Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-14
NEWS OF TRsnAY.

from New York city, died at lbs O'Clock
this morning in Washing or.
B'shep Richard GiImour, OF the Roman
Catholic Diocese Of Cleveland, died yester-
day evening at st. Augustine, Fla.
The Call men captured the organic alton Of
the joint democratic caucus Of the Florida
Legislature last night by vote of sc to 43.
The steamship Lord O'Neil. which ar
rived at Baltimore yesterday. brought the
largest cargo OF tin plate ever received
there.
The President committed the death sen-
fences Of Jones, Key and Smith, the Ma
ysses murderers, yesterday to imprisonment
for life.
The Interstate Commission yesterday de-
cided In favor of the Delaware and Virginia
truckmen In their complaint against the
freight charges by the railroads.
W.. ]. E lbrooke, of Chicago, has been APP
pointed supervising architect of the Treasu-
~ ar d E. R. Nebecker, q. e. Treasurer in
the place OF J. N. Huston, resigned.
The lightning last Saturday played some
unusual pranks In Queen Anne county,
Md, among other things breaking open q
trunk in a house which was struck.
The resignation of Senator E1munds is at.
ttibuted to the movement of the western
republican Senators to resist the further
domination of the eastern Senators.
The Washington and Georgetown Rail-
road Company has been granted pei mis- for
the construction of cable railroad on Penn
eylrauIa avenue and Fourteenth street.
The saloon-keepers of Burlington, Iowa,
yesterday revolttd against the prohibitory
1f bo ofoh a
who wss serving warrant on one of their
number.
There was quite an exciting scene in the
Chicago City Council last night just at ad-
iournment when Mayor Creger called AL
dsrman Dluham liar. Friends interfered
in order that the two gentlemen might net
come to blows.
Thomas o Ball aud J. NJ. Levy. two gov
eruofs of the democratic club in New York,
gave subscription dinner at the clubhouse
last night In honor of Jefsrson's birthday.
Many nrom nent local democrats were pres
emit. Es-Prseident Cleveland was among
the speakers.
It Ia said that Mrs. James g. Blaine, ir,,
formerly Mics Nevins. intends to procure a
divorce from her husband, and will then, II
she can obtain 1ispensation from the Cath
Ollie Church, of which she is a member be
married to DR.. William T. Bull, of New
York, who attended her throughout her re-
cent illness.
Dean McNuIty, a Catholic priest of St
Johns Church. who is at present engaged In
temperance crusade, entered the side door
of Patterson, N. j.. saloon yesterday eve
ming to ascertain II Groetsoh the saloon
keeper, was selling without license. The
priest was attacked by Groetsch aud knock
ed down.
George W. Williams. an American negro
who Is said to have had charge OF the sur
veys of the Congo railroad and to have
travelled and made extensive and acute OBJ
servssions throughout the Congo Free
State, in an open letter arragns King Lso.
pold of Belgium and Henry M. Stanley for
maladministralio Of the Congo Free State.
Fred. Douglass, Minister to Hayti, will, 1t
is said, be recalled at an early date. As q
minister he is failure. 1t ia 90 d that Lang
ston is a candidate to eucceed Douglass, and
it is probably true, for Langston is candi-
date for anything he can get in the sha pc OF
Office, but Secretary Blaine wants to select a
white man who ia familiar with commercial
interests aud needs.