Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-14
ERWa OF TIE DaY.

ERWs OF TIE DaY.
New Jeraey fruit growers anticipate big
peach crop.
The steamships Eiruria and City of New
York are racing from Q ,eenstown to New
York.
It is rumored that Prince Biemsrck will
be asked to act as arbitrator in the BehriDg
Sea question.
The friends OF Mr.. Parnel declare bis
continued neglect OF Ireland for Mrs. O'Shea
will completely ruin his cause.
President Harrison returned yesterday to
Washington from Bengies ducking shore,
where he has been SINGS Monday last.
Mr.. Parnell has issued an appeal to the
Irish people asking their support for his
delegates who are on their way to this
country.
A hat trust has been formed with capt.
til of 81 500 900 Itproposes to lease all the
factories 10 the country for i've years ana
raise prices.
Ex-State Treasurer Archer, Of Maryland.
now In the peniteRtsry for emot ~ emens,
msy be called upon to answer charge Of
forgery preferred by his bondenen and
! friends.
Ex-senator Ingalls, Gays Cleveland and
Harrison will be the opposing Presidential
candidates in 1892 the West wi demand
free coinage CT silver, and the Farmers A.
lance will be an important factor.
at Gripnell, Iowa, Gilbert Braden yesier-
DAY shot and instantly killed E iWaid X OK
e., Braden, who came from Brooklyn tor
the purposes OF killing Kicker, claims that
the latter did Bradens sister an irreparaDle
wrong five years ago.
VIM O'Briep, who was one OF the Ir'sn
envoys to America in the CAUSE ottne nome
rule party, aud who is now In Galway JAN
serving sentence of six months for incltlpg
tenants On q Tipperary estate rot to pay
rent, has been adjudicated bankrupt by
Dnblir court.
Daring the two years of the present sG-
ministration ended March 4. there were z :
754 appointments made OF presidential
postmasters. The whole number OF presl-
dental Offices in operation on March 4, 1881,
was, howev,r, 1889 At 290 Of these Offices
| no changes have been made.
Bear Ridge, Beech Wood and Reliance
| colieries, operated by the Philadelphia and
! r fading Company, yesterday suspended tor
I'D indefinite period. The North franklin
will also shut down. This suspension OF
| mining will add tao thouss nd men and boys
| TO he list of idle miners, which is already
Iarge-but The Mi Klnley tariff bill is still "a
law.
Jaks Kilrain and G .o Godfrey the latter col.
ored met IN finish fght at tbs CaliforniaAto-
etic G no In San Francisco, CAL, last night
70. So 600 trophy. Kilrain was 10 hne
form. The betting ranged from 500 to s60
10 500 to SIS In KilrAin's favor. Godfrey
mad also trained asslduously for the meeting.
| Godfrey was knocked ous In the forty-fourlh
round.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British minis
tor, bad a conference with Secretary Blaine
1T the State Department yesterday af.el-
noon. IL related principally, 30 it ia said, to
the arrangement of preimioaries for the sub
mission to arbitration of the various ques-
Ito 10 at issue In regard to Bahflng Sea hsh-
cries, on the basis suggested BY Mr.. Blaine
and accepted BY Lord Salisbury with GER
tain notifications.
Cashiers of the banks outside Of Dover.
Ds, in which the State holds stock, we're
before the oint investigating committee yes-
terdsy with old books containing entries as
far back as 179S All the stock represented
by the missing certificates was accounted
for, directly or indirectly, and the banks
will issue to the State Acknowledgements In
lieu OF the missing certificates of the State
proprietorship in these stacks. Tnis pro-
cedure will make the States assets all right
Last Christmas near Lavonis, Tenn, Miss
Annie Bolton, 16-geal Did girl, was drag
ged from her horse and criminally assaulted
By neighbor named Henry Sanders, aged
| 90 A posse was organized to lynch San
ders, but he escaped to Texae, where ne re-
manned until few days ago. Hs wss taken
| sick while in Texas aud came home last
week. The relatives Of the girls waited IN
til he recovered, and Wednesday night
mob want to his home, dragged him from
his bed, and needless of the screams of his
mother and sisters, hanged him to the linb
of tres within 200 yards Of his house.