Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-24
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

DR.. Rainsford, of New York, is one OF the
men that Trinity Church people In Boston
sre thinking of as Phillips Brooks successor.
Mrs. Comstock, who was concerned In the
Larblg- M eserole shooting In Brooklyn. has
been released through the efforts CT ner
father, Mr.. D. @. Forney, of Washington.
The efforts to bring about match be-
tveen lanes Hall and Robert Fitz,lmmons,
whose proposed fight at st. Paul Wednea-
day night was prevented by the Governor
of Minnesota, have failed, and the match Is
eff.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison is president gen
eraI, end Mrs ". D. Oabell, OF Virginia, nrst
vice president OF the National Society OF the
Daughter of the Revolution. ali the WorK
has been Withdrawn from other points 20
Washington.
Mrs. William Moore, of Orange, NJ. who
lie crszy on the subject Of religion. WAS az
rested 10 g.. Johns Roman Catholic Ohuron
after early mass yesterday morning. sne
had been annoying the priest and worship
ers for some days.
Gen. ". W. Dudley. of Indiana. who ls 10
Boston, says Mr. Qasy's resignation as
chairman OF the republican national COM
mittee will not be accepted and that the
democrats will nominate Mr.. German for
President and the republicans Mr.. Blaine.
The Tennessee miners committee yester-
dsy returned to Goal Greek and report
ed the result of the conference with Govern
or Buchanan. It was resolved to allow
sixty Gays for an extra session OF the Legis-
lsture to be convened, during which time
the convict laborers are not to be molesled.
Farrell McOann, en- inmate Of the Ineane
ASYLUM near Washington, leaped from q
ihlrd.h ,or window OF that institution on
Monday last, Notwithstanding Wa:chman
CorllG's effort 10 stop him, and ieil 70 the
ground With such force as 20 cGnse ccncus.
sion Of the brain. He died Wednesday hight
Cardinal Gibbons celebrated his ifsy-sev-
az th birthday al Cape May yesterday 10 9
oaiet menper. he wes the recipient OF
many tokens Of esteem, and In The evening
was present at dinner given In bis homer
By Mr.. Cookcroit Thomas, OF Ph!lsdeiphia'
whose guest he Is.
Judge Emory spesr, In the United States
district court for the Southern district OF
Georgia, In the case OF Turner q Thomas,
administrator, va. the American Freehold,
Land and Mortgage Company OF London
holds that usurlous contracts could not be
enforced, and that only the principal should
ba collected.
The British bark Syringe, from Philadel-
phia for Vigo, Spain. with cargo CT crude
petroleum, caught fire In the Delaware Bay
st al early hour yesterday morning, aud
u as totally destroyed. The loss. fully In
surod, 10 $4,000 The crew and the cap
tssn'a family vera rescued With difficulty by
sna trg Reliance
Tbs earth has oayed In in many places In
Edwardsglle, Pa, causing houses to topp!e
over and rendering the land 10 the vicinity
! in which 1t occurred useless for further
building. The paop!s who lived in the
honse5 received t!meiy warning and es'
capped. The settling hes net get ceased
and the people axe sill! Vaoating thsli
homes.
JK. MsnIey, Ct Aueusts, hJe., has Wi
ten latter to freud in which he sngs Mr.
B ane'e health Ia almost fully rsganed and
that hs will return to Washington In the
fell with all his vISor and strength Of both
mind and body. He further states that MIR
Blaine cannot become candidate for the
republican nomination, but, Lnat In bile
opinion, II the republican party wants him
for standard bearer In 1892, ell 1t has to do
is to nominate him and that be will accept.