Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-27
Npwg OF TIE


TIE Northesr Central Railway Company
elected Geo. B. Roberts president.
Anna Dickinson, the once favoIite lee
turer and female abel Zionist. lie now an IT.
raate Of ths Dsnville. Pe., Asylum.
There ere 25 known cases o! leprcsy In
Nav Orleans, and the City Council has been
asked to provide place for their detention.
Archbishop Croke denounces Parnell in
bitter terms, but says the priests are not
forced 10 follow the bishops lead 10 the
fight.
Emperor William has commanded Bis
msrck 10 keep silent on political tnalre.
and accuses him Of exciting quarrel Win
Russia.
The French ambassador at Berlin Is
blamed for advising Empress Frederick OF
Germany to visit France, for which he Will
likely berecalled.
The striking coal miners near Durham,
England, made a secood attack on the
police snd wrecked number OF Dwellings
occupied by noc-nuion men.
James Hill, coored. who uneuoce sfally
contested Mr.. Cstching's seat 10 Congress.
has been supointed by the President pos!-
master at ficReUuTS, Mlss.
The snow g, orm of yesterday extended ea
far south as Alabama and Mississippi. 10
Texas ice formed aud In Florida there wes
a northwest gale that did considerable dam
age.
The fl ,ods in Southern California end
Aroma were more 6lsas rcu' than hrst re
ported. Miles of farm lauds we;c inuo9at-
| ed, whole villages swept away aud The
courses of small rivers changed By the ire
men6ous overflow.
The Capitol at Washington s~arms with
schemers promoting raids en- the treasury
under the impression that tbs republicans
wil not soon again control the government
and that the democrt will guard tbs treas-
ury more carefully.
An advance post of derVishes stationed at
Abobana has surrendered 10 the L .yptiau
rces. Members of friendly trib.s bave
SAINT WORD to the E,yntiau headquarters t q;
they will not allow Osman D qua to take
| refuge In their country.
The West Virginia House of Delegates
passed the Australian ballot bill
| Wednesday night and yesterday 1t was
taken up In the Senate. where 1t will be
passed. Both branches Of the Legislature
l QdV6 HRte6u " eAl6Eu Tue ecSSlOu uItCcp
dsSe.
Ex-Congressmsn John S. Wiee. of Vir.
Girie, responded to the toast THE Nation"
at the diuner of the West Side Republican
! Club In New York last night. In conclu6-
irg he said know the name of the can
diGate who will redeem the country.
Cheers for Blaine. II l be right, l pre-
dict there vii! ba such sn uprising ss he's
not been known in this country tiuce SUN
err It will arouse the old spirit snd sweep
the county. Then wrongs will be gighied."
As stated In the GAZETTE. WIN. Wasf,
coored, was hanged at Washington, Pa,
yesterday, after having attempted suicids
by sticking piece of iron In bis throat. from;
the elects of which he never regained COZ
-ciousoess. When be was hanged bis con-
di,ion hsd not greatly changed. Rs was
strapped to board and carried 10 tho eoai
fold. There the trap was sprung and the
roie broke The murderer was In terrible
Distress, end it took Eve men to hold him,
though mapscled. The rope was strung up
egsin, sn6 lbis TINA it vas successful. The
hanging and me horrible occurrences coz
nected with it created great excitement.