Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Nine steamships landed . 562 immigrants
at Castle Garden yesterday.
Five democratic councilmen and one re-
nnblican were elected at Cumberland, Nd,
yesterday.
tt is said the verdict in the ATnes court
martial is dismissal from the army, with
recommendation TO mercy.
The eopement OF Pastor Hooper with
Sunday school teacher Miss Mary Curtis
has disturbed the congregations OF two
churches in New York.
Fanny Davenport, the actress, was quietly
married TO Melbourne Mcdowell. leading
man in her dramatic company, Sunday even
ing, in New York city.
Mrs Emma G: Folsom, mother of Mrs
Grover Cleveland, wss married yesterday
at Jackson, Mich, to Mr.. Henry r PerFine,
merchant Of Buffalo, N. Y.
The Snllyan Kilrain fight is set for Mon
DAY. July S, and the battle ground must De
within 200 miles Of New Orleans. The stakes
are $4,000 q side, aud the money is all in
the hands OF book-making firm OF New
York.
The order abollshiug Sunday morning in
speoticns and otherwise making Sunday a
GaV OF rest in the army, will, it is said, re-
ceve executive approval at al early date.
Fully three fourtha OF the army are il favor
of the reform.
The result of murder trial in Georgia
has been set aside and new trial granted
because the jury trying the case was allowed
TO attend o prayer meeting where the pre-
siding Clergyman offered q prayer touching
upon the matter.
Advices from st. Petersburg state that
the notice, in their endeavora to discover the
fall extent of the recently discovered plot
against the Gar, learned that the ringlead'
ers OF the conspiracy belonged 10 the garri'
son at Crorstadt.
The Britiah House OF Lords yesterday by
vote of los to %, rejected proposal made
by tie Earl of Meath to allow women to sit
in county councils. In the House of CON-
mons tbs bill providing for additional naval
defenscs passed its third reading
The Kilkenny cat warfare between the
North and South factiona In Hayti seems to
be nesr st On end. Hyppolite's forces have,
according to the latest dispatches, routed
| I.egitigne's armies of several hundred men
each and captured four towns.
Rev. John A. King. Of Old Forge town
ship, few miles from Scranton, Pa, was
arrested Yesterday, CHARGED with having as
sauted Julia Il. Heias, fifteen years of age.
King is Salvation Army preacher and tbs
girl belonged to his congregation.
| Ameetine of the coal sales agents Of the
anthracite coel producing companies will be
held in New York this week, probably to-
morrow. TO consider the condition OF the
trade. IL is possible that the meeting will
decide To increase the price OF coal with the
beginning OF next month.
The steamship Johns Hopkins, of the
Merchants and Miners Transportation Line,
caught fire shortly after eleven O'Clock last
night at Locust toint, Baltimore, and was
| burned; TO the waters edge. She had ar
rived there Sunday from Savannah. The
people on her made s. narrow escape. The
loss ia about three hundred thousand dol
lars.
The Clemson will $50 al Charleston, S
O., has virtually come to 6 close. Chief
Justice Fuller is engaged in writing out
decision sustaining the will This decision
will give the birthplace Of John c. Calhoun
TO the State for the establishment Of on ag-
ricultural and mechanical college. The
entire property is estimated to be worth
from $50, 900 to 100000.
Arthur Frszieran Ohio canalboat captain,
went to visit Edward Howe and wife near
Hawkins, Summit county, Pa, Sunday. In
the course Of conversation Mrs. Howe said
| There never has been man here that |
couldn't throw Frpzie- told her she could
| not throw him. They clirched, ard aftcr
few moments tug, Mrs. Howe threw Fra
ger on his back on a lounge, and the next
minute he was q corpse, supposedly from
rupture of IA artery.
That section Of country ba'woen Ciarke's
Summit and Green Valley, Pa, was visited
by 3 cyclone yesterday afternoon which
caused much destruction TO property and
severely Injured several persons. The
house Of Simon Ceremody YVES blown sixty
feet, and five pasterers, who were at work.
were ali injured in the wreck. Several
barns and other farm buildings were blown
down and completely wrecked, and horses
and cattle were killed. a horse belonging
to n. NJ. Rhodes was blown against the side
OF q barn and killed. Orchards in the path
OF the storm we're ruined.
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