Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-27
gRws OF TIE DAY.

The verified population of Virginia Is
/, 655 $50, and Of the United States is g.
622 $50.
A posse of Uaited States officers are hunt
ing In Florida for Il E. Buford, who killed
Dsluty Marshal LsetraDge.
General Raum estimates that the pension
deficiency for the present fiscal year Wii
amount TO between $50 100000 and S39, O00.-
600.
Senator Gordon has published card o!
thnuks to bis friends of the press and
throughc u ;ha Usion for their cordial sup
port.
Tia officers Of The Brfz'lisn squadron
were entertained at banquet In Now Iofk
'ast night. and are expected in Washington
To- dag.
The Batimore, Md, grand jury mas PIE
| sanIel the managers of the sacred concert
| given at the Academy OF Music Sunday
evening.
Fire Destroyed the entire street-car quiz
moDt OF Owaasboro,' Ky, yesterday, iboud-
ing mules, ceys and stables. Estimated lass
$50 600
The Census taken By the police of Balii-
more wqs oomnieted yesterday. and shows
tota! OF 455 427, Of which 1874 1874 are white
ard II ,033 are colored. The federal census
sbowea popula' Ion Of 494 ISL
Senator Hampton, oil South Carolina. was
accidentally shot yesterday By his son, M c.
Dufie Hampton, while cunning in Wasn'
ipgtoa connty. Miss O1e of the shots
stfucE Geoersl Hampton in the eye. The
wounds are not considered serious.
NICK nney Btos., the extensive oil opera
tors, o: Ptisbu5g, Pa, have sold ell their
Leases and proper in Wsrrer, McKehr
and Butter couutiea. In Penney and
at z. udlav. Oaio, to ne Standard Oil Com
pang. The price paid was $3.50 COO. The
deal inc.u-ee nearly 90 900 acres of cevei-
0ped and uDGcyeloped oil territory
Tho reception rendered last evening by
the y .u1g Mems d mocratic Association
10 Governor Pa,tison, his collsg oes on
,he democratic Safe ticket. and State
ChaiSuau Jlmes Kerr, brought together
in the 70, ms Of the association the largest
gathering of representative democrats, both
In Phi!ed eiphia and many parts OF the State
that has been aeen 10 theoity for long time
The total smount expended on public
buildings during the past fiscal year was
81 O75. O4S, Of which So COL ,941 Was paid for
sizes arc in be construction Of new build
ing, AID 1924 394 for repairs and alter
s,ioos of buildings. Sixty-nine buildings
ara now ia course Of construction or ex'
,eosive rspsir. There were completed du:-
in2 the year twenty QUE bulldogs.
The Shenandoah. launched at Bah. Me-,
Yesterday, Is the largest wooden sailing
ship in the world. Her keel is 2sO . feet
long and she has three decks. She will
snread II COO wards of sai on her four mast5
and has wire rigging Five thousand tons
will bs required to load Der, and she will
then draw twenty-ssven fact. The ship will
carry thirty light men before the mast.
IL is said thst the nefsage which the
President is go NJ to eerd to Congress on
Monday will deal with three subjects: Il
will be an appeal to the republicans TO
stand by their guns on the tariff and the
federal election questions. to pass en- Ell
portionmsnt bill, ard dissertion on the
importance of hui ding up trade with tho
nations to the south by the passage OF the
stesme hip subsidy bill.