Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Boulaneer will hold all day receptions at
his house this week a part of bis cam
paign programme.
Over SIS 900 is annually paid back By the
PENNSYLVANIA K. Il. Company to redeem un-
used passenger tickets.
Several murders, resembling the White
chapel murders, have occurred at ekings-
ton. Jamaica, in the past few months.
Thomas Barton, Of Macclesfeld, England,
has been arrested 10 Philadelphia for forging
his stepmothers name TO stock certificates
amounting to f25 600.
The report that Germany has come to an
agreement with the United States in regard
to difficulties in Samoa is denied in Berlin.
A BriLish-Austraian cruiser has been dis
patched TO Samoa.
NJ. De I.eeseps has issnei circular inyi-
ting subscriptions for 60 900 J00-franc shares
of the new Panama Canal Company. The
subscriptions opened yesterday and will
Close on February 2.
Hon. James G. Blaine who went To Balti-
more 10 attend railroad meeting, yester,
day, when questioned as 10 who would be
Secretary OF State, replied, ASK Indiaoapo-
lis" He declined to be interviewed.
A messenger who arrived at Suakim Mon
day reatlirms the old story that Stanley and
Emin Bey are both prisoners. He declares
that he saw some of their baggage, flags,
and other ersonal effects at khartoum.
The Pennsylvania House of Representa-
lives has adopted joint resolution propos
ing an amendment TO the constitution pro
hibiting the manufacture or sale of intoxi-
eating liquors, and it will now 90 to the
Senate.
A decision has been rendered 10 Cincin-
natl in the case Of NJ. &; G. c. Parker, who
sued the BrckIayers' Union, of that city,
and certain members Of IL for damages for
boy colt, in which the firm was awarded
damages to the extent OF So 200 by jury.
The officers of the Chicago West Side
Street Railway Company are investigating
the operations OF conductors, one of whom
discovered how TO set back the automatic
indicators, and after paying for house out
of his i'll gotten gains sold the secret to 9th
er conductors, one of whom betrayed him.
In the trial of Mrs. Meekie Rawsou a,
Chicago, yesterday, for shooting Lawyer
Whitney in open court during the trial OF
the suit brought by her husband, Banker
Stephen Rawson, fer divorce, detective
testified that Mrs. R.wson proposed TO
him TO put poison in Mr. Rawson's gin bot
tie.
W. r. Kennedy, who hiss wife and sew.
crel children, made criminal assault upon
| Misc Ellen Gray. aged nineteen years, near
Lem sos, Ala last Friday. He struck her
several times on the head and left her lyipg
in the road unconscious. Searching parties
are after Kennedy, and be will probably be
captured and lynched.
Another fall Of rock has been reported al
Horseshoe Falls, Niagara, right at the crest
| The falls now present an extraordinary ap
| peareuce the view being in the shape of q
double horseshoe, the last one forming
TO the right and centre OF the original HORSE
shoe. The spray has sr,2sn 10 the adjacent
trees and buildings and The sight ia grand.
IIaiy Salisbury and Lady Roseberry call
ed at the residence OF Mr.. Phelps, the United
States minister, in Lowndea Square, Lon.
don, Yesterday, and informally presented
Mrs Phelps with a superb bracelet. The
bracelet is inscribed Presented to Mrs
Phelps on her leaving England rs q token Ct
| an-ctiountc regard from some of her Eng
l'sh friends, January %, 1889"
Cadet Langhorue, OF Virginia, and Cadet
Barro.i. Of /. AIRY land, recently had quarrel
a5 West Point about the assignment TO the
mess table of Lhe colored cadet Young OF
Ohio langh0ine, ut the request OF others,
assigned Noung 80 Barrol's table. This did
not suit Bafroll words followed, and tight
was arranged Both OF the contestants got
black eyes aud hadly bruised faces.
The tris OF me divorce suit Of Joseph
Henry, of the finn Of Henry Brothers, ex-
.ensve imnorers OF foreign fruits, against
hs wife, kale Henry, has created consider
able commotion in social circles in Balti-
more. The evidence shows that while they
have lived as man and wife and have sever
al children they were only married in Feb
ruary, 1856 Both husband and wife are
charged with infidelity.
Secretary BayarG has informed the San
ate that moneys for the pay ment OF Nenezu
elan claims under the convention Of 1866
have been deposited to the credit Of the
United Statee In speaking of Sameon af
| fairs yesterday Secretary Bayard said o.
course ! expect Germany to live up to her
| honorable engagements with the United
States have no right to think otherwise.
But these are matters do not care to dis
cus5 in the newspapers
Col. A. f Buck returned from Indianep
oils TO Atlanta Monday. He says nothing
was said abont the Cabinet during his talk
with president-eect Harrison and he doesn't
think Mr.. Harrison has decided upon any
member Of it. Col. Bnck went to talk upon
what is known as the Southern question.
The President elect seems very anxious To
obtain accurate information concerning The
political condition of the South.
The name of the three-masted schooner
fcuhdered off Cape Hatteras Sunday night
is the Allie Il. Chester, bound from Charles
ton, S. c., TO New York with cargo OF
phosphate. Capt. Thomas Ingersol, first
mate Willis, the cook and two seamen were
drowned. The second mate, John Chryst
mas, and two seamen, John Roach and t.
Anderson, were rescued from the rigging by
the schooner j. f Kelsey, and are on their
way to New York Mate Chrystmas be-
came insane from exposure and suffering.
Af.er two weeks Of liibus!erng the West
Virginia Senate completed lis organization