Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Gen. James w. Hustled died at his
residence at Peekskill, n. y, last night.
Secretary Rusk has issued procla-
nation officially declaring the country
free from contagious pieuro-pneumo-
MIA.
Edmund Johnson has at last been re
moved from the consulate at kehi;
Germany, for false representations ana
fraudulent practice.
Thomas Ogden on a wager yesterday
attempted to board q train near Ma
hanoy City, Pa, and had both legs cut
off, and was fatally hurt.
Rust has attacked the cotton in Ala
bama and worms are eating it in Texas
and Arkansas. Heavy rains injured
the crop III South Carolina.
VIM. Myers, of Warrcnton, aged so
years, died at the Maryland University
Hospital on Saturday from an overdose
Of laudanum, taken with suicidal III
tent.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of ODD
Fellows adjourned at Portland, Gre, on
Saturday after sanctioning scheme Tor
a national sanitarium for that order at
Hot Springs, Ark.
At Columbus, Ind, on Saturday Mas
colt paced the three fastest heats ever
made in Il race there, the average beng
2.072. He also equalled the race rec
ord by his miles, 2.07.
Ex-NIayor Carter Harrison, of Chlca-
90. says Senator Hills Brooklyn speech
has treasured the democrats OF the
West, who now consider Mr.. Cleve-
lands election q certainty.
Gen. John Pope, who at the second
battle of Manassas commanded the fed
eral army, and who had his 'hcadquar.
tiers in tie saddle" died at the Soldiers
Home at Sandusky, n. Y, on Friday
An unfounded report was sent from
Lebanon, n. H., on Saturday, that
Judge Lamar, OF the Supreme Court,
had been stricken with paralysis at the
Highland House there. Judge Lamar
is in Washington.
In speech at Cordele, Ga, on Sat
urday night, Gen. Field, yice-presiden-
.ial candidate of the third party, de
nounced the Rev. r. d. Gentry as a
liar. Gentry made an effort to reach
Field but was held back.
A stranger called at the Catholic
Episcopal residence in Covington, Ky,
Saturday, and asked TO see Bishop
Mass. On the Bishop opening the
door of his room the stranger struck
him in the face and escaped from the
house.
Anna johnson is in Roosevelt Hos
pital. New York, u mass Of bruises, re-
ceived by q thrashing given by her
drunken husband, Charles, and by his
throwing her oui of a second story win
dow Of their tenement, No. so Ninth
avenue.
Patrick sarsGeld Gilmore, the great
band leader, died ut the Lindell House
in st. Louis, at G:t5 p. IA. Saturday
lie was taken sick AT $50 a. m. with an
acute bilious attack, and grew steadily
worse until the moment of his death.
The remains were taken TO New York
for nterment tomorrow.
John Murray, the head of the British
publishing house, has made an appeal
to the public for funds to purchase Il e
tomb outside the Damascus Gate at
Jerusalem, which is believed by many
experts to be the actual tomb of the
saviour. The intention is to preserve
the tomb from Dissertation, and to
maintain y garden around the sacred
spot. The amount required is 10000.
1t is rumored in Rome that the Sc
ciety of Jesus held 4 meeting on Satur-
llav and elected a new general OF the
order. 1t is said that the name of the
member selected for this Office will be
announced on October ID. The mem
bels OF the society were required 10
take an oath that they would not re-
veal the place where the meeting was
held. but it is known that it was GER
tainly not held in Rome.
Southeastern Pennsylvania, Deia-
ware. and a streak through New Jer-
scv and Maryland were swept by a
phenomenal storm early yesterday
morning. There were mingled heavy
rain. terrible lightning, great quand-
ties of hail and perfect gale Of wind.
Much damage was done. In Delaware
remarkable heat-wave accompanied
the tempest and the thermometer
mounted Sc degrees in an instant.
lightning struck 20 buildings at Ian
caster. Pa, and did great damage in
Berks and other counties.
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