Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-29
NEWS OF THE Day.


The town of Wesley, Iowa, was nearly de
stroyed by fire yesterday.
Gov. Toole, of Montana, is rot scared at
republican threats of i'm peachmens.
Thanksgiving Day was ger orally observed
in the northern and eastern States yester-
day.
Il is thought the appointment of Su-
preme Court Justice will be made next
week.
United States Minister Lincoln has gone
FROM London to Versailles, where his son is
dying.
Mrs. Howell Cobb, widow or ex Secretary
of the Treasury Cobb. died at Athens, Ga.
on Wednesday, aged seveuty-one.
The editor of newspaper in Germany is
on trial 10 that country for stating that En-
peror William rode in second.clas5 cab.
Bishop O'Connor, Of the Catholic See of
Omaha, denies the reports that Miss Dre1el
will found new religious order and build
house for it somewhere in Omaha.
Several we'll known sporting gentlemen
of Victoria, B. c., have subscribed $50 600
ns an inducement for the Suliivan.J ackson
mill to take place in or near that city.
A tremendous landslide occurred at
senftenberg, Brandsnberg, yesterday, com
pletey choking up two shafts and entomb
ing number of miners whose rescue alive
is doubtful.
The bl zzard which began Wednesday in
Canada continued yesterday IA inches of
snow having fallen In Montreal. All mails
we're delayed and railway service badly in.
terfered with.
Opinion ia settling down in Washington
that Reed will be Speaker, aud Mcpherson
clerk OF the House. A combination by in
fl lentia leaders ia said TO have been made
with that object.
Americans in Berlin gave Thanksgiving
dinner last night, at which four hundred
and fifty persons were present. Minister
Phelps presided and made speech. Count
Herbert Bismarck also spoke.
Ths Princeton foot. ball team defeated the
| Yale team at New York yesterday in the
presence of Is 900 people, the score being 10
to 0. The game was very rough one. sew
eral of the players being severely hurt.
Mrs. George s. Walworth. whose husband
tracked her to Troy hotel with James X
Werner, has returned to New York and ia 10
hysterical condition. Mr.. Walworth has
also returned to the city, but will have moth
ing to do with his wife.
While toying with revolver on Wednes-
day night Josephine Welsh, highly re
spected young lady of West f zabeth, Pa
shot AID instantly killed her lover, Charles
White. The young couple were engaged to
be married coon, and Miss Welsh is cried
with grief
The three months old daughter Of w. A.
Reybu at Atelen, Chester county, Pa, was
found dead in bed yesterday morning With
J the family cat on the child's mouth and
nose. The coroner's jury rendered verdict
that death was caused by suttocation pro
duced by cat.
On Saturday last, whilst Edward Biser
was working at his saw mill, in Hampshire
county, W. Va, his feet were knocked from
under him by the carriage, and he fell, strik-
ing the back of his head on the saw, which
cut the skull nearly in two. The unfortu-
nate mao died almost instantly. He was
about 35 years old.
1t is stated that the report Of Secretary
| Window will recommend that Congress pass
an act directing him to receive silver bullion,
and to issue against its notes Of large and
small Denominations at the market price of
the silver on tho day of its deposit-these
uotes to be redeemsble in geld or silver on
the date named for their redemption.
At Pottstown, Pa, yesterday John Chana,
a hopeless paralytic. aged thirty-hye, was
found dead on the Il DOR of his hovel with q
leather strap loosely fastened around his
neck. Some maintain that 1t was suicide,
while others say that it Is case of foul
play, though suicide is the generally &C.
cepted theory. Unti recently Chsna was
fine specimen of physical manhood. 1t is
related that one day he cursed his Creator
in most terrible manner, when he fell
ever, struck dumb and paraIyzsd from head
to foot. He remained 10 this condition un
til his death.