Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-01

Baltimore.
Secretary Bayard gave an elaborate dim
ner last night to Chief Justice Fuller.
Senator Reagan had his pocket picked of
500 last Friday night in Washington.
In the Senate yesterday the direct tax
amendment to the sundry civil appropria.
ton bill was ruled out
Christopher Meye the rubber maDufac-
turer. died in New York yesterday. He
leaves S. 100000.
The New Jersey Court of Appeals has
affirmed the constitutonality of the local
option high license law by vote of eight to
seven.
1t ia said that both Jay Gould and Norvin
Green, of New York. have made handsome
contributions to the national demo crstic
campaign fund.
10 New York yesterday Two little chill.
building to brick pavement, and escaped
without serious injury.
The French crops have been disastrously
affected by the weather. According to the
returns the yield of wheat will probably be
IS 600 600 hectolitres short.
Counsel for CaptaiB Frank Torrey, of the
late Harrison CARROTS yacht. are preparing
to appeal from the inspectors decision in
the Clean Joppa collision.
Mr.. Parnell and Mr.. Cham berlain had
passage at arms 10 the British House of
Commons on the formers charge that Cham
berlain had divulged Cabinet secrets in 1880
1856.
The celebrated stallion, Bell Boy, was
sold at auction at Lexington, KY, yester.
day to G.. c. Seamen, of San Diego, Cal, for
$50 000 This s the highest price ever paid
at an auction.
Capt. John Ericsson, the marine inventor,
VINO created the monitor during the war
and thereby revoluiioDizsd naval architec-
ture, yesterday celebrated his S5.h birth
day In New York.
The fight for the international feather
weight championship between Johnny Hav.
lin and Frank Murphy was TO have taken
place at daybreak tas morning near New
York, but the police prevented the men leav-
ing the city.
The Pope has sent Cardinal Lavigerie to
country against the African slave trade.
be great need of concerted European ac-
narrowing but rapidly extending.
Hon. Sam Randall and Hon. VIM. D. Kel
~, the congressman longest in that service,
are both poor. II is doubtful if the former
could muster twenty Thousand dollars, and
the latter declares that he is in debt more
than be can pay. His only hope, he says, is
to satisfy his creditors before ne dies.
Dispatches from Rome announce the ap.
pointment of the Rev. DR.. John 5. Foley, of
St. Martins Church, B fillmore, to be bishop
of the diocese OF Dstroit, succeeding Bishop
Borgess., who resigned year ago, and the
Rev J. J. Hennessy, of st Johns Church,
ST. Louis, to be bishop of Wichita, Kas, 10
succession to DR.. O'Rsiily, the first bishop.
A meeting of the national democratic
executive committee was held in New
York yesterday, among those present being
Hon. J. S. Barbour, of Virginia. 1t was Of.
fce1ly announced that the business transact
ed was general view of the political situa-
ton all over the Union, each member sta
ting his opinion of bis own State. Further
than that the committees proceedings were
not disclosed.
The League games for the baseball cham
pionship played yesterday resulted as fol-
ows: New York 6. Washington l Philadel-
phia g. Boston 5; Indianapolis z, Detroit D;
The Chicago Pitisburg game was prevented
by rain. New York now leads, with De-
troit second and Chicago third. Philadel-
phia yesterday passed Boston and took
fourth place, Pittsburg, Indianapolis and
Washington bringing up the rear in the or
der mentioned.
DR.. Robert Morris died yesterday morn
ing at his home at LAGRANGE, KY, from pa
ralysis DR.. Morris was 70 years old, and
native of Mississippi. He was the poet
laureate OF Masonry, and the mos. distin-
guished Mason in the world He was q
past grand master, and the author of nearly
hundred Masonic works and poems. 10
1884 be was sent to the Holy Land by the
Mssons to explore it's origin, and spent
eighteen months there. He was Pres
byterian minister, but of late years had
devoted himself exclusively toMasonic work.