Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-15
EgTa OF TEE paY.

ERW5 OF TEE DaY.
Fifty colorcd persona ware drowned In
the f5cds In Mississippi, and three thousand
families are homeless.
The official inspector OF lunsoy OF Mel.
bourne haa made q report declaring tina!
Deening, the murderer, is perfectly cane.
The main building Of Clark University for
colored ttadeass, near Atlanta. was destroy.
ed ty Ere last night. The loss Ia eEt!mased
at about 100000
Trouble over financial measures yester-
day fused the Italian ministry to resis n, and
the King instructed the Marquis dl Rudini
to form q new cabinet.
Two government vessels, loaded With
smmuni ion, have been captured by the
Ven.zlelsu ,evolut or ISIS, who have alec
defeated Pa!ecio's s1Idiers in two skirmishss.
The dirett1rs ~ the southern Lumber
manufacturers association have raised thu
price Of yellow pine lumber fifty cents
thcussnd. Tns change is to take effect on
May l,
Steamship O.denburg landed 2 495 immi.
grants in Baltimore yesterday, lhe argest
number ever landed In this county from
one vesssl. Most Of them were respettib
looking Germans, who are going West to
bscome farmers.
The State of Mst.o Gros.o, Brazil, wfi,b
has proclaimed its independence, announces
that 1t is a new republic, and has assumed
the name OF Trapsstlsntics. a force is to
be sent TO Matte Crosse to arrest the reyo-
lutionary leaders ard brig the province
back to Its allegiance to Bfszil.
At the second days session OF tbe
Maryland Presbytery OF the Presley
terian Church South, at the Mary
land Avenue Church, Baltimore, the
BODY requested the Chesapeake Presby t'ry.
Of Virginia. to appolnt committee to act
3intly with one Gifts own In regard to unit
ing the teo bodies a., d forming the new
Pfesbytery Of the Potomsc.
The Richmond Terminal reolgs z ton
committee announce that S5S $40 600 OF the
securit!e3 OF that corporation have been de-.
posted; majority OF the East Tennessee
securities have come In and large amount
of underlying securities have heen deposit.
| ed. The committee on April 10 will decide
upon extern ding the time for depostiDg Sc
curlties.
In compliance with an ancient custom the
Emperor Francis joseph ,es,erday washed
| me feet OF twelve poor men at the Imperial
palace 10 Vienna. This custom is in lmits-
lion OF the washing OF the feet Of the Dis.
Clip es by Christ, and has been followed by
the Emperors of the House OF Hspsbrog
! from time mmemoris. The poor men are
carefully selected from among the respect
able and deserving.
Mr. James B. Young, executive clerk OF
he Uoted Salts Senate, wss yesterday Of
fcisliy uet fed by Arson G.. McOook, lite
secretary, that his position had been de-
clered vacant by the Senate. The note In
toruiog Mr.. Young lie very curt 10 tone and
gives DO resson for the Sens;e's aclion. 1t
is as follows: "Sr have t. inform you thst
on Monday. the 11sh inst, the Senate de-
cared the tf6ae OF principal executive clerk
vscant."
Mrs. Joseph Parker. preparing to go to
Irwin to do some shopping yesterday, locked
her little grandchild. Robert Parker, aged
| Eve, in the house, In Greensburg, Pa. Soon
after the woman'5 departure the house took
| fire and was burned. The little fellow per.
ished In the flames. Near Wilde, Ky. the
residence OF Mrs. JJhn Cofey was destroy.
ed by fire yesterday and her eight-year old
child wea burned TO death. Mrs. Ooffsy wss
fatally burney In trying to rescue the child
Several OF the larger tanks at the central
station of the United States Flsh Commits
sion in Washington contain Thousands OF llt.
tie fishes that firt abort with great vim az d
keep the water In constant state OF agitn-
ion. Thee are members OF ths famous
Brown or Won Bshr trout family OF Ger
many, named after the celebrated fish cnl
,u.lst (Von Bahr), who fnt cent them to
| America "a sn experiment. The hsh com
| mission officials say they are thriving splen-
didly. ana very soon the wsters OF Virginia
| and Delaware will be stocked with them.
They are very game aud rank among the
aighest class of food fishes.