Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A Berlin banker and two guides were
recently killed by falling over q preci-
pice while ascending Mount Grivola.
The next biennial session of the
Supreme Lodge and Encampment of
the knights of Pythias will be held in
Washington.
At special election in Cumberland,
Nd, yesterday the proposition to issue
bonds for 100000 to Improve the water
supply was defeated.
Congressman Bynum has challenged
Gov. VIM. Mckinley to a joint debate,
to take place at the great tin-plate raj
ly at Elwood, Ind, on the 18th instant.
Senator VOORHEES,, who has arrived
in Washington from New York, ex-
presses confidence in democratic VIC
tory and Senator Hills party loyalty.
In the Borden trial at Fall River,
Mass, yesterday Eli Bence, a drug
clerk, testified that Lizzie Borden CALI
ed at his store three times the day be-
fore the murders for prussic acid and
was refused
The Sultan's troops recently had an
engagement with the rebelsi in Morocco,
killing many, and bringing their heads
back to Tangier as trophies, the govern
ment paying eight dollars each for
rebels heads.
The work of selecting ticket to be
submitted to the annual meeting of the
Richmond Terminal stockholders on
September Is will be undertaken in
New York after the close of the trans
fer books of the company on Septem-
Der 3.
The Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel,
to carry New York trains under the
main tracks, in Philadelphia, has been
compiled after year of costly work,
and is now used by all New York
trains. 1t is not long tunnel, but
cost $250,00O.
The Hungarian Minister of Agricul-
ture published at Buda Pesth on Sat-
urday his estimates of the worlds
CROPS, SURPRISES and requirements, and,
according to his figures, Europe will re-
Quire to import something over no.
100000 bushels Of wheat this crop year
from North America, India and Aus
tralia.
A man named Foster while opening
bundles of oats at Ira Hill, Cayuga
county, n. Y, struck the hand a feeder,
whose name is unknown, with 4 knife.
The angered feeder grasped rostes;,nd
threw han into the separator, where he
was ground TO pieces Fosters brother
saw the deed and killed the murderer
with pitchfork.
The efforts Of the British authorities
to keep out cholera have been una
vailing, and cases of the dread disease
are reported from various parts of Eng
land, Scotland and Wales. The au-
thorities at Washington are actively
perfecting their arrangements to deal
with the disease in case it should be
brought to this country.
DR.. Exum, the third party candidate
for governor of North Carolina, was
Yesterday arrested at Goldsboro charged
with using profane language in the
postofiicc in the presence of ladies. The
postmaster made the charge, and al
though DR.. Exum made positive de-
NAL under oath, the mayor fined him,
and warrant for perjury has been is
sued against him.
A petition from America for the re-
lease of Mrs. Maybrick, who is impris-
oned for life under conviction of having
poisoned her husband, was forwarded
to Queen Victoria yesterday. The petit
ton is signed by Mrs Harrison, Mrs.
Blaine, and other well-known American
ladies. According to the usual course
the Queen will forward the petition to
Home Secretary Aisquith.