Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-10
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Deferred Items.
Tee authorities Of Columbus. Ga propose
to erect what they call mob-prcot jail, TO
COS, $4,000
The Fseroh government las decided to
keep the tishops and clergy within the linz
i,s OF heir fuDctione.
II reply to 8 c3ryesponden', Lord Sali =
bury states that 10 his recent speeches be
hse held out no hope Of q return to prote' =
I'm to Great Brisair.
Chief Justice Elliott, OF the Indiana Sc
preme Coart, has decided that wifs has
perfect right to sus for damages sgairs, sby
one who aleuate3 her husbsrd's sf ,o.ione.
Ih, UoIttd s,a ae, su 2reus Court viii ad-
!urn for III , Christmas bolicays on Decen-
Der 81, end will not resssemDle un'il Jsr-
uary 4. None except uuficishe d Cares vi
De heard December 81.
Jus ice Lawrence, ofthe Supre ms Court
f New York declares rfas the quest o!
$500 600. by Jose SeviilA. wealthy Psru
Viau, for the establishment Of home for
poor girls In New York city ls Invalid
Among the effects Of Dom Pedro, e1 EN-
peror of Brszil, who died in Paris Friday
ssr was found bag OF earth. part OF the
soil OF Brezl!, and IL was placed 10 the ccftn
With the body OF the depceed Emperor.
The members OF the life-snving service
have srrsDged to present Mrs. 8. s. Cox, OF
Nsw York, with q solid silver vase, more
than two feet bigb, In recognition # the
efforts OF her husband In behslt Ct that ser.
vice while he was In Congress.
At the desire Of Qleen Victoria the ed
ding of Princess Victoria Mary OF Teck snd
the Duke OF Clarence and Avondale, eldest
SON OF the Prince OF Wales, will take p!a
March 10, the 2Sih anniversary OF the weG.
ding OF the Prince and Princess CT Wales.
A statement prepared at the Pension o.
fee elbows that during the month Of Novem-
Der last, %. .253 pension claims Ct all csssss
were allowed, upon which the arst pay.
meets aggregated So 1868 1888. The average
psvment to each pensiorer was, therefore,
Sl24 20. O;the % 253 claims allowed, 15,-
O60 we're under the act OF jane q, 1890.
The Birmingham, Conn postal card m an
ufscturels have received notice from the
Pcstofice Dspartn eat that the new cards,
series "a" and "O." would be issned Dec.
15 The s''A" card ls the business men'e
card, OF MANILA cardboard, prioted in black
lax. The "Cn card is the ladies' card cf
pearl gray board printed In blue Ink. TIE
vignette Is very poor likeness OF Graot,
and the scroll work about the vIgnette gives
the card chesp appearance.
A dispatch from Russia says there is much
reason to suppose that there will be fam
inc next year also. The autumn wheat has
teen seriously irjured by the rain, sDd 1t Is
very probable that the spring crops in many
of the eastern governments will turn out
DO better than they did this year. Indeed,
the outlook in Ruseia is very gloomy, and
every one is preparing for very sad
winter.
A wifs killing her husband at his request
Ia the strange story that co nee from Foster'd
Bar, Col. Laurels Sigmourette hsd been all
ipg for come time. according to bis wlie's
testimony. On December l he took dose
OF strychnine, and as it did not have an i'm
mediate effect, he seked his wife to get g
shotgun aud shoot hin. The gun would not
work at frat, end when 1t did death was not
instantly produced. She says that he then
asked her to pile brush over him and burn
him to death. This che refused to do slone,
and after she had gone for help be died.