Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-11

The House OF Representative yesterday
passed the postofice appropriation bill.
Republican Senators from SILVER States"
refuse to go into caucus ca the oliver quei
ton.
Ex-U. 8. Senator Thomas G. Pia;t was
backbaled by the Harlem republican club
last night
Chancellor Caprivi, of Germany, is OPP
posed to the abolition ofpassport regulations
in Al5aee-L Lorraine.
Harris a. Smiler, Salvation Army lieu
tenant, was yesterday convicted in New
York of numbering bis third wife.
Frederick Mortimer Vokes. the father OF
Miss Rosina Vokes aEd other members Of the
well-kpown Vokes family of actors, died at
his home, in London, on June t.
A treasury agent has tracked number Of
Chinese who landed in Mexico month ego
to Arizona and arrested them on the desert
when they had nearly perished for want OF
water.
e. K. Valentine, OF Nebraska, was last
night nominated by the republican sens-
torial caucus for rgeant-at-arms Of the
United States Senate to succeed COL w. Z.
Csnaday.
MIR. John Inman saya The Richmond Ter.
minal Company is back of Mr.. Edward K.
Bacon In the purchase ofBaltimore'sB & D.
stock, and that it will be decided to-day
whether the Richmond Terminal will be
represented individually or as corporation
in the new deal.
Rev. C. A. Young, a Mount Washington,
Pa, Clergyman, left his home last Saturday
night to conduct services ct De- Haven, Pa,
81, hon II % "a ma =
risd man, 81 years of age, and 10 reason for
his mysterious disappearance can be as
signed. His friends fear thst he has met
With foul play.
The Supreme Court Of Nav Jersey yes
,erday granted writ of hahess c,rpns in
the case OF Mrs. Vandegrift, VINO was cor
victed at Mount Holly OF attempting to
poison her son. Her bail was fixed at 50
900, and she was ordered to appear before
the Court fer sentence On July l. The bail
bond wac furnished, and enc was set at lib
erty.
The Supreme Court of California. yeser-
F.. day rendered a decision reversing the ludg
ment of the lower court granting aimony
and counsel fees to Sarah Althee Terry In
her wel,-known divorce case against Viii
] liam Sharon. The alleged contract of MAJ
riage, on which she tesed her claims, vas dc
| cared By the United States Circuio Court
in 1856, forgery and therefore null and
void.
Little Willie Dodds, aged three yoars
died horrible death at Peoria, H., Sunday
night from hydrophobia. To add to the
horror Of the situation, just as the little fel
low was in the last agoDies OF death te
sprang from the bed and bit mis- mother and
aunt, who were waiting on him. The boy
was bitten about six months ego by dog
which has as yet shown no signs OF mad
uess.
A court martial tried Prince fur
bide in Mexico yesterday, md deepite be
eloquent defense made by his lawyer, he
WAS sentenced to one years imprisonment
in military prison, with dismissal from the
army and loss of all his Mexican military
decorations. Hs appealed from the
sentence. Mrs. Iturbide who was pres
emf, was very much moved by the result o.
| the trial, and The more go when her son was
taken back to prison.
l. seems to be pretty we'll understood at
the Capitol that the tariff bill will not be
| called I'D in the Senate until after the si ser
bill ia disposed Of well-known Senator,
| who is desply interested in the free coinage
Of silver, says that he does not propose to
commit himself on the the tariff question
until he is assured that the West will get
some acceptable silver Legislation. The
| river and hatbor bill will also have to wait
for the tariff bill to get cut OF the way be-
fore it can receive consideration. There
will probably be considerable trading on
these three subjects, and the republican,
leaders, who have been trying for week
past to count noses on the tGriH and the
silver questions, are about TO give up in de-
spair