Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

1t is az ain said that there WIZ ne 81 e1tra
session of Congress.
Thomas NJ King has at last decided to re-.
turn TO the B. & o. service.
The tower Of the Montreal ice palace, 120
feet high, was finished yesterday.
Mayor Grant has asked the civil service
commissioners of Now York city to resign.
1t is estimated that there has baen de.
crease of So 500 600 in the public debt since
January l.
The Governor of Arkansas has offered a
reward OF $4,000 for the arrest and con.
vict'on Of the ASA sin CT ]. NJ. Clayton.
The opposition to The proposed British
Extradition treaty is 30 determined that
the indications are that it will be killed by
the Senate.
The American Shipping and Industrial
Lssgue, now in session in Washington, yes
terday elected Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama,
president.
Proceedings have been begua to forfeit
Western Union and Baltimore and Ohio
Telegraph charters in Pennsylvania for
consolidating.
The ballot for Uaited States Senator in
the West Virginia Legislature yesterday re-
suited Kenna, Al Golf, 40; scattering, 3;
necessary to a choice, A.
Mrs. Lacy Ferguson, aged rs, was cor-
yicted Of murder at O!atba, Kansas, yester-
day, in the first degree, and the death open
ally pronounced upon her.
William O'Bren refused to put on the
prison garb yesterday in the Clonme jail,
whercupon wardens forcibly removed bis
clothing and shaved off bis beard.
A cipher dispatch was received on The
Berlin Bourss yesterday, announcing The
death of the King of Holland, but no Con-
lirmatory reports could be Obtained.
The Ways and Means Committee of the
House of Representatives, it is said, is in
clineti TO report hsck 10 the House subati-
iute for both tho House and Senaie tariff
bills.
The conferees on The bill making the de
partment OF agriculture an executive depart
ment CT the government, with cabinet
officer at its head, reached an agreement
yesterday.
The ra, onal district assembly of machin
ery construction, molders, pattern-maker'
ard boler-makers, of Pittsburg Pa, numb er.
ing eight thousand member, have decid'
{, leave the Knights OF labor.
A petition was presented to the Wts
Virginia Senate yesterday By holders o
West Virginia certificates asking that there
be legislation upon the debt question, bu
the Senate refused to take definite action on
the matter
1t was officially announced in New York
yesterday that negotiations are nearly com
pieted by which the east-bound business o
the Gould Southwestern System will b'
turned over to roads operated by the Rich
mond Terminal Company.
The leading cattle men OF Kansas, Texas
Colorado, Montana, Indian Territory ant
New Mexico are going to organize gigantic
CON omission company for the sale OF thel
cattle Kansas City, ss the recognized heat
of the Cattle business will be the heaGquar
tiers Of The company.
Among the wild rumora in circulation il
Paris yesterday wac one that the Austrian
Crown Prince had been shot By the husband
Of lady who was staying at the Meyersln@
chateau The Vienna correspondent OF The
British Medical Journal states that the death
of Prince Rudolph WAS caused by rupture
OF the cardiac walls, with an etlusion into
the pericardium.
The President yesterday nominated Jesst
d. Ab,ahams, of Virginia, to be Comprol
lcr OF the Currency, to fiji the place made
vacant By the resignation of William l.
Trenholm at present be holds the office
Of Deputy Comptroller of the Currency, tt
which he was appointed by President Ceve
land January u, 1887, on the recommepda
iion of Hon j. Randolph Tucker. His pres
poets Of coati NATION are net considered fav
CRADLE.