Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The hot wave extends all over the
country.
It's reported that Senator Hill, con-
templates trip to Europe.
Mayor Latrobe's famous gray mare,
Old Liz, died yesterday at Showan,
Baltimore county: Md.
Fred Douglas, colored, son of Fred.
Douglas, late minister to Hayti, died
yesterday at Hiilsdale, near Washing
ton.
Sixteen anarchists were convicted in
Belgium yesterday and sentenced to
Imprisonment TO terms of from two TO
twenty-five years.
1t is now thought that the county de-
mocracy Of New York will not nomi-
nate a local ticket, bat viii work for
the national ticket.
Chairman Carter, of the republican
national committee, is in Washington
again 10 see the President about har-
mony and Mr.. Platt
The President yesterday evening
nominated a. B. Hepburn, of New
York, TO be comptroller oftEe currency,
vice T. S. Lacey, resigned.
Messrs. w. L. Wilson and Jas. Cape
hart have been re-nominated for Con-
gress by the democrats of their respec-
tive districts in West Virginia.
Robert Ray Hamilton's body has
been brought east from Wyoming and
placed in the vault of his uncle, Robert
Ray, in Greenwood Cemetery, New
York.
DR.. John T. Spalding, prominent
physician of Leonardtown, st. Mary's
county, Nd, died Sunday night, after
a short illness. He was about fifty
years ofage.
Hon. John W. Mason, commissioner
of internal revenue, reports an increase
of over two hundred and eight million
in the consumption of cigarettes for the
last fiscal year
DR.. Roias Paul, since his return to
Venezuela, has overturned the plans OF
General Sakkia and other followers OF
cx-Dictator Palacio to control the cleo
ton of a President by Congress.
The Secretary of State issued a war
rant of surrender to the French author
tiles of Louis Napoleon AuZat, now I'M
der arrest in Chicago charged with
having committed forgery i'll France.
The dead-locked democratic con-
gressional convention in the Sixth dis
trict of Arkansas was broken yesterday
evening. Gen. Robert Neil, of indie
pendcncc, received the nomination on
the 759th ballot.
The United States cruiser Columbia,
the most powerful commerce destroyer
ever designed, was launched at
Cramps ship-yards in Philadelphia yes
tertlay, and christened by Miss Edith
Morton, daughter Of Vice President
Morton.
The Washington police think they
have found the murderers of Peter ii.
Young, the Capitol Hill tobacconist who
was waylaid and killed for his money
last Friday night. Four colored men
are under arrest. 1t is now thought
that three men were directly concerned
in the murder.
The steamer Queen, on her trip to
Alaska, carried bonds to the amount Of
$4,000 for the release of the British
steamer Coquitlan and her cargo Of
scalskins, recently seized by the United
States revenue cutter Corwin. The
Coquitlan has been libelled in the
United States District Court at Sitka.
While coming up the Delaware Bay
yesterday the British steamship sgd
monton was struck by lightning, com.
pletely SCATTERING the foretopmast and
stunning all on board. a ball of fire
burst over the smokestaclS, but FORTH
nately dropped in the river clear OF the
vessel. 1t is believed that the cargo Of
iron ore attracted the lightning.