Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-02

A plan is being worked to secure
large colony of Irish Orangemen in
Manitoba.
The remains of Rev. DR.. w. w. Will
liams were taken from Baltimore to
Washington yesterday for interment.
Secretary William c. Whitney says
he will not accept the craftsmanship of
the national democratic committee.
Beginning at noon to-day all the New
York exchanges will give a holiday I'M
til Tuesday. The Baltimore exchanges
will do likewise.
Neil A. Dent, who was Secretary
Blaine's private secretary, has been APP
pointed to act in that capacity for the
present Secretary of State.
Mr.. ], S. Clarkson has made state
ment defining his position and announc-
ing that he will serve on the republican
national executive committee.
The public debt statement shows that
the interest and non-interest bearing
debt has decreased 81, 140, 412.9S. Total
cash in the treasury $7S5, 4S7, 9S4.S1.
The Maryland-Virginia fisheries COM
mittees appointed by the legislatures of
the two States have made out pro-
gramme of their work for July II.
The Inman line steamer City of Chi
cago, from New York for Liverpool,
went ashore on the Irish coast in fog
yesterday, but the passengers and crew
are safe.
President Harrison sent a commune
cation to the Senate yesterday, saying
that his views that our treaty rights
had been violated by the canal tolls
were confirmed.
The residents of the neighborhood
will petition the MISREPRESENTATION
Railroad Company to have a flagman
stationed where the railroad crosses the
Telegraph road near the Mahoney dis
tilery.
Hon. Edward Duffy, associate judge
of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore city,
died yesterday morning, in the 62nd
year of his age, at Pierhoofe, the resi-
dcnce of Mr.. w. w. Zimmerman, near
Creagerstown, Frederick county, Md.
The Irish parliamentary party is
shocked at Mr. Gladstone's declaration
that the rejection of the home-rule bill
by the House of Lords will not involve
a fresh appeal to the country, rs Par
lament will then proceed with other
measures.
One hundred thousand fire crackers
giants, dynamos, double eagle and
baby crackers are to be exploded at
Cape May on the fourth. This huge
collection of noise-makers will be
placed in high pile on the beach and
fired by electricity
The remains of Irene NJ. st. Cloud,
who was found dead with her husband
at the Carrollton, Baltimore, a few
days ago, were taken to Hagerstown for
burial. st. Clouds body is still at the
morgue and if not claimed in short
time will be buried in the Potter's
field.
Wizards Hotel and Wizards Hall,
in Washington, were sold yesterday at
public auction to Joseph Willard for
S602, 406. The sale was made by order
of the District courts for the purpose of
dividing the property, which was own
ed jointly by Joseph Willard and II. X.
Willard.
The clothing of Charles McCabe,
aged 10 years, and Theodore Kinney,
9 wears, was found on the bank of the
Lehigh river. at Easton, Pa, yesterday.
A few hours search brought their
bodies from the bottom of the river OPP
posite the spot where their clothing
lay.
1t is understood that the proposed in
ternational monetary conference was
one of the subjects considered at yes
terday's cabinet meeting, and that the
President has practically decided to Sc
lect three republicans and two demo-
Gratis as the conferees on the part of the
United States.
Jacob Chilcott laid down in the road
Thursday night near Jenkintown, Pa,
to sleep, At midnight Il gay party of
young people, returning home from a
picnic on hay wagon, ran over the
PROSTATE man, crushing his head flat.
The picnickers did not know of the ter
rible accident.
Ice cream was served at q Sunday
school entertainment at Pataka, Ind,
Thursday night, and Immediately after
partaking of it % of the children were
seized with deathly sickness. 1t is
thought that the ice cream was acct
dentallv poisoned. One Of the child
rem died and others cannot recover.
Advices received at Simld show that
while two Afghan regiments of infantry
and one of cavalry, with six guns, which
had been summoned to Cabul by the
Ameer, were en- route to Cabul, they
attacked the Hazaras tribe. The
troops destroyed the fort of Hazaras
and massacred many of the natives.
The general democratic committee of
Kings county, NY held an enthusiastic
ratification last night, at which the unfal-
tering loyalty of the democratic hosts
of Brooklyn was pledged to Cleveland
and Stevenson. Tammany has invited
Mr.. Cleveland to attend the Fourth of
July celebration in Tammany Hall.
Rilter's feed store on Seventh street
between NJ and n streets, Washington,
Yesterday evening, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire. Timothy O'Brien and
John Martin, Of Fire Company No. Z,
fell from ladder at the third story to
the ground. Both were seriously in
iured, Assistant Chief Cow was also
badly cut by falling skylight.
A statement prepared in the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau shows that the