Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-26
NEWS OF TIE Day.
NE news from the southern flooded dis

The news from the 6outneIu uoouoU Vic
tricts is reassurlng.
It ia reported that Mr. Qlay. OF Psnnsyi-
vania. will resign his SCOT Ia the U. 3. SEN
ate.
A conference of teachers in colored
schools and colleges ia being held in Wash
ington.
The town of New Paris, Ind, was wreck
ed by cyclone yesterday. 1t is said that
100 buildings were destroyed.
Prince Bismarck has deposited all of his
decorations with his banker5 and has said,
"You will never see me in Berlin again"
1t is said that Gen. Won Caprivi. the new
German chancellor, has intimated his desire
for more friendly relations with the Vatican.
Mr.. William W. Astor will erect
500 900 memorial to his father, the late
John Jacob Astor, in Trinity Church, New
York.
The widow of George ]. Gould is in love
with Sherman Coswell, now on trial at
Montpelier, VT, for the murder of her hus-
band.
May King, the celebrated stallion, has
been sold by W. E. Spier, OF Glen Falls, n.
Y, to Sbley & Miller, OF Frankfort, Pa., Tor
$4,000.
An alleged German count was sent to the
House of Correction yesterday by Chicago
Judge for annoying young women OF that
city by making love to them.
The Emperor recently gave audience sep.
arately to the Austrian, British, Italian aEd
Russian ambassadors. He informed each
of them of his desire to maintain peace.
1t s said that a rich government contrac-
tor ia privately building, near London. an
airship which is expected to carry crew
of several men at a speed of $50 miles an
| hour.
Lee Martinette, coachman for DR.. W. A.
Mcdowell, of Rock ford, H., was yesterday
arrested for attempting to shoot the DOCTORS
| fifteen year old daughter, with whom be
was in love.
Dispatches from Crete say that at Pail.
anna on Sunday priest was dragged from his
pulpit and paraded through the street amid
the jeers of the mob. Sixty-four of the vii.
layers are starving in prison.
The resignation of Count Herbert Bis.
marck has been accepted, and Herr Won AL
vensleben has been appointed to succeed
him as imperial secretary for foreign affairs.
He was German minister at Brussels.
At Philadelphia yesterday the Very Rev.
Nicholas Cantwell vicar general OF the arcn'
diocese of Philadelphia, was invested with
his robes of rank as monsignor OF the first
rank, or domestic prelste OF the Pope's
household. to which dignity he was recently
raised by Pope Leo NH.
Ia an interview in Boston yesterday, John
L. Sullivan said that now that the Misss-
sippi trouble has been settled, he wanted to
att end to Jackson's claims to the champion
ship. He is anxious to have one more bat.
lie before he retires from the ring, and Jack
son is the only man to be thought of just
now.
Judge Andrews, in New York yesterday,
signed an order, previously agreed upon b,
counsel fer both sides, requiring Edward Nj.
Padelford to pay to Florence Padelford
who is suing him for divorce, 5000 week.
This order ia TO be without prejudice to
either party upon the plaintiffs application
for permanent alimony.
The first public meeting held in connso-
ton with the plans for the new national
university to be established in Washington
by the Methodist Episcopal Church was
held last night at the Metropolitan Church
in that city. After addresses by Bishops
Hurst, Newman and others canvass
for subscriptions was made among those
present and about So 600 was subscribed.
The subscriptions already made in that city,
with the addition made last night, aggre.
gate $33 $50.