Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-19
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Affairs in the Argentine province OF
Corrientes border on anarchy. Rob
berries, the sacking Of houses and out
RACES on men and women are of fire.
quent occurrence.
Mr.. Cleveland left New York this
morning for Fremont, Ohio, to attend
the funeral of ex-President Hayes and
will return Sunday night or early
Monday morning.
The Novelty Theatre at Chesapeake
City, mile west of TT. Monroe, and
three saloons adjoining, burned down
last night. LOSS about $1,000. Over
foot of snow fell there last night.
The Malta in St. Louis has threaten
ed the life OF Joseph G. Chic, who con-
ducts q fruit store. The victim, &C
cording to the notices received, is liza
BILE to be butchered at any moment.
1t is said the trouble near the Mexi-
co boundary has been caused by gangs
of smugglers who were successful in
engaging the troops in one quarter
while they practiced their smuggling
in another.
Thos. ]. Bowling was to-day appoint
ed by Governor Flower, Commissioner
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
New York, in place of Chas. Peck. Mr..
Bowling was formerly president of the
State Workingmen's Assembly.
Judge Nelson, Of the U. S, Court at
Duluth, MIMI, yesterday declared the
Chinese exclusion act unconstitutional
IN a case brought before him on habeas
corpus proceedings of "a Chinese of sew
en- years residence in the United States.
A special from Charleston, w. Va,
says: "It is rumored that Seator Chas.
J. Faulkner is to wed the very rich
wiucy. Of Senator Hearst, of California.
Senator Faulkng Ia wldower Mrs
Hearst's fortune is estimard. at thirty
million dollars"
The birthday of Gen. Robt E. Lee
was observed in Staunton to-day with
appropriate exercises, consisting of
prayer, music and an eloquent grafton
by Rev. G.. W. Finley, D. D. Fully
1900 persons, including many promi-
nent -Confederates, were present.
Gail Hamilton writes again concert
ing the Mnybrick case. She begs to
suggest that Mr.. Gladstone's guilty
completely is not matter of opinion
but OF record, and that as Prime Minis
ter it is his duty to listen to Sir Chas.
Russell, the Attorney General of the
Government, who says "NIrs. May
brick ought to be set free. She ought
not to have been convicted"
Judge Bartlett in tue Supreme Court of
Brooklyn this morning denied the motion of
counsel for H. S. Sanford to compel Patrick
]. Gleason to turn over the books and papers
of the Office of Mayor of Long Island City to
his legally elected successor, Sanford. Judge
Bartlett ordered that President of the Board
Of Aldermen Claven should act as Mayor.
train carrying miners from Brazil, Ind,
to the various mines east OF there was stand
ing on the side track last night when pas
senger train crashed into it with terrible
force. Both trains were filled with miners
and were completely wrecked, Seventeen
persons were injured, hut no one was killed
outright.
Last night while sleighing party consist.
ing of la or 90 people were returning to
Cleveland, Ohio, from Euclid, the sleigh wa.
run into from the rear by an electric motor
throwing the occupants in all directions, and
injuring six perons seriously,
A wedding ofinterpstional note was cele.
hrated to-day at st. Patrick's Cathedral, New
York, the contracting parties being Miss
Marie Del Vale, of New York, and the Mar.
quis de Casa Argudm Of Spain.