Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-18
cOMMON COUNCIL.
MRRS OF TIE DAY.

Mrs. Levi p Morton, wife of The Vice
President, aud daughter Eiith sailed Tor
Europe TO day.
at Cettinje, The capital of Montenegro,
It is saiG thaa Christians are being mas
sacred by Turks on the Montenegrin from
tier
The Willard party won yesterday in the
exciting Wall street, New York, contest for
control Of the Oregon Transconiinental
Company.
The British House of Commons yesterday
by vote Of POI TO 100, rejected Mr.. La
bouchere's motion to abolish hereditary
seating in The House Of Lords.
James Doran, living near Wilkesbarre,
yesterday nadeifurious by jealousy, slanght-
cred his wife with q Ratchet, tried to kill his
daughter end then committed suicide.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has re-
ceived the resignation OF John y. McGraw
as collector of internal revenue for the
district Of West Virginia, to take elect
July /.
Ther1mored engagement of ex Secretary
Bayard 10 Miss Clymer, daughter of Doctor
Clymar, United S ates navy, OF Washington,
is confirmed. The wedding will occur eat
ly in the summer.
The President yesterday made the follow.
ing among other appointments: Il. w. Ha-
bercorn, Washington correspondent of the
St. Louis TFcStIiche Post and the Milwaukee
Herald, 10 be fifth auditor Of the treasury F;
John Ray Lynch, Of Mississippi, a mulntto,
TO be fourth auditor OF the treasury.
The Presbyterian Assembly, in joint SEES
sion in New York Yesterday, temporarily
"shelvad" The predestination question. The
recommendations adopted by the Joint COM
mittee As q part basis for union of the
Northern and the Southern Assemblies were
referred.
A riot occurred at Randolph, W. ",
Thursday between Italian laborers on the
extension of the West Virginia Central Rail-
road. About forty men were engaged. Three
men were shot, one through the lungs, one
in the head and ono in the thigh. Two
others were seriously stabbed and others
were beaten, struck with stones, DC.
The League games for the baseball cham
pionshin PLAYED yesterday resulted as fol-
lows: New York IL, Pittsburg Z; Philsdel-
phia g. Indianapolis 5 Boston II Cleveland
4 Chicago II, Washiugton4 Boston leads,
Philadelphia is second, New York third,
Cleveland and Chicago lie for fourth place,
indianapolis is sixth, followed by Pittsburg
and Washington.
A horse attached to hanson cab coming
down steep hill leading from Thirteenth
street to the suburbs of Washington became
frightened yesterday afternoon and dashed
down the hill at terrible pace. The cab
overturned at the foot of the Hill and threw
out the two occupants. killing instantly Mrs
A. e. Horton, of California, and badly brnis
ing her companion, Mrs. Haight
The schooner Mary f. Bacon sailed on
hIarch ID from Wilmington, N. c., with a
load of lumber for Baltimore. A terrific
storm struck her on March Z and heavy
winds from the northwest swept tremendous
secs over the vessel, which lahored heavily
for several hours, until she began to leak
badly. The water gained and the schooner
went down until her forepart WIS sub
merged The stern, however, iloated, and
the deck house was partly clear. The crew
scrambled on to its roof, but the seas con-
tinued sweeping over them. For nine days
they drifted about at the mercy of the wind
and waves. They were without food until
two of the men Owed into the hold and man
aged to procure food and water enough to
provide meagre su5tenance for ell. About
four o'clock on the morning OF the l6.h they
were almost frantic with joy at the sight Of
8 big sailing vessel. The sea was running
strong, but they patched up the yawl which
had been stove in, and made their way to
the vessel and were hauled On board.