Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

1t is said that John l. Sullivan has COM
mepced drinking again.
Charlie Mitchell, the pugilist, sailed from
New York for England yesterday.
Miss Resale Booth. sister of Mr.. Edwin
Booth, died in New York on Monday.
The man arrested in Tunis few days ago
turns out not to be The Whitechapel muir
derer.
Colored republicans OF Maryland have
adopted resolutions asking at least one
presidential appointment
Bitumrous coal is being shipped from
Philadelphia to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The majority of the Royalists have decid.
ed to vote for Gen. Boulanger in the com
ing election in the Seine Department.
The general Of the Carthusian Monks Of
La Grand Chartreuse has been offered 49,
600 900 for monopoly and sa!e of the ia
nous Chartreuse liqneur
Ia the Senate yesterday Mr.. Vests
amendment TO substitute salt for ottar OF
roses on the free list OF the tariff bill was re-
jactcd by party vote OF &c to %
Barren Clement Z,di'z, an officer in the
German army, Who'll is soon to marry Miss
Coruclia Carnocban Roosevelt, has renoun-
ced claim to the lady's large estate.
TIE obseques of the Marquis diTorrearsa
at Palmero yesterday had to be suspended
on account of the fall of roof during the
passing OF the cortege. There were thirty
six persons on the roof at the time, and
twenty four were badly injured.
General Beauregard's nurse. FRANCHISE
Cimi!ieu, mulatto woman, died in New
| Orleans last week at the astonishing ace OF
1903 years. About the same time died Lizzie
Jacobs, sged l05 years. She was on Indian
about the last of the Cnertards of Louisi.
ana.
It is said that the Interpretation OF the
Federal statute as laid down by Judge
Woods, of Indianapolis, in reference to the
Dudley election bribery Case is acquiesred in
by Justice Harlan, OF the Supreme Court,
with whom Judge Woods advised by letter
during the recess
The naval bill was completed yesterday.
In addition to tho two vessels provided for
! it appropria.ce 81 900 600 for armament and
$625 coo for gun plant at Washington
$40 @ 0 for the new naval observatory, and
$l5 600 for laying railroad tracks in the
Washington yard.
In the United States Senate, yesterday,
there was protraCted debate on the sec
ton Of the tsril' bill fixing the rates Of duty
on linplate, during which there was a sharp
passage Of words between Senators Morgan
aud Blair. The House was occupied with
debate on territorial bills.
The two houses Of the West Virginia leg
issiure met yesterday and adjourned until
| to-day. The Senate took a number Of bal
lots for resident, but failed to elect. The
! republicans in caucus last night nominated
Senator Maxwell for President of The Sen
ate, hut it is not thought that he will be
elected.
Mr.. Phelps, tbs United States minister,
was the chief guest ut banquet given by
the Fishmongers' Company in London yes
terday. Mr. Phelps, in speech, said that
the only complaint he had to bring against
that country was that the people had made
it more difficult for him to say good bye to
them than to perform any duty that he
had to do since he came, lie caused much
laughter by amusing references TO the fish
cries dispute.
Ia the course OF the tariff debate in the
Senate yesterday Messrs Morgan and Blair
had quite an animated discussion in regard
to the negro and the South. Referring to
the low price of land in Alabama, Mr.. Nor
gan said that if he could, by decree of law
or Of Providence, expol from Alabama every
| negro in it and have q barrier erected 80
that he could never return, the lands in Ia
bama would run up to prices greater than
| those in Wisconsin.