Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-06
HEws or TIE DaY.


There are rumora tbs active preparations
for var Gre being made by military authori
ties in Bulgaria.
Minister Phelps has been unable to lind
In Europe any relics OF Columbus or othsf
American discoverers.
The house of Bernard Donnelly In Balti-
more, ges set or fire = atarday b9 toy BAL
loon falling on The roof
Il is proposed to celebrate 10 October the
two hundredth anniversary CT Annapolis aa
tie capita! Of Maryland.
Tbs second examination OF ciQllhnH Tor
appointment to the army viii pe neid o. %
about September 18Th, By eEder CT Secretary
Proctor.
& deficiency OF six millions OF dollars mas
80 isr been found Ia the Pster's pence inno
by the oonmission OF cardinals, VINO are
making the Investigations.
There are rumors Of revolt OF the re-
publican negroes In Ohio. They complain
that their ,ights ere not properly feooR-
nizsd By the leaaess OF the party
The sixteen-yesr old daughter CT Jasper
E!swick, OF Roans county. w Va, 'ss saof
and killed yesterday by the discharge OF e
revolver which her broihe. lad hidden lie
her trunk.
The Chicago Farmers RevieaD Gays the gen.
eral outlook for crops ia good. The harvest
returns for wheat show that The previous
returns have not oyeresttmated the Siaic.
Thisia especially true OF winter wheat.
H. V. Winrow, mate of the schooner Hes.
ter A. Walters, from Norfolk, was arrested
ct Bridgeport, o., yesterday, charged WIZ
striking Henry Sheppard. co!ored; Win q
Delaying pin. Sheppard hts conclusion o'
the brain and will die.
1t Is said that Senator Qoay. who recently
resigned az chairman Of toe national repub-
,iosn committee, will assume the chairman
ehtO of the Pennsylvania State COMMITTEES,
end endesvof to secure the nomination OF
Mr.. Blaine fox President.
Little Annie Kirkland. Of Durham, n. o.,
Who was poisoned by her nurse several
months ago, died Tuesday. The girl pola'
oned the CHILD By administering conoen-
trated lye to It.. She was sentenced to sne
psniientiary before the child's oaetn.
The east.bound mall on the OgdensonrS
and Lake Ohamplsin railroad coilided wish
a returning Sunday school excursion train
just cast Of Ohamplsin station, N. y, yea
terdsy evening, killing three persons enc
lStRlIY IDlurlUR leu VI uttCCb hA0aVj NAS1
many less seriously injured.
Miss Emma Walravan Comfort and DR..
Harry Orookshank, psshs and direCtor-gen-
eral of all the Egyptian prisons, we're mar
ried yeaterGsy az Ceughoro, Pa. De. Crook
shank, although a pssha, Is sn En2tishcnsn
hy birih snd education. His fa.her 1as On
English general, who Wss killed IL the In
ciaa service.
The primary election In Carroll comfy.
Gs.. yes,sfday, resulted 10 q Waterloo for
Senator George, Ba,ksdale bsviDg carried
me county by large msioyity. The demo
as OF thu county charged Senator George
,ita having voted for dependent pension
bills. the dsecs refund tex bill, Bier eGu-
cstionsl bill, and lad secuted ths fsvo.ite
economic measure OF the FRrmers' Alliance. :"
Acting Secretary Solely has approved
the record Of the court ofirguiry Ia tbs case
Of PAy Clerk Van Vrscken, recently inves-
;isn,ed at Norfolk, Va. on charges growing
out of the loss of material from tha Ports.
mouth navy yard. The court found Van
Yracken responsible. and recommended
trial by court martial. a general court
martial for the trial of tb S case was ordered
Yesterday. It will meet at Norfolk Au-
gus. 10th.
The OHIO State convention OF the peoples
psrty met yestardey at Springfield. After
;ffsctiDg IN organ zAtion and listening to
some stirring speeches end eongs the COR
vention &C }nrned until to day. The con-
mitfee on resolutions w-estied With the p'eJ-
forna from p %. TO IL q. M, and adjourn
ed uatil to-day without having reached q
conoiusion. Ths leading points are The
prohibition, land tex ard farm prodnct oe..
features, The prospec:a arc taat The CON-
tees report Will be torn TO pieces by the
convention. Regarding the Ticket every.
thing is chaos. There ere dozen states,
and sher respective edvocstes are not ann-
grine.