Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-11-21
NEWS OF gag DAY.

! Rev. Dr.. @. K.Nelson of South Bethlehem,
Pa, hGa accepted the position OF bishop oil
Central Georgia, subj aotto the approval Of
two.thirds of all the Episcopal bishops In
America.
Gov David B. Fill, OF New York, errivt d
In Washington lest night and Ia stopping at
plTpose CT securing qanFtera for the winter.
T. @. Weeks, OF Stonshem, Masy., who re-.
Gently failed, owing near!y half q million
dollars, has settled ct one mill on the dol.
lar. Doe ore liter received $25 for lIIs claim
of sos geo.
President Innan, of the Richmond Terni-
aal, Who has Just returned to New York
from meeting Of the East Tennessee, Viz
and Georgia railroad, says no steps we're
taken towards reorganization Of the con-
psny.
VIM. q. Fr zzle was han god in tbs al gard
at Abiltne, Tex. yesterday for The murder Of
his wife, which was committed in Camerche
county, Texas, in Jsnuary, 1891. Hs seem.
ed to think that SO had distinguished him.
self and eq7ested that the Abilene Comet
band be permitted 10 play et the hanging.
Q1een Victoria expects to 90 to Florence
10 March. From there sha will go 20 visit
ez Empress Frederick ct the lstts,'5 new
residence at Krcnberg. Aferwa,d she VIII
be guest CT Emperor William Of CobleDtz,
on which occasion che will De honored with
number of official receptions ana great
State ceremonial.
Large contributions fer the hansGi Of lie
famine sufferers contiDue to bo received
from many different pats If RRaaia. The
central famine committee, Crder tho prssi-
denoy CT the Czarewitoh. will Eeceiva Oh in.
parial loan OF SO. 900, 900 roublss. without H.
terest, TO be applied to tina purpose OF Ee!isf
in stricken disttiote.
At Mentcga, foity-dre r5i'ea bslow Cha
tanocgs, Tenn, yesterday sswmii boiler
exploded. instantly killing .wo ycua2 snns
OF tbs proprietor, Z. P. Bstteus. { saEdnst
wheees had hio leg broken, aud Mr. Bat.
tens hai en- arm broken In two Places. Po.-
tions OF tho boiler wers thrcHn th.ae hun
dred Feet.
| al that pert OF the Chicago Gigleiou of
| the AtchisoD, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad,
| IRON Ai'chiEon 10 st. ice, has bean taken
| FROG thst division and attached to the east.
| ern division, and the Jurisdiction OF Resident
Engineer ]. n. Meade, extended over the
| same. with headquarters in Topeka. NJ.
Meade lie 6 native Of Clarke county, vs., 1nd
/ Is now one Of the prominent railroad men In
! thu West.
Peter Jackson. the wall.known colcred
pugiIlst, has received e cablegrsm from Lon
don announcing that the National Club OF
that city had agreed to allow him $3.50 for
e1panses II ns would como to London and
fight Frank Sla9in for pnrse OF $40 0c0
which they cffssed. s'aVin hss sgrsod to
the match, md, &c Jaokson's terms havs ell
been sgresd to. be has practically dons &C.
The Fl ,ht will take piGcs IL June
2. L. TrGmbu'I, who wss arrested foE
c5mplioty IN tho IsatG eG.r. but was cab
seq1ently dismissed. IL In Nav York. He
| asys miral B,owp's story about tho land.
ing OF the Congre5siolsiists at @ lintero is
Incorrect sad nslea1lp Ia says the fact
that tie oDgres-icGal fiat Vss ct @ 1;ntero
vas known in Valparaiso, bgt it was not
known thai they lad loaded until Admiral
Bro IT returned. Fir. Trumbe blames adj
mlrei Brown for going to Qaintelo at al,
end sevs that If be did rot gVs the neEs
some OF his crew did.
The budget committees report on naval
estimates presented to the Senate OF France
yesterday, provides for many improvements
in the navy and Increased ornaments, es
pecia!y quick-Gring guns. Twenty chips
orc VI 70 Echeu 10 tue HiSulteEESCS2I EQGdU-
rcn, snd the Northern squadron is TO be
largely Increased. In the debate In the Sen
ate of France on The customs tariff, NJ
Jules Simon admitted tia. there wns Jitte
hope of changing the mind Of The Senate on
this subsct. but he ssid thst be was himself
convinced that the adoption Of the tariff, by
isoatlng France commercially, would ulti.
mately reau!t In the adoption Of free trade.
Cablegrams received OF London yester-
day from Brsz!l announce 3 sharp engage
ment off Rio Grade as the entrance to the
river leading up to Porto Allegro, the capt.
ta! Of the new "RspubIca do Sul," where
the vessels sent By Marshal de- Fonseoa
Wero dsfeate1. They found that the insur-
gents had fortified the approaches to the
bar near Bio Gssuds, over which vessels
drawing only thirteen feet can pass, snd
heavy bombsrdmant is necessary to forcs 3
passage. Two gunboats snd torpedo boats
were sent TO reconnoitre. The place ap-
pears to have been bit several tImss. OAe |
gunboat is reported severely damaged and |
6 torpedo boat Is reported "ridilsd By Cat
ling guDs."