Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-19
NEWS OF THE DaT.

GeneraI Bouapger has written letter de-
clerinp that he no longer desires any in
termedjsrv between him elf and his sup
porters.
The Convention of Railway Conductors,
at Rochester, N. Y, on Saturday elected
E. E. Clark, CT Ogden, Utah. grand chief
conductor.
George Francis Trsiu arrived 10 New
York yesterday in his trip around the world
which he Gays be will complete in sixty six
days to Tacoma.
General George S. Brown, the head OF the
banking house of Alexander Brown " Son,
died at one o'clock this morning st HE resi-
depce in Baltimore.
The democrats in Congress, 1t Is said, will
avail themselves of the republican differ
ences over free coinage OF eilVer TO prevent
The passage OF q federal elections bill.
Crockett Tate and his wife, colored, living
near Selma, Ala, went to church yesterday
leaving their four children locked In their
house, and returned to fad ali Of the little
ores burned to death.
Edmund Sturgis Crawford, the New York
bank thief who was run down by detectives
in Spanish Honduraf, has escaped FROM The
soldiers who were holding him awaiting ex-
tradition papers from the United States.
TIE Emperor Williams remarks at
Konigsberg that he would not ALLOW bis
provinces in the East to be touched has
stirred up the Russian government: The
Cars advisers are urging him to cultivate
an alliance with France.
Mrs. Ellen G.. Wharton. whose trials st
Annapolis in 1871 and 1872 on the charges
of poisoning General Ketcbum and attemp'-
ing to poison Mr.. Eugene Van Ness a.
tracted national attention, died recently at
her bone near Philadelphia.
Bas:ino Ipoldo, an Italian, was roasted to
death on on electric light wire which be
touched while washing windows in New
York on Saturday evening, and crowd oi
business men, clerks ard messengers watch
&c his terrible contortions though unable tc
assist him.
In the PRESBYTERIAN General Assembly at
Saratoga. N. Y, on Saturday, much time
was epent in discussing the report Of the
committee on methods eflecting changes 10
the constitution Dr. Crosby favored the
report, and Dr. Patterson opposed it. Gov.
Beaver, of Pennsylvania, favored compro-
mise between the positions represented By
Dfs. Crosby and Patterson.
Hon. John G. Carlisle, who on Friday night
received the democratic caucus nomination,
was on Saturday elected U. S. Senator by
the Kentucky legislature. silas Adams was
nominated by the republicans. end the voia
stood 1O7 for Carlisle, fifteen for Adams.
Mr.. Carlisle has returned to Washington.
He will not present his credentials in the
Senate till after vote on the tariff bill in
the House.
Ia the United States Senate, Saturday, q
bill was passed appropriating $500 600 for
the erection of monument and statue @:
Gen. U. 5. Grant in Washington. The Sen.
ate, as sta ed in the GAZETTE, declined to
reconsider the vote passing q bill for the pre-
lection of feb ia the Potomac river. Mr..
Blair, from the committee on education and
labor, reported the Morril! bill to extend
further aid to the system of agricultural CO.
leees established by Mr.. Mcrrill's bill OF
1862 In the House Representative Blng
ham reported bill making uniform rate
of cent for every four ounces on second
class mail matter returned by neWsdealers
to publishers.