Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-04
ul.ws nv THRDAY.

Mrs Frances Burke -aocne, OF Deia"sie,
has Obtained divorce from her husband.
Land has beep purchased for canal route
70 connect the Delaware river with The At
lantic Ocean.
Gains were made by the democrats In the
New York charter election yesterday 10
some OF the towns, while they loet in others.
The President has signed the direct tax
bill ; the act to prevent bookmaklng enc
pool sailing 10 tho District OF Columbia and
others
Toe Secretary of Safe OF Delaware has
entered Judgment against the bond of ex-
State Treasurer Herbert. The State securi
ties are still missing.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany proposes to expsnd S6OO.OOO IN the
erection of union passenger station ana
other improvements at Norfolk.
Ii is now found out that the new law fer
United S ates Circuit Courts Of Appeal VIII
give so mucn reiaf that ii will leave the Su-
pveme Court hardly anything 10 do.
The remains OF Emma Abbott, the opera
singer, were cremated in Pittsburg yester-
day. and the ashes will be placed IN mon
ument to be erected TO her memory.
Rev. C Fdrmsp, d D., one of the most
prominent cergymen OF the Baptist Church'
and for many years president OF the Fur
man University in Greenvilie, Z. u, dieo
yesterday aged 50 years.
The snowfall at Lypcbburg Monday night
and in 81, tie Southwest was the deepsss OF
the season, aud obstruoted business ana
travel, but the farmers consider 1t very law
| orab!e to their wheat aud other crops.
m II, n oT.kS y
| OC0 Tor pensiunP, completing the $50. OGO, OOO
| r. hired cn .nst account for the quarter
endiug ,o-day. The Treasury eurp!us be.
accordingly been reduced to SIS, 100000.
Mapg appropriation bills we're rushed
through in haste duriGg the last hours OF
Congress. List nighl was night for Jobs,
aud millions we're voted away by legislators
who scarcely kOew how they we're voting.
The iu ge OF the London court beiore
9h ON proceedings we're Instituted to break
the viii OF Mrs. O'Shea's aunt has refused
10 grant An order com peiiing MEs. O'Shea-.o
show Ger ain documents OF her aunt, who
beq1ea!hed her Iasg5 fortune
l. nos looks like the zine mao on tgisl in
New O-ienoa FIR the murder OF Chief OF Pc
lice Eenuessq Rculd ell be convicted. One
has made confession and others have been
idenui d &c having been among the men
who actually did the shooting.
Sansiog Ingalls,, as chairman Of the Senate
committee 90 the District CT Columbia, eIg-
naliz.d his retirement from the Senate By
removing F. j. HsG from the clerksbip OF
the com ni;tee aud appointing his (Ipgails's)
son 10 serve during the reCes5.
T.apsts HustaFte, widow Of Gap. j. Mar
tin Bsrrundia, hss 6led WITH the Secretary
ofS'ate olstm against The Uni.ed Stetes
FOR 81 000. 900 Tor having surrendered Gen
eral Bsnundn TO the Gnatemalan suthor!-
ties, at waoss hands he lost his life.
The Ssaboatd Steam Coal Association met
IN Pniladeiphis on Monday and fixed the
following pyicss i0r bituminous coal for the
ensuing contract year Free On beard vessels
at Philadel phia, Norfolk and BaltimaIe,
$3.50 per too, aud alongside in Nav York
harbor So %
Mr.. T. P O'Ccnnor. d. P, called from
New York to-day for London. whsre he will
start paper to boom America as field for
the investment of English money. Mr..
O'Connor thinks there is epend field for
directing the aoaucia surplus of the Old
World. He was specially attracted to the
southern field duriUg bis visit South.
l. has been decided to anyeil the Confed-
crate monument at Jackson. Mics, on June
8 which Ia the birthday of Mr.. Davis. Miss
Winnie Davis will attend. Adjatant-Gen-
eral Henry, OF Mississippi, has Issued orders
to the various companies composing the
State National Guard to DO ready to part;c-
pate in the ceremonies.
1t is estimated that Congress- appropriated
during the present session 1925 600 goo. and
that the treasury deficit will be large. This
extraordinary raid upon the treasury is per-
haps partly due to the realization OF
republicans that this is the last time,
for years TO come, when they VIII
have control OF both branches of Congress
and the executive, heDcs the desire to make
the most Of their present opportunitY.