Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-05
KRWs OF TIE DAY.

The census of London shows population
of 4 oil 056 The outer ring hss popu'e-
ton of ,422 276.
A hshe without eyes Was born scme days
ago iu New York. The father is Adolph
Zucher, tilor.
The net surplus 10 the g. Treasury TO
day lie IS 600 600, smaller surplus than has
been in the Treasury within the memory OF
the oldest official.
Gen. John M. Schofeld, commaEder-n'
chief of the Uoited States army, is to marry
Miss George Kibourne, who Ia but 2G years
old, at Keokuk, iowa, on the lS;h.
Consul Corle, recently recalled by tie
Italian government from New Orleans to
apewer inquiries in connection with the
lynching affair, has arrived in Rome.
Documents made public 10 the Canadian
PsrlIamet show that the recent proposed
reciprocity negotiations we're postponed on
account of the Presidents western trip.
The Prussian Diet has formally adopted
the bill restoring to the Catholic c'er9Vmen
the stipends formerly allowed by the gov
eminent, but which were withdrawn under
The operations of the KuItufksmpf.
Postmsttr General Wanamaker is tur, :
Jag bis attention 10 the improvement OF the
so-called Especial delivery" service, whereby
its patrons are promised, on i6s pay ment Of
t, n Genie, an especially prompt delivery IN
letter..
II Ia said lhes syndicate OF scuthero cap
italis,s, representing SO GOO, 600, propose to
buy tbs three houses which once Tere the
o Capitol prison, in Washington. tTsos-
port the material to Atlanta, restore the old
prison as we'll as possible, and make 1t
place of exhibition for various Union relics.
Alexander Pepross Gordon Cumming,
OF Freedom distric', near SSkesviile. Cat-
roll county, Md. says his brother, Sir VIII
lem Gordon Canning inherited nervous
sffsction which renders it Impossible for
him to control his hands. and that this In
trinity may have led TO the charges OF
cheating at Trsnby Croft.
At the offics OF the Ourchmdn in Ns~
YORK it vas announced yesterday that the
Rev. d.. Pbiilps B ooks has been approved
By tbs standing com mittees o! twenty-seyen
.iiaceses, aud is, therefore, declared elected
to tie bishop,ic Of Ma'aschusets. The
bishops will now vote Individually for the
confirmation of DR.. B,ooks's election.
Governor Fleming, OF Florida, is being
urged by the opponents OF Senator Call t.
declare his election Invalid snd decline 10
sien q certificate on 1t. The Governor has
undsr a1visement the idea of ssking the
Supreme Court of the State for its opinion
on the legality of the election before signing
Mr. Calls c-edentisls, AID the anSi-Cail
men are confident that Stat opinion will be
in their tsVor.
The rain siofn; in Baltimore iast evening
was the hesvies- STAGE August, 1890 One
and fifteen hundred hs OF an inch OF rain fell
in one hour. Houses were unroofed and
trees nprooteH. Telephone wires suffered
badly In the eastern and northern sections
OF the city. The cable cars were stopped
temporarily and the horse cars were also de-
lsyed for awhile. The Fremont street sew
err was damaged TO the extent of about
So 600.
The annual convention Of the Dankards
adjourned at Hsgerstown, Nd, yesterday
The next meeting will be held 10 love-.
The convention decided many important
uuestiops inclu ling these: Members of the
CHURCH may not use tobacco, but may cell it
az merchants; gold ornaments for the per-
son are prohibited the holding Of public
Office ia allowed; the present name OF Cor
man Baptist Brethren IL retained members
may marry non-beievers in ths couch. but
ara advised against il.