Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Hog cholera is ragiog in the upper part
of Accomac, some persons having lost all
their swine.
Senator Stanford, of California, gave a
dinner at his residence Saturday evening to
the fifteen pages CT the Senate.
Four Mohammedans, the first to arrive in
many years, landed ut Castle Garden, New
York, Saturday, gu route to Savannah and
New Orleans.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Sarah J.
Robinson, the alleged wholesale poisoner,
in Boston, Saturday rendered o verdict Of
guilty Of murder in the first degree.
The Secretary of the Treasury. at The sug
gestion of Comptroller Durham, has issued
an order prohibiting certain claim agents
from oveIhauliug the records in the South
ern cotton aud other claims
The statement of the New York, Phi!s-
delphia and Norfolk Railroad Company for
the year ended December 81 shows the net
earnings TO have been S93,007, an increase
of $31, $3.50 as compared with the preceding
year.
Since the announcement OF the purpose of
removing Libby prison from Richmond TO
Chicago hundreds of people have visited the
building and endeayored to secure splnters
of the woodwork before it is demolished and
removed.
Seven negroes and Elk whites. convicted
of petty laroenies were whipped with from
five TO ten lashes each ut New Castle, DEL,
Saturday. 0oe of the negroes on receiving
bis tenth lash asked the sheriff for i chew
Of tobacco.
Joseph r. Evans ST., died Friday night at
the residence of his SOD, Joseph r. Evans,
it,, nesr New Baltimore, Fauquier county
The deceased had been an invalid paralytc
for some years past He was native of
Philadelphia
Various yaluables which were presented
to the Pope as jubilee offerings and which
were on exhibition. have been stolen from
the Vatican. Among the stolen articles are
cnaice valued at $4,000. some gold snuff
boxes and several pairs of slippers.
The Rev. John Thomas Wheat, we'll.
known minister OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church, died 10 Salisbury, II. c., few days
ago. aged 81 years For long time MIR.
Wheat was principal of tie Episcopal Fe-
male Institute at Winchester, Va.
Mrs Weltha A. Emmons, wife of Prof. S.
T. Emmons, of the geological survey, died
in Washington yesterday Her eccentrlci.
ties in Europe and America have rendered
her famous, and recently The papers were
filed with her peculiar sayings and doings.
Gov Wilson, of W. Va, Issued requsi
ton Oh Gov Buckner, of Kentucky for rs
men, who are charged with having par
ticipated in ,he ki'ing Of VIM. Dempsey in
Logan county, ou The 10Th of last month, in
a.fght between the Halfields and the Nc
Coys.
Ruth Woodall, negro woman. living in
Jones county, Ga, mixed some Rough on
Rats with water ond made her two daugh.
tiers, aged seven and FIVE, respectively, drink
it. She then drank what waslefc. The moth
er and older daughter died, but the other
child was saved by physician.
The Reading Railroad strike is practically
over A knight of labor miner at fremont
yesterday informed an Associated Press
that he and many other MEM
bers of the order would return TO work to.
and he declared that the organiza-
ton in that section was practically broken
up as result of the strike.