Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

THE Porte will be requested to repeat the
summons to Prince Ferdinand to abdicate
the throne of Bulgaria.
Major General Marsena R. Patrick, Pro.
vest Marshal Genera! Of the Army OF the
Potomac during the war. died at Dayton,
Ohio, yesterday.
A dispsten from Vienna says nineteen
emigration agents have been arrested at
Cracow for melting the natives OF that DIS
trict to emigsate TO America.
Joseph Griffin, of Virginia, aud James
Brown, of Maryland, both coored, are
studying for the Catholic priesthood IN st.
Peters College, near Liverpool, England.
The Pope is suffering from liver com.
plant and is losing strength. He has been
ordered to take mineral waters before
breakfast. He continues to work and to re-
ceive visitors.
Gen. Francisco Manicst. a full blooded
negro, has been given $1,000 and expelled
from Hayii by President Solomon, VINO
wauts to remain President ard is afraid OF
ManigaL's influence.
Prof. Francis Fl. Smith, of the Virginia
Military Institute, leclured yesterday before
the School of Christian Philosophy OF Round
Lake, N. Y, bis subj sct beiog, "The soien'
tifc and Christian Ideals Of Humanity"
The Chicago Tribune says: San implicit
promise has been made by the democratic
managers to the abyr parties that if Palmer
is elected governor be will pardon Schwab,
Fielden and Neebe," This is not believed.
Later reports ofthe fires at Port au Prince,
Hayti, say "Many murders were commit
ted bv the drunken and Infatuated blacks.
Summary Justice has been inf cted upon the
ripgleeders of the violence by the govern
ment."
The Interoceanic Railway on Wednesday
began the work OF opening tunhel two
hundred and one kilometer5 from Caipulal.
pan, on the road TO Pueblo from the City OF
| Mexico 1t will be the largest tunnel in the
republic.
Sieve Brodie, who achieved notoliety by
Humping from the Brooklyn Bridge and by
iswimming in a rubber suit down the Hud
son, was arrested 10 New York last night
for abducting Gertrude Lord, sixteen years
DID, of Albany.
There is possibility that the prosecution
of the Bohemian dynamite conspirators IN
Chicago may result in the capture and pun
ishment of more important criminals. APP.
pearances point to Johann Most as the arch
conspirator.
An accident occurred on the Port Jervis,
Monticello and New York Railroad Oh
Wednesday afternoon which resulted in two
valuable trick elephants and two sacred
balls, belonging to Frank A. Robbins's circus,
being burned TO death.
A volcanic eruption at Bandai=an, fifty
leagues from Yokohma, has destroyed sew.
era villages and killed one thousand per.
sons, including one hundred visitors at the
thermal springs. a flesh crater has form.
ed and the eruption is still active.
The sundry civil appropriation bill, was
taken up and considered in the Senate yes.
terday The items providing for the estab-
lshment of Few lighthouses in Chesapeake
bay and several points along the Virginia
coast were acted upon favorably.
The imperial family of Russia yesterday
attended the ceremony of the blessing Of the
waters of the Neva by priests in front of the
winter palace. An immense procession,
headed by priests, paraded the town for
three hours. The streets were gayly deco
rated
At Eden, NJ So, Frank Guise. a negro who
had insulted member OF Mr.. Ogert's fami-
", was pursued and shot dead by Ogert
Yesterday. The discharge of the gun fright
ened the horse, which threw Ogert of, and
while he was down two negro friends Of
Guise attacked him with axes and cut his
head of.
Gen. Boulanger drove in the Bots du b.
lopne Yesterday for the first time enoe he
was wounded. HIS carriage was followed
By sixteen carriages filled with reporters
and admirers, who shouted: "a has Flo
quet !" "a bas Ferry ~ "Viye Boulanger ~
A great crowd of gamins escorted the Gen
eral back to Paris.
A large sum of money in the hands of ex-
United States Marshal N. P Banks of Bos-
ton, to be used in paying jurors, witness
fees, etc., was recently attached to pay debts
owed by the Marshal but the First Comp
troller decided the attachment illegal as the
Marshall acts simply as disburs;ng agent
to the government.
Chief Justice Fuller, who arrived in Wash
ington Thursday will remain until the Pres
ident returns from his blue fishing trip.
The Chief Justice declined to beinterviewed
and has been in the hands ofpersonal friends
and his associate, Justice Harlan. He visit
ed the clerks office OF the Supreme Court
yesterday, but has not as yet taken the oath
of office.
Great interest is felt among yachtsmen re-
garding the Scotch cutter Minerva, that
sailed from the Clyde for Boston on We'd
nesday in charge of Capt. Barr, who sailed
the Thistle in her races This is supposed
10 be the yacht specially designed by G. L.
Watson for Mr.. Charles Sweet, the former
owner of the Clara, who challenged for the
Americas Cup shortly after the Thistle's
defeat last fall, but who withdrew his chal-
lenge when the deed of gift was changed by
the New York Yacht Club.
STILL IN THE WELL-John Anderson has