Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.


ExPfesident Cleveland attended the
FL neral of Hon. William II. Barnum at Lime
Rock, CT, yesterday.
Adyices from Massowah state that King
John. of Abyssiuia, was killed by the der
wishes after they had routed his army.
Carter 3. Herrison, who was yesterday
appointed marshal of the middle district OF
Tennessee, is q brother of the President.
d S. Alexander, who was President Har.
rison's secretary during the campaign, was
appointed United States attorney tor North
ern New York.
It is said tina. the French government in
tends to postpone the general elections lot
members of the Chamber of Deputies until
the spring of 1890.
At Cumberland last night the jury in the
trial Of Melvin G. Garlilz, accused OF wife
murder, brought in verdict OF guilty CT
murder in the first degree.
TIE League games for the baseball cham
pionshp played yesterday resulted as ioi-
lows: Philadelphia 8, New York 4; Boston
., Washington 6; Plttsburg 10, Indianapolis
4; Chicago 4, Cleveland 0.
Mr.. Henry White, the American charge
d'aiisrs in London, yesterday presented at
the Queens drawing room MIR. Fred. u.
Grant, Uoited States minister to Austria.
The Countess Bylandt presented Mrs. Grant.
Paymas!er Henry B. Smith, of the United
States corvette Essex, who disappeared
with sum of money, has returned to his
mothers home in New York city, and re-
Gently ATTEMPTED suicide. He had been on
spree.
Paddy Ryan, OK champion heavy weight,
wsg knocked down in San Francisco Wedne:.
Gay night by newspaper reporter weigh
ing about $50 pounds. Ryan insulted Wells,
the reporter, who knocked him down three
times on The sidewalk.
Col. Elliott +. Shepard entertained at his
residence in New York last night Governors
| Biegs, Of Delaware; FiiZ Lee, of Virginia;
John i. Richardson, of South Carolina
John Gordon, of Georgia, and Simon b.
Bnckn or. OF Kentucky.
President Harrison has approved the SEN
tence of the court martial which tried Mbj3r
Lydecker OH charges growing out of the
Washington aqueduct frauds. 1t imposes
fine OF 5000 to be paid ia monthly install
ments and reprimsnd.
AT Birmingham, Ala, yesterday, Richard
Halves was found guilty of the murder Of
| MS vile anu CulluIe1. huu VIC jury uASu WV
penalty at DEATH Hewes's frmness was
unshaken. The general opinion among
In ayers lie that the Supreme Court will order
a new trial and change of venue.
In his testimony before the Parneii COM
mi sion yesterday Mr. Parnell admitted that
a statement made by him n the House OF
Commons in 1851 to the effect that secret So
cieties had then ceased to exist in Ireland
was a grossly exaggerated one. He said ne
made the statement TO mslead the House
and that his purpose was to exaggerate the
effect the league had in reducing hapumber
of secret societies..
When the Supreme Court meets after the
present recess, on May 18th, an adjournment
will follow for the summer vacation. A
number or opinions will be delivered on the
Is h, among which is expected to be final
decision in the celebrated Myra Clark
Gaines case from New Orleans. After the
court adjourns the several justices will go
out on their circuits for several weeks.
Nothing certain is known in Supreme Court
circles about the successorship to Justice
Matthews; but it is the opinion OF some Of
the persons connected with the court that
the appointment lies between Judge Ores
ham and Attorney General Miller.