Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-09
NEWS. OF THE DAY.

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The Tennessee legislature yesterday
declared the office of speaker vacant
to get rid of Davis, the lawyer who was
recently disbarred
1t is said that Hon. Patrick A. Co :
Inns, of Boston, will be appointed con-
sul-general at London. The place Is
worth SO, 900 a year.
Postmaster-General Bisscll says that
he has already received the designations
OF 1000 postmasters. Most OF these
are officials of the fourth class.
The trials of several French officials
on charges of corruption IN connection
with the lottery bonds bill were begun
yesterday in Paris. Charles de Lesseps
testified in his own behalf.
a meteorological examination OF
rags brought to New York by the
steamer State of Alabama from Bremen
on December reveals the presence OF
an immense number of disease germs.
The committee of the Reichstag ap-
pointed to consider the Emperor's
scheme for the enlargement of the Ger
man navy, reported against the propo-
sition for building six new ships OF war.
Three lions of Captain Donald Burns
collection of wild animals, III New
York, escaped from their cage yeSter-
day, ate a wolf and two swans, and
were subdued after desperate strug-
gle.
Governor Brown, of Maryland, is Sc
riously i'll as result of exposure IN
Washington on inauguration day. He
contracted Il severe cold which settled
in his stomach and has developed into
peritonitis, from which be is now suf-
iering.
At the meeting of the baseball clubs
in New York yesterday it was decided
TO open the championship season on
April 9th and close on September 80.
The playing rules are changed. so as to
place the pitchers stand five feet iarth-
err from the home-platc. The tlat-bat
was also abolished
At stock farm fire at "Riverbank, "
the farm of Mr.. George o. Wilson. at
Loeb Raven, Baltimore county, Md,
Yesterday evening, forty-one head
of horses, three COWS and Il calf
were burned to death, and large
quantity of grain and hay. a mum
Der of valuable farming implements,
carriages and sulkics and harness, and
a large barn and stable were totally
destroyed. The loss will be nearly
100000.
The fight between the two Australian
pugilists, Robert Fitzsimmons and
James Hall, resulted last night i'll the
defeat of Hall in the fourth round.
The contest took place in the arena OF
the Crescent Athletic Club, in New Or
leans, in the presence of 5000 persons.
The amount of money dependent upon
the result was 100000, the greatest
prize ever fought for. The total was
made up of Il purse of $4,000 contrib
uted by the club and stakes of $4,000
Il side
A dispatch from Washington says
ex Governor Gray's appointment to the
Mexican mission was only decided
u,,on Yesterday, and it is said was only
reached after no little importantly by
Mr.. Gray himself, and only after Mr..
Whitney had iorcibly reminded the
President by letter of the pledges that
had been made at Chicago 10 Mr.. Gray
in consideration of his withdrawal as 4
candidate. There is no doubt that Mr..
Cleveland will make this appointment
unwilingly, "a he docs not consider
Mr.. Gray Qualilied-by educational or
conventional ncquiremenls-ior service
Us minister of that class.
Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle
would authorize no statement yester-
day rs 10 his action concerning gold. 1t
was current report, however, about
tho Treasury Department that it is quite
possible that Mr.. Carlisle will delay the
issue Of bonds until such step becomes
absolutely necessary in order to pre-
vent gold going 10 premium. 1t
was even said that he might allow the
800 GOO, 900 reserved gold to be III
trenchcd upon to limited extent.
That. of course, is wholly within the
discretion of the Secretary. Secretary
Carlisle has accepted the offer of the
Denver clearinghouse to exchange
100000 in gold for $l,000,000 of
Treasury notes of the issue of 1890.
1t is said that the democratic Scna-
torial steering committee has decided
TO make the finance committee solidIy
''free silver" and with that purpose in
view has decided to retire Senator Nc
Pherson. The five names so far select
ed are Voorhees,, chairman; Coke. Of
Texas; Harris, of Tennessee Vance,
of North Carolina, and Vest, ofAlissouri.
The retirement of Mr.. Mcpherson from
the committee, after years of service, Is
almost Unprecedented, and shows that
the new democratic Senate is determ-
ined to have its finance committee
solidly free silver. This means that
tariff legislation will be secondary, and
that repeal the Sherman act is i'm
possible. unless accompanied by con-
cessions which will be in every way ac-
ceptable to the free silver men OF the
West and the South, who now seem to
dominate the Senate.
Among the Presidents callers yes
terday were Senator Murphy, OF New
York, and Mr.. Richard Croker, the
leader of Tammany Hall. They did
not seek private interview but saw
the President with large number OF
other callers. They were very cordial
" received, and after chatting with the
President for few minutes left the
room. In its account Of the interview
the New York Herald says: Richard
Croker made his deal yesterday with
the Chief Executive. Croker and SEN