Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-21
MRYs OF TT. DAg.
eavy winds and high surf wrought havoc

Heavy winds and high surf wrought havoc
on the Jersey coast last night.
Mr.. John A. Hambieton. of Baltimore,
has retired from active life as banker.
Ex-Gov. Foraket's friends in Ohio will
urge him as Senator Sherman's successor.
1t Ia reported that Mr.. Proctor, Secre-
tary of War. is about to resign from the cab
met.
Bandits In Cuba recently carried of boy
and held him until rsns1m OF S5l0 NEG
been paid.
It Is expected that the fire in the Hoffman
Mine. near Cumberland, will soon be ex-
tiDguished.
In Ills will, Prince Napoleon deslanates
Prince Louis ss his successor at the head OF
the imperial House of BOnapar.e.
MIR. Davitt declares that he ls not can
dIdate for Mr.. Parnell's seat, and that the
Ia.ter's statement to that effect Is b!ut.
The Universal Order of Cooperation, a
Philadelphia corporation Wiki seven branch
agencies In various parts of the country. has
suspended.
The Union Pacific Railroad management
are preparing to place q blanket mortgs ge
of $3.50 ,0OO, 900 on the prope.ty-lhe largest
ever recorded.
Acting Secretary Nettleton refused to sell
S650,0OO worth of gold bars fer export.
There was clipped to-day from New YORK
in coin 81. 275. 600.
Tourlsts returning from Europe can now
only bring back free of duty such clothing
as ia "seasonable" and evidently Intended
to be worn on the trip.
A cable despatch from Gibraltar siates
that Ospt. McKeague, of the Utopis. after a
preliminary hearing on the charges nsde
against him, was remaDded.
George w. Moss, who Ia to be hanged st
Wilkesbarre, Pa, next Thuraday, has asked
to be allowed to erect the gallows himself.
He ALEC wants to hang himself.
Mrs. Maria Todd, aged so years. an H.
mate OF the Aged Women's Home, Balt-
more, wss burned to death yesterday by her
clothing accidentally catching FIRE.
TIE Pelican Club, OF London. yesterday
decided to { fer purse Of IS COO for glove
fight between Ted P.ichard, the middle
weight champion of Eogland, and Jack
Dempsey.
The Washington dog show, which closed
last night was great success. The pointer
king OF Kant" was sold by the Charlotte
vile Kennels 10 the Westminster Kennels
for 81, $50
Lawrence Barrett. the traeedian. died last
night at the Windsor Hotel, New York.
The demise was due to pneumonia, and
the end was quite sudden, the sctor being
unconscious but a short time before he
died.
Israel Avery fell in cesspool II feet deep
at Bloomfield, N. ], last Thursday night.
He was extrlcsted with great difficulty end
after long continued efforts by the hook and
ladder company OF that place, which had
been summoned to his aasislapcs.
TIE Italians of New York held meeting
last night to denounce the lync5ing of their
country men In New Orleans. Resolutions
we're also adopted demanding the punieb-
ment of Patterson, Wickliffo and all who
signed the published call for the assembling
of the mob.
Lingo, tho negro murderer of Mrs. Miller,
at Camden, WAS yesterday convicted OF NUT
der 10 the first degree. Lingo appeared en-
tirely unmoved. Without u:teriug a word,
he accompanied The officers back 60 the jail,
where death watch was placed over his
cell. His counsel Immediately applied for 3
new tria'.
The cure mt gossip OF the day insists that
President Harrison Is contemplating Tetslia-
ton against Germany unless the present
prohibition against American pork Ia re-
moved, but all such Intentions are disowned
officially, Tbs especial industry OF Germany
that will be selected by the President for
prohibition from American ports is said to
be beet sugar.