Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Republican Senators admit that there
is little hope of the confirmation OF Nh.
Hanchett.
The Ryan-Dawson fight to have
taken place in New Orleans has been
declared off.
The Church of the Redemptorists in
Vienna was entered by thieves Tuesday
night and the altar robbed of rare jew
els.
A motion for the second reading of
the Irish educational bill was re-
lected in the House of Commons yes
terday.
Mr.. Talmage has intimated that his
continuance al theTabernacle depended
upon raising money which falls due
April l.
Mrs. Annie f. Farrell became insane
under the excitement caused by fire
engine scene in 4 New York theatre
yesterday.
CYRUS Lee, his sister and brother,
and his wife and child persisted in
their burning home, at Greenville, KY,
yesterday.
Brigadier General T. r. Freeman,
commander of brigade in the Confed-
crate army, died at Nosho, Mo-, yester-
day, aged GO years.
a largely attended meeting was held
yesterday in Trenton to protest against
the action of the New Jersey Legis'a-
ture in passing the bills licensing race
tracks and legalizing pool-selling.
The President has committed to i'm
prisonment for life the sentence of
death imposed on Sam Reynolds by the
United States District Court for the
eastern district of Texas, fer murder in
the Indian Territory.
Augusta Erickson, a young Swedish
servant, committed suicide by plunging
head foremost in front of an elevated
train as it drew into the Twenty-third
street station III Third avenue, New
York, at five o'clock yesterday after
noon.
Billy Mcmillan, formerly of Wash
ington, will meet Billy Kinds, of Provi-
dence. Il. l., before the Olympic Club
of New Orleans, tonight in n fight for
a purse of $500, of which 5000 will go to
the winner. Each man will weigh l45
pounds.
The immense elevator of the G.. w.
Vanduzcn Elevator Company, at Red
wood Falls, Mimi, was totally destroy
ed by fire yesterday. 1t contained
$1,000 bushels of wheat, and 5000 Of
flax. The total loss is $50 900 F.; partial
" covered by insurance.
The case of Hon. A. L. Berry, con-
gressman-elect from the sixth Ken
lucky district, the successor of Hon.
!. G.. Carlisle, and who was indicted for
bribery and malfeasance in Office, was
disposed of at Newport, KY, yesterday
The Judge ruled out the Indictment for
bribery and the Commonwealth attor-
ney entered nolle prosequi in the
other.
There will be no sacred concerts at the
Pension office, in Washington, on next
Sunday as originally intended. Owing
to the refusal of the Secretary ofthe In
terror to permit the use of the building
for the purpose and for other causes,
the idea has been abandoned. Presi-
dent Cleveland telegraphed Secretary
Noble, of the Interior Department, that
he was opposed to the use of the Pen
sion Building for concert Sunday
next.
At the Capitol in Washington yester-
day the Vice President elect bad an
ovation. The senators of his own
party called on him in the democratic
cloak-room and rendered congratulate
tions. He then went on the floor of
the Senate and shook hands with all the
senators in the chamber. Mr.. Steven
son responded cordially to their hand
shakings, cracke d ajoke or two over the
results of the last campaign, and re-
tired to sofa. where he buried himself
il converse with Senator Vance and
others.