Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.

said, will be appointed consul general at
Paris.
Calvin German, brother of Senator Cor.
man, of Maryland. has resigned his place as
treasury agent.
By direction of the President the new
military post near Atlanta will be known
as Fort Mcpherson.
The Maryland Confederate Society has
been invited to attend the unwilling of the
monument to the Confederate dead in this
city.
The volcano of Vesuvius is in an alarm
ing state OF eruption. Streams OF lava are
coursing down the mountain on the Pompeli
side.
In the second ballot for members OF the
st. Ouen municipal government Yesterday
Boulauger, Laguerre, Naquet and Deroulede
were elected.
Secretary Trccey mas awarded the Union
Iron Works of San Francisco the contract for
constructing the great armored coast de-
fence vessel at cost Of 81 62S 600.
TIE Harrison and Eureka Springs, AK,
stage coach was held up by highwaymen
Saturday morning in broad daylight short
distance west of Green Forest and robbed.
The Harrison Zouaves of Chico, Cal, a
polt cal organization composed of forty
eight young women have sent photographs
of the members in uniform to the President
A dispatch from Charleston. S. G, SAYS
there is quiet, but powerful movement
going on in the South to have Grover Cleve-
land made the leader of the democracy in
1892.
The one hunGredth anniversary of the
opening Of the States-General at Versatile
was appropriately celebrated yesterday in
Paris, London, Brussels and other European
cities.
4 man named Perrin fired blank cart
fridge at President Carnot, Of France yes
terilay, as the latter was leaving the EIysee
Palace to attend the centenary celebration
at Versailles.
William Fansor, n well educated German
in Chicago, yesterday attempted to kill his
wife, succeeded in killing her babe and
made desperate attempt at suicide in lit
! of deIirium caused by drink.
W. It. Douglass, mayor of Covington, KY,
was killed on Saturday while assisting in
The arrest OF o coored man named Henry
Donaldson. charged with assault on white
| woman. Donaldson escaped.
Chief Justice Fuller has purchased OF
Judge Andrew Wylie the latter's residence
property on Fourteenth street, Washing; on,
fronting Thomas Circle, between Vermont
avenue and NJ street, for 100000
Col. Thornton A. Washington, of Wash
ineton. d. c., has sold to the Washington
Association of MorrstOwn, n. j., the clothes
and other relics belonging to the first Presi
dent that he sent to the centennial exhibit
lion.
Aurelia Payne aged 50. and Mics Alice
Co eman, scarcely 10 years of age, were
married at Fort Wayne, Iud last week.
Mr.. Payne he's been married eight times,
has buried six wives, and was divorced
from the seventh.
Large fiocks of swiftg are arriving In vari
ous ports Of New Jersey, and the farmers
say that when these birds abandon their
southern homes and fly northward before
the middle OF May it is cure sign OF an
early and warm summer.
james Wilson who two years ago left his
home in Windsor, n. S., after having had n
difficulty with his wife over her too willing
reception of attention from one Douglas
Carter, returned to mis- home Saturday
morning from New York aud cut oil both OF
her ears.
After several months of vigorous effort to
maintain circular rates on coal the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railroad has been forced
by its competitors to cut its prices, and it
was learned on Saturday that q concession
of as mnch as 60 cents had been made for
large orders of coal TO be delivered in Phiia
delphia.
The United States steamer Fish Hawk,
1 &c Ut p ohort Dloft
sailed Saturday night from the Washington
Navy Yard, for the Delaware River, on a
shad Matching crnise. Lieutenant Platt ex-
poets that he will be able to hatch and dis
tribute 100000 900 shad bef,re leaving the
Delaware.
In Wheeling, W. Va, on Saturday even
ing William Brobson entered the dwelling
of Mrs, Noon and finding her daughter,
Mollie, alone in the kitchen, hc attempted
TO take her in his arms Mollie warned him
away, and on his repeating the insult she
seiz ID bu. cher knife and stabbed him SO.
riousiy in the right sido.
Germany intends asking the Swiss gov
ernment for an explanation concerning the
expulsion from thst country OF Police In.
speotor Wohlgemu!h who. it is alleged, was
arrested at the instance of a socialist. The
ISllS7itu uSMSpHpyi ipttt VI Soc ehoe ohisON
pressure be brought to bear in order to stop
the laxity of the Swiss authorities toward
conspirators.
William Gilmore, prominent young man
of Albany, Ga, ahot and killed his seven
teen. year. old wife, Fannie, Saturday night,
and then killed himself. Gilmore and bis
wife hal been married only few months,
and their life had been an unhappy one, their
troubles eliminating In separation. Jcal
ouey is supposed to have been the. cause Of
the tragedy.
Agent e. P. Hendrckson, with 100 men,
attempted to build branch of the Raritan
River Railroad across tine land of ez-free
holder Edward FurmaD, near New Bruins
wick, N. J., Saturday night. Furman called
out his workmen TO resist the attempt, and
500 men became engaged in fight, in which
pistols, stones and clubs were freely used.
George kissenger, one of Furman's men,