Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-10

NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
VIM. d. O'Conor, assistant superintendent
life saving service, died in Washington yes
terday.
Gen. Stephen d. Lee is candidate for
the democratic nomination for Governor of
Mississippi.
1t is said that ex-Secretary Bayard and
Miss Mary NJ. Olymer, of Washington, are
soon to be married.
Gen. VIM. S. Harvey, the Oldest officer OF
the United States army, died at Orlando,
Fla, yesterday, aged 50 years.
John NJ. cambridge, an employe of Fore
paueh's circus was Killed in Washington
last night by the falling of one of the tent
poles.
The international convention OF Young
Mems Christian Associations at Philadelphia
yesterday selected Kansas City as the next
meeting place.
The British House of Lords yesterday re-
jected the deceased wile's sister bill. The
Prince OF Wales voted with the minority.
The vote was l47 TO 100.
No progress was made yesterday in the
West Virginia gubefnatorial contest, and 1t
is now thought there will not be session OF
the Legislature until next January.
letter from Washington says it is more
than possibility that the nomination oil
ex Governor and ex-Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury Hugh S. Thompson, of South
Carolina, to be civil service commissioner,
will not be confirmed by the Senate.
The predictions officer of the Signal Serv.
! ice says that the torrid weather that has pre-
vailed over this section Of country for the
past few days will change tonight. Thsre
is storm in Texas moving northeastward
upon which he bases his hopes oil relief.
Mrs. Clark living near Kissimee City,
| Fla, was burned to death yesterday. Her
house caught fire, and in attempting to save
it her clothing was ignited. When assis-
| lance reached her every thing had been burn
ed from her person except shoes and finger
ring.
Several importers confirm the report of
United States Consul Crowell, stationed at
Annoy, China, who called the attention OF
the State Department to the bad character
CT the Annoy tea crop and to the lax manner
in which the'inspection law is carried out
in New York. 1t is said that the poorest
tea grown comes to America.
AT Kaska William colliery, near Middle
port, Pa, yesterday evening, the cage con-
tanning ten miners was ascending the shaft
and had reached q height of about l6 feet
from the bottom when an empty car was
pushed over the top of the shaft by two
Hungarian laborers. The Car struck the as
cending cage with awful momentum, shat
teriDg it to spiinters and instantly killing
every one Of it's occupants.
The President yesterday appointed Asa
Mathews, OF Illinois, to be first comptroller
of the treasury, vice NJ. J. Durham, resign
ed f. C. Loveland pension agent at Ne"
York, 10 place Of Gen. Sigel n. j, Patter-
son. of PENNSYLVANIA, general superinten.
dent OF repairs of public buildings, and Sam
uel G. Wright. of Nevada, to be superinten
dent of the mint at Carson City, Nevada.
Mr.. Mathews is the persent Speaker of the
illinois House Of Representatives.
The South Carolina Diocesan Convention
OF the Protestant Episcopal Church at AK.
en- Yesterday adopted an amendment to the
constitution, which, 1t is believed, will ten,
porarily settle the dispute as to The negro in
the church. The only Limitation as TO col
ored cereymen is that herafter they must
be rectors OF churches declared to be in un.
ion with the convention by concurrent vote
of both orders. Mr.. J. j. Pringle Smith, OF
Charlestown, withdrew from the convention.
His action was the result of the fight on the
color question. About half dozen others
marched out OF the convention de-
claring they would not sit in it as
long as negro occupied a seat.
There are four negro churches in the diocese,
neither Of which has elected lay delegates to
the convention for the past five or six years.
Rev Pollard is the only colored clergyman
whose name appears on the Bishops roll.