Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-09
NEWS OF THE DaT.

II is thought the compromise silver bill
will pass the Senate by strict party vote.
Reports from many paris of the country
show that yesterday WAS the hottest day OF
the season.
Charles Gould, supposed to be wealthy
Englishman, was stabbed to death by his
wife in Murphy, N. c., yesterday.
The lottery bill passed the Louisiana
House yesterday Notwithstanding TIE Gov
ernor's veto-yess, GS; Maya, 81.
The United States man-of-war Saratoga
struck on Duke Rock, of Plymouth, Eng
land yesterday, aud was slightly Injured.
In the United States engineers Office in
Baltimore ia an old desk that was used by
General Lee when he was in charge OF the
office.
Secretary Noble yesterday received di: :
patch from the Mammoth Hot Syringe,
Wyoming. indicating volcanic outbreak
in that region.
William Cramp & Sons, The shipbnilders,
have purchased land near Philadelphia for
the erection Of the largest shipbul!ding
works in the world.
10 the U. s. Senate. after long defa;e
on the silver bill, eulogies on the late ). {.
Cox were delivered. The House passed the
Senate bill TO prevent collisions at sea by q
vote of 125 to 45.
highbinding plot to murder Whining
ton, Del, Chinese Iaundryman was exposed
In Philadelphia court yesterday, China
man of the latter city having offered two OF
his countryman 5000 to murder the WI
mingtou man.
The parade OF the Knights of Pythiss at
Milwaukee yesterday was an imposing spec
tacle. There were about 5000 Knights in
line. and the lumber would have been much
larger bet for the heat, which kept many
from marching.
A number of members Of the Grand Lodge
| of E.ks assembled In New York yesterday,
and after passing resolutions repudiatng
the legality of the meeting now being held
| in Cleveland. elected w. H. Langdon, OF
| New York, exalted grand ruler.
At Milford, Utah, yesterday, lot OF giant
and other powders exploded at the railroad
depot without any known cause. The shock
WAS terrific, the freight house being almost
blown to pieces. la an instant the whole
building was site and all Efforts to save it
we're fruitless. The loss amounts to many
Thousands of dollars.
a Wnaie was Capiu:cu yeStcsuuS NJ ma"
dox's Island, in the Manokin river, Somerset
county, Nd. The monster measured thirty
two feet long and elk feet across. This js
Tho first whale ever seen in the Manokin,
and it ia remarkable that it should hsve
found Its way up the bay and Tangier scund
and twenty miles up the Manokin river.
A special from Washington 10 the Nav
York San aays "Repuboan aud dem cra'ic
Senators have arrived at az informal agree :
ment By which the tariff bill is to be paced
within ten days after it is taken up and the
elections bill postponed until December
next. A caucus of republican Senators viii
be held during the present week, at which
the agreement will be formally ratified"
Prof. Vaughn, OF Ann Arbor, Mass, has
extracted and studied the poison that causes
cholera nfantum and typhoid. DIR. Vaughn
alleges that these diseases are caused by a.
luminous poisons which he has discovered.
The poison is generated by germs in the all
mentary canal. just "a ferment Ia generated
when yeast is put in dough Heat is neces-
ssry for the fermentation, and that is why
the diseases are more prevalent in hot
weather than in cold.