks Tor Inc
money.
The steamer Robert NJ. MeLene, of the
Mary land State fishery force, with doVernor
Jackson on board, was in collision Wednes-
day plight off Thomas's Point with the
pungy Eva A Hemingway, and the pungy
was sunk.
Senator Allison said yesterday that the
! tariff bill would be reported TO the foil m
ance committee on Wednesday next. SEN
ator Aldrich, he said, is now at his homo in
Rhode Island preparing the report OF the
sub committee.
A party of hunters from Wheeling, w.
Va, got into fight with some men at lay
lorstown, Pa, last Wednesday, during which
the hunters opened FIRE on the crowd, shoot
ing Adam Staub through the heart. -Four oil
the hunters are in jail
On August g. while most of tho whaling
heet were anchored between Cape Smythe
and Point Barrow, north Pacific Ocean, q
furious storm occurred and six vessels we're
wrecked. The crews of the lost vessels,
numbering one hundred and nine, were res
/ cued.
John A. Robinson, wealthy citizen oil
| Norwich. Conn, who died recently, ordered
that his grave be so made that an exit from
il would he easy. A hammer was to be
placed near his right hand, and lamp kept
! burning in the grave for three days and
nights
Two postponed League games for the
base oali championship were played yester'
day resulting as follows: Detroit 3 Chicago
2; indianapolis s, PltsOurg l. New York
Will play at Indianapolis to day, Boston at
Chicago, Philadelphia at Pittsburg, and
Washington at Detroit.
The Bertbou canvas folding boat is likely
to be adopted for use in the navy, Us the re
ports upon the trial are favorable. 1t con-
sists of frame similar to the keel and ribs
of q boat, over which is drawn double
thickness of waterproof canvas. The frame
is hinged along the keel.
The amount of the contributions for the
families OF the fremen killed at the fire 10
Baltimore last Sunday reaches nearly 1000,
which, with the insurance OF 500 on each
life lost, swells the total to over $40 600
The obi ct is to raise about - 500 for each
family, enough to buy house for EACH
Mrs. Rebecca Snyder, of Belyidere, N. j.,
celebrated her 1881 birthday few days
ago. Mrs. Sarah Van Nostrsnd, Of Milestone,
reached her one hundredth birthday yesler-
day, and Mrs. Catbarine Taylor, of New
Brunswick, N. j., celebrated her one hun
dred and fourth birthday about month
ago.
| w. F. Horn, of Carlisle Pa, has in his
possession sandstone rock in the form of a
| fossilized head very much like that of q hu
man being. It was found few days ago in
Perry county, imbedded in sandstone. Mr..
Horn has forwarded plaster caet of it TO
the Academy of Natural Sciences, Pnilade.
phia.
A syndicate has been formed by Governor
Gordon, Henry Grady and others OF Atlanta,
and John InmaD, Calvin Brice, Gen. Samuel
THOMPSON, DR.. Norvin Green and others of
New York for the purpose of building large
city ut Rick mart, Ga, and developing the
slate and marble quarries there. The quar-
les are valued at ten millions Of dollars.
In The Senate yesterday, the Chinese ex.
clusion bill was again taken up, AID. after
debate and an etTrt on the part OF Mr..
Sherman to secure delay, the Senate pro.
ceeded to vote on its passage, the vote be-
ing unanimous-yeas 81, nays none, lacking
two votes of q quorum. II was then agreed
that another vote should be taken to-day.
The grand jury for Howard county, Nd,
has found two bills against Charles Wash
ipgton, colored, the ten year old child muir
derer One charges him with the wilful
murder of Beulah Layton, aged two years,
sDd the other with an attempt 10 kill Sadie
Layton, an older sister of Beulah. He some
time since cut the throsts Of both children.
The cyclone at Havana Tuesday last was
terribly destructive, both to life and proper.
ty. The guuboat Leaitad foundered, and
nine of her crew, including the commander,
were drowned Fifty persons lost their
lives at Sagua, while the damage done in
the city, to vessels in the harbor and to the
wharves is very great. The village Of Pueb-
In Nnevo ia literally Wined out g