Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-26

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nv failed to beat Ten Brock g famous record
of o mile In 1891
The cranberry boes 10 the southern part
Of New Jersey will turn out go enormous
crop this year, but the owners have decoeo
to advance the prices.
Lee Hong Kwong, Chinese merchant, OF
Philadelphia, has succeeded in getting MS
wife through the Canadian line, and she Will
have big reception in Philadelphia.
The American ship Parker M. Whitmore,
from England on her way to- Baltimore, was
stranded on the Nova Scotian coast on Sat-
urdsy in fog. She will be total loss.
The Senate committee on postal affairs
Yesterday decided to make the bill to e1-
tend the free delivery system to apply to
cities of s, 900 Inhabitants or to cities where
the postal receipts amount to So OU0.
During the maneuvers of the Italian army
at Montichear smokelefs powder was used,
and so successful were the experiments with
IL that the batteries Of artillery fired halt an
hour without their presence being discoV'
cred.
Female slaves are still given to the Sultan
in old-sime pomp. An exquisitely beautiful
girl of 16 Georgian, that his aunt cent TO
him. was taken to the Yid;z Kiosk 10 gilt
coach escorted by troop OF gigantlc
eunuch5.
The Moniteur de Rome, one of the official
orgaps of the Vatican, says that If the rate
at which converts have been made for the
last half century to the Catholic church 10
England is maintained that religion will be
dominant In England century hence.
Provisional President Ez alta, of Salvador,
p6oU q
conference with him on the subject OF peace.
Ezsta said peace must be established on q
basis honorable to Salvador, otherwise the
war with Guatemala will be re-opened this
week.
A collision between excursion barges and
the ferry boat Baltic imperled the lives OF
Elk thousand excnrslonists OF the Arthur
Club, near the entrance TO the South Ferry
slip in the East River at New YORK last
| night It Ia feared that some lives have
been lest.
Mrs. John Wallacs. wife of well-known
member of the New York Stock Exchange,
and a granddaughter OF Commodore Van
derbilt, was killed In the presence of her
young son at Isip. L. 1 yesterday morning
! from q fall from vicious horse which dash
ed her against tree.
Ooe Phillipaeu, who recently arrived from
Denmark, was held in New York yesterday
morning on suspicion of having escaped
from luuatic aeylum, where be was cent
| fer killing man for his money. After
tha murder he shipped his body from &C.
penhsgsn TO this country in barrel packed
with lime. The authorities at Copenhagen
to-day telegraphed that Phllipsen, the rea!
murderer, is still In custody in that city.
Ross Hamilton and Bob Fsrgursoa fought
duel with pistols yesterday ct FINLAND,
Ky., aod both were instantly killed. The
trouble originated in remarks which Hamil.
ton bad made regarding the Christianity of
Fsrgursons wife. Hamilton was asked to
prove his words, apologize, or fight. He &C.
copied the latter proposition.
A convention of the Governors of all the
cotton States has been called by General
Gordon, of Georgia. to meet in Atlanta Sep
.ember 10 The convention was asked for
by the Georgia State Alliance In session
there last week. Each Governor Is to ap
point six delegates, making seven repre-
sentatives from each cotton State, The
convention will consider the matter OF d.
rect trade with Liverpool, also questions re.
latlng 30 weights, measures, freigbts and
the handling of cotton.