Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Most Rev. Jas. Welshe. D. D.. Roman
Catholic Bishop OF Kildare and Lsighlin,
Ireland, Is dead.
An avalanche of STOW has fallen upon the
hospice of ST. Bernard, hurying the church,
but causing no loss of life.
The Georgia railroad commission has re-
duced local firstci fares on the railroads
of that State from three to two and a.halt
cents mile.
The hasty passage OF a voucher OF Freder-
lex Douglass ia creating stir in the Treas
ury Department and may lead to the reno
val of two high officials
A letter purporting to have been written
by Mr. Cleveland to q personal friend, in
which he withdraws IRON the presidential
contest Is pronounced bi Col. Lamont 10 he
"a deliberate forgery"
In the French Chamber Of Deputies yes-
terday bill Was laid en- the table which
proposes TO authorize the Panama Canal
Company 70 ISSUE lottery loan of 24,OOO,00O
francs.
The fire loses in the United States and
Canada during February, com piled from the
records of the New York Daily Commercial
Bulletin, reach the enormous aggregate OF
ST., 2l3,500.
The sales of cotton Tor future delivery in
New York Yesterday amounted to AL 300
bales, the largest busicess on record. Prices
declined trcrn p to - Giants psr 100 pounds,
and the market closed steady
AT q conference ot Senator Sherman's
friends ut Washington Saturday it was de.
cded, il is said, 10 establish literary bureau
at Washington in the Sherman interest. The
10 LOFT f1rt hn
and wishes everybody to knowit.
The visible supply of grain n store and
atlost on Saturday. March 3. ss complied by
the Produce Exchange. New York, were {:
Wheat 81 515 931 bushels. decrease 945 522;
corn 9 .141 652 increase 1913 420; oats4 700, S5l
decrease l2l, 912; rye $50 397. Increase 5,405;
barley 9, 409, 351, decrease n 1864.
The big steel cur was taken from the an
healing furnace at tie Pittsburg Steel Cast
ing Compsny's Works yesterday, and again
placed n the lathe for final polishing and re
boring, which will end the work On the gun
in Piusburg. It will be shipped TO Wash.
ington about the 20,h instant, where it will
be rebcred srd rifed the full six inches in
diameter required.
The hearing 10 the suit Of George FL. Til
den, nephew of the late Samuel ]. TildeD,
to test the legality Of the library clause in
the will Of The deceased Statesman, began
yesterday in the Supreme Court of New
York Counsel in opening the case stated
that the action was brought for the con-
etruction OF the clause ofthe will which pro-
vided for the bestowsl of the bulk of the
fortune on the riden trust, and also of the
clause providing for The establishment and
endowment of libraries 10 G7amercy Park,
New Lebanon and Youkers. 10 behalf of
bis client counsel claimed that this cause
was invalid.
The past year has been one of prosperity
for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
On the lines owned or controlled by it east
and west of Pittsburg the gross earnings in
the past wear were S115 515 SOC, gross ex-
penaes 81. 2SS 0S2, showing net earnings
S3S, 277 423, an increase over 1856 of 1862.
157 On the main line and branches. Pnila
d.lphia to Piitsburg, the gross earnings wer @
S35 sos 72S. and the net income for the past
vear 81 7S3 .73S, as compared with Sc 900,
SOC in 1856 The increase of revenues from
he entire systen warranted making for the
year total dividend of 81 per cent, as
against ) per cent. in 1886