Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-05
NEWS OF TEE DAY.

travelling toward Zanzibar with ten thous-
and persons all told.
A taliff, who was shot dead at Coleraine,
county Londonderry. Ireland, yesterday,
had charge OF farm from which the ten.
ant bad been eVicted.
II is said that the English experts ara
keeping themselves posted in very accu-
rate menuer as to the new vessels and i'm
proved methods of the American navy.
MIR. Robert Garrett returned to his home.
Uplends." Baltimore county, yesterday.
he said that his Southern trip had been
very pleasant and that he was feeling very
we'll
Captain B. X. Lord rowed out upon Lake
Maxinkuctee, near Logansport, Ind, yes
terday tied lump of lead around his waist,
cut his throat and jumped into sixty i've
feet of water.
Col. Richard Long, who, a. stated in yes
tefday's GAZETTE, was run over by tram
and fatally Injured at Pitteburg, gained
prominence by capturing Belle Boyd, the
Confederate spy.
The House of Lords yesterday, By avoe
of 90 to II, elected the Earl of Morley, q
liberal. chairman Of committees, rejecting
the Marquis of Selisbury's candidate, Lord
Balfour OF Burleigh.
Mr. Cleveland and party arrived at Jack.
sonville Yesterday A delegation Of citizsDs
escorted them to the ST. James Hotel, where
break fast was served The party left for
the North ia the evening.
Mrs Lottie Randie, good looking white
woman, who has husband and two chill.
dren, and Isaac Walters, a very dark coloreG
man, who has wife and one child, eloped
from Bridgeport, Conn.,, yesterday.
4 York, Pa young lady few days since
bit into an apple and found wrapped around
the core piece OF coarse thread 2i inches
long /. is thought to have been dropped
by bird when the apple was blossom.
Mr.. Rober: T. Lincoln has accepted the
mission to England and will sail for
his pest On Nav Is Mrs. Grant has deci-
ded to accompany her son, Colonel F. D.
Grant TO Austria. They expect to sail on
April II.
Mrs. John Schubert, of Pittshurg, while
getting breakfast day before yesterday,
heard her monlbs-old baby crying, and,
running to its crib, saw two large rats
scamper of. The rats bad bitten ofi
piece of the chid's nose and lacerated the
check.
Two men Disguised as white caps visited
the residence OF Mr.. aud Mrs. George Ell
Tner, mile from Washington, Pa, about ,
o'clock yesterday morning, tied them in
bad and, with threats of burning the house
if their request should be refused, extorted
from them $500.
At Charleston, w. Va. on Wednesday,
Edward Spriggle, an engineer, put boy
pamed Washington oh the train. Washing
ton stole behind Sprigele a short time later
and with pump handle fractured his skull
in three places. His murderer, who is only
II years Of age, was arrested.
The Inspector General of the Army has
submitted to the Adjutant General report
upon bis investigation into the conduct of
Major Armes for twesking Gov. Beavers
/ nose in Washington recently. The Inspect
or General prefers charges against Major
Armes, and recommends that he be tried by
q court martial
1t ia probable chat President and Mrs.
Harrison will take 9 few days vacation at
the end OF This week. They hope to embark
on 2 revenue cutter tomorrow evening and
enjoy q cruise down the Potomac river and
around Chesapeake bay. They will epend
couple days on the waters, returning Mon.
day night or Tuesday morning.
Hattie A Dolbrow, of Wilmington. Dal.,
aged 10, who has been missing for some
time, was found Yesterday in Philadelphia
living with Jim Foy Moy, a Chinese lauu-
dryman, and both were taken into custody.
There is now contest going on in the Del-
aware courts over the will of the girls fra
ternal grandfather, who left large estate.
Police Lieut.. John NJ. Holmes was held for
the grand Jury in bonds of So 900 by Judge
Allfeld, in Chicago, yesterday, on charges
preferred by Lawyer Frank b. Collier, who
identified the lieutenant positively as one of
the two men that lured Collier ont ofthe La
Sale Club By q bogus telephone message
one night during the recent political excite
ment and sandbsgged him in the dark.
John Justice, Desperate married to one
ofthe Hatfield women, while sailing on the
steamer Soenlock on the Big Sandy yester
day, tried to kiss a lady VINO was getting
ol, when John Hamilton, the clerk, inter-
fered, and was instantly killed. Justice
then retreated from the boat, covering the
officers with his reviewers until he had made
his escape. He will not be taken without
trouble.
The British man-ofwar CalIiope, WI
escaped rom AIih BAY curing Tue
there on March 10 and 16 by bel
put to sea, has arrived at SydL
ia. She reports leaving Samoa
81, and that the United States u
Nipsc had beer loated of OF the beac
natives lending material assistance
not likely that the Trenton or Wand
be saved. as it is thought they weret
~ damaged The German naval al
ties have ordered the cruiser Habch. nd
the gunhost Wolf to be put in readiness at
once to proceed to Samoa.
METHODIST PRoTEsTANTs. -Ye terday's
session OF the NJ p conference in Lynch
burg was spent 10 organization and refer
ence of papere.
J. w. Walker, corresponding secretary of
the board OF ministerial education, made