Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.


arm is partly paralyzed.
The reported spread of influenza in
Russia is attracting much attention in
London, as influenza is also very prev
alent, though in mild form, through
o 1t England.
Admiral Mello is reported to be
counting confidently upon several Bra
lillian war ships which still remain neu-
trail joining him in the rebellion against
President PeiXCto.
Citizens of Freeport, L. l., are armed
with guns and clubs and hunting for q
ghost which has appeared twenty times,
is more than seven feet tall and has
eyes in its whiskers.
Margaret Lynch was nearly burned
to death in crowded hairdressing es-
Enlistment in New York on Saturday
by the ignition of alcohol, which had
splashed over her neck. face and cloth
ing.
The great coal strike in England,
which has now temporarily at least
ceased, has been as costly to Great
Britain as moderate-sized foreign war.
The cost has been estimated at $780,
100000.
A crank looked into the Patent Office
in Washington on Saturday, waved
piece of q United States flag, uttered
yell and disappeared. His action caused
intense excitement among the en-
ployees.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, British ambas-
sador at Washington, is likely to be
transferred to St. Petersburg, and Sir
Phillip w. Currie, under Secretary Of
State, is named as the probable success
sor at Washington.
The champion troopers, Directum
and Alix will trot at Fleetwood Park,
N. Y, Tuesday, for purse of $1,000.
The race was to have taken place atBos-
ton last week, but was declared off on
account of the state of the track there.
In view of the continued presence Of
a Russian fleet in the Mediterranean,
the British admiralty will propose to
the government the construction Of
more warships, and ask for grants for
charging the works at Famagosta and
on the island of Cyprus.
1t is authoritatively stated that Pres
ident Cleveland will not sign any silver
bill passed by the Fifty-third Congress.
The President is opposed to the United
States continuing the coinage of silver
when other powers with whick this
country has close and constant tinan-
cial relations have practically discon-
tinued the use of the white metal.
The Standard Oil Company, for the
first time in its history, has met rival
business concern with an arrangement
indicating defeat. Russia has accom-
plished what no American nor corpora
ton of Americans has ever succeeded
in doing. 1t has driven the Standard
from the East Indian markets worth
millions upon millions of dollars per an
mum.
The steamer Dominion of the Do
minion line, en- route from Montreal
to Avonmouth, England, with cargo
of cattle, caught fire few days ago.
The flames were gotten under control
the first day after destroying every
thing on board but q small part ofthe ur-
per deck and the main deck. All the cat
tie were burned and their carcasses
thrown overheard.
Thousands of counterfeit railroad
tickets reading from Chicago to New
York have been sold by parties in Chi
cago and other western cities, and it is
said that the Baltimore and Ohio, Erie,
Pittsburg and Western, Nickel Plate
and other roads have honored them to
the extent ofov 100000. The COM
panies have employed detectives to run
down the counterfeiters.
Isaac Pulaski, of Georgetown, eigh-
teen years old, on Saturday sued out a
writ of habeas corpus to compel his
mother-in-law to bring his sixteen-year-
old wife into court in Washington,
which the mother-in-law did, where
upon the wife stated she wanted to live
with her husband, but was was pre-
vented by her mother. Judge Cox in
structed her to return to her husband
Governor Mitchell, of Florida, refer
ring to the reports of arrangements be-
ing made for Jas. J. Corbett and Chas
Mitchell to fight at Jacksonville, says
be twill issue q proclamation di-
recting every sheriff to do his utmost
to prevent the fight coming of in Flor
ida and appealing to the people in the
several counties to cooperate with the
sheriffs in saving them and their State
from such q disgrace"
The resignation of Gen. l.. A. Grant,
Assistant Secretary of War, which was
rendered to the President on the in
coming of the administration, has been
accepted, to take effect December Is,
and it is announced that Gen. Joseph
B. Doe, adjutant general of the Wiscon-
sin National Guard, has been selected
as his successor. This is the position
for which Col. Granville Gaines, of
Warrenton, Va, was an applicant.
The trainmen on the entire system of
the Lehigh Valley road from Jersey
City to Buffalo went out on q strike at
midnight Saturday night, and yester-
day only mail trains were allowed to
run. The strikers number about $500
and other roads may become involved.
The railroad company is rapidly en-
ploying men to take the place of the
strikers. 1t is charged that the strike
was forced by operators interested in
raising the price of coal.
A terrific blizzard prevailed Saturday
on the English coast. The steamer
Cintra went ashore Oh the coast of Corn
wall, and eleven persons were drowned
Several other persons were disabled,
and number of coasting sailing ves-
sells wrecked. Twenty-Five fishing YES
sells were wrecked off Calais in the ter
rible storm, and more than 800 lives
lost The loss of life along the English