Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NJ. Melin was yesterday elected Prssi
den! OF the French Chamber CT Deputies.
Gov. Cooper, OF Colorado, was inasgura-
ted at the Trinity Methods Conrch in
Denver yesterday.
The California legislature permanently
organized at Sacramento yesterday. The
democrats control both Houses.
a new joss house in Mott street New
York vas cJusec:ated by the localized
Chinese clans there yesterday.
Capt. Howard, Of The Maryland steamer
Gov McLane, yesterday arrested three YES
sells fox dredging il Chester river.
The reports concerning the condition OF
the kipg Of Holland are greatly exaggera-
ted The King, though i'll, transacts busi-
neas daily.
Rev. Edmund Didier recently sent to Car.
dinal Gibbons his resignation as pastor OF st.
Yincent's, Baltimore, but the Cardinal re-
fused to accept it.
There is a movement on the part of sew
eral republican leaders in Ohio to secure
place in General Harrison's Cabinet for ex
President Rutherford B. Hayes.
Court Marshal Goode of New York was
fatally shot through the body yesterday By
Gustave Simon while he was levying on the
latter's goods to satisfy 3 judgment for debt.
The Hon. Joseph Chamberlain and his
bride received most cordial greeting from
the people OF Birmingham, England, last
night The reception vas held in the tom
hall.
Co5ker Hill, the beautiful country resi-
dence otVice President Frank Thompson,
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Pnila-
delpbia, was totally destroyed BY FIRE yes
terday.
Pinckney Floyd, mulatto youth sixteen
years old, murdered Cornelius Lawdep, also
colored, at the door of the colored Metho-
dist Church in Abbeville county, S. C., Sun
day morning.
The Pope has congratulated Emperor
William of Germany, President Carnot CT
France and Premier Tisza of Hungary upon
tbeir recent declarations that European
peace would continue.
An incendiary, who is supposed to be a
lunstic, hos charmed the farmers in Penu-
sylvania, just over the Maryland border, By
burning barns by means OF az egg filled
with explosive powder.
Captain Williams, of the steamship Mon
tara, in Baltimore yesterday filed libel
against the steamship Main, charging $500,
Geo for damage TO the ship and $4,000 for
her cargo The Montana was sunk in Bal
fillmore haroor by the Main last week.
a dastardly attempt to blow up thero5a al
pal2ce was made at Madrid yesterday
Fortunately no one was Injured, and the
only damage done was the smashing Of many
widows. The petaTd with which the al
tempt was made wa5 exploded on the stai:-
case OF the palace.
Coz. Fleming, of Florida, was naugu
rated at Tallahassee yesterday. promi-
neut feature of the parade wss column Of
Uaion and Confederate veterans, the latter
including members of the Confederate regi
ment in which both the outgoing Governor,
Perry, and heincoming Governor, Fleming,
served.
Mrs Margaret Schneider, an aged German
woman, ho resided with her granddaugbt-
er. in the northern annex of Baltimore, was
brutality assaulted yesterday afternoon at
her home She died last night al the City
Hospital from her Injuries. A white woman
/, who WIS known as Ida, and who had been
in Mrs. SchDeider's employ as servant
since Thursday last is charged with the as
sault Ms Schneider bad been living alone
with the servant for week. hsr grand.
daughter having gone TO Philadelphia.
The two houses Of the West Virginia leg
isature assembled in biennial session to day
The democrats will organize the House and
the republicans the Senate, in which they
have one majority, bat on joint ballot the
democrats hold one sjority, and il nothing
should prevent will eject United States
Senator 10 succeed Senator kenpa Il is
believed an extra session will be called after
the 45:h day allotted by Law for the legis
lature to remain in session. Sias Smith,
republican member of the House OF Dele
gates OF Tyler county has rendered his resig-
ton on account of sickness. A republican
successor will he elected, but it complicates
affairs in the legislature.