Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The debate on the Irish home-rule
bill will be concluded Friday.

The debate on the Irish home-rule
bill will be concluded Friday.
The indications for a passenger-rate
war between the railroads this year are
strong.
John S. Miller, the new commissioner
of internal revenue, took the oath OF
Office yesterday.
Hr.nce Ferdinand of Bulgaria and
Princess Marie Louise, eldest daughter
Of the Duke, Of PARMA. were married
10 day at Viarcgai", Italy.
Samuel Pasco was Yesterday elected
United S atcs Senator, from Florida, TO
succeed himself He received 90 out of
100 votes of the Legislature.
Good buying of Richmond Terminal
fiyes aud of Reading juniors is noted,
in New York. a bond exp 1T ciain s
that tnoru is from to 10 points III
Richmond Terminal tives and skies
from present prices.
Edwin Booth. the lrage!ian is lying
at lha P ayers Club, in New York, .ut-
fcring from paralysis. 1t is feared that
this. the second paralytic stroke with
which the famous actor has been strick-
-, will prove fatal.
Mr.. Wallace Thomps N, pastor Of
Paramount Methodist Church, If
Baltimore, yesterday evening coz.
Quoted prayer meeting last
ing until after midnight for the alleged
purpose of defeating the members OF
the congregation opposed to him.
Lieutenant Samuel Churchill Robert
son, the unfortunate young officer of
the United States army who cut his
throat at the Mount Vernon Hotel in
Baltimore last Sunday, is now at the
City Hospital as a private patient,
where he is receiving every attention
He will probably recover.
Secretary Morton yesterday ordered
the dismissal of forty-one assistant mi
croscopists, one clerk and q bookkeep-
err attached to the bureau of animal in
dustry, and assigned to duty in Chica-
go. The dismissais take effect April
%. The reason for the dismissal is the
reduced condition of the work.
The Baltimore Presbytery declined
Yesterday to petition the General As
semblv in the Briggs case. Rev. Drs.
Joseph II. Smith and J. II. Lettwich,
and Elders T.. +. Wilmer and w. IL.
Purnell were elected commissioners 10
the Assembly. y resolution favoring
union with the Southern Presbyterian
Church was adopted, temperance and
social economics discussed, and the ses-
sion adjourned.
Lille Luther, an employee of the
Union Metallic Cartridge Company, OF
| Bridgeport, Conn, was removed to her
home on Tuesday raving maniac, the
result of practical joke. Because she
held aloof from the other girls at the
works several of them caught her, put
her in barrel and began rolling it
over the floor. The sport last four
minutes, and when released, Lilies
reason had fled. Physicians say she
cannot recover.
The Bowie murder trial began at
Marlboro, Md, yesterday. a severance
was granted, an Pinkncy WAS tried
before jury. A number Of witnesses
were examined, and considerable dam
aging testimony elected. A confession
of Pinkney to Deputy Sheriff Dove was
put in evidence George Addison, co..
ored, testified that conversation took
place in his hearing between Barber
and Pinkney in which Barber said the
best thing to do would he to get Bowie
out of the way. BARRIERS grudge was
an arrest for stealing Bowie's meat.
Barber said There would be hell IN
court if it was not done" Pinkney said
it would be a good thing. Then Bar,
Der remarked that there was a well
with some planks over it where they
could put him and nobody find him.
urur A,rnp1cANa HAVE CnRNS