Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Sarah Bernhard has announced her in.
tention of being cremated.
The floods have badly damaged the city
of Augusta, Ga. Nine persons were drowned
during the inundat;on.
The village of Huntington, LII. lost near
" all of its business houses by fire yester-
day. The total less is estimated at one
hundred thousand dollars.
Twelfth of September, The anniversary of
the battle of North Point, was celebrated in
Baltimore yesterday with a dinner. at which
one of the two remaining Old Defenders was
present,
The bloody county war in Wichita coun-
ty, Kansas, between Leoti and Coronado,
has been ended by the former securing the
prizs. Many men were killed during the
continuance of the feud.
Senior silvestre Garcia, the wealthy Cuban
planter who vas kidnapped from his estate
in Matanzas on the Goth of August by
bandits. has been released upon the pay
ment of ransom Of So 800 in gold.
Charles Washington, colored, was yester-
day acquitted at E!licott City, Md. of the
charge of cutting the Threats of the Layton
children. The State could not prove that
he had killed the little girl Beulah Layton.
In Montgomery county, Md, yesterday,
the corners Jury found verdict that Mrs.
Anstett, who was supposed to have killed
herself near Denton, came to her death at
the hands of some one unknown to the Jury.
Prof. Richard A. Proctor, the astronomer
and lecturer, died last night in the Willard
Parker Hospital, New York, of yellow fever
which he recently contracted in Florida
He had been in the hospital since Tuesday
night last.
To witness the Goldepson hanging at San
Francisco TO morrow, $50 invitations have
been Issued. A woman from Australia who
desired to be present was refused pass.
whcreupon she asked if she could get one If
she would dress in mems clothing
The Adams Express Company have filed
motion for new trial in the case of young
Fotheriugham, who got verdict of $40, 600
against the company for fslse imprisonment
al ST. Louis but it is thought that settle
ment will be reached by comprcmise.
steyaert, who was extradited from New
York and taken to Client on his confession
that ne had murdered wealthy merchant
named Vaudeville, denies that he commit
ted the crime. He alleges that he confessed
in order to obtain free passage home.
Michael Davltt has made q statement
concerning his connection with agitation in
Ireland, showing that he has advocated
constitutional methods in opposition to the
plans of the party of violence. Hesays that
he was condemned to death by the dynamite
faction and that four men at opetime sought
to assassinate him.
The League games for the baseball cham
pionship played yesterday resulted as fol-
lows: Indianapolis 6. Boston 8; Pittsburg
y, Washington 0; Philadelphia 5; Detroit
| 8. A dispute occurred during the Chicago
New York game and the New York club
withdrew from the grounds, whereupon the
umpire gave the game to Chicago by TO 0.
The business of Memphis, Tenn, for the
commercial year which closed Friday last
was of the most satisfactory and encourag-
ing character, the aggregate value of the
business done being Sl75, 900 900. or nearly
81 200 for each inhabitant. Within the last
three years Eve savings banks have been
established, with total capital stock Of
$260,000
The President Tuesday sent the following
nominations to the Senate: Edwin R. Con
nell, to be consul to Batavia Also the fol-
lowing to be secretaries of legations How
ard Martio, of New York, to China; Chas
X. Halliday, of Kansas. to VeDtzuela !;
Henry /. Villas, Of New York. to the Ar
gentine Republic; Henry r Whitehouse, of
New York, TO Mexico.
Another Wild Western steer broke loose
from Hudson avenue slaughter house in
Brooklyn on Monday, and made an exten.
sive tour of the city before his career was
cut short by bullets from the revolvers of q
half dozen policemen couple Of hours later.
The steer, which was an especially ugly one,
tried his beet TO toss every individual that
came in his path, and was successful In in
jurng four persons severely.
The committee appointed at the recent
mass meeting of Ifish-American citizens, in
Baltimore, went to Washington yesterday
and presented President Cleveland hand
somcIy engrossed copy of the resolutions In
do,sng his policy IN the fisheries treaty.
The President responded saying: Il am
happy to receive these resolutions, and sm
gratifed with their expressions, especially
that part of the presentation which says the
motives were free from partisanship."
At noon yesterday the official report
showed iifiy nine new cases Of fever and ten
deaths at jacksonville Total cases to date,
743, total Deaths 100 AT one o'clock the
Gun came out hot and sutry. aud the steam
ing. sckeuing smell that then arose was
enough TO make almost any one i'll. This is
The weather to swiftly spread the fever.
Physicians say man addicted to the use of
liquor is not likely to survive an attack of
yellow fever This announcement has made
teetotalers by the hundred. Three or four
barroems have closed entirely. Those
which still keep open do no business. Adj
vices from McClenny state that there are
about sixty-fve cases there, and all the
physicians sick but one.
COURT OF APPEALs.-The annual term of
the Court of Appeals, which is held in
Stanton, commenced there on Monday.
when the following cases were heard:
First dsp. Sent. 10th. Shenandoah Val