Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-21
NEWS or TIE DAY.

The first dredgers to come to Baltimore
with cargoes report that oysters are scarce
and poor.
Charles Adams, who disappeared from
Vandslia, Mo-, forty-seven years ago, has
returned.
a genuine political surprise in the shape
of en- early dissolution OF Parliament is on
the thpis 10 Great Britain.
By request of the Mayor and health COM
misaioners the police will take census OF
Baltimore soon after the election.
Ii is reported in London that the British
foreign office has announced the official re-
cognition OF the Brazilian republic.
The Ohio House yesterday grossly insult
cd Gov. Campbell by adiourniug without re-.
ceiying message which the Governor had
cent that body.
At the democratic Headquarters in Wash
ington favorable news has been received
from Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohlo, New
York and other important Statet.
Mr.. Carl schu'z broke long political 81
lence last night by speaking before the Mat
sacbusetts Reform Cub. denouncing Vigo!-
ously the tariff and the force bills.
Burglars at Jacksonville, Pa, early yester-
day morning broke into the office OF lum-
Der firm, sandbageed, gagged and bound the
watchmen, and robbed the safe Of 81, 600.
A B. Mullett. for many years supervising
architect of the U s. Treasury Department,
killed himself last night at his residence IN
Washington by shooting himseifin the head.
Financial trouble is supposed to be the Chief
cause for Mr.. Mullett's act.
The Supreme Council! of the Thirty-shird
Degree of Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry begsn its regular bien
NAL session in the Holy House ofthe Temple
in Washington yesterday, Venerable Grand
Commander Albert Pike presiding.
The Fassett investigation in New York
shows that the Vanderbilt estate only pays
taxes on about one thirteenth OF their entire
property. Tax Commissioned Coleman Gays
that wealthy men can aud do evade paying
taxes on personal property by taking ad-
| vantage OF legal loophoes.
Serious charges have been preferred
against Col. Livingston, president OF the
! Georgia Farmers Alliance. 1t ls said that
while president OF the Georgia State Agri-
cultural Society Col Livingston was drunk
on the fair grounds at Macon and that be
com promised himself on the same grounds
| with woman.
| L. is feared that the Spanish bark Villa
de Llanilz, which left the Mersey on Iuss-
day sst has gone down with all hands. A
Liverpool tugboat left her at the bar Oh
| Wednesday, heavy gale commencing at
the same time. She was last seen off Great
Ormshead on Thursdav, when she was
standing ous to sea. Ga Friday large
quantity of wreokage was washed sshole IL
the Mersey, which wreckaRe is now known
10 be from the bark. Yesterday two
nodies were washed ashore. She carried
I've We hands, besides two Liverpool pilots
Mrs Cotti, handsome young Ila|iaa
woman, attempted to commit suicide In
New York yesterday. She is but 20 years
cd and was married fve months sgo. Cont
and his wife appeared to live happily to
gether up to about week ago, when Mrs.
Cont fouod very comproulisiog letter in
her husbands pocket. In cane from ely
and the writer who claimed to be Conu'-
wife referred endearingy to their four
chlareu and entrested him to return home.