Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

cered war against King John Of Abyssinia.
Governor Hill says that the yumor TO the
effect that he was 10 be married is erroDe
Gus.
Il is heiiev tha. very fair proportion
Of tbs present F.de al oifceholders will be
permitted to hold on to the end OF their
terms.
Secretary Window has appointed Mr.
George c. Tichenor, of Illinois, as Assistant
Secretary, in place Of Judge Maynard, re
signed.
large barn at Frederick. Md belong
ing to Samuel Wolf. was burned, with its
contents Saturday night. The fire was in
cendiary.
Emigration statistics published in Berlin
show that 900 900 emigrauts have left Ger
nany since 1871, of which 100000 have
gone TO America.
emperor Dong Kanh, of AMMAN, died
suddenly at Hue. 1t is not known whether
his death was from natural causes or the re-
sult Of palace revolution.
During the recent riots at Chin Kiang,
China. the wife OF the American Consul had
to tun for her life, accompanied by her chill
Gren, being pursued TO the river By rioters.
A sensation has been caused in Calcutta
bg the discovery of a plot in Cashmere to
poison the British residents. The Mahara-
jah is implicated He has offered to abdi
cate.
n ST. Louis yesterday morning battery
OF boilers 10 the Victoria flour mills exploded,
killing TWO men, destroying 5000 worth
Of property, and startling the people for -
| bal! miie around.
Dset's planning mill On 9th street. in
| Washington together with ooe or two small
dweliiu adjoining, was destroyed by fire
early yesterday morning involving loss OF
upwards Of go coo
Tae President sud his family attended
church at the Presbj telisn Church of the
Covenant yesterday. IL was the fest time
that the President mas attended church since
his arrival in Washington.
Pref VIM r. Devon, the vice principal
OF a business college, blew out his brains on
Saturday evening, in Druid Hill Park, Bal
,imosc, because book recently published
by h,m 90 bo9kk eping fai ed TO take With
the public
At Charleston, W. Va, on Saturday, Gov
eruOr Wilson concluded The argument in bis
own behalf before the Supreme Court in the
;naudamus case of Gol against Wilson, The
court adjourned until to morrow, when de-
cison will be rendered.
TIE most persistent class OF Office seekers
are The ex Congressman. During the past
week almost every republican ex-Congress
man who served in the last House has sp
piled for q more or less responsible position
within the gif; OF the President.
Secretary Blaine says neither the State
nor the Navy ID phrtment has aoy news of
the reported sinking of the UDited States
steamer Nipsc by the German vessel Olga.
The rumor - generally discrediied in Wash
iugton. Ii the report should he verified it
gay be necessary 10 call an extra session OF
Congress.
About O'clock Saturday night three
men rode into the town Of bes, No. and,
tying their horses about fifty yards from the
general merchandise store of ). a. Young,
proceeded at once to the store, where about
twenty men and boys were talking, made
them hold Up their hands, took what they
wanted and rode of.
The first steps towards the establishment
of o geological garden in Washington will
be taken at 8 meeting Of the commission
to be held o.day Two hundred thousand
dollars have been appropriated for the es
Enlistment of the garden, which is to be
located near the point where Massachusetts,
avenue crosses Rock creek.
The steamer Cobsn arrived in New York
Yesterday, bringing newa of bloody battle
between Legitime's and Hippolyte's forces
aud 8 massacre by the victors. The msssa
ere occurred al Grandsalire early in FebFu-
ary and Hippolyte's forces were the suffer
efq. Many men were slain and afterward
the town was looted women outraged,
children slain and all manner of barbaratles
perpetrated,
A party oftourisls consisting OF N Lecaire
and wife, J. Vincent and WIFE, and Paul
Gerst, father of Mrs. Vincent, have been
massacred in Yellowstone Park by Indians.
| The women were soaiped, while the heads
Of tho men were hacked, and their bodies
| irighlfuIly disiigured. Packing the eil,c.s
Of the dead people on their ponies the muir.
derers set fire 10 the wagons aud left. The
guide, who was nearly dead with fright,
emerged from bis hiding place when the In
diane had departed aud started for Canyoa
! CITY, The nearest settlement.
! Mr.. Q Z. Watts. district attorney for
West V.rgiais received notification from
the President by telegraph last Saturday
that his resignation is desired. This, it is
claimed, comes out Of the fact that Mr..
Watts has been very diligent in bringing
illegal voters before the United STATES Court
in his State II is rumored that there Will
be an effort made to remove Judge Jackson,
OF the United States District Court The
report Is that W. w. Cowden, chairman OF
the republican Safe executive committee,
will he appointed to succeed Watts.
KILLED HIS WIFE-On Friday evening
about ) O'Clock Mr. Thomas s. Love, who
resides in Spolsylvanis county about four.
teen miles from Fredericksburg, shot and
instantly killed HE wife. At the time of the
shnnlirr his wife and ne wore alone and the