Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Cholera has again broken out in
Cherbourg and other French towns.
DIR. Br gigs pleaded not guilty 10 the
charge of heresy in his trial before the
New York Presbyteiy yesterday.
Mr.. vi liam Waldorf Astor has taken
Cliycden. the Duke of Westminsters
seat in England, for five months, from
December to April.
The Russian government has assign
ed the sum Of SO 100000 to be expend-
ed in supplies for the peasants in the
t;nnine-strici,en provinces.
Democrats in Montana believe they
have discovered plot Of the republic
cans 10 steal the legislature and elect
republican successor TO Senator san
ders.
4 bill was introduced in the Alabama
legislature yesterday providing for an
annuity of $500 year for Mrs. Davis,
widow Of Jefferson Davis, during her
fe. The bill met with much favor. 1t
will undoubtedly be passed.
Archbishop satolli, papal lesate to
the Chicago Columbian Exhibition, has
cabled the Pope fer permission to make
public the educational propositions
submitted by him to the Catholic arch
bishops of the United States.
The first payment in gold coin made
by the Austrian government TO mem
beers of the Reichsrath caused consider
able dissatisfaction, many shopkeepers
being afraid to accept the gold coins,
having never seen any other than pa
per money.
The New York May convention
democrats declare that Senator Hill
was disloyal to Cleveland and that
one of his friends gave the republicans
the names Of fifteen thousand OF his FOL
lowers who might be induced" to vote
f)r Harrison.
Reports received in London and New
York state that the silver scheme for
INFLATED by Alfred de Rothschlld, one
OF the British delegates to the interna-
tional monetary conference, has been
voted down by the committee to WHICH
it was referred.
The handsome residence of Mr.. Chas.
d. Lowndes, on Lawyers Hill, How
ard county, Md. about one mile from
Relay Station, Baltimore and Ohio K.
r.. vas destroyed by fire Wednesday
night. with nearly all its contents, en-
failing loss of from $1,000 to $4,000.
Two of the Columbian souvenir coins
were subjected TO an official assay at
the Treasury Department in Washing
ton Yesterday and found to weigh each
$50 grains, of which 347.22 grains
are silver and 3S.5S copper. 1t was
stated at the Treasury Department that
the regular issue of these coins to the
public will not begin for Mt least ten
days.
The annual report Of Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General Rathbone shows
that the number OF establishments OF
new postoliiccs during the past year
was !, l05, Il greater number than dur
ing any previous year, with the eXcep-
ton of 1890, when it was 4.42l. The
net increase of postoilices over the year
ending June 80, 1891, was 2,790, and
the wear 1891 was 2.740, and the year
closed with 67.1l9 rs the whole number
of postotliccs in the United States.
The trial of William Rhodebeck for
the murder of David and Christine
Sellers. near Mt Gilead, Ohio, some
three years ago, resulted in n verdict OF
acquittal Rhodebeck was charged
with killing the old people and burning
~. l.. Io i,, nr1nr hat
he might marry the daughter. His
wife was also charged with completely
in the crime. William Benedict, de-
tcctive. who was interested in the pros
ecution, is held on a charge of perjury.
One hundred and fifty women who
had been inmates Of disordcrly houses
in Pittsburg which were closed by the
police undcran enforcement of the law
in that city, appealed to the Mayor for
assistance, many OF them not having
sufficient money to pay their way to
other cities. The Mayor referred them
to the ministers, who propose to estab-
lish an employment agency for those
among them who wish to lead moral
lives.
Willi9m d. Gross, colored, sentenced
to die to-day for the murder of his wife
years ago, was yesterday brought from
| Jail into the Criminal Court. in Wash
ingt0n, before Judge Cox, who 5enten-
ced bin to be hanged on January 9th
next. He is very familiar with the
court room, having spent several weeks
there on the occasion OF the two trials
for murder which he had undergone
for he has been twice convicted of muir
der and the date of his death by hang
ing has been fixed eight ii mes.
Work on THE RAPPAHANNoCK.-
The work that is at present being done
on the river just below town, instead OF,
rs heretofore, being performed by con-
tract, is being prosecuted by the gov
ernmcnt, which expects by this means to
get better job and ut considerable less
expense. If the experiment proves sue
cessiul this class Of work will in the flu
ture not be farmed out. 1t has been
| found that where the contract plan was