Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

postoffices closed during port of the day
next Monday.
A Catholic congress in Madrid yesterday
declared that It's chief purpose is TO work for
the restoration of the temporal power of the
Pope.
The total number Of immigrants arriving
in the United States from Europe in March.
1889, was 90 sos, against sc 932 in the same
month OF 1855.
Der Yin, crazy Chnsman, committed
suicide by hanging himself in a cell at
the Western Police Station in Baltimore
yesterday.
Dispatches from Weat Africa say that
British expedition has destroyed the chief
town of the Wendell tribe, on the Sulymah
river, and released 8. 900 slaves.
Mrs. Jennie KiFkham, the wife ofthe Rev.
F. NJ Kirkham, editor of the Chicago Chris
tan oracle and pastor of the Christian
Church in that city, has been arrested for
ehopiiting.
A gnsher oil we'll was struck near Legron-
vile, Pa, this morning. The yield is 1000
barrels day. Seven thousand barrels will
be- wasted before arrangements are com
pleted to tank it,
daring criminal of New Jersey, again es-
capped from the Morris Plains Asylum at
Newark this morning. This is the third
time he has got away.
General Manager Hcksou of the Grand
Trunk Railway, of Canada has ordered
that no freight trains be run on Sunday with
the exception of those carrying live stock
and perishable goods
The big steamboat Puritan in her run
from New York to Newport yesterday made
over twenty miles al hour, under only sixty
five pounds pressure. Her regular pressure
oil! be one hundred and ten pounds.
The Hon Elijah NJ Hanes, ex Speaker
of The locer huuae OF the Illinois Lecisla-
turo md for many years prominent figure
/ Safe politics, died at his home at Wan
kegan, lis. this morning OF paralysis.
Andrew w Bogart, As years of age, CON-
initted suicide in New York this molDiDg
by shooting himself through the right tenn
pie. lie bad been i'll for some time and, it
was said, had lately sustained business
losses.
Mayor Cleveland, of Jersey City, has
city charter. The place holders will dispute
possession under the ground that the new
law is unconstitutional, and test case will
bo at once taken TO the Supreme Courr.
The joint legislative committee on the
West Virginia gubernatorial contest met at
Charleston yesterday. Considerable discus
sion was had between members of the COM
mittee as to the manner of proceeding, but
no definite conclusion was reached.
The League baseball championship season
opened yesterday with the following result:
at ington-Philadeiph s, Washing
toni AT Jersey City-Boston S, New York
:. At distinguishing s, Chicago 8.
Az IndianapoIis-1nd 10, Cleve
land 3.
Surgeon. General Hamilton, of the marine
hospital service, left Washington yesterday
for jacksonville, Fla, to confer with the
State board of health in regard to measures
for preventing the introduction or spread of
Contagious diseases. One death from yellow
faver mas already occurred in Florida.
Capt. MurreIl, Of the steamer Missouri,
which rescued tho steamer DanmerK's pas
senecrs. yesterday had an attack of vertigo
ia Philadelphia, which made it impossible
for him 10 fulfill his engagements, and ne
retired to his quarters on board the Missouri
TO take rest from the social whirl Through
which be has passed during his stay in that
city.
The Delaware House yesterday defeated
the Australian ballot bill ny q vote of IA to
I, a straight party vote, except that one re
publican voted for and one democrat against
the bill. In the Senate the House high Ii
cense bill was passed with amendments
The amendments fix tho license fee at $500
for Wilmington, 5000 for the rest OF the
State ard 800 to wholesale dealers.