Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Inside facts of the marriage of James
G. Blaine, jr., to Miss Marie Nevlns
show that the ceremony was not per-
formed with any undue haste OF dlsre-
gard for the late Secretary's high pub
lie position.
Guy de Maupassant, the distinguish
ed romancist ofth naturalistic school,
who had been confined in DR.. Meurlsh's
private asylum for the insane, IN Parls,
for some time, died yesterday.
At meeting of the New York Cham
Der of Commerce yesterday a resolu-
ton was passed denouncing the Sher-
man silver law as the responsible cause
of the prevailing panic, and demanding
its immediate repeal by Congress.
The most damaging thunder storm OF
the wear occurred throughout New
England Wednesday night. Consider
able property was destroyed, but there
were no fatalities. At Woonsocket, X.
l., it was the worst storm ever expert
enced.
The friends of the Duke of Eeragua
in this country have started to raise a
fund for the benefit of his family, his
beautiful residence and other property
in Madrid having been seized by his
creditors while he was visiting the
Chicago fair.
The Rev. d. E. Days statement to
his congregation in Eastport, l.. l., last
Sunday that Hattie E. Fancher had re-
fused to marry him, is denied by the
Young woman and her father, who say
the marriage tool, place, but that the
bride refused TO accompany her hus-
band to his home.
Mount Tacoma is the highest noun
tain in the United States, according to
the six measurements taken by F. u.
Plummer, civil engineer, of Tacoma,
Wash. The measurements show the
mountain to be over $1,000 feet In
height. Mount Whitney, which was sup
posed to be the highest mountain in
this country, is 14,S9S feet high.
Governor Flower made speech to
depositors who were making run on
bank at WATERFOWL, n y, yester-
day, assuring them that their money
was safe. This assurance checked the
run for time, but laterit was renewed
and the Governor and several others
issued statement personally guaran-
teeing that the depositors should be
paid.
At Carpentersville, Pa, Tuesday
night, burglars chloroformed Mr.. and
Mrs. John Carpenter, and proceeded to
to ransack the house. Mrs. Carpenter
recovered from the effects of the drug
and gave an alarm. The burglars fled,
leaving bundles on the floor. MIR. Car
penter is the station agent for the Penn
sylvania Railroad, and kept his money
at the house.
Edward Carlin, aged thirty, one OF
the best known citizens of Wheeling,
committed suicide by jumping into the
Ohio river yesterday. Carlin recently
failed in business. Yesterday he Sc
cured position requiring a bond.
When he asked old acquaintance to
become his bondsmen they refused. He
became respondent and ended all by
committing suicide.
The silver men are very much dis,
turbed over the rumor that has been in
circulation since the conference be,
tween ex-Speaker Crisp and Secretary
Carlisle that the committee on coinage
weights and measures is to be organized
with an apti-free- coinage majority and
with an advocate of the repeal of the
Sherman law as chairman instead o!
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, the recognized
leader of the free-silver men IN the
House.