Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

United States Judge Golf will take
the place of Judge Bond during Judge
Bonds sickness.
Another attack on the French gov
crnment was unsuccessful in the Cham
Der of Deputies Yesterday.
The Senate mas confirmed all the nom
nations sent in by the President that
remained to DE acted upon.
Frederick Douglas, colored, visited
Easton. Md, yesterday and purchased
The Villa" a splendid estate, to1
which he paid S25 900.
Mr.. Balionr. leader of the Unionists,
yesterday gave notice in the House OF
! Commons of motion 10 censure the
Irish executive for condoning serious
offences, and thus bringing the law into
general contempt.
Col. Robert w. Gillespie, general
southern agent OF the Mexican Central
Railroad, favorably and well known
throughout the country. especially
among railroad men, died in New Or,
leans yesterday of paralysis.
Two men from New Orleans commit,
ted suicide on the Casino grounds at
Monte Carlo Wednesday night. Theil
names are given as WE'LL and Robb
They had been playing heavily at the
Casino for several days, and lost enor
nous sums.
A bomb was exploded in the street
back of the Universita Della Sapienza
Yesterday in Rome. No damage was
done. The university is but a short
distance from the Pantheon. Nobody
saw the bomb placed, and no arrest:
have been made.
Senator Camden and Representa-
tives Anderson, Pendleton and Cape
hart, of West Virginia, visited MIR
Cleveland yesterday in reference to the
nomination of Mrs. kenpa, the widow
of Senator KenDa, to be postmistress n
Charleston, w. Va.
An organization has been formed by
prominent citizens of Helena, Mont.
under the name of the Law and Order
League. The object is to rid the city
of every immoral house and bad charac
ter in tne city The society will beeir
a vigorous crusade, and trouble is anti
cipated.
In selecting q jury to try B. ]. Muir
ply on the charge ofattempting to muir
der George p. Rudolph, an ex-Catholi
priest, at Lafayette, Ind, talesmaI
who was a member of the American
Protective Association, an order tina
discriminates against Catholics, wa
yesterday challenged.
Advices from the Northwest SHOW
that one of the most furious storm
known for years began on Wednesda.
and is still raging. At Duluth foo
and a-half of snow fell during Wednes
day night. Yesterday morning it turn
ed to sleet. \ similar state Of affair
exists in ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
Indian John, The once famous chief Q
the Columbia River tribe of Indians
who has reached the age of one hun
drcd and twenty-five years and has out
lived the last of his tribe, has been com
United to the poor-house at Portland
Ore. John was always friend of tn
white man. He saved the ancestors o
many prominent citizens from massacre
A fatal accident occurred on Wed
nesday at Perrie Bros. sawmill, nea
Westwood, Prince Georges county
Md. The boiler exploded, and one Q
the firm, John Pcrrie, was Instant.
killed. VIM. Perric, his brother and
colored laborer were so badly scalde'
that their death is expected ut an.
time. Mr.. John Perrie leaves 4 widoS
and two young children. The sawmil
was badly wrecked.
A cyclone swept over north Nlissis
sippi and west Tennessee late yester
day evening, leaving ruin in its wake
Tunica, Miss, was blown away, ant
several people are reported killed ant
injured. 1t is also reported that tn
town of Tupelo. Miss, the home @
Congressman John Allen. was destroy
ed The little town of Kelly, tifteel
miles from Memphis, on the NIemphi
and Birmingham Railroad, was wipe'
ont during the same storm, but nj
lives were lost.