Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-18
NEWS OF TIE nag.


D.. E. Tucker Blake. of Washington, died
in Baltimore county, Md, on Thursday.
Meesre. O'Brien ard Dillon intend sailing
for America from France on Saturday next.
Father William F. Clarke. assistant pastor
of 81. Aloysius Church, OF Washington, diad
laat night.
6. E. R. Volgelsang, town marshal OF Fa'-
mouth, KY was brutally aasassineted while
entering his house Thursday night
The Sultan of Z.uz' bar has surrendered
to Germany for fcus million marks his
rights over q portion Of the Est African
coast.
Treasurer Huston says thst Iodiana will be
republican next month, and that the election
will affect President Harrison's chances tor
a denomination.
When the divorce court al g next week In
London, application will be made by the
petitioner In O'Sbea ys. O'Sbes, Charles 5.
Parnell, correspondent, to fix Gay for the
trial.
In the U. S Circuit Court at Topeka, Kas.,
Yesterday, Judges @. G. Foster, OF Kansas,
aud ]. F. Phillips, OF Missouri, rendered
decision declaring the prohioitory liquor Ia"
of Kansae unconstitutional and void.
It Is said that Nioolai Alexandrovitcb, the
Cz,revitch of Russia, Is about to visit the
United States incognito to carry out the
Cars wish that he make years voyage
around the world, beginning with America
in November.
The annual report OF the Postmaster Gen.
era is almost completed. the report VIII
show that during the present year there
have been more new poatotticas established
than during any year since 1866. La VIZ
gipa 202 new Offices were established.
Albert T. Vedder, en- ex-Presbytetian
minister, of West Milton, Saratoga county,
N. Y. and an ex-convict. was sentenced to
Eve years. bard labor 10 State prison yester-
day by Recorder smvth fJr the abduction
Of little Mary McK4De. girl of fifteen
years
The newly Issued pepal encyclical to the
allan bishops strongly protests against the
governments violating the liberty arc
rights of the papqcy aud Of catholicism. Ii
accuses the Free Masons of reversing mod
ern socety, and closes by an appeal to the
faithful for their prayers
An unknown map. who was stark naked,
raced up and down Van Buren, street. Chi
cago last night just as people were going
! to the theatres. 1t took patrol wagon full
of officers to catch him. When he was
dragged into the armory he said he was the
author of the 'Clemenceau Case" Ha was
sent to the detention hospital.
The Ohio Legislature has adopted rest :
| luton providing for committee to inve5ti-
gate alleged corruption in certain boards at
Cincinnati and the various departments OF
the city government, and for another to con.
elder and make suggestions upon plan OF
government for that city, both com mttees
TO report at the next session.
On plantation Zine miles from Savar-
| nah, Ga, monster rsttlesnske was killed
!sst week. Il had charmed cat, and when
the snake was hit with billet of wood the
cat spraug into the air ss though released
from an enthrallmspt The snake was snot
1t measured seven feet and had % rattlss
and button.
While the body of the late Chief Of Police
David G. Henpessy. of New Otleans, lay 10
state at the City Hall yesterday. Antonio
Scs ffida, identifis I'd as one OF the aasassins Ci
Chief Hennessy, was called to the cell door.
and shot and MORALLY wounded in the parish
prison By Thomas G. Duly, brother of an
ex-prize fighter of that oame.
About 6 o'clock yesterday evening fi5e
was discovered 10 the printing room o the
Safe prison, at Nashville, Tenn, and b.
fore the engines could rescA the scene the
fire was beyond control. Loss, 5000 600;
fully covered by insurance. fbe origin of
the fire is unknown, but IL is generally b.
lieved to bavs been the act of an ncendisry.
A fire which proved difficult 10 control,
broke out in the dome of the cathedral at
Sienus, I,a'y,yesterday. The flames spread
rapidiy 10 the root OF the central nave, which,
with the cupoa, finally collapsed. It was
ewing 10 the eIduous txertions of IRE 5r!-
pacie from florence that the binding and
the art treasures it contained escaped Ut
structiOn.