Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Inc AuStIO-I SoNClI.llCue
will accept the invitation of The United
States to a silver conference.
An anti-Parnellite rob attacked y
meeting in Tralee, Yesterday, and q
number of heads were cracked.
Gen. Alg.r says he will wait another
four yeas before asking anything of the
part, if he ever asks anything.
On Saturday Judge Bond in Balti-
more declared the Maryland oleomar-
garine law unconstitutional in part.
Hon. Albert G. Porter, United States
Minister to Rome, has declined to ac-
cept a nomination for Governor or In
diana.
The floating grain elevator St. Mich
olas, be~longingto the Girard Point Ele-
vator Company, Philadelphia, was yes
terday damaged $4,000 by fire.
Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew told a re-
reporter in Minneapolis Saturday that
there is no foundation for the report
that he is TO be Secretary of State.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis and her daugh-
ter, Miss Winnie Davis, OF Beauvoir,
Miss. arrived in New York Saturday,
and are ut the Hotel Marlborough.
The Department Of State has been in
formed that the Russian government
has issued Il ukase, which includes the
statement hat the famine isabout over.
The alleged periurers in the
Schneider case were arraigncd before
the Washington Criminal Court on sat
urday and pleaded not guilty. ms
ends the cases until next fall.
Count Herbert Bismarck, eldest son
of Prince Bismarck, will be married to
Countess.Margaret Hoyos. at the Evan
gelical Church, in Vienna, June u.
The bride-elect is a Catholic.
Fire yesterday destroyed a number
of business and dwelling houses, and
hotel and furniture factory, ct Cullam.
the famous Alabama German colony,
entailing a loss Of 100000, partially
covered by insurance.
A movement is said to be on foot to
elect James O.. Blaine to the United
States Senate in place of Senator Hale,
of Maine, but Senator Hale says Mr..
Blaine will not attempt to GO 10 the
Senate. but will probably write a book.
The military affairs committee Of the
House have completed their inspection
of the Gettysburg battlefields. They
will will report favorably the bill now
before them to mark the confederate
positions, and purchase the ground oc-
cupicd by General Lees army.
Yesterday morning party of Italians
and Hungarian miners beat David Nay
Tor, Il voting farmer, to death, ct the
Wheeling Creek coal mines, West Viz
ginia, and then placed the body on the
railroad track, where it was cut &c
pieces. Six Of the murderers have been
arrested.
As President Carnot, of France, was
leaving %Longchamps yesterday be-
tween double lines of troops and po'
lice, three we'll dressed mcn hooted al
him. shouting Wooden hcad!' and
| giving u%tterancc to other abuse. They
spoke with "a foreign accident. Before
thew could be arrested the crowd hac
nearly lynchcd them.
The Church of the Holy Name, a new
brick structure at the corner of Eleventh
and X streets northwest, Washington
was formally dedicated yesterday morn
ing in the presence of a large gathering
of clergy and laymcn. Cardinal Glib
bons was present and was to have
preached the dedicatory sermon, bu
owing to indisposition was unable Il
perform the service expected of him
and Rev. Thomas O'Gorman, ID. d., o
the Catholic University, delivered thu
sermon instead. The Cardinal at thu
conclusion of DR.. O'Gorman's sermon
addressed Il few remarks to the congre
cation.
In the Circuit Court of Jefferson
county, w. Va, on Saturday, the jur!
in the case of Harry f. Smooth, on tria
for the murder Of Susie c. Terrell, rem
dcrcd a verdict of murder in the frs
degree. The punishment under such {
verdict is hanging. Prisoners counse
entered a motion in arrest of judgment
and asked for n new trial. These mo
lions will be heard next week. Wher
the verdict was read there was not The
slightest change in the face or conduc
of the prisoner, but he received 1t i'll th'
same calm stolid, unemotionless man
ner that has characterized his conduc
through the whole trial.