Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-27
HEWs OF The DAI.


lnnohar for Baltimore, was beached in the
Great Wioomico river yesterday.
A discovery OF widespread plot to bring
about another revolution ID bFazi haS peen
nos,ia and Brazips cabinet is ie denger.
at Martineburg. w. Va. yesterday, ina
democrats elected the mayor and Jour out
OF five wards returned democratic council
meu.
AN automatic fire extiuSuisher in the
Globe wooden mills CT Utica, n. Y, burst
yesterday and flooded tho building, causing
loss OF $50 600.
The city of Philadelphia has erected ere
matory, where the bodies of paupers buried
10 Potter's-fsd, near the Municipal Hes
pita, will be consumed.
Chairman Dunn, OF the Iowa democratic
State Central Committee, is confident OF
democratic victory In Iowa this year and
gain of several Congressmeu.
John NJ. Sharpe will erect, at cest OF
two millions Of dollars, Dine-5tory hotel III
Philadelphia, which will be the largest
building of Its kiad In that city
The French steamship Gascogae, with 8
large number Of passengers on board nsE
rowly escaped destruction By running on
rock of the Scilly Islands yesterday during
heavy fog.
A number Of Congressman will go TO Get
tyeburg Friday at the invitation OF The BAT
tletield Memorial Association, which Ia Try =
ing to get an appropriation go as to snow
the Confederate positions in the great battle.
The residence OF the late Henry M. Bal
lev. of New York. situated on the brow OF
| the hill at Greenwich, Conn, from which
General Putnam. Of revolutionary fame
saped into history, was destroyed by ire
Sunday.
The German Catholic societies Of Visor
sin met in convention al Milwaukee yestei-
day and perfected State organization.
Their constitution will be amended during
the convent, 60 IS to allow the sccetiet
to enter politics.
Tie District o: Columbia representatives
Oh the worid'a ftir commission were yesteI-
day appointed by the President. They are
Alexander T. Britton and Albert A. Wilson
commissioners. with e. KurtZ Johnson and
=! Dorsey Cisegeit IS their respective alter
Dates.
Wall street, New York, considers it cor
tain that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
will connect with the Richmond Terminal
lt 10 also SthLeU lnHb SeudtOI SdlNiu q
Btice, who is one of the Richmond Term
nal directors, will become director in the
Baltimore and Ohio.
One of the Vaidis sisters, p ial perform
err, was divorced In Chicago yesterday from
@ husband whom she married In Geelong
Australia, ten years ago under peculiar and
romantic circumstances. 70 add to thu re
nance she left him sfter the marriage cere
mony occurred until nine years af.erward
When she accidentally met him In San Fran
cisco.
President Diaz, of Mexico speaking Of tbs
6Ii5ustering movement in Lower California
said that be placed little importance 10 Tho
movement. He knew that the United
States Government would not allow neu
tralily to be violated, and the Mexican Gov
ernmeDt would protect her territory. Il
had sufficient forces in Lever California tc
repel any invaders.
The Southern Society of New York viii
fraternize with the New York Camp OF Cor
fedefate Veterans on the trip to Richmond
and will go down on the special train, leav.
ing on Wednesday evening. So many
of the society's members belong to veteran
end other local organizations that 1t was
decided to be- best not to try to get them
into separate body.