Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-02
NEWS OF THE DlT.
An EoglIsh syndicate has bought GU

An EoglIsh syndicate has bought out the
menhsden fishery at Greenpoinf, l..
1t Ia estimated that there has been de-
crease of Sc 600, 900 in the public debt during
the month of May.
Virgins, the alleged prophet, says that
Italy may be shaken TO lts very centre by
an earthquake this GUNNER.
Senator German says he does not see how
Congress can get through with ali its bust,
ness before the latter part C! August or early
in September:
The seven boys who we're recently bitten
By dog supposed to be mad, at st. Joseph,
Ill, have been sent to New York to undergo
the Pasteur treatment.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company has ordered its conductors to wtt-
draw from tbs Brotherhood of Conductors
or leave the employ OF the company.
President Harrison met with cool recep
ton at Pittsburg, and he refused tc kiss
baby which was twice presented to him.
He returned to Washington Saturday night.
The ceremony of placing the last stone Of
the spre of the Uim Cathedral, Gernany,
the highest in the world, $50 feet, took place
at elk o'clock Saturday evening, amid the
ringing of bells and general rejoicing.
The northern part of Sofia, Bulgaria, has
beon wrecked By a hurricane. The less OF
life is considerable Among the soldiers the
killed and Injured number eleven. The
damage to the palace amounts to S3O0,O O0.
At Marlborough, KY, five blocks Of
buildings were destroyed by fire on Satui-
day evening, with loss of 100000. Two
thousand people are homeless, and q request
for tents has heeD cent to Governor Buck
neT.
The personal property of Mr.. Stevenson
Archer, eXstate treasurer, Of Maryland,
was sold at Belair on Saturday, under the
| authority contained in deed or truat exc
cuted by him soon after the dedication be
came known.
Senator Carlisle has written long letter
/ to member OF the Alabama Farmers Alji-
ance in which he criticises the spb-tfeasury
bill. He rays the whole scheme In its gen
eral form aud design is vicious 10 principle,
and, If adopted, would prove in practice
.uinous to every interest 1t is intended to
| benefit.
The Rev. Sam Small, the Soutbern evan
gelist, has been elected president Of the
| Methodist University in Ogden. Utah. He
will move his family there and make Ogden
his future home. This necessiiates severinR
his connection with the Southern Methodist
conference and afi:iating with the Northern
Methodiats.
The Home Market Club, of Boston, CO.
lection of republican protection mannfsctul-
ora, met in Boston on Saturday. Secretary
Proctor's refusal to officially recognize the
past services of Hon. Jefferson Davis was
applauded and Speaker Reed received 8
reception" and tried to explain a1ay the
Mckinley tariff bill.
By railroad accident on the Atlantic &
Pacific railroad near It's junction with the
Ssnte Fe road on Saturday one thouaand
fac merino sheep on their way from Culper
or to the Chicago market were killed, The
Indians of the neighborhood worked al
night skinning carcesses, anu will have mut
ton for months to come.
The Dupont Paper Mills at Louisville
KY, were totally destroyed By Gre, which
originated in tho boiler room. Saturday ev
ening. The estimated loss is $635 600; fully
insured. The property WAS sold by the Dc
points to Louisville syndicate few months
ago. A policeman was overcome By the
smoke and shortiy afterward died.
Through the negotiations Of the London
Contract Company more than 100000 O(
in Britiah gold has been invested in indus
tries in the United States during the past
few months. Chief among these industries
In at!ractiveness TO British syndicetes Is the
brewing of larger beer. Seventy seven
large breweries have already been bought
by English companies.
At an Anarchist ,neeting in Chicago yes.
| terday, Mrs. Pareons said: Dynamite was
| to be the liberator of the human race, noi
that people wond go round with bombs and
destroy human life, hut That as gunpowdeI
had abolished the powder of the feudal ba-
roDs. 80 weu'd dynamite, in the hands of The
working classes render the armies OF the
capitalists useless in a street fight"