Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The death is announced of Gustave Rn-
iolph Clarence Bouanger, the French
painter, in his sixty-ffih year.
The Egyptian government has refused to
grant permission to Italy to recruit Soudan
csc for the defense of Massowsh.
The Cars unexpected appearance in
Poland amid the troops concentrated toward
tho Galician frontier has caused excitement
in Austrian circles.
The remains of Schubert were exhumed
at Vienna Saturday and were consecratei in
the Wshring Chapel by Father Schubert,
younger brother Of the composer.
A young woman has been murdered near
Gateshead, England exactly after the
Whitechapel method. The body was dis
covered yesterday morning in the street.
AT Fleetwood Park, New York. Satur
dav, the geldiug Guy trotted against the
record of Maud S. of 2.133l and ciIcled the
same track on which the famous mare CO.
tanned her best record in 12a.
Thirteen new cases of smallpox were re-
ported at Buffalo, n. Y, on Saturday. but
most of them are said to be varioloid. They
are mostly located in the Polish districts
The health board has advised general vac
cnation.
The Ohio and Mississippi announces
low round trip from st. Louis to New York
and viii! lower the round trip rate TO Colum'
bus, Cleveland and Pittsburg. Other roads
are likely to follow, and q general rate var
may be the result.
Policeman Thomas Teddy shot End killed
Dennis Welch, laborer, at Chicago Situr-
day night. WEIGH WAS trouncing a hood
=, Wntn h,a
policeman tried to stop the disturbance
when WEIGH attacked him and the tragedy
followed,
In Closing up the business of the day in
the redemption division Of the treasurer's
Office at Washington Saturday ii was found
that there was discrepancy OF about $50
in cash. This is the office where the worn
out and mutilated notes sent for redemption
are examined.
Harry LeCompie, three year-oid child,
was drowned at Rverton, Wicomlco coun-
tv, Md, from the steamer Nanticoke as she
was leaving the wharf Friday morning.
Mrs. Belle Ingram, mother of the child, was
sitting in a chair on the second deck when
the child leaped from her arms overheard
and was drowned.
The Queen OF England has replied to the
address presented to her by the recent Lam
bath conference, thanking the delegates for
their expressions OF good will toward the
throne, assuring them that it will ever be
DER anxious desire to promote all measures
tending to extend the spirit of true religion,
and earnestly praying God to bless their
Iabors.
Advices from Snakin say the rebels were
throwing SHELLS yesterday from anntrenched
position within nine hundred yards Of the
town, in spite of British firing, hut they
failed in an attempt to plant gun five hun
dred yards from the town. Tho garrison is
in dangerous position. owing to the likeil-
hood that the rebels will capture the wells.
-Four more families fleeing from starvation
in Labrador have arrived in Quebec One
father of family Of seven children stated
that he had been obliged to abandon his
house, which cost him S400 ard all bis fur
niture, as he could not find local purcha-
Ger for them, though he offered to sell the
house for fifteen dollars and the furniture
for one dollar.
The Baltimore and Drum Point Railroad
Company, it is said, propose to survey line
from their road at Millersvile, Anne Arun-
de! Co Md The Columbia Central K. K I,
is the name given TO this proposed new
enterprise When the Baltimore and Dunn
Point road ia hnilt to Baltimore, the Column
bia Central will givea third line from Baltl
more to Washington.
The death ofGen FrancoisAchl!e Bszaine,
ex-marsha Of France, occurred In Madrid
Yesterday. Though for some time past he
had ,eu known to be in feeble condition
the announcement created considerable sur
prise, and messages of coincidence poured
in in great numbers. The immediate cause
of the Marshai's death Was heart disease
He had been i'll for several days The fu-
neral will tako place day.
The Erie Railroad ferryboat Jay Gould
late Yesterday afternoon swamped small
boat about midway between the New YORK
and New Jersey shore, throwing three
young Frenchmen and young French girl
into the water The girl, Mathilde Hay, l6
wears old, and julie Glanganad, aged "a
both of New York, were drowned. and their
bodies swept away by the tide. Two of the
men chung to the keel of the upturDed boat
and were saved by tug.
Saturday. Martin Grouse, accompanied by
his wife and carrying his infant son in his
arms, was walking on the track of the
Pennsylvania railroad at Benvenue station,
near Pittsburg, Pa. Bsfore it was observed
an accommodation train backed down upon
them. Grouse pushed his wfe to one side,
and Just before be was struck and ground
to q shapeiess pulp by the locomotive, he
tossed his child into ditch at the side of
the track, where it Was found uninjured.
The grief OF the wife was terrible to wit
ness.
The London Sunday Times publishes
Vienna telegram saying that while the
Princess of Wales and her daughters were
out driving in pony carriage near Gmun
der the other day, they approached rail
road crossing without needing an electrical
bell giving warning of danger. When the
carriage reached the track, two draw bars,
worked by wire from signal boxes, were
IsEered, preventing either advance or re-
treat. Colonel Clark, the eecort, hurriedly
dismounted. and, ducking under the bar:
pulled the pony alongside the fence just ss