Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-27
NEWS or TEE DaY.

Co olel Miguel Lopez. who, 1t is said. of-
trsyed MaSimiiiaa to Juartz. died in Mex
| leo yestsiday.
Mrs. Fl. K. UpdaRrave. of Tower City,
Pc, who is not yet As gears old, mas become
| grea,-syand- mother.
President Harrlson'5 arrival ct San Fran
cisco Saturday night was sgDaliZsd by 8
brilliant display OF fireworks.
The British government hes drafted 8 bill
providing for free ,dncatior, which will be
presented in the House of Commons In q
iew weeks.
Secretary Foster has stepped the pur-
chases of a.! per can't. bonds to try to save
money enough &c meet the June peueion
payments.
1: viii cost $4,000 to repair The Shoreham
Hotel 10 Washington. which was damaged
lsst week by the fe!liog CT portion of one
of the f,ora.
The great eght-hour strike promised for
| Mag / by toe hitnminou5 coal miners, affect
| log bets cen 75 COO and 125 900 men, is lie e.
fsr way to fizze out
MIS-. Grant has decided not to put sa the
| rem!niscencea OF her husband, In the prepa-
ration OF which she has been engaged for
some iime. bus to Keep them for the beus hf
OF her children.
Mr.. Bottle Eaton. of North BEND, Ind.
aistar Of President harrison, was thrown
from carriage yesterday at Cieves, Ohio,
| snG fatally irjured. The President WAS
aotifed ny telegraph.
L. is SD that the free trade spirit ia rife
u France. Meetings have taken place all
over the country intended TO ln6uence the
| uScija hu N;
owi;,u 20 The heG harvest prospects.
Bliss Lucy Gardcer. the East Orange, N
| j., society ytuag Women who bss been on
| .ris at Ne0ark for The lest four days on a
charge Of aiesi!ng articles Of ;rlfing value
| frc N Stern Brothers, was on Saturday found
| gniitF.
MIS-. J. 2. Baraabg. of Providence, R. L..
| vito was IT, the west for hsr health, died 10
Denver, Col. q faw days since from drink
ing po;scned whl,key which was sent her
amor ,,ons!y. A friend who was with her
was also poisoned.
81 Le5i g on, KY, on Friday las, Hume
CLAY. Gre o; the descenGants of Henry Clay
pleaded Guilty OF forging his grsadfathet's
name to documents upon uhica ha realized
500 coo. He was sentenced to eight years
in tbs psni;eutisry.
Che Grand Dake Nicholas, an uncle ofths
Cz,r of Ruseia. died OF Saturday aged 60
years TIE Grand Duke wss Field Mar
sbsl in the Russian army ard Inspector Gem
eral OF cavalry and the corps Of engineers
he became Insane last yes..
Two e.n6ents Of the General Theolop ica
Seminary Protestant EplscopaD in Nsw
York ci:y, BAYS LEFT that institution, taxing
their baggage cut by night, ard taksn re-
| fuge Ti;h the Paaii3t Fathers at the Cburco
OF ST. Paul The Apostle, sffer making pro
fessicn CT the Roman Catholic faith.
| The primary election in Montgomery,
A'a. on Saturday for democratic candidate
| for mayor WAS thu warmest in tbs history
of the city, E5-Mayor W. U. Reese and
Alderman John G. Cyommsln were cand!-
dates aud the latter received the nomiue-
ton. Lsrge sums Of moaey we're bet on the
result.
The case of the schooner Slyward. invol
viog the question of the right OF the United
States TO tbe waters of the B4bring Sac, end
the lottery casea, both of which had been ssl
| for hearing in the United s ates Supreme
Court to dsy were postponed until October
19.h next, on account Of the Continued sick
ness of Justice Bradley. Briefs OF counsel
In the Bshfins Sss fishery Gaze have been
filed and made public.
Rev. DE-. T.lmage began the o. year Of
his clerical work in Brooklyn Yesterday by
| the dedication Of his new tahernec:e. The
occasion WAS union meeting of all denomi-
nations. Raw, DIR. Ives, the wel'-known
debt raiser, secured Dearly $4,000 at the
three meetings bed Rev. Dr.. Hamiin, Of
Washington, preached the dedcatory ser.
mon. Tae total cost Of thu church up to
date hes been s4l0 900. and it will re qnire
$40 600 mere TO complete it. There still re-
uains debt OF 5000 600 on the church.