Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

SudI!eS bOuiou- luS SH'lAiShi L S4iSAi
composer, died yesterday at the age OF
Seventy-five.
In the House of Representatives yes
terlay the bill for the better control OF
national banks was passed.
Fifty thousand dollars shipped from
New York for New Orleans by the
American express has been lost in
transit.
In New York last night Jacob Win
ter. fearing his sister was about 10 be
deceived, shot her dead and then killed
| himself.
It is not at all unlikely that a race
will be arranged between the Vigilant.
Colonia, Valkyrie, Jubilee and the Nav
ahoe early next year.
At s.. Louis yesterday negro who
had assaulted an old white woman was
captured by a mob who were about to
lynch him when he was rescued by the
police.
The bids for the construction of the
warships authorized by Congress We're
opened yesterday Tue Newport News
ship Building and Dry Dock Com
pauy, of Virginia, were the lowest
bidders.
Rev. DR.. Joseph Blount Cheshire, jr.,
was consecrated bishop of the Episco-
pal church in Calvary church, at Tar
boro, \. c.. on Saturday, where. for
more than fifty years, his father has
been the rector.
The results of the storm of Friday
and Saturday last on the great lakes
foot up fifty-eight lives lost and prop
ertv loss or $4,000. No such list OF
disasters has been known since the
storm of October l6, 1880.
l. B. Brown, State officer at Harris
burg, Pa, recently stole Confederate
flag from an old locomotive at the Chi
cago fair He said he couldn't endure
the sight of the flag over an old war To-
connective, so he stole it aud took ii
home.
The tariff bill to be reported by the
ways and means committee Of the
House of Representatives will not be
ready before the latter part of Novem-
Der. An impression prevails among
some Representative that the adoption
of an income tax will be recommended
by majority of the ways and means
| committee.
In Ohio and other States where cleo
tions are to be held next month republi
cans are making the most of the pres
eut situation in the Senate and are tell
ing the voters the democratic party has
virtually confessed its inability to ac-
complish the legislative reforms il
promised the people.
Appeals are pouring in on democratic
Senators from all over the country de
handing that action of some kind
be taken Immediately on the silver re-
peal bill. The differences Of opinion
between democratic Senators is be-
ieved to be too wide to be bridged, by
any compromise plan yet proposed but
there is growing disposition among
some of them to get their party out OF
the difficulty into which it has gotten
itself over the repeal bill.
President Peixoto broke faith with
the foreign diplomatic corps in Rio, who
therupon withdrew all proposals for
intervention, but negotiations were re-
newed on new agreement proposed
by the President. Mello's forces are
now in possession of the naval depot at
AmacaO. He has not sufficient force
TO man his fleet Admiral Dagana has
Joined Mello, and 700 men at Fort Val
legaigDon have declared for him.
Count Butcher was murdered and his
wife fatally injured yesterday by dis
charged servant on their estate in Pom
eraua. After committing his double
crime the bloodthirsty murderer blew
his own brains out. The man few
days ago was discovered to be carrying
on liaison with pretty girl employed
as a maid in the castle. The count at
once discharged the man, but retained
the girl, who professed repentance.
Colonel Henry w. Sawyer, who died
suddenly at Cape May on Monday, be-
came famous through his narrow es-
cape from being executed while pris
oner in Libby Prison. He and Captain
Flynn, of Indiana, were ridden on cof-
fins to the place of execution, but were
saved by the interference of the Roman
Catholic Archbishop of Louisiana, a
friend of Flynn. He delayed the exc
cution until Mr.. Lincoln heard of it.
Mr.. Lincoln then gave notice that if
the two prisoners were shot General
w. H. F. Lee, who was at that time
prisoner, would be hanged. Colonel
SAWYER was subsequently exchanged
for General Lee.