Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-05
NEWS OF THE Day.

A cloudburst in the county of York,
England, yesterday, destroyed several
houses and did other damage to prop
erty.
In the English election the liberals
show gains Eighteen members of the
House of Commons were yesterday
returned without opposition.
The electoral campaign in Ireland is
marked with continual fighting be-
tween members Of the rival factions of
the Irish parliamentary party.
Mr.. Cleveland has designated the
goth instant as the day he will receive
the committee appointed to notify him
ofhis nomination for President.
The venerable James w Bradbury,
the Oldest living ex-senator of the
United States, recently celebrated his
ninetieth birthday at Augusta, Me.
Samuel C. Graham, an American cit
izen, condemned to twenty years inn
prisonment for the murderof a Mexican
in the State of Jalisco, has been par
doned by Mexico.
Hotel Keeper Slater and Mrs. Kel-
lert were drowned in Esopus Lake. n.
Y, yesterday. They were boating
with Mrs. Whcatley and Mrs. Kel-
lert's infant child, when the women got
frightened at a dog and upset the craft.
Mr.. Croker is said to favor German
American candidate for Mayor of New
York. The democratic leaders are eX-
pecting to carry the next New York
Legislature, and to elect democratic
successor to Mr.. Hiscocll.
At Savannah, Ga, yesterday evening
Judge Emory Speer, of the United
States Circuit Court, appointed Fl. w
Conner sole receiver of the Central Rail
road and Banking Company. The hear
ing for making the rcccivership per-
manent will take place at Macon or
July IA. This is the first step toward
the reorganization of the property.
The storm which struck New York
city and vicinity Sunday afternoon
caused number of capsizes in the bay
and rivers and several lives were lost
1t did good deal of damage in the az
grcgate in the city, too. Many fisher
men were out in small boats and it is
feared that some of them were drowned
Divers have found several largo
breaks in the hull of the Inman Line
steamship City of Chicago, which went
on the rocks inside the Old Head o
Kinsale, on the south coast of Ireland
on Friday night last. 1t is feared hel
starboard side is in worse condition
The tightening of the steamer con
tinues, and Il large proportion Of the
cargo has been landed.
Augustus Rogers, an aeronant, in az.
tempting to open the valves to his bal
loon, which yesterday had assembled
from Boston Common and was going
oceanward, cut a rent in the bag ano
the balloon descended to the water ut &
terrific speed Rogers was drowned
his assistant, Thomas Fenton, died from
inhaling gas, after he had been picked
UP by some men in boat, and Delos z
Goldsmith, a newspaper man, was near
ly killed.
Mr.. Bland has returned to Washing
ton to take charge of the fight for the
Stewart silver bill in the House. He
expresses a fear that the bill will have
to be amended, as in its present form
it might deprive silver certificates o
their legal tender quality. The defect
in the bill which passed the Senate is
the failure to insert provision for con
tinuing the legal tender quality of the
eighty odd millions of silver certificates
now outstanding under the act of 1890
which is repealed, and this it is sale
may prevent its passage, after all.
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