Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-23
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Expenditures In war departments montgomery
aaWs OF THE DeY.
The coal output OF West Virginia has
doubled the past two years.
at the New England Society dinner 10
New York Monday night Cbsuncey NJ. Ds.
pew compsred the early Paritsns with mod
ern oranks.
Frank A. Smiley, a harness maker of In
dieuapolis, after undergoing the bi-chloride
of gold treatment, lost all his hair from hs
head and face.
The pension payments so far this month
aggregate nearly $11 900 600 and have re-
duced the cash balance OF the Tresssury to
nearly s92,0OO,OO0.
John r. Richardson. OF Chattanooga.
Tenn, one of the richest men and biggest
cotton planters In the South, died sunday,
the victim of cigarettes.
Mrs. Ada Thrope Lotus, who was arrest
ed at the Fifth Avenue Hotel 10 New York
Yesterday, on chsrge OF lunacy, is said to
have threatened the life OF President HSr-
ri5on.
The Maine cattle commissioners have die.
covered tuberculosis in cattle recently Inn.
ported from Massachusetts and have voted
to prohibit the importation OF cattle from
that State.
Jerome I Chase, the we'll known tbreshing
machine and pillow manufacturer aud horse
breeder, OF Racine, Wis.,, died at his home
there yesterday, aged nearly seventy years.
His fortune Is estimated at 100000 or
more.
The man known az Burglar Schneider"
sentenced to prison for robbng house OF
worship In Hoboken, n. j., s found to be
Pastor Weih," who In the euise OF mis-
sionsrY stole property worth thousands OF
dollars.
Governor Russell of Massachusetts, in g
speech Ia Boston on Monday night before
the Young Mems Democratic Oiub. strongly
urged that the national campaign of 1892 be
fought on the tariff reform issue with the
same leader.
Rev. Eben Edwsrds Besrdsley. D. D., LII.
D., rector Of 81. Thomas's Protestant Epis
copa Church. New Haven, Conn, and su-
works, died in Nav Haven late Monday
night OF pneumonia, aged So years.
Judge of Crimes Foster has handed to the
Procurator Fiscsi of Valparaiso his report OF
the Baltimore affair. Two Cbilians admit
s'abbiug Boatswain'r Mate Riggin and Coal
Heavier Turnbul, both of whom died OF their
wounds. The American sailors stick to their
original statements. The testimony of other
Witnesses Ia conflicting.
Notwiths, andiug his burial with all the
rites OF ,he Catholic Church, William J
Florence, the actor, died Mason In good
standing. His brother. Inspector Conlin a
also Mason, sld denies the rumors that
his brother renounced Masonry; but says
that as the Catholic Church s satisfied, and
as the Masonic frat, rnity Is satisfied there is
DO uae to debate the point.
Gabriel A. Buchignani, one of the best
known men In the Bohemian literary must
cal circle in New York, dad yesterday. Mr..
Buchignsni was bern In Italy about fifty
seven yesrs ago. and came to this countrs
when boy. He lived in the South for
numher OF years, and then made biz home
in Washington vhere he married Virginia
Randolph. Uude- President Llhcoln's aD.
ponsmeut ne eerVed for Time as librarian
of Congress.
The South Carolina Legislature has adopt
ed resolution inslruc;ing her representa-.
tivea In Congress to prepare aud support
dill for The purchase Of the Tample farm and
Moore House at YORKTOWN, Va, by the gov
ernment of the Uaited States The pream-
bile TO the resolution states that the Moore
House and the Temple farm will carry with
them through sil time the memoirs OF the
victory by which the allied armies OF France
and the American colonies secured our ma
TONS Independence.
John Davies one OF the bes.-known min
lag experts 10 the West, died at the Sher-
man house, Chicsgo, Monday night of pneu-
monia. MIR. Davies had made and lost sev-
ers fortunes In Colorado and California.
lie died almost penniIess. He was the
crigina! owner of the Little Chief mine near
Leadville, which he sold some years ago tor
$500 900 It was afterwards sold again for
S., 100000 In poker game at Leadville
soma years ago Mr.. Davies got up from the
table $50 900 loser. The next piaht he sat
down and not only recovered bis lcsseP, but
won 10000 on the top of it.