Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-05
NEWS OF THE Day.

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Mr.. R. B. Hayes has returned ffona TRIP
to Bermuda.
Last week IL 81 immigrants from Europe
landed at New York.
General Boulanger Gays he has no inter-
ton of returning to France at present.
Hinsdale. Mass, Is excited over the kill
ing of farmer by his brother during quai
rel.
The General Conference of The Methodist
Church South will begin in St. Louis Wed
nesday.
The squadron of evolution has been order
ed to proceed to Brazil for duty on the South
Atlantic station.
A marriage was celebrated at LATER,
Mich, yesterday when the bride took unto
herself her eighth husband.
The Boulangst party was overwhelmingly
defeated in the supplementary municipal
elections in Paris yesterday.
Yesterday rain OF snow fell throughout the
en.ire country east Of the Rocky Mountains,
except in Southwest Texas.
A gang of robbers in Ohio have just sue
ceeded in poisoning the second detective
who had traced the crime down to them.
The Republican Silver Committee of the
Senate held caucus Saturday TO endeavor
to come to some agreement On silver bill,
bat failed
The new steamship Normania, built st
Glasgow for the II .mbure American Steam
ship Corr any, made twenty -one Knots en-
hour on her trial trip yesterday.
Monsignor O'Connell, president of the
American College az Rome, preached ct the
Cathedral, in Baltimore, yesterday, on the
Catholic Church in America and Europe.
Herr John Most, the we'll known leader
of the anarchists In the United States, made
one OF his blood and thunder speeches last
night before the Work;ogmeD's E!acatioh-
al Society, 10 Baltimore.
Even Speaker Reed is beginning to despair
10 regstd to a0y adjournment Of Congress
that could be called early, and is ready to
admit that the prospects are good for sii-
ting through August and possibly Septem-
Der.
Half million working people assembled
In HYDE Park, London, yesterday, and de-
c!ared for the eight hour day. It was the
greatest demonstration 10 London since
1866, and the crowds dispersed without dis
order.
The Maryland Commapdsry, No. /,
Knights Templar, will celebrate its one
huu6redth anniversary to-day with bat
Duet, parade, concert and hop. This
is tho first ccmnandery to celebrate its cen.
tennial.
Before theFassettI Investigating Committee
10 New York on Saturday, Patrick 81. Nc
Cam reiterated his charges of Tammany
raising corruption fund. and Mayor Grant
admitted giving FiCssie Croker SO GOO as
gifts Of q godfather.
In card to the public published in yes
seriay's Augusta, Ga, papers about the
Harper Davis challenge to duel which the
former refused TO accept, Phil W. Davis d.
nounces Harper as ian unmit'ga;ed scoun-
drsl and an Infamous coward"
The stable attached 10 Mr.. GEO. " Childs
country seat, Woottop, near Philadelphia,
was destroyed by fire Saturday night. It
wes probably the finest building of its sort
in Delaware county and cost $50. 000 The
coachmap and groom were slightly burned
while irving to save the contents OF the sa-
Bile.
A Jury of inquest, in Baltimore. last night
decided to hold William. alias Jerry, Bla-
oey, who is charged with the murder Of his
grandmother and his aunt at 1895 Green
mount avenue on Friday night. AT the in
quest lad testified that he saw Baney en-
ter the house, and heard the screams of tho
| woman.
The Paris Temps says that the liqaidator
of the Panama Canal Company has appoint
ed M. B. Wyse to conduct regulations look
ing to the formation OF a new company, and
that Mr.. Wyse goes on mission to the gov
eminent OF Colombia to obtain an extension
of the time Of The concession in the interests
of the new organization.
The Pope ia trying to bring all his iniiu
ence to bear upon the College of Cardinals
in favor of the Archbishop of Napol as his
successor in the Papacy. The Archbishop
ia q Liberal 10 bis political opinions, and is
al intimate friend of King Umberfo and
stauuch supporter of the policy of the recon
Citation of the Vatican with the Qaisinal
A hurricane struck Wills Point, Tex, on
Saturday and every house in the town is
more or less damaged. Two persons wore
killed outright and several injured. One
church and the public school building wore
demolished. while other churches We're
blown off their foundation. A number Of
stores and residences we're binwn dowp,
and nearly all tho business houses we've na-
rooted and all the goods badly damaged.
TIE hurricane also visited MeFqaite, Thorn.
ton. Terrell, and other points in its track,
doing great damage.