Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Cholera has broken out in Galicia


President Cleveland has rendered
the office Of solicitor general to Mr..
Lawrence Maxwell, of Cincinnati.
The French government has sent an
officer in pursuit of Arton, the alleged
go-between in Panama bribery.
Rev. James Spurgeon, a brother OF
the late Charles Sturgeon, has been
elected to occupy the pulpit of the Lor-
d; n Tabernacle for one year.
Ex-Governor James G. Porter OF
Tennessee, has telegraphed Private
Secretary Thurher to notify the fres'-
dent that he will accept his offer to be
minister to Chill.
Charles A. White, accused of steal
ing money and securities from his rich
wife in Wyoming, forfeited his cash
bail of $4,000 given in New York and
cannot be found.
Secretary Herbert is anxious to have
the crusier New York take part in the
naval review, on the 9th of April, and
has requested the Cramps to push work
on her in order that she may do so.
Senator Faulkner has retired from
the list of candidates for chief judge OF
the District of Columbia Court of APP
peals. Ex-Representative Hemphill,
of South Carolina, may be appointed
one of the judges.
Both the Eastern and the Western
coal sales agents had meetings in New
York Yesterday. The chieftopic under
consideration by the Eastern statesmen
was the price of coal, and it was decided
to make no change at present.
The mining town of Kaernton, near
Bleiberg, Germany, was partially burn
ed yesterday Two churches and sixty
five houses were destroyed. Fifteen
persons arc known to have died III the
flames and several others are missing.
State Senator Cogeshall, of New
York, at the solicitation of counsel for
CARLYLE w. Harris, yesterday intro
duced bill at Albany, which, if pass
ed, would allow an appeal in his case
to the general term of the Supreme
Court.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, despite her
feeble health, is extremely anxious TO
be at New Orleans on the occasion oil
The removal OF her husbands remains.
If it is possible for her to do so, Mrs.
Davis will certainly make the journey.
Her daughter, Miss Winnie, will be
present.
Henry Clay Swain, who has been
living in Washington, died OF heart dis
ease Yesterday while fighting Il grass
fire in the meadows which threatened
his sisters house near Sea Isle City, n.
J. Mr.. Swain was cashier of the Sec
ond National Bank Of Washington, and
prominent in Washington society.
The law which prohibits the landing
of mackercl before June LIST, has ex-
PRED, and mackerel vessels are now
fitting out to start in early mackerel
fishing again. Some have already left
Gloucester and Boston to begin the
season as far as the capes on the Chesa-
peake Bay.
William w. Reynolds, head of the
export department for the firm of Hart
ley & Graham, in New York yesterday
evening. shot and killed Head Book
keeper Miles V. Kelley, in the store,
and then shot himself. He will die.
No reason is assigned for the shooting
except that the murderer probably had
paresis.
1t is said in Washington that there
will be no investigation of Senator
Roach. The republicans who are claim
ing that they want an investigation do
not want it, and is it quite safe in
s.ying that there will be no investiga-
ton. the democrats decided to have
Mr.. Roach investigated they would
broaden the scope Of the Investigation
such an extent that several republic
can Senators, who are said to have
skeletons in their closets, would be ill.,
cuded. Senator Roach has said that
he will make statement regarding
the charges against him.