Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-10
NEWS OF TEE DAY.

The premium on gold in the Argentine
Republic mas reached 81 per cent.
The Scottish home rule molten in the
House OF Commons was rejected yesterday.
There are twelve apostles, seventy patri
archs and 8 10 high priests in tbs Mormon
church.
The failure of the pearl fisheries of West
ern India is announced, owing to the pre-
vslence OF cholera.
Toe President yesterday made number
of appointments OF district attorneys, mar
sbals, pos!masters, Sc.
Four freight cars of the P, w. and B.
Railroad. loaded with oil, were burned at
Philadelphia yesterday.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
has heavy suit in Philadelphia for blum
der in business message.
A London court has awarded the divorced
wife of Dion BoucicauIt her claims in the
proceeds Of his British copyrights.
Four Russian officers have made wager
that they can ride on horseback from st.
Petersburg to Paris in forty five days.
The Savannah Cotton Mill, at Savannah,
Ga was burned yesterday, causing a loss Of
$4,000 The employees escaped through
the windows.
THE freight houses OF the Boston and
Lowell division of the Boston and Maine
Railroad in Boston were destroyed by fire
yesterday causing loss of $780, 600.
The proposed scheme to keep Mayor-elect
Creeier dem), OF Chicago, out of his office
by having last Tuesdays election declared
illegal WIS not carried out yesterday.
We Sing, wealthy Chinaman OF Denver
p:as arrested in Chicago yesterday and sent
back to Dsnver on a requisiton, he having
elopea with Wong Toy, the wife of Chin
Poo, q prominent Denver Chinaman.
GA Monday landslide on the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal occurred at the tunnel"
about forty miles east OF Cumberland filling
the canal four or five feet above the water
for distance Of sixty feet. 1t is mostly
boul6ers OF rock, some Of them weighing a
ton o. more.
Mr. Robert Garrett wac II years old YES
terGaY and WAS visited at his home by a
number of his friends and acquaintance,
with whom he conversed nationally and
naturally on vide range Of subjects for
nearly an hour Mr.. Garrett is under no
restraint whatever.
Confederate Memorial day in New Or.
leans last Saturday, WAS celebrated with
great pomp At the foot of the Lse m0nu
ment Miss Winnie Davia and Miss Mildred
Lee greeted the veterans and received the
floral tributes dedicated to the great COM
mander OF the Confederate armies.
An old man with long white beard and
very shabby clothes created a decided SER
sation Sunday in the Methodist church at
Dubuque, Iowa. While the pastor was
preaching the old man aross from bis seat
and announced that the world would be de
sGroyed in nine days, and that he was COM
missioned by the Almighty to declare the
news.
Conspicuous among The congressional CAL
lers at the White House yesterday were
Senators Vance and Beck The former said
he simply called to pay his respects and in
| form the President that he was sorry to see
| him in such position, and assure him that
he did everything in his power to keep him
out of it. The President appreciated the
humor Of the remark, and returned mis-
| thanks to the North Carolina Senator for his
good intentions.
BE- Yesterdays hye elections the control
OF the next General Assembly OF Rhode Is.
| land is settled in favor of the republicans.
Elections were held In Neport, Bristol and
Crnnston, and eight places were to be filled.
The Senate now stands-repub!ican, % !;
democrat 10 to DO chosen, /. The House
| stands-repubiican, 81 democrat, SIS. The
republicans have q majority of eleven on
Joint ballet, with one Senator to be elected
thus insuring the election of the republicf..
State ticket, which failed of on election
the people.
The French Chamber Of Deputies ye=.--
day discussed the bill prescribing the r-'e
| OF procedure to be followed by the s':'"se
While sitting as court Tor the trial o. 90.
Boulanger The Chamber r;jscte al
amendments suggested by members 0, he
right A proposal that majority OF ee,n.
twefths of the Senate be necessary TO ze
valid any sentence pronounced upon =,
Boulanger was also defeated. VAR e
have been Issued for the arrest of 81 NJ
Boulanger, Dillon and RochefosT. c -.
OF them nave been transmitted to every ICE
lice station in France, together with .f>-
tographs and descriptions OF lfS persons :
question.