Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The royal or rants bill passed the House OF
Commons yesterday.
Haytian war news reports repulse of
Hyppoite at Port au Prince.
The Prince OF Wales is said to be in an
unsatisfactory state of health.
The American vessel Vdette, seized for
violating Canadian customs laws, has been
released.
The trial of the parties indicted for the
murder of Dr. Cropin in Chicago has been
set for August g.
The injured warship Boston arrived at the
Brooklyn navy yard Yesterday. In coming
in she took of a small part of the quarter
gallery Of the Vermont.
1t is said that the sugar trust ard the out
side re6neries have made secret compact
apportioning the output on the basis OF 70
and 80 per cent respectively.
John L. Sullivan was sent from Jackson
to Pulvis, Miss, yesterday. to give bond for
his appearance Jake Kirain is still at
Hampton. He was not arrested, as rumored.
The Rev. DIR. George Z,briskie, lly dean
of the Protestant Episcopal Theological
school at Cambridge, Mass. died yesterday
at Sharon Springs, N. Y, of Bright's disease,
sged 81 years.
The President yesterday appointed VIM.
81 Hart, of Indiana, Third Auditor Of the
Treasury; John II. Rankin. of Pennsylvania,
Deputy Auditor of the Treasury for the
Postcffics Department.
Returns from the Kentucky election for
State treasurer chow democratic victory.
The democratic counties, 30 far as heard
from, show an increase for him over the rna-
i0ritv oiven Ruckner in 1887
The body of Melaine Kohl. the little
to have been stolen by gypsies was found
Yesterday floating in the river at the foot OF
Eighth street, College Point, l.. l.
1t is said that the entire Pacific fact OF the
British navy, with the exception of two tor
pedo boats, steamed out of ESquimalt har-
Dor three days ago, bound for the scene CT
the recent seizure on Rehring Sea.
Secretaries Window and Proctor express
favorable opinions concerning the working
of the civil service law in the departments.
Secretary Noble is not enthusiastic over it,
and Attorney general Miller and Secretary
Ru;k decline to commit themselves.
The strike in the Connelsvlle coke re-
gion has assumed immense proportions. OF
The IA 900 ovens in the region not less than
| y 600 are now idle, and the managers Of
t1e strike assert that over 1000 of the re-
manning ovens will be shut down to.mor-
| row.
Russell B. Harrison, son Of the P. esldent,
| now abroad, must come into court and an
swer the complaint Of Col. Schuyler Crosby,
of New York, who sues for 100000 dam
ages for alleged false, malicious and libelous
articles published in Rocky Mountain
paper some time ago.
In Liverpool yesterday Mrs. Maybrick
testified in her own behalf, in her trial for
the murder of her husband, that she had
been using arsenic In cosmetic for her com
plexion, aud that just before her husband
died she confessed great wrong to her hus.
band and was forgiven.
The bodies of Wm. Dolan and hls young
wife whom he killed in Baltimore on Satur-
day night, before he ended his own existence,
we're deposited together in one large grave
late yesterday afternoon in Gfcenmount
Cemetery. The same religious services that
were said for one were said for the other.
The faith curists, of Middletown, N. y,
are rejoicing over what they term miracu-
lous answer to prayer. Mrs. Wilhelm Brice,
who had been blind for fourteen years,
asked for prayers at a meeting in that city
July g. which was conducted by Elder
HancaY, of the faith cure church of the First
Born, Jersey City. Her sight was restored
the next day, and yesterday at public
meeting she read from fine print without
the aid of glasses.
A bloody duel was fought on Sunday near
Cottonport, Louisiana, between Harry Du-
cate and his son in-law. Charlie Armour.
There were about fifty men present Inc
conbatants approached each other and
commenced firing. Both fell PROSTATE. Du-
cate was struck in the stomach with seven
buckshot, making fatal wound, while
Armour's right knee was shattered by rifle
ball. The fight grew out of an alteration
at ball the night before.
The Spanish bark Victoria, which left
Havana July 10 for st, John, N. B, with
cargo of sugar, struck on MUIR Lodges, near
Grand Manau, during dense fog Thursday
night and sunk Immediately. The crew of
fourteen men and the captain took to the
boats with nothing hut the clothes which
they wore. and without food, compass, or
drink. They drifted sbout until Saturday
when they landed on Wolf Island, whence
they rowed to Eastport, Me-, on Sunday.
The Southern republicans, encouraged by
what they have achieved since they pro-
tested against the sectional policy OF the
President, are aiming at higher things. A
move ment ia now on foot to have Genera!
Nathan Gof, of West Virginia, made Attor-
ney General OF the United States. The
suggestion ia based on the theory that At
torney General Miller ia going on the Sn-
preme Bench in place of Stanley Matthews.
The gossip in Washington is that if any
member of the Cabinet Is put on the Su
preme Bench it will be Secretary Tracy.
Rnrriamed hu the Kaiser