Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26
HRWs OF THE DAY.

Thirty.fivs thousand packages Of peaches
arrived at Baltimore yesterday.
Il Is believed that the European nations
sre preparing for gigantic struggle.
The Canadian government hss decided to
allow the importation of American live cat
tie to be slaughtered Ia the Dominion.
The earnings OF the Pennsylvania Bail
road Company we're more thao helf mil
lion greater In July, 1891. than In July, 1880,
It is believed that the fighting uow In pre-
eress near Valparaiso will be the final stfue-
gle between BaImacede's FORCES and the Call
ian insurgents.
The San Francisco Wsekly Argus has
come ont With boom for United states
Senator Leland Stanford ee sbs republican
candidate for President.
President Hippolyta, Of Hayti. Is defesd .
ed by United States CONSUL Terree, who saya
be Ia trying to be q Just ruler. Il is now
quiet In the black republIo.
The supply OF gas In the Indiana field has
shown marked dIminution OF late, and that
used By Indianapolis is only secured by the
constant opening of new wells.
Uailed ssatea Marshal Crimes of The L.
dian Territory, is searching The countEy for
the Dalton gsDg OF ronbsrs and outlaws.
He save thsy wili be sbot on eight.
Mr.. Thos. Hitchcock, IT,, of New York,
end Miss Lulu ii. Eustis, of Wash;DGt ton,
granddaughter OF the late ". ". Oorcoran,
srs 70 be married soon and will spend the
winter IL Paris
ANDY Ford, negro and companion OF
Harmon Murray, the black desperate VINO
wss recently killed. was Iynched yesterday
n l. L., nNtt -fIHse
! OF the town of Gainesville, Fla.
Capt. Byrne, OF the disabled steamer Ell
dorado, reports that white Ills vessel was
stranded on the Bahama Banks small ermy
of black Eaglleh Bahama wreckers. armed
with knives, rushed aboard and compelled
him to give up half the cargo.
Acting Attorney General Taft yesterday
telegrephed United States Marshal Walker,
of the southern district OF Alabama, author
ity TO employ q force sufficient to capture
the outlaw semms, aud to arrest any OF the
surviving persons who aided IN his escape.
News Of the srreet aud eentenca to exile
of eevsral leading citizens of Nicaragua IL
confirmed. Two OF them are eL-Pfestdents
Tbsy will be shot If they return to Nicsra-
qua 10 addition to the chief OF police and
six soldiers who we're killed in the riot ct
Grapads on Sunday, fifty citizens were ehot
and wounded.
Gov. Poge, of Vermont, has. ga satioi.
pated. written letter to Hen. Rsofisld
Proctor, Secretary OF War, notifying MIN
that on the 1T OF November next the Gov
ernor will, If 1t is then incumbent on him 70
6n the sea. in the UUited States Senate
fuade 7scans hy the resignation Of Senator
Eimunds, tsuder tbs position to sscretsEy
Proctor.
The ofioia' programme CT festivities in
honor of tho Frs1oh hset was ooooludsd at
Portsmouth,, Eng, yesterday. The Duke cf
Csmb,idea held the snausl revje1 nf the
tyoons. the Da!zs OF Onnnauget command
ing IL tbs evening Admiral Ge.vaige en-
tsriaicst y'em5ors Of the royal family sud
Eugish officers OF high rank Oh board ths
Marepgo, the French hsgabip. There wss
drenohing downpour of raiu from 8 D. m.
until midnight. The proposed ball and
other festivities on board the Erepob vessels
prior 60 the departure OF the feet bad to be
abandoned at the last nnoment on account o!
the bad stete OF the weather. Many Eng
llsh lady visitors were detained on board the
French ironclads for the night.