Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

for Governor of New YorE.
Kilrain. the pugiist, arrived in Nsw York
from England, yesterday, and was given q
novel sort of reception.
W. F. Hudson, the assistant Disturbing
clerk of the House of Representatives, died
suddenly yesterday morning in Washington.
The democrats at national headquarters
in New York are still jubiIant over the ef-
feet of President Cleveland's message on the
fisheries treaty.
An alarming epidemic OF black measles
is prevailing among the colored people on
plantations along Ssn'ee river, in George
town county, 8. c.
Madame Virginia Sherwood, at one time
the most daring bareback equestrienne In
the country, died in Pittsburg, Pa, yester-
day of consumption.
Chairman Brice, of the democratic ma.
tional committee, and Chairman Barnum, of
thh executive committee, held conferences
With President Cleveland on Saturday.
Nine new cases of yellow fever we're re
ported at Jacksonville, Fla, yesterday. and
ths Savannah, Florida and Western Rail
road has refused to carry any more refugees
from that city.
Over hundred Irish Americans have
called a mass meeting in Baltimore forThurs-
day night to express their approval OF Pres-
ident Cleveand's course on the rejection OF
the fisheries treaty.
A company has been formed at Mollendo,
with capital of $40 600, whose business is
to be the searching of the old burial grounds
of the Peruvian Incas for buried treasure in
money or other valuables.
Mr.. Sowden, the Allentown, Pa, con-
gresham who voted against the Mills bill,
has been repudiated by the democracy of his
county, and the nomination for the hfty first
Congress accorded to Berks county.
liz the CONTEXT on Saturday at Dover,
Del, between United States Senator Eli
Salisbury and James l.. Wolcott, Secretary
BaVard's protege, the latter won the coun-
ty, securing So out OF the 90 convention
votes.
The fase work for building the super.
structure of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way bridge over the Ohio between Coviug-
ton and Cincinnati was swept away yester.
day by a great raft of driftwood that had
accumulated at its base
A dispatch from Ashland, Wis, says Joe
McAuliffe and Jem Smith have virtually de-
ciped to fight ConIey. The latter has issued
challenge to Kilrain to fight for $500
side, London prizs-ring rules, to finish for
the championship of the world.
TIE Prince of Wales has been installed
Grand Prior OF the Order of the Hospital of
| st. John of Jerusalem. Bishop Quintard, of
Tennessee, a member, was present at the
installation ceremonies. The order main
tains an oplhalmic hospital at Jerusalem.
The attempt to put the San Domingo loan
on the market was failure. The similar
project with Venezuela bonds was also
fiasco. The projectors failing to make the
loan in Paris, have gone on to Berlin. but
do not fiud their schemes acceptable there.
a review of the crop report from different
sections OF England and the continent re.
veals the fact that enough grain has not
been raised on that side of the Atlantic this
year to supply the demand, and that Ameri-
CO must be called upon to make good this
deficiency.
The steamship City Of New York arrived
at Queenstown yesterday, being almost a
day behind the Umbria. The starboard en-
glue of the steamer was stopped for four
hours on the Goth inst, and there were sew.
efal other stoppages, making total OF II
hours. The captain maintains there was no
race between his steamer and the Umb!ia.
The New York Sun says Presi-
dent Cleveland has sent to demo
cratic headquarters in New York his check
for SO coo. A cordial letter accompanied
the Presidents contribution. The members
of the Cabinet have also sent very liberal
contributions, and altogether from the per-
sona friends of the President in Washing
ton $3.50 900, it is said, has thus far been
handed in.
The League games for the baseball champ
ionship played Saturday resulted as follows ::
New York :, Philadelphia o; Detroit 4, Chi
cago l Boston S. Washington z; Pittsburg
6, Indianapolis 8; Indianapolis Z, Pitts
burg 6 New York will play six games with
Boston this week, Washington six with Phil
sdelphia, Chicago three with Pittsburg
and three with Indianapolis, and Detroit
three with Indianapolis and three with Pitts
burg.
Mary Godwin, coored woman, was re-
Gently arrested in Atlanta, Gs., for fighting
She is the youngest of thirty seven children
and the mother of twenty-segen. She is
still young woman. that is to cay she is
decidedly younger than one would expect
to ind her. She gives her own age as IS,
and doesn't seem TO be great deal, 1t any,
older. She says he has her children's names
all down in book, but can't remem Der all
of them. Two Of them are named George
Washington.
AbsenteelSm.