Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-20
NEWS OF THE Dry.


There we're 2O2 business failures in the
United s.stes during the week.
Gen. Alfred Pleasantoo b as bssn restored
to the retired list Of the e. my with the rank
of major,
ExGov. William 7. Hamilton. of Mary.
land, is at the point Of death at his home, at
Hageratown.
The Prince of Wales visited Professor
Pas.eur yesterday. and witnessed number
of operations for the prevention Of hydro
phobis.
Hon. 5. S. Cox, who WAS renominated for
Congress by Tammsny Hail on October Il,
has been endorsed by the County Democra
cy OF New York.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company will abandon their coal docks at
Elzsbathport, n. j., to-day, and transfer all
shipping to Port Liberty.
Jim Mccormick, the well.known turiman
and speculator in New York, SAWS he will
bet $4,000, $4,000 $4,000, $50 900 or
500 900 at odds 81 600 to 5000 on Cleve-
lands elections.
Advces from Zarxbsr state that while
the British gunboat Griffin was chasing
slave dhow yesterday she was fired at
by the Arab slavers, and lieutenant
was killed The dhow was ultimately cap
tnred.
Capt. George H. Killaip, proprietor Of the
Brook Ign House, Decatur, Ala, who DIED
last week of yellow fever, was native OF
Augusta county, Va, and commanded
company in the StonewaI Brigade during
the late war.
The Italian Socialist Cipriani has left his
country and gone to Para, having found
Italy, and especially his Romagna, . poor
field for socialistic agitation. As soon as be
is "bouuced" out OF Paris he will come to
the land OF the free' 30 doubt.
The fourth game of the series for the base
ball championship of America, between the
New York and ST. Louis Clubs, Was yester-
day won By the New Iorks by score OF
to 3 or tie games plsyed New York has
won three and 81. LOUIS cue.
There sre now under bail, owing to the
conspiracy Law, thirty taiiore, ten walking
delegates Of the building trades, twenty
hskers, several officers of Bricklayers Local
Assembly Of Terplapcks n. Y, besides
twelve others who are members CT trade or
labor organizations.
One OF the Scythia's passengers at New
Yor!; on Sunday last was woman whose
eyei;ds are paralyzed. She is almost totally
hind. beins unable 20 distinguish between
ligh; and darkness. She was me-: at the
wharf by daughter who is afflicted with
The same unusual disease. The mother is
dependent upon the daughter for support,
and The State authorities have determined
that her future residence shall be decided By
the result Of an ocui-l's examination of the
daughters eyes II the girl can be cured
the mother will be allowed to remain in this
country if not, she must return to lrelaod
There ere now bsing shipped at Middle
town, n. y. y lot OF the biggest hassones
= ever quarried in the United States. They
are intended to form the Sidewalk in front
of Mr. Frederick Vonderblt's new house on
Fifth avenue, New York. There are &c
stones altogether. and each is about 20 feet
long. 10 to Is feet in width. and about Il
iuches thick. The Eat cars upon which the
stones are transported We're specially built
of strength TO bear the great weight, and
special machinery is required fox loading
and unloading the haga. Ii is estimated
that the stones when laid down in the walk
; in New York will have cost 81 900 apiece.