Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Howard Clagett, prominent lawyer
IF Washington, died last night.

I1OHdEu SldSetl, IIOuIibeLie law Vi
of Washington, died last night.
Three Dundee whaling ships are
turning with enormous careoes OF fur
seals from the Antarctic region.
One hundred and twenty houses in
the village of Jorzaladany, near Buda
Pest, were destroyed by fire yesterday.
and two persons were killed.
J. W. Stafford, "a physician of Gra-
ham, rear Biurlield, W. Va. blew his
brains out yesterday while standing be-
fore "a mirror i'll his wite's dressing
room.
Ii was announced Yesterday thaJ the
body of Jefferson Davis will lie in state
at Atlanta onthe 29th OF aiay while on
its way to its final resting place at Rich
mond.
Lord Randolph Churchill spoke in
opposition to Mr. Glads'one.s hou.e
rule bill in the House Of Common yes
terday. lIr. JOHN Morley. c;iief sccrc-
tary of Ireland, replied.
During tha past two or three weeks
large numbers Of Cinna,aen have been
coming 10 Savannah from Havara
through Tampa, some O! them stopping
in Savanl..,n and others moving On
North.
Neighbors Of Mrs. William Geiscr
Of Paterson, n. j., are saperstit!ous
enough 10 think she is a witch and are
overcome at the thought that she may
have them conveyed TO the inferna!
regions.
A dispatch to the Independence Beige
Brussels. from the Congo, reports that
Captain Nankerckhoven, the famous
military officer of the Congo Free
State, is dead, death having been caus-
ed by an accident.
Chas. w. Heitzberger, the general
manager of the st. Louis Dressed Beef
and Provision Company, committed
suicide in the slaughter house of the
company's place of business, yester-
day. The cause was dependency.
According to observation made in
the southern hemisphere during Sun
days eclipse, great storms are raging on
the sun. Many spots and faculac were
apparent. This solar disturbance may
have something to do with our current
terrestrial storms and quakes.
Mrs. Elizabeth DenDison Allen, q
granddaughter OF President John Tyler
and daughter of the Rev. Henry Den
nison, an eminent divine of the Episco-
pal church. and Rev. james Henry
Williams, rector Of Christ Church.
Nashville, Tenn, were married III
Staunton yesterday.
John NJ. Clark, halloween of the
Freeman Manufacturing Company's
woodenware plant at Caikaska, Mich,
met o horrible death Monday night.
While standing near Il row Of small
saws, he fell forward upon them, and
two parallel gashes three inches deep
and five inches apart were cut from his
breast to his abdomen. He lived for a
few hours.
A comparison Of the work and Gura
ton of the extra session which has just
closed with corresponding extra ses-
sions called at the beginning OF the late
administration and at the commence
ment of Mr.. Cleveland's first presi-
Dental term, shows that, contrary to
the generally prevailing opinion, Mr..
Cleveland in the session which has just
closed has broken the record aud made
more appointments TO Office than any
of his predecessors. exceeding The APP
pointmcnts of Mr.. Harrison during the
same time by more than %.
The Belgium Chamber of Rcp.esen-
tatives yesterday adopted universal suf-
frage, with a provision for plural voting
by the classes owning property. The
labor leaders Immediately advised the
abandonment of q general strike. The
action of Parliamentis expected to hay c
quoting effect on the socialists, al
though the rioting continued i'll the
principal cities. The recent demon
STATIONS were directed against the
Chamber Of Deputies and not against
the King, who was known to be in
favor of wide extension Of the suf-
frage.
The man who cut his throat at the
Mount Vernon Hotel, in Baltimore, on
Sunday, is Lieutenant Samuel G. Rob
ertson, of the United States army. His
father is General Beverly Robertson, Of
Washington. Friends from Washing
ton visited him at the Mt. Vernon, yes
terday, and his brother, Mr.. Harry
Robertson, is now with him. Robert
son is about thirty-six years of age.
The unfortunate man is still in preca-
rious' condition, though slightly better
than he was on Monday evening. 1t is
said the cause of the suicide was his ap-
preaching court martial for drunk
ness.