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

NEWS OF THE nay.

NE W y OE Aaf. Ia i.
Ia New York during the yeer there " ere
40 142 births and 36,136 deaths.
John A. Mickey, thu comedian has mys-
teriously disappeared from New York.
1t is sumored that c. p Huntington is
trying to get contre,l of the Ba'im- re and
Ohio railroad system.
The Oyster dra dying vessels on trisl at
Cambridge, Nd, have been Condemned 10
forfeiture for lilies al dredging.
President.elec Harrison and Mrs. HarF :
son received many Nav Year callers ct
their home in Indianapolis yesterday.
Prof Geffcb en- mas been indicted for high
treason in publishing extracts Of the diary
of the late Emperor Frederick Of Germany.
Col. John c. Dent, brother-in.law Of Gen.
Grant, died at his home in Carthage, Mo,
early yesterday morning, aged seventy
three years.
Four young men were arrested at Ellicot'
City, Md, by Baltimore officer last night
on the charge of enticng Lizzie Brent from
her home, for immoral purposes
There are over 100000 women in tbs
United States who work at different trades
fer their living. ANY one of them ought 10
support a husband who is not extravagent
10 his habits.
During December the Standard Company
obtained nearly complete control of the
Ohio oil field by purchase, its expenditure
for new property within this period reach
ing over half million dollars.
In turning over to Mayor-eleot Grant tho
Mayoralty of New York yesterday, Mayor
Hewitt said: "If you have half the pleasure
IN Job I,tia hat no "a
ing them down you must feel very happy
man."
Fire swept away about S2.0O0,OOO worth
Of property in philadelphia last year, and
caused p loss of about 81 100000 to tho In
surance companies which do business in the
city. This is the worst showing in many
years.
Joshua Pierce, proprietor of the Living
syoa Mills, 81 Bristol, Bucks county, Pa, hes
failed liabilities $4,000 When running
at full capacity the mil employed $50 hands,
and these will be thrown cut OF work IN
mid winter.
John Butler, an aged Frencbmap, living
neav FoXcroft, Me-, who on Monday get fire
to the buildings he occupied, killed his colt
end goats, stabbed himself slightly Jour
timee, took paris green and went into the
woods. died yesterday.
James H. Jones, colored, who was Mr.
Jefferson Davs's body servant while the
latter was President of the Southern Cor
federacy, and who we5 captured with Mr.
Davis in Georgia. has been alderman in ka-
leigh, n. c., for the past IS gears.
Great anxiety is felt concerning the safety
! CT the reg steamer GUifoi Guayaquil, which
SAILED f.om LiVerpoo! Dec. 81 for Valparni-
50. Two iifehoats, life buoys and aquaatity
Of wreckage belonging to the vessel have
been washed ashore at Fishguard, Wales.
TIE steamboat Natchez struck q reef or
| hidden obstruction near Lake Providence,
near New Orleans, Monday night aud IL
lying with her bow in six feet and stern
ir nine feet of water. She cost about $3.50
600, but at the time of sinking Was valued
at S75 600.
The North Caroiua ex Confederate pen
siouers propose to make their State conven
| ton in Raleigh on the 22l instant reunion
and it will attract the more attention as
practically every county in the State will be
represented. Many officers of distinction
will address their old comrades.
The Cleveland lawyer who went to Lon
don to secure 100000 which Thomas AK
worthy, Cleveland's defauiting treasurer,
had deposited in bank there, returned
Yesterday with the money. Axworthy is
now en- route to Canada, where he will re
main until be can enter the United States
without fear Of arrest.
The residence of Col. Paxton. near Aroo
| 10, s. c., was burned recently by luceDdia
ries. Seven Of thu Co,onel's servants, five
men and two women, all colored, ware ar
rested few days ago, charged with the
crime. Two Of the prisoners confessed their
guilt and sad that one Of them stood at each
door with an axe and q gun, intending TO
kill any one of the family who tried TO es
cane, but the slowness of the fire frightened
them and they fled Ii is rnmored that the
seven prisoners have been lynched.
In his inaugural yesterday Gov. Hill, OF
New York, suggests that the legislature Of
that State take action looking TO confer
euce of representatives Of all the States to
discuss the question Of uniform marriage
and divorce laws. He also advocates seV
eral amendments 10 the Federal Co0stitu
ton, recommending that the term of Office
of the President and Vice President be six
wears that the President shall be ineligi-
| bic for re election, and that the President
shall Immediately upon the expiration OF
his term become member Of the United
States Senate for life and receive en- appro
pirate saarv-the amendment to apply to
all living ex presidents.
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THE EcLIrsE.-The conditions were gen
orally fevcrabe yesterday both in California