Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-10
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

House propose to throw the oianRet OF pro-
lection over the farmer.
The effort to raise money enough to go
on with the Grant monument IN New York
his proven dismal failure.
The steamer Caledonia recently found the
wrecked bark Progress, on which there was
nothing living but pig and mad dog.
The New York Yacht Club has challenged
the owner of the Vakyrie, Lord Dunraven,
for match with the Katrina and Sham.
rock.
It is thought the only result Of the Sen
ate's agitation of the secret session question
may be the abolition of secret sessions alto
gethsr.
Hermann, the magician, in his deospita-
ton act in New York on Saturday night in
ficted cash upon his wife's throat by
slip of the sword.
Fire in Gray & BsTy's si1.story fur
uiture factory in Detroit yesterday destroy
ed $3.50 900 worth of property. The build.
ings belonged to Senator Mcmillan.
Mira. Davis, convicted of theft of which
she was innocent. has been pardoned by
Governor Albeit, of New Jersey, but learn.
ed that her husband, who worked for her
pardon, had died the day before her release.
a letter written by Senator Vest to demo-
cratic members OF the Montana Legislature
during the contest over the United States
Senators from the new State charges Pres
dent Harrison with scoundrelism and mean.
ness.
In New York yesterday the Rev. DR.. De
Costa answered the argument OF Rabbi
Gotlhel that the Jews did not reject Jesus.
He showed that there were at least sixteen
Christs In the Bible instead of six according
to Dr. Gotthel.
Hammond, the proprietor of the house Ia
London, England, where shameless acts
were practised by members OF the English
aristocracy, threatens to reveal the secrets
of his den unless money is sent to him IN
Seattle, Washington.
George 8. Turner, wealthy mill owner
of Valley Falls, Spartanburg county, s. o.,
shot and killed bis brother.inlaw, Edward
Finger, young man 20 years old, Saturday,
in qua rsl about family scandal. Turner
surrendered to the sheriff.
Capt Hugh r. Garden, formerly of War
renton, the new president of the Southern
Society of New York, proposes to make the
institution depository of Southern litera-
ture and history and its home meeting
place for SoutherDers instead of mere club
house.
There ia great excitement In the vicinity
of Fountain Head, Sumner county, Tenn,
over the appearance of spotted fever, or
malignant meningitis. There have been
deaths and there are several new cases.
Those who take it live only short time,
some dying in "a hours.
A dispatch from London says: Lady
Campbell the wife of Maj Gen. Sir John
William Campbell Bart, is drunken Va.
grant, and was committed with her daugh-
ter to the workhouse for q week, but has
been released or Sir John promising that
he would send her to their country home.
The coroner's jury at Woodstock, Ontario,
in the csse of +. G. Bsnwel, the murdered
Young Englshman, found that he came to
his death by two pistol shots fired by Regl-
nald Burchel. alias Somerset with deioer-
ate purpose to commit murder. and that
they are of opinion that Caroline Burcbell,
the wife of Reginald Burchell, was accessory
to the murder after the fact.
On Saturday little son of Lewis Crsyton
went rabbit hunting in Alexander county,
N. c., in the snow. While walking through
the woods tree fell upon him and he was
killed almost instantly. Nobody was with
the youth, but his faithful dog at once went
home and acted in such manner that the
boys father followed it, and lie was Mortified
when the dog led him to the spot where his
dead con lay.
The Senate committee on privileges and
elections, after long session on Saturday,
iually reached decision in the case of the
contested Montana Ssnatorship, and, by
party vote, decided to recommend TO the
Senate that Power eud Saunders, the repuo-
lican Senators, be seated. Senator Turpie
was of opiaion that no election of Senators
had been accomplished, and that the case
should be RENTED to the State of Montana
for action.
Three boys named Farmhouse, the oldest
aged II years end the others y and 10,
were arrested at Grafton, w. Va, Saturday
for deliberate attempt at Wholesale poison
ing The boys were punished by neigh
Dor for some mischief, and in revenge they
stole Two dozen packages of rat p ison and
placed them in the wells from which half 8
dozen families got water. Two whole fam!-
lies were poisoned. but it is thought all will
recover, as little of tho water was used.
Tnsre was enough poison 10 the water TO
kill hundred people.
Bishop Merrill, who ia BOW presiding over
the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Clutch at Cumberland, ordained
a number of deacons snd elders yesterday.
To the conference on Saturday. w. 81. Thur
low was announced fer eldership but be
continued for another year for the reason
that when in the company of girls, he was
too frivolous" He is about twenty-five
years Of age. The name OF Henry W
Jones was the next announced for eldership;
he too was continued on trial because be
was peculiar"
Gen. MALONE RECEIVERS JUDGMENT
General William Malone secured judy
ment by default in the circuit court in