Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-20
hera at $50 at night and ia delivered the
& rat Thing TIE following morning.

bers at $50 at night and ia delivered the
f rat thing the following morning.
An official report from Consul General
Nsw at London 10 the State Department
says the imports Of England for 1889
amounted to two billion one hundred and
thirty-e!ght million dollars, while the ex-
ports amounted to one billion FIVE hundred
and seventy six million, the balance oftrade
being largely against England. Aud yet
the year referred 10 was most prosperous
che to that country.
S,na.or Barbour has returned from Nav
York, but vent to Maryland to-day. Sen
stor Daniel is now i1 L7Dchburg, but is e1'
pected hsre to-day or tomorrow. On Thurs
dsy next be will take his family home for
the summer.
Tne fight between Harrison and Blaine
for the next Presidency is being condu cted
most sdroiily on both sides. Mr.. Foster, 8
pronounced Harrison man from 1odians
was selected by Mr. Blaine as the negotiato'
of the new Spanish treaty, but MIR. Foster
took Mr.. james G. Blaine, jr, with him
Mr. Blaine Ell reach here to-day from O.o
Point Comfort. He Ia delighted ct the sue
ces, of II arrson's southern trip and Is doing
all he Can t, further it, for the reason thal
he ia assured all OF Harrison's strength Will
come to him If The President cannot De re-
nominated.
TIE tgo cents pound subsidy on maple
spear has had 3 most remarkable theot upon
the zap 10 the maple trees of Vermont. a
disnstch hers from st. Albans says tine
M sple sugar crop Of that late this year will
amount to seventeen million pounds.
Ccl. Augustus Valentine Kau'z, Sih To-
fausrY, was to-day appointed Bfigadier Gen
erel 10 place OF Gen. John Gibbon, retired.
Among the visitors here last week, to
whom the saohs made great ooeisance was
Sir John Rosa, sn Englishman of fine pres
encs aod very Agreeable man. But all fhe
same be is the son OF the man who Gurned
the Capitol In 1914.
Captain Dsipkwater, the keeper OF the
Sestack Life Saving Station, who was CEN
sured for failure to use all the means at biz
command for eaving life at the time of the
wreck of the bark Dictator, when seven
lives were lost, he's resigned.
a gentleman here today from from New
York ssys thet Father Ignatius In that city
said yesterday: II repeat what 1 have a.
ready said, that DR.. Rainsford is not true
Christian and has nsVer been converted.
Ia nv mird no minister OF the gospel Can
be termed Christian who dances, Poes
duck shooting or attends theatres. But Dr.
Rsinsfcrd is good fellow, I'll admit. H9
is az athlete, hsve heard. That qualihca-
ton is a good one." This may interest
some people In Alexandria where Rev. DR..
Rainsford once conducted mission.
One Of the largest halls in this city was crowd
cd TO its utmost capacity last night to hear
woman lecture on Thcosophy, or the religion OF
the Buddhist.
One of the Capitol officials told the GAZETTE
correspondent to-daytbst whilo going through that
building short time ago he noticed among lot OF
women sewing upon the carpets for the Senate
lady at whose homo in Virginia, just before the
commencement OF the war, h, had been visitor
that thst home wss large and comfortable house
and was surrounded bJ thirteen hundred ceres OF
the rich st land in northern Virginia, upon which
were one hundred and ity slsves. The war had
reduced her to the condition in which he last saw
her, IS her husbsnd had sold al he hsd and in
vested the receipts in Confederate securities. he
says that fesring tho negroes would burn her
home sb,, for month b,fore she left it, made four
of their children sleep in the room with her.