Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

There are now 81 wet" and "A dry"
counties in Georgia.
Il Is reported in Indianapolis that Col. w.
W. Dudley mas been indicted.
Mr.. O'Brien still eludes the Irish police
and yesterday addressed a big meeting near
Caslerea.
Mrs. Blaine inspected the Corcoran man
sion in Washington on Saturday with
! view to renting it.
4 After five days hard work the court adj
lourned Saturday in New York, without
having obtained single juror in the case OF
ex-Alderman Cleary.
Peter and Barbara Hahn were arrested
! in Newark, n j., on Saturday for violating
the State statute which prohibits a man
marrying his step-mother.
Henry W Adams, who took the place d
striker with the Atlantic Avenue Railroad
Company, Brooklyn, was found dead Of
wounds, near the car stables, last night.
General Cortina, once terror on the
American and Mexican frontiers, who had
been prisoner for fifteen years, was re-
leased on bail yesterday by the Mexican su-
thorities.
The intense cold at ST. Joseph, Mo-, yes
|
ceremonies at the grave of Congressman
James n. Burnos, who died suddenly at
Washington last week.
la New York yesterday evening Anthony
Schneider, an inventor, crazsd by poverty,
shot Mrs Kate Gebhardt, with whom he
! had boarded, itju.ing her seriously, and
| then committed suicide.
A dispatch from Rome says the Pope's
health is causing alarm. He has had Sc
| rious I'll Of uGcousci"usness lasting over bali
| an hour, and the College of Cardinals is
prepared for eveptuaties.
The extensive slaughter house and aau-
cage factory of Charles q Bumhardt, on tho
| western outskirts of Baltimore, was de-
stroyed by fire late saturday night. Loss,
SIS 900 insurance, 100000.
Philip Armour, the king of pork packers,
is estimated TO he worth S5000O,O00 He
ives in modest house on Prairie avenue,
in Chicago, aud is at his deck every morning
before the clock strikes seven.
Mrs. Nellie Grant SarIoris arrived ri New
York yesterday fcom England to visit hor
m ,ther. Col Fred Grant denies the rnmor
that Mrs Sartori-' present visit means q
| final separation from her husband.
A meeting Of holders OF Panama Canal
shares WAS held in Paris on Saturday. NJ.
de Lesseps was present and met with q
hearty reception, but no Oilers Of imam
cial assistance to the canal company were
| made.
1t seems likely that the West Virginia
democratic caucus will make 10 nomination
tonight IIorr, of Marion county, states
| that he will not 90 into caucus, and Dorr, OF
Webster, says that he will not vote for Ken
ma under any circumstances.
a quarrel between two boys in Philadol-
phia Yesterday resulted in the killing OF one
The murdered boy s but - years old and
the slayer but II. There seems to have
| been little provoca!ion for the killing.
Eek Senator Camden, of West Virginia,
has Just completed the organization Of the
Monongahela Railroad Company and the
Upper MonongahelA Coal and Coke Com
pany, with capital of two millions. for the
development OF coal mines in West Virginia.
Mr.. Armstrong, the government labor
agent in New Guinea, was inveiged ashore
| BY natives on the island OF Manoba and put
TO death, his head being split open with n
tomahawk. The head of the unfortunate
man was sent to the chiefs on the main land.
TIE North German Gazette says the San
Francisco Chamber OF Commerce is the
most active element in the opposition to
Germany's policy 10 Samoa, and that the
anti German feeling ia heightened by the
action of Mr.. Sewell, the American consul
| in Samoa
Talk of general suspension of coal mi
ming operations for week is beginning to
be heard among operators at Philadelphia.
The market is g!utted. On January there
were 652, 600 tons of anthracite coal at tide
water points the estimated stock now ls
l 100,0 900 tons, the greatest amount on hand
at one time in the history of the trade.
President eecs Harrison received Senators
VIM. B. Allison, of Iowa, and Shelby M.
Cullom, of Illinois, yesterday, Mr.. Allison
remaining over night OF Gen. Harrison's
residence. Both were there by invitation.
Mr.. CuIom said on leaving that the Samoan
question was discussed at the conferences.
1t was assumed that the cabinet matter was
also considered.
The wreck of the famous clipper ship
Merrlmac, which went down on the New
Jersey coast q years ago. has been discov-
cred near Townsend's 1nlet, after years OF
search and the expenditure Of large sums OF
money The cargo consisted mostly of ai!-
YER bsrs, ENC and other metals which WA
ter does not corrode. lis value is placed NJ
$3.50 600 and wreckers still endoayor 10 re-
cover the meta, next summer.
The birthday OF Emperor William of Ger
many was generally observed yesterday.
The Emperor received in the white hall OF
the castle. The Emperor received messages
of coreratulalion rem his mother, he 2 u
peror Of Austria, the Koe OF ally aud the
Queen Of England Bsri'n was gay with |
bunting in honor of the Euperos's birth |
day Special services We're held in the /