Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Catholic diocese of Kingston, Canada
has been created new province.
The reported summoning of Archbishop
Corrigan, of New York, to Rome is iucor.
rect.
1t ia eaid the Pension Commission has
failed To find any soandals in the admins
tration Of Corporal Tanners office.
Ali the breweries In Omaha were yester.
day sold to European syndicate, headed
by the Rotbschilds, for 81, 500 600.
The annual reunion of Lutherans of Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia and Psnnsyl.
Vsnia viii! be held ct Pen-Mar on Septem.
Der f.
The sugar trust put up the price of refined
cant pound in New York yesterday.
This announcement stimulated business in
refined.
A machine gun exploded on board the
French training frieate Couronne at Hyeres
yesterday. Eight persons were killed and
seventeen Injured.
The four.mos.ed ship Elesmere, of Lon.
don, said to be the largest sailing vessel In
the world, arrived at Philadelphia yester.
day with cargo of chalk.
The seizure of the British sealer Black
Diamond Ia expected to lead to protracted
negotiations with England and the reopen
ing of the Canadian fisheries question.
Emperor William left Wilhelmshaven yes
terday for Eogland. His Majesty was &C
companied by squadron of war ships. AT
ter the departure OF the Emperor the Em'
press returned to Berlin by railway.
The knights of labor organization seems
n ha Oninn IN nippaQ Tho NQw Work
plumbers and steam filters have left them,
and eleven assemblies have suspended in tie
Pittsburg district. A new national labor
organization Is to be formed, and conven-
ton for that purpose to be held In Wash
inRton.
A stick of dynamite was fed into thresh.
ing machine near Anderson Ind, yesterday.
The machine was blown to pieces, three
men were torn to atoms. and two teams
killed. Latest sdvices indicate that the old
Peanut Gasg" fsud had recently been
renewed, and that some OF the parties
had concealed the dynamite in sheaf of
wheat.
The Tiff Housa, in Buffalo, n. Y. wac
the scene Tuesday of On impromtu mill, in
which Peter Jackson, the colored giant who
hold5 the heavy weight championship OF
huoIlb.lnY Wds huOChCO ouI III OuO Wy
Tom Lees, another heavy weight, with
whom he had fought in the ring &c Austria
liza and with whom hs got into d difficulty.
At Vernon, Lamar county, Ala. yester
day, an old man, Allen Burrows. his son
John Burrows, and son law, Jim Cash,
had preliminary trial on charge of being
accessory to the murder of Postmaster
GlaVee, at Jewell, by Kube Burrows. Old
man Burrows and John were released for
want of evidence. Cash was bound over to
wait the action of the grand jury. Rube
Burrows has the whole county 80 afraid of
him that his capture has been deepaired OF.
Upon the conclusion of the hearipg In the
Fleman extradition case before Gov. Beaver
Tuesday night, he telegraphed Gov. Rich
ardson. of South Carolina, requesting
safe conduct for the prisoner. Yesterday
telegram was received from the South Caro-
lima executive stating that he would prefer
that Fleman should be brought to Columbia,
and gave assurance of his safety. He ad
ded that there was as little danger of violence
in South Carolina as In any of her sister
States, and intimsted that reciprocity should
be observed.