Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-03
NEWS OLE THE DAY.
+. Blaine will take the stump in

Maine.
Daniel Lord, the New York million
airc, who was Presbyterian, has be-
come an Episcopalian.
Two cases of dynamite were stolen
Yesterday while in transit from Mar
settles to st. Etienne, France.
The yacht Corsair defeated Emperor
Williams yacht, Meteor, in the race for
the Queens cup at Cowes yesterday.
The will of Edward C. Knight, the
millionaire sugar refiner, was probated
in Philadelphia. Itappoints executors,
but makes no requests.
The Marquis de Mores and the four
seconds concerned in the fatal Meyer
duel have1been committed in Paris on
the charge of manslaughter.
Captains of all passenger steamers
have been notified that they must have
one of their life boats ready for imme-
date use at all time when running.
Lieutenant Colonel Streator was ar
rested in Washington, Pa, yesterday
on charge of aggravated assault on
Private Iams, and released on bail.
The Very Rev. Thomas J. Campbell
and J. p. Fricden left New York yes
tcrday Tor Rome TO take part in the
election of q general of the Society of
Jesus.
The subcommittee of the House iu-
dietary committee are bopelessly di-
vided on the subject Of the Pinkerton
investigation and will so report to the
full committee.
The much-tallsed-of fight between
Prof. Billy Layton, of Roanoke and
Billy Nally, of Washington, which has
been hanging fire for TWO weeks, has
been finally declared of.
The cholera epidemic is abating in
BalSu, Russia, and the people who had
lied from the place in alarm are now
returning to their homes. 1t is again
reported that cholera has appeared in
Moscow.
4 man giving the name of Albert
Dclaurens, who has been threatening
by letter to blow up Tiffany & Co. and
Barring, Magoun & Co., in New York,
if they did not advance him money,
was captured by detectives yesterday.
Savannah is to have direct trade with
Europe. A steamship line between
that port, Barcelona, Genoa and Trieste
will begin operations August ID. The
steamships belong to the Prince line,
and will run regularly after that date.
Seventh street, Washington, is to be
widened just south of the avenue by
removing the fence of the parking on
the west side OF Seventh and placing q
sidewalk inside the building line. The
same thing is to be done at Ninth and
the avenue.
The Grand High Tent of Rcchabites
of the United States opened its session
in Washington yesterday morning at
Rechabitc Hall. The District Recha-
bites celebrated the semi-centennial of
this organization by parade i'll the
epan.ug and mass meeting at the
First Congregational Church. Among
the tents present was Potomac OF this
city.
The attempt OF the late war lords of
Homestead Pa, to turn the tables on
their enemies by locking up l'rick Love
Joy and Potter for the same murders for
which they have been arrested seems
very likely to fall through. The law
yers ofthc Amalgamated men explained
to them yesterday that the Carnegie Off
Gals could not be prosecuted for having
brought watchmen to protect their
property, and that the fact that those
watchmen were massacred, even though
they were Pinkerton men, does not
make their employers guilty of murder
in any degree.