Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Maryland.
Barnum's Hotel, in Baltimore. IS 10 be
closed on April 4th.
The eunboat Yorktown has been accept
ed By the examining board.
New York experienced Is mild blizzard
Yesterday and several nchea of snow fell.
Cardinal Gibbons says that there is no
probability of the Pope ever removing to
America.
4 drugeed baby was found in valise on
train al Grand Central Depot, New York,
yesterday.
Il is said tina; no nomination for the Eng-
lish mission will be made until the arrival
of Sir Julian Pauncefote.
4 lady teacher in one of the Philadelphia
public schools tainted yesterday and caused
panic among the pupils.
Judge Alexander McCue, Assistant
Treasurer of the United States had al az
tack resembling spopiexy in Brooklyn yes
terday.
The Durfee and Pocasset Mills at Fall
River, Mass, report this morning larger
number of looms running than at any time
since the strike.
Il is said that the President will appoint q
colored man Register of Deeds for the Dis
trict of Columbia, which position is now I'LL
ed by Trotter, colored.
Thomas R. Cross's big lumber mill and
sash factory, at the foot of 4th street south
east, Washington, was burned yesterday ev-
ening, causing loss of $4,000.
The President has notified the Senate
that be will have completed his nonna-
tions requiring their action in time for them
10 adjourn next Friday.
In executive session yesterday the Sen
ate confirmed number of Territorial and
postal nominations, comprising all that had
up 10 date been reported from committee
Rear Admiral Luce, U. S. N, will be
placed on the retired list on the % and
bis retirement will cause the promotion Of
Commodore David &. Harmony to be rear
admiral.
A team driven by Hon. Henry Mott, of
Alburgh Springs, W., went through the ice
on Lake Champlain yesterday and his wits
and the horses were drowned, he escaping
after terrible struggle.
Bishop Keane, the president of the pew
Catholic University ct Washington. has Left
Rome for Germany, where he will visit The
principal seats Of learning, afterwards visit
Jag, the universities of Belgium and France.
Atlantic City, n j., was visited by tci
ribe flood tide and furious waves Wednes
dav night. which demolished dwellings,
lighthouses, peviions and other small struc
lures near the beach, and endangered "a
number OF lives
A passenger train on the Atlantic and
Pacific railroad was robbed et Canon D!a-
bio, A. T., by four masked men yesterday.
The Wells Fargo express car was rf11d.
Toe passengers were not mo!e5ted. Sheriff
Larsen, with a posse, has gone ~ pursuit
The Jury in the United States District
Court in Baltimore were unable to agree yes-
to-day ia the case of Capt. Charles L. Beau
cGamp, accused OF cruelty TO seameD. The
trial Of Csptnin Samuel CouiDourn on sim
liar charge WAC begun in the same court.
The project Of local aid for the National
Confederate Soldiers Home at Austin, Tex,
is meeting With continued encouragement.
Col. Robert G.. Ingersoll will lecture for the
fund in the Academy of Music in New York
on Sunday evening, and from present pros
poets substantial sum will result.
A terrible explosion OF dynamite occurred
Yesterday in the works of the United States
Dynamite Company, near Lakewood, n. j.
Two men, the only occupants of the room,
we're instantly killed The shock was per-
cep,ihie in all the towDe and villages within
u or 20 miles. Buildings were violently
shaken and the earth tremhe d perceptlD!y.
IN the French Chamber of Deputies yes
terday NJ Laur, in the discussion Of an in
terpellaton on lhe copper crisis, demanded
that the penal code provision against. mo.
nopolies be enforced. He accused the
Rothschilds of causing the crisis and of lead
ing an Information nal pho: against the French
market. and urged tho necessity of en- in'
quiry into the crisis.
Vessels still continue to take light cargoes
of oysters to Baltimore, but they are small
aad exceedingly poor in flavor. Most o!
the oyster beds in >tde bay seem 10 be de
nuded of hivalves Of u good quality aud on
~ the poorest sort can be found by the most
careful dredging The supply is now from
plant oysters, taken from beds in the Rap
pahaunock and a few other rivers.
The case Of Green. colored. the murderer
of Jas. Lucas, in Washington, whose sen
tence, rs s.atei in Yesterdays GAZETTE,
has been commu;e6 to imprisonment for
life, has some interesting features Green
had splendid training. He was brought
up by q wealthy family in Culpeper, Va and
was considered By them as man of princi-
nile. and honest The first application for
his pardon was made o. the % Of Febru-
cry by his attorney. Mr.. R Byrd Lewis, and
on the following SAtutdty supplementary
petition prepared by Mrs. Green, of Cut
pepper county, was fled by the attorney.
This petition was signed by more than fifty
of the best citizens OF Cupeper. President
Cleveland, it was believed would have act
ed favorably, but had not the time 10 fully
investigate the case. The present Attorney
General, among his FIRST acts, made inquiry
and followed it with favorable recommen
dation last Monday.
COURT OF APPEALS YESTERDAY Com
monwealth against Hurt. From the Cor
poraton Court of Lynchburg. Reversed,
Judge Lewis delivering opinion.