Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Col Adoph Brandt died of apoplexy at
Rome, Ga yesterday, while opposing res
olution at meeting of Odd Fellows.
Wotkmen making e1clvationsfo for a sewer
in Philadelphia, have uDearthed 300 skele'
tons on the site of the old aims house.
The keystone Furnace Company, of
Reading, Pa, made an assignment yester-
day to the Reading Trust Company for the
benefit Of creditors.
Judge Charles E jenkins, of the orphans
dysentery. The deceased was but thirty.
four years of ago.
Indianapolis workingmen dielike Presl.
dent Harrison 80 much that they refuse to
participate in the soldiers' monument pa.
rade on account of his presence.
MIR. Henry Wizards plan Of issuing q
$3.50, 900, 900 refundirg mortgage was sp.
proved Yesterday by the directors of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
There is etill considerable talk in New
York about the rumored break between the
rival republican leaders, e1 Senator Thomss
c. Plat and Senator Frank Hiscock.
An attempt was made In the Tennessee
mountains yesterday to assasslnate Deputy
United States Marshal Sam Hughes while
he was making arrests of wild CATERS"
The 100000 appropriated to clean the
streets and cellars of Jobustown, Pa, has
about been exhausted, and unless there Ia
more money forthcoming the work will
havs to be suspended.
Joseph Popa, thirteen-year-old boot
black, testified yesterday that he saw man
set the Seventh avenue, New York, tene.
ment house on fire In which ten lives were
lost on Monday morning.
John seitz, aged 80 yesrs, committed sui
eide in Philadelphia yesterday because his
parents would not consent to his marriage
to his cousin He had married Der, how
ever secretly two weeks ago.
The New York baseball club was again
defeated yesterday by the Bostons. Chicago
went ahead of Cleveland and took fourth
place through victory over Indianapolis
and Clevelsnd's defeat by Pittsburg.
Senator Hampton thinks the republicans
have not broken the solid South He thinks
the protection sentiment has MADE no cead-
way there and that the Presidents appoint.
ments have helped the democratic cause.
While Paul Haimont, Freedman, was
ENJOYING surf bath at Brighton Beach
Tuesday he was arrested in the water by
Deputy Marshal Bernard, accused of steal.
Ing 165, 900 francs from the Bank of France.
President Harrison arrived at Icdianapo-
lis la.t night. At various points on the
route he was cheered by crowds. He was
met by 8 committee of reception and es
corted to the Denison House, where he will
stop during his stay.
Two cotton mills, the Wauregan and its
leased property, the Nottingham. and a
WOODEN mill, the Thornton Worsted Compa
ny, at Providence. 3. l., failed yesterday,
the result of the recent failures of Lewis
Bros. and Brown, Steese & Clark.
Gen. Wade HAMPTON struck the key note
when be said the other day, "As long as the
matter of local self.government demands our
attention our people cannot be divided Oh
the economic issue. Whether man Ia a
protectionist or Tariff reformer, the safety
or welfare of his home is paramount to the
tariff"
Advices from Hsyti are to the effect that
people engaged in business there ses some
reason to hope that tho end of hostilities
ia near. The Haytien gunboat Defense ar
rived at Port al Prince on the 5th inst.,
bringing the body OF Gen. Dsrdignsc. Le
gitime's commander.iu-chief.a and the news
that the whole of the South is lost to Legiti-
me. Hippolyte announces that he will not
storm Port gu Prince, as 1t would reault IN
sacking the town.