Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-26


arraigned in court in Chicago yesterday.
1t is reported that Maggie Mitchell will
shortly marry her leading man, Charles Abb
bott
A constable tried to attach Freddy Geb
hard's horse, Volunteer. at Monmouth Park
yesterday for small coal bill.
1t is rumored that the actress Mary An.
derson is in private insane asylum in Eng
land, but the report is not credited.
Mr.. and Mrs Gladstone celebrated their
golden wedding yesterday and were called
on by an immense number of persons.
Mrs Dales, widow of the famous Coufed-
crate general, George NJ. Daes, who was
killed at Cold Harbor, died at Atlanta, Co.,
yesterday.
Sugar dealers and consumers are begin.
ming to complain of the advance in prices
caused by the corner now being formed by
the sugar trust.
A terrific explosion of gunpowder in
cunning skiff off Petty's Island, near Pnia.
delpbia, blew q dog to pieces and hurled
| four men into the river on Wednesday.
The Swiss government has expelled
large number of pihilists, French anarchists
and German socialists. The persons expell.
ed were residing there without regular pa.
pers.
A diapatch from Ashevile. n. c., reports
disastrous fire in Asheville on Tuesday,
which destroyed Wiliamson's woodworking
factory add other property, causing loss of
over $50 600.
Charemagne Tower, the Philadelphia
millionaire, died yesterday at WaterVille,
New York. He was eighty-one years of
age, and died of paralysis after few days
illness. He was worth twenty-five million
dollars.
There will be- a grand reunion of Confed
erale veterans at Oxford, N. c., on August
| 10 at which Gov. Fowle, Gov. Lee, of Vir
GINA, ex Gov. Jarvis, Hon. W. r. Cox. Hon.
Julian S. Carr and other distinguished men
| will make addresses.
A son of United States Consul Twitcbell,
at Kingston, Ont, entered the house of
widow on Wednesday night, and after de.
with his revolver. He is thought to have
been insane.
Judge O'Bren, of the Supreme Court of
New York has granted writ of habeas
corpus in favor of Henry S Ives, who vents
to be discharged from Ludlow street Jail.
This evening the writ was dismissed and
the prisoner remanded to Jail.
The steamer Prince Frederick Hendrick,
which arrived at New York from Port au
Prince yesterday. reports battle east of
Port au Prince on the 18th, in which one
man was killed and several wounded. Hip.
polyte was driven from his position.
Chief Justice Paxson announced yeater.
day that the Supreme Court would not in
terfere in the case of Rev. f F. Flemon, Of
Pittsburg. Pa, for whom the Governor of
South Carolina, has made requisitior to
answer the charge of murder, committed in
Edge6eld county, S. G.
Stephen W. Dorsey was taken 10 custody
In New York yesterday by deputy sheriff
on an order of arrest Issued by Judge Obi
en-, in the Supreme Court, for contempt of
court in neglectng to put in an appearance
at the supplementary proceedings on
Judgment obtained against him by the Ne
vada Bank To day he was paroled Till
Monday.
A large meeting of representative men Of
New York city was held at Mayor Grants
Office in New York yesterday and resolutions
we're adopted that worlds fair be held in
New York city in 1892 to celebrate the four
hundredth anniversary of the discovery OF
America, to he called the International Tx
position OF 1892, and four cub committees of
twenty five members each we're authorized
to look after permanent organization, hn-
ance, legislation AMI site and buildings.
The report of the parliamentary commit
tee on royal grants was called up in the
British House Of Commons yesterday after
noon. Right Hon. w. Il. Smith, the gov
eminent leader, was questioned as to the
amount of the Queens savings. He de
oIined to answer the question and moved
that the report of the committee be adopted.
A long debate followed in which Mr.. Smith
aud Mr.. Gladstone spoke in favor, and MIR.
Labouchere in opposition to the report
The debate was adjourned till Monday.