Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-01
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

The American Historical Association held
its closing session in Washington yesterday.
Eighty. nine divorces were granted in Bal
timore last year.
Col. w. F. Sanders has been chosen
United States Senator from Montana.
Bsltimore's ive-million loan to the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad was paid Oft yes
terday.
W. ". Patton, president of Howard Uni
versity. Washington. died in New Jersey
yesterday.
In the pact year 315, 22S immigrants land
ed at Castle Garden. New York, which Is
6S 372 less than in 1888.
The total number of deaths in Baltimore
during last year was S.703. The whole
number of births was 9 365.
Neville G. Blaine, head teacher of the In.
dian Training School. near Salem, Oregon,
and brother of Hon. James O.. Blaine. died
yesterday.
The total production OF the mills of Fall
River, Mass for 1889, with the week end.
ing last Saturday was $500. 600 pieces, or
225 600 less than 1883.
The steamship CITY of Paris's last run
from New York to Queenstown was made
in 5 days, % hours and fifty minutes, her
highest daily run being 475 miles.
The International Marine Conference
which opened at Washington on Wednes.
day, October l6, 1889, a adjourned finally
yesterday, having finished its work.
Thomas w. Jeffreys, son of a wealthy cit
izan of Philadelphia, becoming dependent
on account of Ill health, went out during
Sunday night and hung himself to a tree.
Luvica Williams, colored, aged lS, has
; been committed to the industrial school on
/ suspicion OF having set fire to buildings and
attempting to kill an infant child of Mr..
John W. Dorsey, in Howard county, Md.
Mr.. Macbeth, of Pittsburg, before the
! Ways and Means Committee of the House
| of Representatives yesterday, said that with
free trade enoh az England has he could
defy the competition of the world, and pay
higher wages than he pays now.
The Marquis of Salisbury has the grippe
in it's severest form, and many diplomats in
London are down with the disease. AT
Munich the New Years reception at the
palace has been dispensed with because oil
the epidemic.
At Toronto, Ont, yesterday, while four
men were engaged in weighing iron, a gear
ing of the scales gave way and caused seven
tons and a half of metal to fali'on the men.
Two of them were instantly killed, and the
others, badly but not fatally injured.
Advlces from La Libertad, the principal
port of entry of the republic ofSan Salvador,
Central America, are to the effect that the
government has gained a great victory over
Gen. Rivas, leader Of the revolution, and
that many were killed on both sides.
At q coas:s.vry neld in Rome yesterday.
tue Pope referred to the restoration of tem-
poral power as necessary to the indepen-
dencs and liberty of the Pope in the exer
else of bis mission, and declared he did not
claim the restoration from human motives.
While four boy', between the ages of six
and eight year,, were playing under the
edge of a sandbsnk in the eastern portion Of
Jackson, Tenn yesterday afternoon, the
bank caved in, burying them under ebout
ten feet of sand. Life was extinct before
they could be gotten out.
At Annapolis, Md last night the demo
cratic caucus nominated Mr.. Hubner for
Speaker of the House, Mr.. Brattan for
president OF The Senate and the chief officers
Of both hoyaes. Voting for Uoited States
Senator will begin January ii. Governor
Jackson has been formally announced as
a candidate against Senator Wilson.