Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-11
HRWs OF TIE Day.

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A hemlet near Bourg de Oysaps, IS miles
from Grepoble, was destroyed by fire last
night and fifty families we're rendered home'
less.
At the Duke OF Cambtidge's dinner last
night the Emperor of Germany showed that
be was counting on important political re-
suits from his vist to London.
Emperor William, of Germany, and his
foreign secretary are holding conferences
with Premier Salisbury in reference tc Eng
land and the European alliance.
Isaac Lee Nicholson, the senior member
of the firm OF Nicholson Sons, one OF the
oldest banking establishments in Baltimore,
died yesterday. He was born In 1901.
Messrs. John Dillon and William O'Brlen,
the Irish leaders, who we're sentenced to Elk
months imprisonment under the Grimes act,
will be released from Galway jail July 80.
Osipg to ruling of the Fourth Auditor
OF the Treasury. the salaries OF some OF sne
members OF the Marine band haVa been re-
duced and some of them threaten to resign
but they won't
The returns 10 the Postoffice Department
show an unprecedented increase Ia the mum
Der of new poetcffices, and tbs receipts at
the large offices ere In many instances iar
beyond any previous year.
1t is eaid that the caIason which was built
at Norfolk to be used in the construction OF
light house on Diamond Shoals, and
which wes recently wrecked while being
towed to Hstteras, cen be utilized by build
ing Oh 1t ct low water.
It Is sold that France will need to import
lis. 25O. 600 bushels OF wheat between Au-
eust l, 1891, and August 1, 1892, from the
United Sls.es on account OF the short crop
la Europe. Already France has tbia year
bout 5000, 600 bushels la Baltimore.
David Edgards, 60 yesrs Of eye, and a
veteran of the late war. was taken toN2ocS.
vile. Montgomery county, Md yesterday
ire "a Washington. Edwards was arrested
on Thursday In Washington on the charge
OF usss uilng bic 14-yeas.old daughter
The Debardehen Coal aud Iron Company
OF Birmingham, Ala, has contracted @ith
representatives of several noriher AND
western concerns for the delivery OF 10000
tons of isoD at $40 pes ton. The beat bid oy
Pennsylvania compsDy was far in excess
OF this price.
D. Ii. Key, judge of the q. 8 Circuit
Court 81 Ch-t ;spoogs, and poetms gsn-
essi urder 2. esident Hayes. has accepted
the poaJ;iou Of deem cf shs law school Of
q ar; Uniperei.y. Tho tender was made
By Bishop Joyce, the De@ chancellor of the
university.
E1 Cos. Gray, Of indiana, denies The So
port that he has cent an envoy to consult
Gov. Eli, Of New YORK, 10 regard 10 tie
1t presidential tickat and EGGS he is no:
candidate for president. His friends
corstrue this as meaning tast ne is oandi-
Gaze for the presidency.
& Cincinnati dispatch ssys Gov James q
Campbell, OF Ohio, will bs renomipated by
the democratic State convection st Oeve-
land next week end will decliae the homer.
This course, i; is further aied. Was decided
on ut recent conference ofGov. Camp6ell's
friends 10 New Y ok. TIE ohjeos ts said TO
be TO further the Governors chances foT the
Presidential nomination.
EJger E. Satus's wife hes obtained al sb-
poute divorce in New York. Tue author OF
"The Pscs that Kills" and numerous other
erotic novels has been declared By the courte
10 have been guilty OF conduct unbecoming
husband. The proceedings we're secret,
aud, although the decision WAS rendered on
June 18th, no inking of the matter has
leaked ont. The only public step in the ef
fair was the serving of the notice by publ
casion when the suit Wss begun in Dscen-
Der, 1889.
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