Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Buffalo Bill Is sald to be worth TOUR MIL
lion dollare.
The United States has moro electric
lights than all the rest of the world.
The Masonic order has movement on
foot to erect memorial TO George Wash.
ipgton.
CORPORAL Tanner and Col. W. W. Dudley
have formed a partnership in the pension
and claims business. Par mobile fratrum.
The Princess of Bourbon, Dom Pedro's
sister. thinks that the deposed Emperor
will reside at Mediterranean port during
the coming winter
BENJAMIN G. Lovrioy, one of the best
known residents OF Washington, and at the
time af his death writer for the Baltimore
Sum- died yesterday.
Philadelphia hotel keeper who refused
to sell clam chowder to colored man at
the eating bar has been acquitted OF VIOLA
ting the civil rights law.
Hon. ]. Randolph Tucker, of Virginia,
delivered a eulogy on the life and character
of Col. William Allan at McDonogh school
near Baltimore yesterday.
Three European steamships yesterday
brought S2I immigrants and sos saloon pas
sengers to New York, having experienced
Ause Hatfield, the leader Of the Hal field
Mccoy vendetts, did not surrender voun-
tarily, but was arrested by two deputy Uni
ted States marshals. He has been released
on bail.
The prize of $500 offered in New York
for the largest crop of oats from one acre
has been awarded to w. Strickland. OF
Albion, N. Y. His acre yielded few
,oso tb,n huohaIS IF Data
The Pau.American delegates from Cen
trail and South America are DESTROYS of CIV
ing representative men of the North COM
plimentary tour through their own countries,
and have drawn up an itinerary.
A violent storm struck Newbern, n. G.,
Yesterday afternoon, demoshing S. h.
Gray's plate and pulp factory, killing one
and inuring many of the sixty employees.
Houses were unroofed, and chimneys, trees
and fences blown down.
Neil w. Price, at one time noted come.
dian and author of several popular songs
including "Stick to Your Mother. Tom, I"
and "a Boys Best Friend is His Mother"
died in Chattanooga, TEMP, Wednesday in
the most AFFECT poverty from the opium
habit.
The celebration of the centennial auniyer-
sary of the ratification by North Carolina Of
the federal constitution took place at Fay
ettevile yesterday. A letter from Hon.
Jefferson Davis expressing his inability TO be
present, and commenting upon North Caro-
| lua's position 10 ratifying the constitution
was read to-day.
Sullivan will not accept the proposition
of the California Athletic Club for fight
| between himself aud Jackson. the Austria
/ liam negro, for purse OF $4,000. He says
he will meet the coored fighter if purse
of 500, 900 is offered. ~ will meet any
white man for ten thousand dollar purse
he said, "but for the other want the full
amount"
Ia the Cronin trial at Chicago yesterday
liveryman Patrick Dinap, owner of the
famous white horse" testified that the
horse he had given to Coughlin's friend on
the evening ofthe murder had been for three
weeks past in dime museum in that city,
another witness declared positively that the
horse in the dime museum is not the horse
that took Dr.. Cronin away, and does notre
| sembe it,
Deals of various descriptions are discussed
at the several headquarters in Washington
and each candidate for the speaker OF the
House of Representatives is looking for
combination that will lift him to the COZ
tested chair. The Mckinley men are be.
ginning to show renewed signs of weakness,
and they are said to be specializing on Ia
combination with the Burrows forces. 1t is
said that if Mckinley finds out that he can
not win he will endeavor to throw all of his
strength to his friend from Michigan.