Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.


In the United State Senate yesterday the
bill to pay the Fourth of July eaims was
passed.
Train robbers stopped an express near
Prescott, Arizona, yesterday, but failed to
secure any booty.
The Pope has intimated his willingness to
be honorary president Of the international
Slave Conference
The President hsa nominated Lambert
Tree. of Illinois. now minister 10 Belgium,
as minister to Russia.
Pedro Castro Rodrigues, Catholic priest
of Buenos Ayres. is how on trial for the
murder of his vile and daughter.
The Duke of Aosta and Princess Letitia
Bonaparte, his niece, were married in TuriO,
Italy, yesterday, with great pomp and cere-
mony.
Two members of the Anglo American
Lodge of Masons of london are visiting
Baltimore, AMI will be entertained by the
fraternity.
Advices have been received at Berlin to
the effect that the ST. Petersburg govern
ment has dssusded Gen. Bousnger from
visiting Russia.
| Mr.. German says no one has any right to
uss his name in connection with the B. and
| o. presidency, as all are very well satisfied
| with Mr.. Spencer's administration of the
affairs Of the road.
A young man who registered on the Sd at
renee Herbert, of London, was found dead
rounds the affair.
The League games for the baseball cham
pionship played yesterday resulted as fol-
lows: Chicago 5. New York 8; Detroit s.,
Philadelphia 2; Indianapolis 5. Boston 4;
Pittsburg Z, Washington 2.
William Phelps, prominent citizen Of
FiemiDgsburg, KY, was shot and MORALLY
wounded yesterday by James Routh, an ex
| convict. Routh escaped, leaving word that
he proposed to kill his own brother on eight.
1t has teen learned that the embezzle
lnents of Joseph Breed, the assistant cashier
of the Hartford, Conn.,, National Bank, who
recently committed suicide, aggregated
sos 800 instead of S22 600, as was first re
ported.
George M. Wartn and John c. Campbell,
editors of a weekly paper in Atlanta, Ga,
were whipped yesterday by Captain Harry
jackson, one OF Atlanta's leading attorneys
and most prominent citizens, and mis- sou,
Tom Cobb Jackson.
The worst flood known ia the history of
Augusta Ga, is subsiding The whole city
from the Grst level Of the canal to the river
was submerged, the water varying from
three to fifteen feet In depth. The crops on
the lowlands along the Savannah river have
been utterly destroy ed, and the loss to plant
ers must be very great.
Mrs. Annie Anstett, wife OF Zachary An
stett, living near D-nton, Md, was found
dead at her home yesterday morning. Her
husband says she shot herself after come
words with him, and that she threatened to
shoot him. 1t is believed there that Anstelt
killed his wife, who was young and pretty,
but therei is no positive evidence against him.
1t is said 1t was the eccentric millionaire
George Law, who gave away the large sums
of money and diamonds at Saratoga recent
ly, who gave the $4,000 to the mayor of
New York for the benefit of the Jackson
vile yellow fever fund. What prompted
him to contribute was the remarks of the
mayor at the dinner ofthe Electric Associa-
ton recently given at the Hotel Brunswick.
For the twenty four hours ending at six
O'Clock last evening IS new cases and II
deaths from yellow fever we're reported at
Jacksonville. Total cases to date, 6S4; total
DEATHS 49, Nearly ali the mechanics and
laborers in the city are now unemployed ard
fully one thousand are needy. Few stores
are now open in the city. The Surgeon
General has agreed to pay for medicines for
the poor, and nurses for the hospitals and
for those not able to pay for them. spe.
cial train from Jacksonville via the East
Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia and the Rich.
mond Il Danville roads passed through At
Atlanta yesterday.
Broker Bennett, who was SO mysteriousy
assaulted while in bed in Jersey City Sunday
morning. has recovered consciousness, but is
still unable to give any clue as to his assail-
ant. He remembers nothing of the assault
except the fact of going to bed at nine
O'Clock on Saturday, and then waking up
some time after to end his pillow bathed in
blood from the wound in bis head. The |
doctors say he must have been asleep when |
he was struck, but that be will soon recover
from his wound. The details he gives OF
the contents of his pockets show that they
we're rifsd of about forty dollars. The
mystery of the affair is only deepened by bis
statement
Rooms STATE DEMoc sATIC COMMITTEE,