Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-17
MEWs OF TEE
The lower part of Johnstown. Pa, was
flooded last night.

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The lower part of Johnstown. Pa, was
flooded last night.
Congressman Cannon la new mentioned
as Secretary Windows successor.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has
affirmed the decision of lower court
which decided sgainst shaving On Sunday.
The Treasury Department yesterday pur-
chased 562 600 ounces OF silver at $3.50 to
100 cents per ounce. These figures snow
steady decline in the value OF silver.
The latest political talk in New York is
that the republican factors have agreed to
unite on Mr.. Chauncey 81. Depew for Gov
| ernor. Gov Hill is said to favor Congress
man Flower for his successor.
To the House of Representatives yesier-
day, John NJ. Langsi on, colored, OF virginia,
introduced bill to make natioosl noiloays
of the 18th OF February Abraham Linooln'i
birthday and the 27;h of April General
Grants birthday
The Sultan lives in constant dread CT az
ssssinalion. He never leaves the grounds
of his palace except to 90 once week TO
ne;ehboring mosque. Once year he pay
visit to Siamboul, hut his route is never
known IN advance.
The mixed passenger AID freight train on
the Chester and Lenoir narrow gauge rail
road Jumped the track On the Smyre trestle
two miles south CT Newton, n O, yesterday
and killed three persons, besides fatally In
juring otherF.
The South Dakota legislature yesterday
elected J. II. Kyle to the U. E. Senate to
succeed Mr.. Moody. The vote was: Kyle
rs; Tripp, 6S, and Campbell, l. TIE dem.
ocrats combined with the farmers alliance
men and elected Kyle. The republicans
tried to beat him by voting for Trip, bul
they waited too long.
The President yesterday appointed to the
vacant U. 8. District judeship in New
Hampshire Mr.. Edgar Aidrich, who had The
support OF Senator Chandler and the In
dorsement of the bar OF the State, in the face
OF a petition in Senator 3 airs favor signed
by every United States Senator except Mr.
Blsir and Mr.. Chandler.
The third million pounds in gold of ta'
E3 C00,G00 borrowed In bu lion from thu
Bank of France during the recent Bariog
Argentine financial crisis 10 London hs
teen returned to the ast-named iDstltut ton
As In the case OF the first Two millions. TIT
gold was returned as received, there having
been no necessity to open the b.xaF.
a fatal duel with pistols has been fough
at the village of Orasao. Selc, near ST. Peter
burg. The aiticipants were Prince Vad
bolsky and Lieutenant Tomonos'ow, bott
officers of the Imperial Guard. Tomonos
cow q az killed. The affair was tine cutcom
of quarrel between the two men, which
arose after supper at which both drank
vine freely.
A remarkable and daring case of robbet,
is reported from Mount Airy, N. c. .Hafr.
Taylor, youth OF seventeen, Is the grand
s,n of Samuel Fl. Taylor, of Mount Airy
He and an accomplics named Stone went Il
Mr.. Taylor's residence. in the absence OF th
cid gentlemen, and one of them held Mrs
Taylor down, while the other took the SAT-
key from her pocket and thon robbed :h
sife OF twenty -one hundred dollars. Mrs
Taylor WAS choksd aud otherwise Injured
The robbers fed, and. have not yet been coz
tured.