Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-29
NEWS OF The DAY.


Over tan thousand people are In prison for
debt in the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland.
By changing dis residence recently In
New York city, ex-Presldent Cleveland
cannot vote this fall.
II is said thst Hsrr Krupp, OF Essen
Germany, Is negotiating for an enormous
river frontage for gun works On the Mon
oDgsheia river above Piltsburg.
Mrs Jane l.. Adams. widow of the late
George W. Adams, Of the Washington Epen
ing Star Company. died very suddenly yes
terdey afternoon OF her residence.
Harlan Courthouse, KY, was quiet yes
terday, as 1t was believed that Will How
ard. victor in recent family battle there
had crossed the mountains into Virginia.
The eighth of sbe series of baseball games
between the New York and Brooklyn clubs
was played yesterday 10 Brooklyn. The
New Yorks won easily By score of Ii to q
ThirtS..hres lives were recently lost by
the laundering st sea of the British ship 30
Ian, and five persons we're killed yesterday
by the bursting OF the boiler of French
steamer in Tanis Bay.
The grand effort of the New York canvas:
will be Monday next, when 1t is expected
that ex President Cleveland and Governor
Hill will give the democratic "hoom"
final send of in Brooklyn.
Oscar Barclay, young man ofNorthvllie
n Y, on Saturday night shot and killed nj!
brother, who, disguised as !: Whitecap, led
in an attempt to punish him for his digrace
ful relations with two women.
& dispatch from Berlin says: The docks
in Kcenigsberg wss burned yesterday
Tnis Is tie third Tins they have been burn
ed within short period. An enormoua
amount OF damage was done by the flames
The illness OF the Dnke of Ednburg which
prevented ais attending the funeral of King
Luis, in Liabsu, Saturday, is accribed to 6
fa'ptiDa Ii which ne experienced while Wis
itug King CSrlos. 1t eeems that when he
was attacked b. fell to the floor, bruislug 81;
face badly.
A. K.osas City yesterday Mayor Daven'
port slapped Congressman Tsrsney tuli IL
tho face ans in return very nearly receiVec
siot from ;ae Congressman's revolver. II
was all On account Of the entertainment o
the Pau American tourists, who will arrive
there 10 mcrta@.
Ia me Faith Cure Church, ia jersey City
3ilDit QtuCI ldci XIV C.'bOOhSCe shoh o.,
had en- cured Of blindness. She is Is
yaarg old, and said shs had been blind sinct
she wss two years Old She attended the
Faith Cure Church, she said. and through
prayers aud Der avn faith her sight was re
stored
The marriage batwsen Prince Murat. Of
Paris. aud M,s1 Gwsndolioe Cald@slI who
contr bn,ed largely toward the Washington
Catholic University has been broken off
The groom being dissatisfied With the terms
OF the marriage settlement. Cards had
been sent cut for ths wedding, aad B5ht
Spelding bad CONS from Germany to csle
| nrats il.
A brokso axle caused freight train OF
The Peous, 'vonia Railroad TO jump tbs
track on Main street in Railway, N last
! eight. In AZ iislan' fifteen loaded cars 10y
uplurned sud crushed, and auriber OF per
| sous on the street. and on the cars had been
bruised and or mapeled. One ef the cars
ran into hou.e and the inmates narrowly
sscaped being Killed.