Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-16
Hawg Us TGR DAY.

A Elk days ws king match for SIC, COO be-
gan In New York this morning.
| T. is ated that the ,rman navy ls to re-
ceive az addition If 81 ironcIads.
Mr.. P.rnells ENJOYS from Ireland arriv, d
| in New York on Saturday evening.
The President will leave Washington for
bis California trip about April 10.h.
The funeral CT The late Senator Hearst
tool placs st San Francisco yesterday dur
ing heavy rain.
a dispatch fron Buenos Ayres says that
Col Robea, the commander of the Gillian
goverom.,v troops, was killed in the defeat
| OF March 8.
President Harrison has ordered the mere-
ing of The two colored military bsttalions In
the District of Columbia and they will not
be mustered cut
Bishop Ftzgsrald. who is presiding over
the Washington M E Conference, ooloted,
10 Baltimore, o,daioed elders aud dsacons
at the Metropolitan N. e Church yesterday.
Attorney Gar e'al Miller has rendered an
opinion that the President has the power to
appoint the nine circuit judges created by
the last Congress during the recess Of Con
grts'.
A Hungarian ooei r,:ner ramed Re!a was
s.rangl.d TO death by a vigilance committee
at Fiat Top, near Bfownwel. w. Vs.. on
Saturday fer rcbbing the trunk OF a fellow
workman.
In the diplo matte ci!c es 1t is reported that
Germany may become Involved In the Bah
rug sea controversy, because che slso bias
seaiets cruising in the Bshring sea during
the fishing seaeon.
The Signal Corps observer at Gay Head,
Macs reports that The Uaited States YES
sels Nina and 0aiens, ashore at that point,
are now away up on the beach. The Nina
will probably be saved, but the GaeDs will
he tota wreck.
Many of The negroes who emigrated froo
Texas and Arkansas 10 Oklahoma are re-
turning TO Texas They are very indignant
at the manner in which they have been i'm
posed upon by the agents of the emigrsting
compaDy which prevailed upon them to go
to Oklahoma.
The lease OF The Covingtcn and Macon
railroad to the Richmond and Danville On
the basis of the guarantee Of 4 per cent. TO-
teyest to the bondholders bss been approved
by the Richmond and Dsnviie board. The
ease has also to have the approval of the
Georgia Central, which is joint guarantor.
The West Va legislature did not sdjou
until quarter past one o'clock yesterday
orniug The lsst hours of the Senate were
enliveDed by personal encounter between
Senator Knott and Sergeant-at-Arms Tracy,
W hich resulted In Tracy's getting blow In
the face. Aftersads. he offered his resig-
nation, which was accepted. The trouble
grew out of a csll of he Senate.
Fred w. Eall, Of Cleveland. Ohio, who
married Miss K .tie Warren. at o ;taws, Cor.
Saturday ni9ht.wss charged at the wedding
feast with having q wife and children in
Eagaud. Tue matter becoming known,
the greatest excitement prevailed. and In
the midst OF it. after the newly made bride
had given back the weddng ring. Hall dis
appeared and has not aimee been seen.
Il is rumored III Baltimore that the West
Virginia Central and Pttsburg Railroad
wanted to hug or control the Western Mary
land company. The Potomac Valley Rail.
road Company, en- auxiliary of The Western
MARYLAND, has contracted With Ryan q Me-
Donald for toe construction OF its road. The
new line Is q direct extension OF the main
line OF the Western Maryland Railroad up
the Potomac river.
David Handy and bis eldest son, farmers,
on Thursday night were dragged from their
hcme, nsar Kansas City. by White Gaps,
and tied to a ieuoe in their night clothes,
where they nearly persisted from the cold
The mob then wrecked the house. They
tore of the roof, smashed in the Window,
broke off the door and destroyed the furni-
ture. Handy says he knows of DO cause for
the outrage, except that he has been in liti-
gsiion over tarm ease for some time.
Mayor Palmer, of Sioux City, Iowa. has inform
cd the liqnor men thst tho license ordinance will
no longer be enforced. AL the saloons were wide
open vests rday.