Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Peter Iurney was luduSurdteu Wv
ernor of Tennessee yesterday, succeed
ing himself.
The Ecuadorian government an
nounces that Esmeraldas has been re-
taken by its forces, the revolutionists
having been badly beaten.
DR.. John NJ. Byron died in the New
York Hospital yesterday of consump-
tion-a disease that he believed he
contracted through his meteorological
experiments.
The sealing schooner Walker Earle,
of Victoria, capsized in a gale off Cape
St. Elias, on Easter Sunday, with a
loss. according to all reports, of every
soul Of the thirty-two aboard.
Confederation with Canada has been
practically abandoned in Newfound-
land. 1t is intended to carry on the
colony by instituting great admins
trative reforms and economies.
1t is understood that Russia will not
make any opposition ifJapan augments
the war indemnity from China. This
will be sort of return for the abandon
ment of the Liao:TnnGGssp province.
a bili making train robbery capital
offense was defeated in the Illinois
House yesterday. The point was
raised that the bill was really aimed at
strikers and not genuine robbers.
1t is stated that deal between Tam
many democrats and Brooklyn republic
cans, aided by Senator Bradley, de-
feated the Greater New York bill in
the Senate of that State yesterday.
President Cleveland yesterday denied
the petition for pardon of William G.
Chase, colored, who was recently con-
victed of publishing a libel against G.
II. J. Taylor, the colored recorder of
deeds of the District of Columbia.
Ex-Judge William A. Vincent, of the
Supreme Court of New Mexico, de-
cided a bet between prominent Chi
cago democrats as to the unit of value
in the United States from 1892 to 1873.
He decided the unite to be the dollar,
and its value to be measured in both
gold and silver.
Miss Julia Gillick charged DR.. Sam
uel Hassell in the Jefferson Market
Police Court in New York yesterday
with having ruined her while uncon-
scious from anaesthetics. She declares
that child was born and that DR.. Has
sell disposed of it. She believes it is
still alive, and she demands its return.
Thirty-two ballots were taken in the
Delaware Legislature for United States
Senator yesterday, but there was no
election. All the old candidates were
deserted. The supporters of Messrs.
Addicks, Higgins and Massey scattered
their votes among Col. Henry A. Du-
pont, William Dupont and DR.. Hiram
II. Burton. The session will probably
end to-day.
Smart Post, No. 80, @. A. r.. of Cam
bridgeport, Mass, has adopted resolu-
tions protesting against the dedication
of the Confederate monument at Chi
cago on Memorial Day. The resolu-
tons close as follows: 1--WE urge that
steps be taken to prevent the desecra-
ton of Memorial Day and the paying
of tribute to men who were disloyal to
their country"
1t is announced that Brigadier Gen.
eral Casey's successor will be Col. W..
P. Craighill, now stationed at Balti-
more. Col. Craighill will, of course,
relinquish his duties in charge OF river
and barGor improvements for the Della
ware, Maryland and Virginia district
and will cone to Washington, where
he will be stationed until his retire
ment, two years hence.
Cardinal Gibbons yesterday told the
convention of the Maryland State Tenn
perance Alliance, which is in session in
Baltimore, that he is strongly in favor
of high license in large cities as step
toward the suppression of intemper-
ance. In an address he said: II be-
lieve with regard to prohibition that in
large cities it is we'll nigh impracticable,
for reasons which I need not give you.
But local option has been tried, and
tried very successfully in country dis
tricts."
Marshall E. Price, who has been con-
victed of numbering Sallie E. Dean,
aged fourteen years, of Caroline coun-
ty, Nd, was taken to Baltimore yes
terday for safe keeping. He denied
that he had ever stated that he alone
was guilty of the murder or that he
had exonerated U. Grant Cochran, the
school teacher, whom he had previous
ly implicated. Sheriff Berry, however,
stated to the Jail officials that Tuesday
night Price had made full confession
of the crime to him. Price said that
Cochran had nothing to do with the
murder, and that he implicated him in
it only to help shield himself, and be-
cause of former grudge resulting from
trade.
RESCUED FROM FIRE. Six persons
were probably fatally burned by the ex-
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