Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Richard Croker, city chamberlain OF New
York, has resigned that position.
The Car will not recognize the republic
of Brazil while Dom Pedro lives.
The American Shipping League began
is annual convention In Washington to-day.
Five men were injured by an explosion
in the Edison E eotrio Light Station in Phils-
delphia yesterday.
Prince Bismarck gave grand dinner in
Berlin last night, which the Emperor hon.
ored with his presence.
The Senate yesterday In executive session
ratified the Samoa treaty though there was
considerable opposition to the treaty.
The House Committee on the Judiciary
has ordered favorable report on the Gull
berson bill for the creation OF court OF pa
tent appeals.
Elections held In Ohio yesterday to fill
vacancies 10 the Legislature, caused by the
death of two members, resulted In the re-
turn of democrats.
In the House yesterday Speaker Reed
continued his arbitrary rulings. After
long contest the direct lax bill wa5 referred
to the ways ard means committee.
Thieves entered N. Leonard's jswelry
store at Chsrlestown. Mass., yesterday, and
afi or knocking the clerk senseess, carried
of bag full of watches and jewelry.
The Abrand Cox & Co. stove works at
Lansdale, Pa, were burned Yesterday.
Loss, $4,000; we'll insured. Three hum
dred persons are thrown out OF Work.
1t is stated that England will agree to
Porugal's proposition for the holding OF an
International conference to settle the Anglo
Portuguese dispute concerning territory ID
East Africa.
The Colored Mems Convention, in Wash
ington, yesterday evening, reconsidered lib
vote electing Bishop Wayman, chairman,
and chose Raw. ]. @. Price, OF North Caro-
lima, instead.
An island of floating ice more than mile
and half long and $50 feet high was re-
ported yesterday by Capt. Bouquet, OF the
steamship Maine, which arrived at Phlls-
delphIs from London yesterday.
Mark NJ. Herr, formerly Assistant Ser
geant at Arms of the UuDited States House
of Representatives, was killed In San Fran
cisco on Monday by Jack Naughton, man
whom he had befriended for years.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs
has virtually completed the consideration of
| the bill for the transfer of the revenue cut.
ter service from the Treasury to the Navy
Department. 1t will be reported with some
amendments.
Joseph ?. Murphy, one OF the largest
WOODEN and cotton goods manufactures IL
Philadelphia, made an assignment yeeter.
day. The assets are estimated at from
5000 900 to $3.50, 600, and the liabilities are
close upon the same figures.
A block of ten two story houses at Marsh
wood, Pa, owned by the Moosc Mountain
| Coal Company, were destroyed by FIRE yes
terday morning. A Polauder named Mich
ael Switz, who was asleep in bad at the
tin o, was burned 10 death.
It is reported that Charles A: Preston,
cretary of the Haytian legation, and N.
Dsslauer the consul at New York. have re-
| signed, their designations having been asked
for. Minister Preston is still in Washington,
but it ia rumored that he will be removed in
few days.
The Duke Of Montpensier, Antonine Ma.
rle Philippe Louis d Orleans, died sudden
ly yesterday at San Lucas, Spain. He was
the fifth son of Louis Philippe, and was
sixty six years old. He was the father.in-
law OF the Count of Paris. He left fortune
of 500 900 900.
The House committee on invalid pensions
has authorized favorable report on the bill
granting pensions to surviving officers and
enlisted men, OF the late war, who are now
suffering from any disability reasonably pre-
sumed to bs the result of exposure and hard
ships endured while 10 prison.
The steel screw steamer Tuxedo, a Brit
sh tramp, which sailed from London Oh
d eoember % bound for New Orleans With
general cargo, foundered In mid ocean on
January 2S The Tuxedo carried a crew OF
thirty men, Of whom twenty-five are sup.
posed to have been lost. Eight Of the crew
were picked up by q steamer, supposed to
have been the Voltina, and taken to Der
muda.