Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-28
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A hurricane unroofsd 30 houses at Bou
logne yesterday.
The tremendous rains In England have
utterly ruined the crops.
President Harrison is expected to return
10 Washington tomorrow.
F.W. VsnderbilL's yacht Couqueror has
teen seized by federal officers for heavy cue
toms duties
NJ. Eiffel denies that be has been engaged
to build tower for she Columbian Worlds
Fair In Chicago.
Mayor Davidson, of Baltimore. has de-
cllned to allow the use OF his name as can
dlda.e for reelection.
Senator Sherman delivered speech In
opposition to the free coinage OF silver at
Paulding, Ohio. yesterday.
VIM. F. Cook, lunatlo In an insane esy'
lum at Weston, W. Va, boiled himself to
death In bath-tub yesterday.
A projected bill to suppress Drunkenness
In Germany proposes to place hapieuel
drunkards under the restraint Of specal
guardians.
Dol. W. W. Dudley. OF Indiana, was In
Boston on Wednesday, and said that Peesl-
dent Harrison could not carry his state
against Mr.. Blaine.
At New York yesterday the meeting OF
the anthracite coal agents was largely at
tended. 1t was decided not to make any
change In the present rates.
Baron Paul de Sede, q French nobleman.
has just crossed the Atlantic In the steam
shin Noordland as common sailor, to gain
nautical knowledge and win wager.
Mr.. Samuel Garrett, baggage master On
the ". s. B. B., while assisting passenger
on q moving train at Qasntlco yesterday.
fell from the car and Was quite badly
bruised.
Mr.. Thomas Hitchcock, IL. Of New York,
and Mics Marie Eastls, Of Washington,
granddaughter of the late W. w. Corooran
were married near Beverly Farm, Mass,
yesterday.
United States Senator William NJ. Stewart,
of Nevada, has been sued in the Supreme
Court by James E. Lyon for $1,000 OO0
damages growing out OF the famous Emma
mine and the Monitor and st, Louis lode
esle.
Lizzie Wilson, thirty-swo years old, OF
Philadelphia. yesterday poisoned herself
and her one-year-old babe through grief
and shame over the child being corn out
OF wedlook and the refusal OF the father to
marry her.
Prof. John Philip Souss. the director ofthe
Marine Band, accompanied by Mrs. Sousa,
reached New York on Wednesday on their
way home from Europe, where MIR. Souss
has been spending the summer In so en-
desyor to regain bis health.
The Oyster pirates are becoming go active
sgain In the waters on inc Connecticut coast
that at meeting of the Trade held
last week IL was voted 10 organizs
patrol, buy or lesae two or three fast boats,
srm them and protect the oyster beds at Gil
hazards.
The corouer's jury In the killing Of the
sixty.one people in the Park Place disaster,
New York city, yesterday viewed the RULES,
and found that the beams of the building
had been held by anchors, which are still
imhedded In the wsils. The sum OF
Sc 1913 has been raised for the families OF the
victims
An engine on the Bound Brook Railroad,
drawing two ordinary coaches and President
McLeod's private Car Reading" which Is
equal to swo coaches In weight, y yesterday ran
mile In 80 As seconds, or at the rate OF over
Su LulI6b p0E luuEs WuAuu ~ thO it<oVuoo OFoA
made By railroad sraln. At the end Of the
sly" the worlds record was broken, The
fastest FIVE miles were covered 10 minutes
&c As seconds. The fastest ten miles were
made 10 minutes IL seconds, averaging 43
seconds per mile.
Republicans of Maryland met at Ocean
Oty yesterday and nominated William J.
Vannort, of Kent county for Governor; John
Mcdonald, OF Montgomery, for comptroller;
George NJ. Sharp. Of Baltimore city, for at.
ey-general, and Euoch B. Abell Of st.
Mary's county. for clerk Of Court of APP
peals. A canvass Of the delegates showed
that Blaine is the choice for President. The
platform indorses the acts OF the Fiity-frst
Congress, congratulstes President Harrison
on the vigor of his administration, pals q
high compliment to the head of the State
Department on the brillianoy of his dlplo-
macy, denouuoes the free coinage of silver,
etc.