Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-21
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L. reported hat Minister L'ocein may

II l5 reported Q"9 1IiHie.ei EteoHin uny
resign.
The puglists slavin and Mitchell arrived
in New York yesterday from England.
Following the Example Of The democrats
OF tha. State the republicans OF Louisiana
have spills.
M.s. Nancy 3. KsrDedy, toe Oldest wom-
an Ia Acgusta, Me, diea Saturday while
praying that sbe might die.
CardiDe Glbnone confirmed 6 class OF 800
| pefsons eS St. Michael's Roman Catholic
church, Baltimore, yesterday.
CONGRESSMAN Campbell. ofNsw York, and
Miss Il. D. Miller, OF Washington, were
married In Kew York yesterday.
Gsn. ]; hl z. Kenny, 81 old Maryland
eclGie. cf tns Mexican and civil wsrs, died
as his home il Baltimore yesterday.
Fort2-'hree horses, five hearsss and
txeaty fTe wagons we're burned In William
j. RiofGau's livery stables in New York city
yesterday.
negotiations between France and the
United Ssstes will, 1t il expected, result
very shortly 10 new commercial treaty be-
tween thtee Nations
The council Of Cherokee Indians and the
| q. 6. &c mnssion have agreed upon the sale
aud purchase of the Charokee strip for the
consideration of 100000.
Ac Atlanta paper announces the propa-
billy Ct Senslcr Colqulit's retirement from
| the Senate, Escauao DO cannot Stand tie
slgor CT Washington weather.
Tia Gillian government has received a
message Tram Minister Aontt saying that
Secretary Bains expressed his confidence
of an sm'oshie settlement OF tie trouble
| with the Uai:e5 S,a.es.
Burglars breka open TIE Delaware. Mary.
| land ard Virginia Railroad station az Snow
Hill, on Saturday night snd carried the safe
eff In raDc Car. Falling to oren i, they
eft, SID tie ssfs wssrecoysred.
! During a political demons!raliou at Biz
mingham, Ala Gu Saturday rios occurred
I Ia one OK the cars o! q special train that had
brought nuu5er OF farmers to the meeting.
Oae man vas killed and oae wounded.
Miss Sarah L. Dalaoy died. ia Baltimore
ees e-day. She was g sister of the IeteGraf.o
J L. Dsieny, distinguished lawyer Of that
city, or deaaenGsDt Of the Dulsny family,
i 80 prornent 10 The later colonial days oi
Maryland.
Jib5 O'Caunor, at Patterson, N. J., on
Saturday al8hs, hat difficulty with his IT,
| ,ear.cd stopson eod tossed him from 8
bridge INFO the Pt:sssio river. Neieh5ors
who sew the Occurrences rushed to tie lads
assistsncs AID succeeded ia rescniDg him.
Katie Keller, young German girl, died
10 Baltiwore on Saturday In a cab by the
side Of Carl Ks!or. who sa.d she was his
sister, Eui VINO sf eiwards denied this.
They hed driven 10 Bsyylew, but she wss re-
| fused sd miseicn chs gas then e5 ths point
of death.
Representative B:scsinrl3&e, Of Keptuc-
Ky, greatly Gsploras the conG,tion OF affairs
| in the democratic party In the House grow.
| irg out OF tbs spsckersbip contest. He
thinks Il 10 tho duty Of the democrats to
pass tsriff hill ard LEI ihe people cf the
country know Just where the party sands
on that srhisot.
David @ ,iun, ngso % years. was stabbed
to aseth Dy EIais Shaw, eyed 1S, at Potts.
Vile, Pa OF Saturday :.lgbs. Thes aoblng
occurred 81 Centennial Hall, where the
Knights If P5tbas f-i. is being held.
@ linn's elster complained 10 him that ehc
had besu iueu!ted By Saaw. Qlnn acoost.
ed Shaw on the gut set, quarrel ensued,
and shaw drawing dagger, plunged it
twice into Quun's breast.
The York accommodation 90 toe North
ern Central Railway yesterday nor liug ran
into train of oil Gaze ABOVE tho North ave.
nue. bridge Bstimo.a, and 5000 gallons
of oil were burned. Tae conductor, engineer
and fireman OF the accommodation jumped
from tao tain. aud ail ware hurt. None OF
the passengers wss Injured. For three
hours nesrlT 0 "a half OF TIA n smbsrs of the
city fire. department fought With the himea.
T. q, tcy al, ilr,t hoo
been received ST Washington from Uaited
States Minister Egep. ct Valparaiso, Chill,
to the effect that the United States legation
10 Valparaiso Is surrounded by moos, who
threaten to burn or blow up the buildings.
Secretary Bsine, whea asked yesterday
concerning the truth of the statement, re
piled: Il have nothing to soy about the
matter" O:her officials in Washington are
equally uno9mmnniostiVe.
Senator Voorhees, said in Washington On
Saturday that Ell the dem ocrstio Senators
have agreed to assist 10 preventing the con-
frmation of Judge Woods. of Indiana. as
circuit Judge, on the ground that his actiop
In the Dudley "olocks-of five" case proved
him unfit for q judicial poaition. A dis
patch from Chicago Gays Judge Gresham is
said to be difgua.ed with the cleo ion of
Judge Woods, ard tbs gosslps say that II
the nomination is confirmed Gresham may
resign. It ia claimed that President Harr-
sons action is locked upon as personal in.
suit to Gresham.
Mre. Josephine Snih. aged twenty-five
yesrs, the daughter OF wealthy mil.owner
OF Philade'phis, ahos and instantly killed
john Hobbs In railroad station near that
city On Saturday evening. AS get the pc.
lice have been unable 10 discover the cause
that induced the won al to kill Hobb7, but
the supposltlon is that they had been inti-
mate, and that Hobbs was weary of her.
After the shooting the woman oooly hand
cd her revolver to an officer, and without
any remark, accom- panied him to the sta
tion.houss. Wien brought before the mag.
istrate. shs declined to maze anJ statement
regarding the shooting.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The chief acting general of the Chinese
imperial army has been thrown from bis
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