Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

An English syndicate is making an effort
to control the packing houses OF Baltimore.
Felix Ramp was banged at Charleston,
W. Va. to-day for the murder of his two
children.
The New York democrats are jubilant
over their gains in Tuesday's local elections
throughout the State.
The Rev. DR.. Clement NJ Butler formerly
chaplain of the United States Senate, and
VIM. Bucknell, the pbilanthropist, died in
Philadelphia yesterday.
The second days session of the Baltimore
NJ. E. Conference at Cumberland, Nd, yes
terday, was devoted to the reports Of presid
ing elders of the districts.
The Baltimore and Ohio rolling mills at
Cum erland which have been lying idlenear.
IL ayear have finally been leased to the Cam
bra Iron Company OF Johnstown.
The Ohio Senate yesterday passed the
House bill redistricting the State for Con.
gressional purposes, and it is now law.
All democrats supported the measure.
Intimate friends of Minister Robert Lin
coin, ia Chicago express the opinion that
Mr.. Lincoln. in view of the death of his son,
will soop resign his Office and return to his
home ia Chicago.
Ezra L. Stevens, for thirty years chief
clerk of the Interior Department at Wash
ipgton and one of the most prominent Free
Masops 10 the United States, died at Asbnry
Park, n. j., yesterday.
A train on the Lake Shore road broke in
two near Hamburg, n. Y, Thursday night,
and the rear cars running into the front
ones telescoped three coaches, killing four
persons and ipjuriug ten others.
Sir Julian Pauncefote gave dinner party
in Washington yesterday evening oftwenty-
sight covers. The dining room with it's rich
ornamentation, and the table, set with gilt.
tering silver and glass and fragrant with
flowers, made an attractive sight.
The House of Representatives yesterday
passed bill providing for the purchase OF a
site and the erection of a postottice in Wash
inptor, D. G. The site decided upon is a
part of the square on Pennsylvania avenue
bounded By oh and G streets northwest.
The bill appropriates S275. 900 for the site and
$500 900 for the erection of the building.
Near Wheeler, COL, on Wednesday, while
roadmaster Dobbins was experimenting the
work of extricaliog snow bound train, In
an Instant an avalanche OF snow swept him
away and carried him distance of several
thousand feet. entirely across the river. He
was severely Injured. The snow was piled
entirely over the four engines, completely
| buryiug the mail cars. 1t took some time to
extricate the men.
Robert Butler, colored, one of the most
daring and desperate burglars known in the
modern history of crime in Baltimore, died
at the Maryland penitentiary Yesterday Of
pneumonia. Butler was Virginian by
birth and 40 years OF age. He was arrested
about 4 o'clock in the morning of April %,
1885. and was sentenced to 20 years in the
penitentiary. He bad burglarized number
ofresdeuces of wealthy cit!zsps in Balti
more.
Thomas Roidy, substitute fireman in
Washington, has been arrested for stealing
diamond bracelet, valued at 81 600, at the
fire at Secretary Tracy's house. Reidy, who
admits that he had been drinking on the
morning of the fire. recovered set of jew
elry, worth nearly $1,000. He turned the
jewelry over to the foreman of one of the
companies, but it is alleged that he kept a
bracelet, worth 81 900 or more. The brace
let was the property of Miss Tracy, WHO
lost her life at the fire. Roidy denies the
charge