Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-09
,as na TEE DAY

InS tatTlS-CLS 0eli, lDS Rroat suClai
even; of tie New York social sessop, took
place last night at Dsiuonioo's.
Engineer Boeert reports that the gre t
Horseshoe fais OF Niagara are recedtug ct
tbs rae of two feet two inches every year.
Oaing to tbs nnuaual mortality in Berlin
OF cousumptives soaking relief from DIR.
Koch the hotels lave been ordered to be
disinfec.ed.
The paoal secretary of State. 10 q st-
tor discussing Clrjjpsl La7igerie's deciara-
.iou il sav, r Of republican form Of govern
ment in France, writes that tae Catholic
Church is net !niyn;cai to any form of gov
ernmeut.
Two German doctors who have been set
to experimenting by Prof. Kooh's dis
coveries have fund that the blood of rats
and mice bas destructive eject on the
eirus of diphther:a, while the blood Of
rabbits tsa' fused hiss similar effect en-
tetauus.
Tee rewards cnored for the capture Of
R be Burrows, th8 train rnbbsr, who wss
kilicd near Linden, Ala, OFT. S, have not
oeen Dnid. eF d there is prospect of some
in e5esticg litigation ever them. The re-
aal9s aggregate $75 coo md arc worth
fighting Cor.
Tbs excitement over tho question Of cen
troll OF tbs New II smIsaire Legislature b 3
broken out again BY the discovery that tine
| republicans sra now fixing the returns o
snit themselves These returns are In tie
ofioe of the Secretary OF State. In the abso-
| lu,e possession Of tbst partisan official.
The Interstate comma arcs commission hos
submitted its report. The report says that
there il every Fessor to believe that the pro-
gisous Of the lsw, which were intended to
preserve uniform!ty OF rates aud prevent un-
| ias, Discrimination, bsye been very directly
disobeyeG or egsded liz great number Of
cases & number Of amendments 10 the
D.e3an' lg@ axe Recommended.
The British forrmested ship Buckipgham
| from D lndee arrived &c Rev York ysstel-
dag site: Storing passage and unGer com-
| maud cf tbs chief officer, Captain Lyafl
havice assn stabbsd to dsa.n en- the second
day al ZEE by lhe cook, q Lsscer, wbom
tbs captain bad rep;imanded for failing
10 pet tna maa's meals rea6y al the proper
time.
Tas Aofi-Pa.nelii;es marched into tbs
HQu:a .! COmncus 10 body yesterday snd
captured she front seats Of the Parneil!te
section. T.ma,hy Heaiy took Mr. Psrneli's
seat, whereupo1 Justin Mccarthy warned
him 20 yac8:e IL. The Anti ParneIites
authorz 4 chairman Mccarthy to prepare
all aadtaFs to the I:ish people. Parae |
~il soma g representative to the United
States to defend his eide of tie I'ish party
division.
Il Wsli street money was tight yesterday,
aud Il was lun up to per cent. per day and
leg! Interest, but later il went lack tn 8
per cont. Announcements we're made Of
large gold engagements 10 London for New
York. The Secretary Of the Treasury pur-
chesed ner cent. bonds, for which about
So 500 GOO sill he disbprssd. Ee declined
20 use the $40. 900 600 OF fractional currency
or subsidiary cola now 20 the treasury for
the purchess of bouGs, but will CONTINUE the
purchase o. 4 per cents. to an smount that
will make the expenditure $40, 100000 The
purchases Of silver bullion were 6S5. 600
ouroo5 at l02 TO l035
Coasressmau 5Lockbridge yesterday pre-
santed in he House petition from Mrs.
Virginia Taylos Lswis, CT Baltimore, offer-
Ing to sell to Congress the dress-sw I'd worn
by General George Washington when he
surrendered his commission as commander
:u-ehiaf Of the American erny, In the Old
state house 81 Annapolis. The joint Library
Committee OF the Flftieth Congress- re-
orred hl eppropriatiue $40 900 to put
chase tbs aword. Mrs.. Lewis is willing to
let Congress i1 the price. bill was in
troducad In the House by Congresms an
Lac, OF Virginia. for the establishment of a
naIiorai CONSERVATORY of Emusic, to be erected
In the District OF Columbia.