Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

American meats and cattle.
Senator Morgan was nominated for
reelection as Senator last night by a
judicial caucus of the democratic mem
bers of the Alabama Legislature.
The Baltimore oyster packers and
shippers who have revolted against the
rates of the express companies Will to-
day begin shipping oysters by freight.
Representative VIM. L. Wilson, OF
West Virginia, last night lectured at
Music Half, Baltimore, on the 1.-The
New Problems that Beset Popular Gov
eminent"
1t is now said that MIR. Cleveland
proposes to SO extend the civil service
classification during his term as to
leave little patronage for his successor
to distribute.
John Garvip. the tramp who slept in
Mrs. Astor's house in New York on
Saturday night and was released from
Jail Monday, was rearrested on charge
of attempted burglary, made by MR.
Astor's butler.
James E. Cutler, who recently re-
ceived 1900 volts of electricity while
working in the testing room OF the
Stanley Electrical Manufacturing COM
pany at Pitts6eld, Mass, was resus-
citated by the d'Arsonal plan.
A rabbi and a layman living il
or near Buffalo called on William Ira
ers Jerome in New York yesterday to
tell him that they had just been swim
died by green goods men, from whom,
as they supposed, they were buying
counterfeit money.
While picking grapes on a country
road near Guthrie, o. T., yesterday, o
big black bear suddenly appeared and
attacked Miss Anna Wormborough,
hugging her so hard that it broke three
of her ribs and terribly lacerated her
body. Her injuries will likely prove
fatal.
]. w. Priestly and Michael Harkins
were arrested in Philadelphia yester-
day for brutality beating Gustav Goet-
trert, music teacher, who had kissed
the sixteen-year-old daughter of Priest
ly on the cheek in complimenting her
on the progress she was making i'll her
music.
Early yesterday morning c. S. Re-
Iva Of CINCINNATI, was found in the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad yards,
in Huntington, w. Va, unconscious
and naked, except for his undershirt;
He says four negroes assaulted him and
took his clothing and contents, worth
$500.
A claim for over 100000 against the
government of the United States for
the use of the Schillinger patent pave
ment in the Capitol grounds was final
" decided against the claimants in the
Supreme Court yesterday. The Su-
preme Court in an opinion by Justice
Brewer substantially held that the
government could do no wrong, and
that the aggrieved party was without a
remedy.
The treasury officials are alarmed at
the rapid diminution of the gold in the
treasury, the Withdrawals being made
largely by prospective purchasers OF
bonds. Nearly half rs much gold as
will be necessary to make the first pay
ment on the new bond issue has been
withdrawn from the United States sub.
treasury in New York since the call for
bids for these bonds was issued week
ago to-day.
The Japanese government, in reply
to the note of United States Minister
Dunn, asking whether tender by the
!, President of the United States of his
good offices in the interest of restoring
peace would be agreeable, says that,
while approaching the friendly senti,
ments of the Americans, the success of
the Japanese army has been such that
China should approach Japan directly
on the subject.
The seismic disturbances in Sicily
and Italy are supposed to have been
caused by the volcano of Stromboli,
which is nearly in state of eruption.
Eight lives were lost and two hundred
persons injured at Seminara, where the
tombstones in the cemetery were thrown
out of the ground and many houses de-
molished. The United States consulate
and Consul Charles M. Caugby's resi-
dence, in Messina, were wrecked.
E. S. Jaffray & Co.'s six-story build
ing at Nos. 100 and Ill Leonard street,
New York, was destroyed by fire last
night. Ali Of its contents were ruined.
The first and second floors were used
for packing and shipping goods, the
third, fourth and fifth for storing
gloves, laces, upholsterers' materials,
and the top floor was the Office of the
entry clerks. The damage is estimated
at 100000 on the stock and between
$50, 900 and 1000 on the building.