Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-18
NEWS OF TIE DAY.
naurb,s circus has been bought by

F~orenaueb,s circus has been bought by
English parties.
The taxable basis OF Baltimore city IN
creased $1,000, 600 in 1889.
The Argentine republic has formally rec.
ognizsd the newly. established republic OF
Brazil.
A Brooklyn jury has awarded 5000 to
Dora Klein in her suit for $4,000 against
VIM. NJ. Peak for breach OF promise.
Commodore Joseph Bartine Hull, j.. ., n.
retired died in Philadelphia yesterday, in his
S7th year. He was appointed q midshipmeh
from Connecticut in 1918, and was retired as
a commodore in 1862.
The great hurricane that swept over the
Atlantic on January 8, 10 and ii ia causing
considerable anxiety in shipping circles, tor
several transatlantic steamers have arrived
more or less damaged.
It has been discovered that the 11O-ton
guns carried by the British 10 6Oo'ton man
of war Ben bow. Of the Mediterranean feet,
are entirely worthless for the purposes for
which they were designed.
Laura Rollins, e colored eervent in the
family of Mrs. Georgianna Frederick In
! Washington is held by the poliae, charged
with an attempt to poison the family OF ner
employer by putting rough On rats" IN the
soup.
Acontract was made yesterday between the
East River Railway Company and the Hen
ming Gravity Tunnel Company for the con-
struction of a two track railway tunnel un
der the East river between a point in the
vicinity of the foot of Broadway, Brooklyn,
and Broome street, New York.
Mrs. Lydia Sherman, Of Bloomington, ILL.,,
has in her possession a scrap book, former
/ Is the property of Mr.. Jefferson Davis. Ii
was taken from Mr.. Divis's library during
the war by O soldier and given to Mrs. Sher'
mans brother, Col. Henry Pierson OF a New
Hampshirel,egiment. now deceased:
! In New York yesterday the suit Of the
Brush-Swan Electric Light Company OF
New Eogland vs. the Brush Electric Com
pany of New York, involving the exclusive
| ripbt 10 sell and use the Brush electric
lighting system In New England and GER
tain other territory, was decided 10 favor oil
the plaintiff and an Injunction and account.
iug were ordered.
As the Glendale accommodation, bound
for Cincinnati, was leaving the station neal
College Hill junction last night the Chicago
yes;ibuls train ran into the rear of the ac'
commodation. The locomotive of the Chi
cargo train ran half way through the rear
car of the accommodation, piling the pas
ssnger cars 10 a heap and setting them on
fire. Four persons were killed outright and
many others burned and seriously injured.
Il. M. Turner, colored D. Ii D., Of
Atlanta, Ga, Bishop of the A. NJ. q. Church
arrived at Louisville, KY, yesterday and
wss asked what he thought OF the bill be
fore Congress which proposes to give ma
tional aid to such colored people as might
desire to return to Africa or elsewhere, and
replied by saying; 'God grant that the bill
may pass. The white people brought LIE
here against our will. Now they ought to
provide for us to leave If we dealre."
Lottery circles in Washington are agi'
tated over the identity of the holder of the
ticket which drew the $500. 900 prize in the
Louisiana lottery drawing on Tuesday Last
1t is known that the ticket was hsld there
out the lucky holder is hiding in the dark.
Among the greatestinyestorsi in Louisianalot
terry tickets are Senators and members o.
Congress. Rumor has 1t that q northern
Senator of great prominence, who Invests
several hundred dollars every month IL
tickets, is the winner of the prize.