Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-06-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Judge T. T. CAN'T, native of George
town. D. c.. died in st. Louis on Monday
last in the 18th year of his age.
The Mexican government has officially
promulgated the treaty signed at Washing
ton with Japan on the 30th of November
last.
Professors for the Catholic University of
Washington, will be brought from Europe
and test case made with reference to the
alien contract law.
The remains of John Sener, the hrst gov
ernor of Tennessee, which rested in Alaba'
ma for seventy four years, were yesterday
reinterred In Knoxville.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to PIN
Patriotic Sons of America badge on the
Presidents breast during the reception at
the White House yesterday.
It appears that regular fleet OF iceDergs
is coming down from the icy north, judging
| by the reports various steamers continue 10
bring in concerning these Icy monsters.
Ths General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church at Toronto, Canada, has expelled
small body of Presbyterlans at Gault who are
believers in the doctrine of siuless perfec-
ton.
A revolutionary manifesto from SerVla
has been circulated in Bosnia and HerZsgo-
VIVA announcing that Austria intends to
annex those territories. The populace ID
greatly excited.
The feature of the days racing at Sleeps
head Bay yesterday, was the breaking OF
the record at five and a-half furlongs by
Hanover, who accomplished it2 10 seconds
faster than any previous time at that dis
lance.
The Massachusetts volunteer rifle team
and the American team of amateur cricket
ers. who are to compete with the best shots
and the best amateur cricketers of Great
Britain, sailed from New York yesterday
for Liverpool.
VIM. Chatham, aged so years, plumber,
engaged at work on the seventh floor OF the
Provident Life and Trust Company's new
building in Philadelphia, fell through the
hatohway to the second floor yesterday
morning and was Instantly killed.
Brooklyn has q yellow. fever scare in the
case of DR.. R. w. Il. Duncan, surgeon of the
Pacific mail steamer Colon, who is alleged
to have the disease in that city. DIR. Cyrus
Edison, of the health board, pronounces 1t
Chagres fever.
The committee of the Chamber of Depu-
ties of France having charge OF the bill to as
sist the Panama Canal Company have elect
ed NJ. Roche as president. All the members
ale in favor Of the bill, but several are uu-
decided regarding the best means OF giving
assistance
Yesterday afternoon about o'clock q
hurricane passed through Lowell, n. O., q
small town twenty miles south Of Charlotte.
The Methodist church was completely de-
molished trees were blown down and up
rooted, and for awhile the villagers were
paralyzed with fear.
Hardy Hamilton, who in February last
murdered Joe Lee, ChinamaD, and was
convicted of the murder, was hanged at
Rome, Ga, yesterday. The crowd in town
was estimated at between 10000 and 12OOO.
The order of the day WAS excellent, not a
|, angle arrest was made.
ssCol. Emmons Clark to-day formally with.
drew from the command of the Seventh
New York Regiment, after twenty-five
years of service. A number Of his friends,
including Mr. Chauncey M. Depew, will try
to get President Harrison to appoint Col.
Clark 10 some consulship.
George Dryer, the 15.year.old grandson
of Septimus Turner. a farmer living near
Bristol, Pa, was yesterday found In wash
boiler which was filed with buttermilk.
His feet sticking up above the surface led
to the discovery of his body. The child had
been playing by the boiler, and plunged
over the edge heat first.
Between 200 and 800 persons were stand
ing on frame structure, forty feet high, on
York street, Philadelphia, yesterday even
ing, obtaining a free view of the Fail OF
Baby lon" in Forepsneh's Park. when the
roof collapsed in the centre, hurting nearly
half of them to the ground. A large num-
Der of them were injured. and many more
were taken away by their friends before
their names could he ascertained. Two
persons were seriously hurt and one proba-
bly, fatally.
The consul general of Guatemala in New
York, has given to the press copies OF de-
cree passed ny his government expeliing J..
Fl. Hollander from the republic as perni-
cous foreigner. Mr.. Hollander wac the edi-
tor and proprietor of the Guatemala Star,
and made charges in his paper that the pub
lie treasury of Guatemala had Issued an eX
cess of $50 900 of bonds over the amount au
thorized for the payment of the national
, debt. The charges involved Henry O. Hall,
United States minister to Guatemala, who
was an appontee of President Arthur, as
the alleged receiver of $50, 900 of the bonds,
the rest being distributed among several
employees of the government OF Guatemala.
MIR. Hollander has made complaint to the
government at Washington demanding res
titution.
A COURAGEOUS FRENCH GIRL.-Some
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