Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

4N4I W ~ VI ILL O4l1
The Pope has advised the Poles to
remain quiet subjects of the Car.
The whisky trust is said TO have
bought up the entire spirit output.
1t is said that the South wants two
Cabinet officers and will adopt new
plan Of advisingMr. Cleveland.
James Still, colored, fourteen years
old, an inmate in the Jamesburg On
j. reformatory, has tasted for sixty
four days.
A representative of the Indian gov
eminent in the monetary conference
protested against the distractions offer
ed by the British delegates.
A turkish torpedo-boat that left Kiel,
Germany, November IS, has not been
heard from since. 1t is supposed the
vessel was lost in The Atlantic.
The steamship Adirondack, which ar
rived at New York Yesterday, brought
news confirming the report of the at
tempt to assassinate Hippolyte.
Oscar Lick, the man who was
wounded by the masked men who tried
to rob train on the c. Il o. road, near
Huntington, w. Va, yesterday, died a
few hours afterward
Thomas Hyland, of the Kings County
Hospital, Flatsbush NY, was pronounc-
ed dead by the physicians and taken
TO the Morgue. He revived last night
and escaped, causing panic.
Prof. Henry Preserved Smith, OF
Lane Theological Seminary, was yes
terday suspended from the ministry by
the Cincinnati Presbytcry. DIR. smith
was found guilty of heresy on Monday
The reading of the exceptions in the
appeal case of Howard }. Schneider,
convicted of the murder of his wife,
and sentenced to he hung, was con;
cluded in Washington yesterday and
the argument was begun to-day.
A negro woman has been arrested in
EdgeGeld county, S. c., for the murder
OF her babe and serving it cooked to her
friends at Il quilting party. She said II
was young pork, and the mistake was
not discovered until after the dinner.
a large raft of logs in Wolf river was
torn from its moorings near Memphis
yesterday by the swift current. IT
dashed against Il number ofshanty boats
and tore them from the shore. Charles
Willard was drowned and two men are
reported missing.
The greater part of the session OF the
House Yesterday was consumed IN tht
discussion of bill (an old bill which
has been considered by Congress fol
many years. amending the act for the
distribution of La Abra mining awards
This, and another ancient bill relative
to the We'll awards, were passed.
a terrible tornado passed two mile:
above Summit, Miss, yesterday morn
ing. carrying death and destruction II
its path. The house OF Rev. S. r
Young, Il Baptist minister, was com
pletely demolished and the occupant:
were buried in the ruins. Mrs. Young
and family We're rescued alive bu
dangerously wounded. Several person:
in the ncighborhood were killed anc
many wounded The path Of the tor
uado was 500 yards wide.
The ladies of the Cabinet have made
the official announcement that they
will not be nj home to callers on Wed
ncsdays during the present month
This decision was made after meet
ing on the subject held on Saturday
last. The subjcctas to whether or no
receptions would be held New Year:
Day at the Cabinet houses was alsC
then discussed and unanimously de
cided against. This definitely settle;
the matter in regard to New Year:
Day, when every Cabinet house will be
closed to callers.
As stated Yesterday NJ. Clcmencenu':
letter connecting NJ. Rouvier, the
French minister of finance with the
Panama scandal. caused the latter to
resign his portfolio. NJ. Tirard was ap
pointed to the position. In the Cham
Der of Deputies NJ. Dcroulede made ar
attack upon NJ. Rouvier which threat
cned to result in another crisis. The
Paris Gculois intimates that Baron dc
Rciuach was heavy speculator il
Panama Canal stock, and handled
large amounts Of the company:
money.
AS stated in the GAZETTE of that day
n disastrous fire occurred yesterday
morning at the cotton warehouses o
Alexander Brown, Bond and Thame:
streets. in Baltimore The loss is estimat
ed at upwards of halfa million ofdollars
Lieut.. James r. Lindsay, of engine
company No. 5, was killed in the after
noon by the falling of one of the wall;
of the warehouse, and several Other
iremen were injured. An infant
daughter Of Theodore Gottschalk 1907
Thames street, was suilocated by the
smoke. There were over seventeen
thousand bales of cotton in the ware
houses. The total value of the cotton
and buildings was about 5000, on
which there was an aggregate insur-
ance of $780, 600.
THE Doc SWALLOWED THE WATCH.
A young lady of Wilcox had a