Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-15
NEWS OF TEE GsT.

The expulsion OF the Jews iroa Russia
has been resumed.
The late Senator Hsa,s.'s horsea were
sold at Sheephesd Bay yesterday, Tou-na.
Gent bringing $50. 500.
The first cargo Of sugar to Baltimore from
Demerara 10 ten years came to the Baiti-
more refinery yesterday.
The steamship Pirate arrived at Baltimore
from Port Antonio yesterday with S 200
lunches of bananas and 10000 cocoanuts.
tipues to receive letters from people In the
United States who have been led by bogus
agents to believe that they ere heirs to vast
estates 10 England.
Rev. Thomas F. Geylor, chancellor OF the
University OF the South, at Sewanee, Tenn.
was last night elected bishop of Georgia by
the Diocesan Convention OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church.
The corporation council of London Bes-
terday appropriated So 000 to entertain the
Emperor of Germany on his contemplated
9st to London. There vas some Opposition,
however, to the appropriation.
Gen. Wade Hampton. who was the orator
of the day at the celebration Of the 100 b
anniversary of the meeting of the South
Carolina Legislature at Columbia on Wed
nesday. announced that his political career
was ended.
Fire at the B4lmopt oil works IL Philade-
phia last night destroyed Eve tanks contain
| Ing many Thousands Of barrels of refoed oil,
| the shipping house in which was stored 500
barrels of oil, the coopsrage aud storenouue
ard 3. 600 empty barrels.
Mr.. George s. Ellis, secretary of the bond
| holders committee for the adjustment o; the
| Virginia debt, said in New York yesterday
THAI he had not received any information
from Gov. Mckinney 10 reference to the aD-
| pontmsnt OF committee about the debt
| settlement.
Grant Post. g. A. R Of New York, has
Invited ex-Congressman John S. Wise, OF
Virginia, to deliver the Grafton on Deoors
ton Day at General Grants tomb. The
New York Confederate Camp of Vet
| srsns hss also been ssked to joio the
pest in the ceremony. Captain Vice has
accepted and 1t Is expected that the camp
| will return favorable answer.
The forthcoming encyclical of the Pops
on The labor question refutes the socialls,lc
theories tendiug to abolish private property
and upbolds The principles Of the Catholic
f, Church So the main element in the solution
of eoeia! question:. The Lsln text Of the
eDcgciicsl will soon be published, and Arch
bishop Walsh and Cardinal Manning will
prepare the English translation.
| d.. T. The t3her Graves, nov at Denver,
Col, made q statement yesterday 10 which
be emphaticely denied that be ever adm t.
ted sending the b,ttle of whisky from Bos-
ton to Mrs. Josephine Bsruaby. He says
he did not know that he was accused Of
poisoning Mrs. Barpa5y until be reached
D,nver. Uoder advice Of Judge Furpan,
dis counsel, DR.. Graves has refused to ap-
pear before The grand Jury. If the grand
Jury indicts DR.. Graves, Judge Furmsn Gays
he will demand an Immediate trial.
The committee of fifty citlzans appolnts
By the mayor of New Orleans to assist in
bringing the assassln5 OF Chief OF Police
Henpessy to ustice, made a report yester
dag. The committee suggests the prohibit
tlon Of immigration from Sicily and lover
Italy, reform In criminal laws and the adj
ministra,ion OF criminal justice, and ley
recognizing the existence OF g bar association
and endowing 1t with full power to try ard
dister any attorney whose evil practices
render him unworthy of being sn officer %
court.