Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-09


The Bank of England Bus Lowered Its
rate OF G!sct unit from per cent to per
cent
a. Gtauada, Spain. Yesterday, there was
6 violent shoek ofsar,E quake, which greatly
alarmed The people.
A verdict for 1890 damages las 5een
awarded In Brookly sgainE1 Rev. Aioyslus
S,sffens for alternating the affections Of JoAn
Bsnss's vile.
Terrible storms and bitter weather coz
tinue ir Eogard and OF thu EnFopesa cor
tiDent. Hundreds OF poor people ere dessi-
tuta and freezing.
DR.. Mary Walker, who was recently re-
ported as dying on her farm near OiWego'
n. Y, but who declared that sae Wouiun .
die before she got her pension, has recover
ed
Capt. Edmund Winnie, clerk il The
s x.h auditors office Ct the Treasury De
partmeut in Washington, disd yesterday
afternoon Of beert diseaee While seated al
his desk.
Professor Virohow, at Berlin lest night.
delivered lecture on Dr.. koch's lyupn ne
which he sharply hntegouizsd the prevail
lag theory of the succavsinl working Z: the
alleged tuberculosis cure.
The engagement o. John Jacob As;or. Only
sop and heir of Mr. AID Mrs William As'or,
of New York, to Miss Ara Willing, daughter
Of MIR. and Mis-. Elwasd Wiling of Poiia-
del ohia, will soon be formally announced.
Three workmen were buried In the ruins
Of The basement OF 8 house that collapsed 10
Rome Yesterday. King Humhsrs OF lta'y
bns,cnsf 10 the scene end directed the work
of reeouing the men, TWO of whom wi I'VE.
hir. ]. Wesley Guest, for nearly thirty
years cashier OF the Citzsns' Bank, Hanover
greet. Baltimore, resigned YESTERDAY, on &C.
ocunt Of disagreement with the cirectofs
cbout loeus, and his resignation was &C.
septed.
Nj. OB.isn requests that deniel be
rivan to the reports t1et have been clrcr-
Isfe6 to the effect that Mr.. Parneli has
agreed to retire, end That he Mr.. O'Srien)
ia 10 replace Mr.. Mccarthy as leader of tee
Iriah ps7iy.
According to the estimates of French ara
German ststiat!ciars. there have perisheo IN
the ware of the last thirty years 50J. O9O
meD. while there hss been expended to
carry them on no less thar the iocoGce'Vails
sum Of Sl3, 090,00O GOO
Senator EimunGs yesterday mada an H.
feotuRl attempt to rally The repnoiieso line
n support of the Force bill, hus the teo
sf!aho Senators, who voted 10 slde-irscE"
The t!ll, srs said to have baen ''aip-
ped into liae and viii net turtle. oproa-
that MEASURE.
TIE evidence in The Archer hons case 81
Tomsun, I'D yesterday disclosed no7 ar
cher concealed the loss OF Steta bonds oy
making up the deficit 10 the ccGpors OF one
C 'sss OF honds with these o; another. Ad-
di.ionsi hypothecetions OF Staie bonds ware
shown.
Sreus have BEEN taken looking to the
impcachment Of Frank McGrath, president
Of the Ksnsss Farmers Alliance, who is &C
cused Of being party to the alleged scGeme
to elect E. J. Torner, republican coneEess-
man from TIE Sixth DISTRICT, TO the Uoltsd
States Senate.
A telegram from Charleston, W Va, says
courier has arrived there With news ths
,he BramfsIG- Mccoy feud hss broken ont u
Hsrt's Creek, L7gsU county, srd thasE hsAi
hsd occurred, 10 which six msa were killed
cad four wouoGes. Detaiis are not given
The report IS Gountsd by may.
TIE cspeip, chief mate, engineer. and
ors Of the crew OF the tank steamer POi!ux
we're brouzh: to New York yesterday o. the
steamship S:ete CT Nevada They we're al
in eu emacia:ed condition, after undergoing
larfaia e1 ere &c their vessel 1aY!ns
Desn rendered uGmsnageae'e 6G storms and
the sailors having mean reduced TO four
ounces Of meat dfy.
GA Chisf Rcd Clon3 end his wife hays
come into .be Pine L 3ge AGENCY from the
hottie cao,n, Gu6 General Miles thinks Their
example may &C followed Ey mang cthers.
Secretary NOhls sent disoasca to A2e1f
Rover Yesterday TT Pine Ridge DIMINISHING
him frcn, The service. The Secretary d.
rocts him to !uIn oVer the property TO Capt.
Pierce, First Infantry, who will Temporarily
act az agent at that noiut.
TIE stockholders of,he Arrow s eamship
Company formerly of this city, he'd meal
lng IN New York yesterday and elected sha
following oficers cid trustees: President,
R. N. Flyer; secretary and treasure, W.
Fl. Clarksor; trustees Chsries II. OHM,
james Fl. Connolly, George Crenko, G. R.
George, Z. 3. Co!u,ar, W. H. C!a:kson, ".
3 Sta fford, Robert NJ. Fryer, S-epden
Thorne, Calvin C. Chestnut and Howard
Caesard.
The Nav York Tribune says: Ia an
sfida7it made by john a. Weeka, jr., and
fled in the Superior Court yesterday, tbs
failure CT Arthur E Bsieman 20 pronounced
f,audnlent, Grd Mr.. B.tecnan is charged
WITH having prepared icr The assignment be
Turing his peraoua property into cash aud
transferring his reol estate 20 his vile.
NJ. Weeks elao de lares tia ne is
informed and baieges thet Mr.. BeteDGa Ia
packing h;s trunks preparatory to departing
from tai5 oouniFy.
YIEGIGIA aEWa