Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-01
NEWS OF TEg a

metal alumlnum mas Oeeu eQuce TO MY
cents per pound.
The May debt statement Issued to-day
shows en- increase OF $3.50 900 In the debt
during the month.
q. a.. Herbert, of Alabama, who has
served eight terms in Congress, announces
that be will not be q candidate for re-elec-
ton.
The Great Northern Railroad depot. 3
Touring mill and steam elevator, and other
property we're burned at Wahpeton, n. D.,
yesterday.
Rev. T. E. Dowling, chaplain to the
Bishop In Jerusalem, preached at Ascension
Protestant Episcopal Church In Baltimore
yesterday.
Afoat, on which were forty women, in
the Grand Army parade at Lansing. Mich,
on Saturday gave way, and fifteen OF them
were Injured.
Fears of ed impending grain famine coz
tinue to disturb Europe and In Barltn iE-
mediate action for relief on the part OF the
government is anticipated.
Lieutenant Governor Jones, Of New York,
SAYS In an interview tibet he Is q candidate
for Governor, but that Roswell 2. Flower
can undoubtedly get the nomination ii he
wants 1t.
Dr.. Fordsce Barker, one OF the most emf
psnt physioia ana in the United States, died
Saturday evening at his residence in New
York, eyed seveuty.three years. OF apo
piexy.
Sir Antoine Anne DorioD, once Premier OF
o d Canada, aud for many years Chief JUS
tice of the Court OF @ Ieen's Bench, Q1ebec,
ia dead. He was for many years one OF the
most prominent figures in Canadian life.
CONT Won Moltke, just before his death,
concluded an exhaustive study OF European
ornaments, ard concluded that France was
Itady for war, Russia nearly ready, and that
a great conflict could net be delayed longer
than 1892.
4 lot of roughs broke up the Grand Army
Memorial Day exercises at Whitesville, KY,
on Saturday. Citizens interfered to protect
the veterans, and in the fight that followed
Burrell Taylor. leader of the roughs, was
fatally stabbed.
Mrs. Mary Mason Jones died In New
York Friday ia her 91st year. Che WAS re-
lated by blood and marriage TO the MssoDs
AID Pendletons of Virginia and the Allstons
OF South Csrol!ns, aud leaves an estate VAL
ued at 81 000. 600.
Dr.. GresveP, OF Boston, who has sper t
some time ss q missionary among tho In
dams. says he is Disguised. The Iodians, he
SAYS. know more than most Boston people,
and guyed him numerically when he told
them Bible stories.
The property left By Sir Richard Sutton.
of Z lglsnd, who raced the Genests for the
American cup, is over S35 900 900 The
heir to the estate is Q posthumous child only
inst born. The accumulation by the time
ne comes Of sge will be something prodig-
iou'.
TheIoternstional Good Templars' Confer
euce ate ,inburgSsturdsy discussed the sta'-
US OF Catholic mtmhels, and resolved that 1t
is not q violation of templar obligations for a
member to communicate the work OF the
order 10 a clergyman under The seal OF the
confession.
A steamer which has arrived at Mar
settles from the New Hebrides. in the south
Pacific, brings sdvices hat a state OF sn
archy pIeysils there. Numerous conhiots
have occurred In which GOO natives were
killed. Ia every case thu bodies of the dead
were eaten by victors.
Edward h. Golf o mon who 81 Dyed the
reputation OF being able to raise more money
Oh WlUu Suhu 6uNOIo1 L ciSU
on Saturday, aud with him p~erlshed one of
the smartest schemes for getting iich easily
that even his fertile brain ever worked.
Golf was the head Of the American Export
and Trading Company.
Congressman Mills, of Texas, is quoted as
saying that he believes be is entitled to the
spsakershlp, but has no desire to force him
self upon his party friends in the House. A
frie nd of Mr.. Mills quotes Senator Gormsn
SO declaring that he does not propose to take
sny part in the speake-snlp fight, as most Of
the sspirants are his personal friends.
A vestit u'e train on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad ran into the rear OF a freight
train at Basic City, on Saturday, and four OF
the freight cars were wrecked. The pas
sengers escaped. Hon. john G. Carlisle ard
family were Oh the v%estibule train, going to
New York. No one was hurt but two col.
ored men, who we're only slightly bruised.
The home of Henry Phillips, at Taylor
town, Pa, caught fire early Saturday morn
Ing, sud Pnillips, his wife and a tbree-yeer-
old child were burned to death, and q IF
teen-vear-old boy wss 80 badly scorched
that he died In q few hours. l. ia believed
that q lamp was upset while the inmates OF
the house we're drunk, causing the coLha-
grafton.
David Brooks, the electrician aud inventor
of electrical appliances, died at his residence
in Germantown, Pa, yesterday OF pneu
monis, aged sevspty-two years. He was
one of the pioneers in eec'ricity In this
country. having been engaged in putting
into operation the Asst commercial line in
America-that between Baltimore and
Washington.
The New Orleans grand jury made their
fnal report Saturday referring 10 the ir-
regular proceedings sbont the court build
ing. The fact is mentioned that the list Of
tales jurors in the HenDessy case was deliv-
cred TO the defense nearly tweniy-foDr hours
before it was given to the attorneys for the
State. The grand jury was unable to asoer-
tain VINO was responsible for this.
The frat passenger train of the season was
run up the line of the Mapiton and Pixies
Peak Railway, Col. on Saturday morning.
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