Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Seven children OF Andrew AlUeTl, OI
Delaware Water Gap, Pa, have recent
y died Of diphtheria.
The Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
Railroad was put into the hands of the
receivers on Saturday.
Archbishop Satolli will not be made
cardinal at the March Consistory, IS
the Pope wishes him to remain in
America for the present.
Ii Is likely that consideration OF all
questions OF changing the rules OF the
senate will be postponed until the next
recess of Congress, as the committee on
rules has made a recommendation 10
that effect.
Lillian Russell, the comic opera sing
CT, was married yesterday morning TO
Mr.. John Chatterton, known On the
stage as Signor Perugini. The cere-
monv was performed by Judge Molier
in Hoboken. y. J.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage last night
announced in his church. the Brooklyn
Tabernacle, that this coming spring, On
his twenty-fifth anniversary as pastor,
he would resign. He has not perfected
MS plans for the future.
Secretary Carlisle has directed that
the Worlds Fair medal designed BY
St. Gaudens, which represented on one
side a robust nude male figure and
,ainst which protests were made, shall
be modified By placing a loin cloth
about the figure.
A call was published in Chicago Cd
Saturday for meeting at which will
be organized the Senator Hill demo
cratic association OF Chicago. The or
ganization will boom David B. Hill as
Grover Cleveland's successor in the
White House.
Al Duluth, Mimi, on Saturday Rev.
Father Connely, the Catholic priest
convicted Of criminally assaul:ing Miss
Julia Sutherland, member Of mis- con-
gregation, was sentenced TO twenty
years and three months Imprisonment
at hard labor.
II is reported that the rebel leader,
Admiral Mello, has been deposed from
command because ofhis inability to land
troops from the South. A dispatch
from Rio Janeiro. published at Lisbon,
says that General Salaiva has entered
BIO bay with transports carrying 5000
insurgent troops, who embarked at
Paranagua.
a dispatch from Rome says there is g
persistent rumor there to the effect
that the Pope has sent q diplomatic
note to all the papal nuncios. for CON-
munication to the European govern
ments to which they are credited, on
the perils of the situation in Rome and
the possible necessity which may arise
for him to leave that city. 1t is further
stated that there exists a secret under
Standing between the HolySee andSpain
by which the latter government has
agreed to provide an asylum for the
Pope in case of need.
The negotiations between Great Brit
ain and Russia, as to the boundary Of
the Pamirs, have resulted in an arrange
ment to which the Amer Of AfghaDis-
tan has consented. Russia has also set
tied with China their dispute as to the
boundaries in same region. 1t is re-
ported that Great Britain has obtained
China's sanction to propose to France
a convention to place Siam under the
protection ofFrance, Great Britain and
China.
Statistics compiled by the census bu-
reau show that in the United States
there are Il, 969, 467 horses or one horse
for every four inhabitants mules, q,
295, 532 cows, 1911, $50; swine, 81
409, 583, and seeep shorn, 2,126, S6S.
Illinois has the largest number Of
horses, y ,135, 2S9, or one horse for every
two inhabitants Maryland, $50, 1856 :
Virginia, 242, 5l2; West Virginia, 154,-
z22; District Of Columbia, S26. Iowa
leads the States in the number of cows,
having l,498,41S; Maryland, 142. 19S;
Virginia, 273, 634 West Virginia, 1885,
1872; District of Columbia, S63.