Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

ltCUClS III ltiO oidSii hoNS
defeated the government troops under
General Peria and driven them into
Uruguay.
The village of Orlu, in the French
Pyrennees, was partly demolished by an
avalanche yesterday, and fifteen persons
persisted.
1t is stated that ship has been Or
dered to Hawaii, not as measure of
precaution, but to find employment for
some of our naval warships.
1t is reported from London that
Japan will not grant an armistice to
China nor make known her terms of
peace until Pekin is occupied.
The Mayor of Wheeling on Saturday
ordered every dog in that city killed
because number of them were bitten
by an ANNA affected with hydrophobia'
1t is announced from Pekin that ia
pan refuses to conclude an armistice,
aud that, in the opinion of Minister
DENLY, the peace negotiations will
prove fruitless.
Col. w. C. p. Breckinridge lectured
in Charleston, S. c., Saturday night on
the philosophy of our government.
He had an audience of forty persons,
including three ladies.
Mr.. Cleveland and his Cabinet are
unable to agree as to what shall be
done in View of Germany's retaliation
for the new sugar duties by forbidding
the importation Of American cattle and
dressed meat.
Colonel VIM. A. Boykin has resigned
the command of the Fifth Regiment oil
Maryland for the reason that the duties
infertered with his business. Col. Boy
kin is Virginian, but has lived in Bal
timore for long time.
A dispatch from Berlin states that
the Emperor has authorized Chancellor
Won Hohenlohe to demand of the Bun
desrath the dissolution of the Reich
stag in the event of the rejection of the
anti-socialist coercion law.
Judge Buchwailer, of Cincinnati, on
Saturday refused to surrender color
ed prisoner to the Kentucky authori-
ties in the absence of a pledge from the
Governor that the prisoner would not
be lyuched. He then discharged the
prisoner.
Gen. Philip Sidney Post, member Of
Congress from the Tenth district of III
linois, died at the Hamilton Hotel in
Washington yesterday morning, after
an illness ofbut one day. His death
was from heart disease, resulting from
acute gastritiS.
The old U. S. vessel Dale, which hts
bee put at the disposal of the Mary
land Naval Reserve, sank at her wharf,
at the foot of Charles street, Baltimore,
yesterday. On the trip from Washing
ton she had her bottom strained and
opened by going aground or from con-
tact with the ice. The boat will be
pumped out and her leak repaired.
Archbishop Satolli, the papal able,
agte in the United States, celebrated
pontificial high mass at the cathedral in
Baltimore yesterday. Cardinal Glib
bons preached sermon on the Christ
ian religion. The sermon was an
answer to the arguments of Col Robert
G. Ingersoll, who recently leclured in
that city on "The Bible" After the
services the Cardinal held his New
Years reception.
For some time past there have been
vague rumors current in Washington
society regarding most unhappy con-
dition OF affairs existing between Hon.
Truxton Beale and his wife, whom it
will be remembered was Hattie, the
youngest daughter Of the late Secretary
Blaine. Now the rumors have assum-
ed decidedly definite shape, and the
talk ofthe clubs and in society general
~ is to the effect that separation has
really taken place.
One of the most disastrous fires in
the history of Toronto, Ont, occurred
early yesterday morning. The fire
originated in the basement of the Globe
(newspaper) office, and that building
and several others were burned to the
ground. One fireman was killed, six
were injured and 100000 worth of
property was consumed. A severe
snow storm prevailed during the fire
and the wind blew gale, carrying
embers several miles.
Senator J. G. S. Blackburn, in an in
terview in the Louisville Post of Satur-
day afternoon, makes formal announce
ment of his candidacy for his return to
the U. S. Senate. The Senator comes
out for free silver, first, last and all the
time. He "roastsn the democractic
party and says it has not kept single
one of its pledges as made in the Chi
cago platform, with the exception of
the repeal of the federal election laws,
and roundly berates Congress for its
tactics and negligence.
The warm, heavy rain which set 10
at Wheeling, w. Va, about six o'clock
night has continued almost
since, and the snow is
nearly off the ground. Reports from all
parts of the Ohio river basin show SINH
lar conditions, and there is no longer
any doubt of a food. The ice in the
riyeg broke up at about eight O'Clock
yesterday evening, and the water fell
eighteen inches in twenty minutes. 1t
is expected by rivermen that the river
will reach from thirty-fve to forty feet,
and may be more.
Reports from ya1iops points in Ohio, Penn.
sylvania and West Virginia ave to tie effect