Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.


China wishes to exclude Amer leans from
the Celestial Empire, in retaliation for the
anti Chinese laws passed by the United
States.
john c. Gar.itz, a youcg man, shot and
killed bis wife Gu the streets Of Cumberland,
Md, yesterday. He had not lived with her
for some time.
Ths fetal number ofjm migrants arriving
at all the ports OF the UGited States in Feb-
ruary last was 1887, against 10 454 IN the
came month Of 1888.
a papal rescrlpt will be issued giving the
new Catholic University at Washington
monopoly of the superior education of the
clergy in America.
Major James T. Gregory. U. S. A., and
Mrs. Maigne. daughter Of Rev. DIR. Mime
geroGe Of Richmond, Va, were married in
Washington yesterday.
James Roman, II bachelor of Mi6dletown,
Ky, died some lime ago leaving an estate OF
$50 600 70 thirteen negroes who had been
his slaves before the war. Mrs. Hydron, q
piece, is contesting the will.
Judge Allan G. Thurman, accompanied
by Judge Patten, of Defiance, visited the
Ohio House of Representatives yesterday
brief speeches OF acknowledgment.
Tie New Jersey Legislature is in serious
mudde over the absence of two of the dem
ocraic majority, and last night the House.
which had been locked up all day, was un
der lock and key in the Legislative hall.
A feud between Dolph Si-ler and John
Dietrich, farmers living near Stewartston,
W. Va, eliminated last Sunday at the Bip-
list Sunday school, when desperate fight
took place between members Of the two
families.
The British House OF Commons yesterday
adopted a resolution declaring hat The gov
eminent should ascertain whether the pow
ers are willing to meet in conference to dis
cusa TIE question Of the suppression CT the
slave trade.
Chilacahna, rebellious chief, and fifteen
warriors are eDtrenched fourteen miles north
Of the San Carlos agency, in Ariz oDa, and
are defiiEg the military authorities. TIE
Indians are charged with numbering team
stcr and stealing thirty head of cattle.
81. Geisindorf, the son of the Swiss consul
ut Cannes. has been found murdered near
the railroad track at Monte Carlo His va
ise, which WAS lying near by, had been III
fled. He had recently wen large sums Of
money at the gaming tables at Monte Carlo.
Ex.Ptesident Cleveland and party return.
ed to Havana yesterday from Santa Il ,ss
! Ia the evening Capt. Gen. Salamanca gave
dinner in honor of ex President Cleveland.
All the members Of his psrty attended The
other guests were The high officers of Cuba
The interment of the ate Stanley Mat
| haws, associate justice Of the Supreme
| NJ, Ctb "a
terday at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincin
natl, in The presence of distinguished COM
pany. Flowers from the President were
left upon the grave.
Alfred E Gallon, who keeps tavern on
the Philadelphia road, fourteen miles from
Baltimore shot and killed VIM. r. Spencer
of Hartford county, on Monday evening The
| men quarreed at en- auction sale. Cnllom
claims that he acted in self-ienfense. He is
now in Towson jail.
Major Eugene Darlington, superintend-
| ent of the third division of the railway post
office at Washington, has retired. Mr.. c.
w Vickery, the republican incumbent, who
vas succeeded by Msjor Darlington q few
months ago, returns TO his old post. The
third division embraces all this section Of
country
a dispatch! from the City Of Mexico says
THE steamer Ocotlan founGered on Lake
Chapala, near GaadGlajara. A large excur-
sion party WAS on board at The time. Fifty
bodies have been recovered. Efforts are
now being made 10 raise the steamer, when
it is expected additional bodies will be go.
cured"
fierce COR 4srstion, which totally de-
str0yed large factory building, imperilled
more than hundred lives, seriously Injured
SC re of persons and may result in the
death OF several, occurred yesterday after
noon in box factory in BROOK Ign ard caused
intense excitement for several hours. Many
girls escaped from the building by lesplng
from the windows.
Duling the discussion of toiier insur-
ance bill in the Pennsylvania legislature
Yesterday Representative Baker made some
serious charges against cx Gov. Hsrtrenft,
and alleged tina; a. tia president of the
board ofrustees OF The Norristown Asylum
he had insured tho boilers Of that institution
in company, and bad received commits
sion OF 20 per cent. FOR it.
Sister Bsneicta, upetor CT the new Bal
timore City Hospital now being erected yes
terday received checl; for $780, forwarded
\,
for the benefit OF that institution 1t is un
derstood that the gift is the result of re
port made by Consul Heydenrich to the
Foreign Office ut Berlin at the request tf
The latter, to name some institution in Bal
timore where donation from the Emperor
Of Germany would be acceptable.
The shutdown of several OF tho coal
vo Ks along the MonOngahea river is said
10 be but the beginning Of " hat will proba-
bly, be general shut down in oil the pools,
an operator making the significant state
ment that within ten Gays all of the river
mines would be shut down, and that work
would not be resumed until the miners
agreed to accept q reduction of one half
cent per bnshel. which would put the rate
for minging at q cents. II the works are
all shut down nearly 5 600 miners will be
thrown out OF work along the Mcnongahela
river.
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