Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

March amounted to S13 .605 655 50.
The Prince of Wales has accepted an in
vitation to dine with Mrs. Mackay.
Northwestern lumber rates are to be re
dueeG to compete with Southern pine.
The death is announced of NJ. Martell, the
head Of the Farmers Cognac Dl5tllilng Com
pany.
Col. Dan Lamont is expected to resume
the craftsmanship of the New OK Demo
cratic State committee.
Countess Josephine Radeizky committed
suicide at Vienna yesterday by shooting
herself with q revolver.
The British House of Commons, in COM
mittee last night, authorized the naval ex'
pendture of e21 100000.
1t is stated that The police have secured
an important clue in suburb OF st. Peters
burg to plot to murder the Gar.
During the last three months 40 ESQ i'm
migrants arrived at Castle Garden, o60 less
than during the first quarter of 1888.
Count Hoyos, the comrade Of the late
Prince Rudolf of Austria, has joined Cardl'
nal Lavigerie's anti slavery crusade in At
ica.
The election in Cincinnati yesterday re.
republicans and four democrats. Mosby.
republican, for mayor, has plurality OF
about 500.
The glove fight for 81 600 side between
| Charley Mitchell and ,Jem Smith, which was
10 have taken place in London yesterday, Is
cn, owing to an injury sustained by smith
Ehile training.
4 letter from MIR. Jefferson Davis states
that he is at present compiling the facts and
history, TO appear in pamphlet form very
soon, on the treatment of Union soldiers at
| Roanoke Island.
The longest continuous urney ever made
by locomotive with regular train ended
! Inst night when train on the Erie Railroad
pulled into Butla!o making the 423 miles
| from Jersey City ia i2 hours and 6 minutes
Emperor William yesterday gave Prince
Bismarck as birthday present an eDor'
nous hound, to take the place OF the chan
cellnr's famous "Reichshund," who died
some time ago. Bismarck is seventy -four
years old.
Il was reported at Easton, Pa. yesterday
that President Harrison has rendered Gen.
Flank Reeder Tie ccmmissonership OF rail-
roads, 10 succeed Gen. Joe Johnston, at
salary of IS 900 per annum, but that he re-
fused TO accept H.
On the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, near
Cameron, ". Va, yesterday freight train
went through burning bridge into the
stream below. Two tramps were roasted to
death and another badly injured, and sew
enteen freight cars were burned.
The Texas Legislature has passed bill
leasing the Old Capitol Building at Austin
for ten gears at five dollars per annum to
the board Of directors of the Confederate
Home, and an annual revenue in rentals
will thus be derived OF fifteen hundred dol.
lars for the Home.
There was quite spirited discussion 10
the Senate yesterday over the nominations
of the commissioners to confer. with other
American republics. Senator Frye criti-
cised the list Of appointments, saying that
90 far as he knew, with single exception,
none OF the delegates named ought to have
heen appointed.
In the United States District Court in
Baltimore yesterday Judge Morris sentenced
William f. Ford, John Willis, Severn W..
CroswolI. Noah r. Ward and John f. Cham
ick. the five oyster captains recently con
yicted Of cruelty to oyster dredgers, 10 thr.
" days each in Jail, except Chamick, who
was fined $50 ana sentenced TO three days
in jsii.
President Harrison has sent in about
three hundred and fifty nominations since
the 5;h Of March, all OF which, with very
few exceptions, have been reported from
COMMITTEES, and will have been confirmed
before adjournment Of the Offices yet to
be Gled, the most important ere commits
sioner of the General Land Office and pub
lie printer. 1t is believed that they will be
filed within few days.
The Guicn Line steamship Alaska left
Queenstown three. quarters of an hour be.
fore ths CunerCi steamship Aurauia, March,
81 and reached Sandy Hook Sunday even
ing over three hours before her rival. 1t
was genuine race across the Atlantic The
Aurania's time from Roche's Point to Sandy
Hook was days II hours aud II minutes
The Alaska went thu same distance In
days II hours and minutes. Both encoun
tered heavy head winds and high secs.
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