Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-19
NEWS Op TIE pag.

people.
The barrier sgainst the importation of
American polk into France will likely soon
be removed.
The late hostis Sioux continue to give in
their arms slowly and the troops ste gradu-
ally being sent away.
The new sugar refinery 10 Baltimore Is
ready for work. The first cargo Of sugar az
rived Saturday from Cuba.
Hal Ford, son OF State Representative
Ford, Of Nebraeks, killed Billy the Kid
in bar-room In Omaha on Saturday.
John L Sullivan Gags he will give Slsv!n
50. 500 OF S., COO, If he will show that he can
stand before him for six rounds with i've
ounce glover.
The ssw house end dry house ofthe cedar
ware works of E. Rotman Il Co., In Bal.i-
more, were completely destroyed by fire
Saturday night.
Lawrence Johnson, farmer of Forsythe
county, Ca, had his right arm wrenched
from the socket while at work at e cotton
gin on Saturday.
Members of St. Bernard Commandery,
Knights Templar, o: Chicago, yesterday bad
portions of their skin removed TO be grated
on fellow knight.
There is disappointment in Berlin over
Professor Koeh's statement regarding the
composition of the lymph, experts saying
that 1t reveals nothing.
II .s now asserted that Speaker Reed will
90 all be can TO prevent the passage OF tne
silver coinage bill, and that lift passes Pres!-
dent Harrison will undoubtedly veto 10.
Ex-Governor Thayer, of Nebraska, who
has been suffering from nervous prostration,
brought on by political complication 10 tbs
L gisature, has become raving maniac.
1t is announced 10 Dnb,n that in the
event OF John Dillon being chosen The
Irish leader, William O'Brien will return st
once TO the Uoited States end resume the
WORK which was interrupted.
Emperor William, at recent dinner 10
Berlin, said ne could not accept double
standard currency, and expressed the
opinion that e,e long the trading nations Of
the wo.li would agree upon tho universal
adoption CT gold.
Hottie Townsend, twenty years old. OF
Leeds, N. Y, dying from the results OF an
! operation, in an epte-mortena statemsus to 9
coroner emerged the Raw. 81. W. George,
whoee adopted daughter she was. with hay
| lag ruined her He also confessed end has
! been arrested.
an unpleasant controversy mas arisen BIZ
| tween Father Ignatius aud Dr.. Eainsford, Of
s.. Georges church, New York, about he
payment offsred for sermon tn men. A
| check for S25 sent by Rev. Mr.. Raipsford to
Father Ignatius was Indignantly re:u7asc
oy tina latter who expected much larger
amount.
A d;snatch from Buenos Acres says that
no revolt In Chile Is spreading rapidly
| Fhe Insurgents are very energetic and
| are sid to be managing their campaign
ia a very skilful mauner. They Eppasr
10 be possessed of large resources, and the
issue OF tee rising, according to the dispatch,
is very Goubtful.
III. Mcnchlccuret, the French liquidator
OF the Panama Canal Company, IN an inter-
oiew in regard to the pro posal tEst tbs
Uoted Sta.es government should guarantee
the interest On tins Nicaragua Canal Com
papy's bonds, said that the Panama CANA
would be foished before the Nicaragua
CANAL Vas completed.
A sensation has beeu caused 10 Paris by
the discovery that Gabrielle BomparG, thc
OCT 2icle} scconpice ri Eyrsud ia the muir
der Of the notsry Goutfs, is about to become
2 mother. The woman has been in prison
yea., ard he discovery Of her condition is
expected 10 LEAD TO some startling reveia-
siops in regard 10 the conduct OF lhe prison
officials.
It is clnimed that ;hs action of the Cana
dian government in taking the Bshring SEA-
matter into the UGi;td States Supreme
Court is bona fide nave TO secure legal
decision fer o. sgsnEJ sea'ers whose ves-
sells bs7e been pc Zad, SID judicial de-
tiniiion Of the estus 3 itieb seasrs would
have bereatie, In tine open waters OF
BehEing Sos.
Ic Blount County IA, on F.idey night
two Mormon eiders, Ia Hicks and Arthur
Ford, were badiS beaten ard ordered TO
leave the county by body O! masked men.
Hicks End Ford hsd been at work 10 tbe
county several months ard hsd mada num-
her o; converts. Recently thew he'd been
liViog with Two women VINO lad been cor
verted to the Mormon faith.
Vicisnt enow storms and cold weather
continue In Italy. Greece and Spain. TIE
Inhabitants of the town of Sebdon, in the
province Of Ovan. in A'giers, are iu danger
Of starvation, the enow having cut eff COM
muoicstion. The Austrian railways ere
snow blocked, end. owing Sd the scarcity OF
provisions, prices OF food have advanced In
all the Austrian cities. a number Of Ger
man ports ere closed by ice.
Three persons are under arrest at Lincoln,
Neb. charged with completely in the recent
murder of John Sheedy. Thsy are Mr..
Sheedy's widow. q maa who has been a.teE-
tive to her, and e negro. II Is said the ls,-
ter has made q confession that Mrs. Shaedy
hired him to kill her husband, and that be
was o be paid $500 II be.succeeded in itjur-
Ing Sheedy go rs TO co1foe him to his bed.
He was to rscsVs SIS 600 # death @ss Ia
simultaneous or If death resulted from the
itjuries Inflicted. It is rumored thai Mes.
5hesdy remarked "Ii goa Law him up In
bed l II do the rest." The body OF tha muir.
dozsd nan will BIZ exhumsd and examined
by experts.
1t is definitely ANNOUNCED that Governor
H. hss consented to % elected to the
United States Senate from N7w YORK, but
will serve out most OF HE term IS Governor