Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Kilrain says he is arranging for q
match with Sullivan.

Kilrain says he is arranging for
match with Sullivan.
The sale of government documents
by congressman and their clerks is be-
coming considerable industry.
The grand jury in New Orleans yes
terday brought in fifteen indictments,
charging twenty-eight men with muir
ders committed during the riots on the
leree.
United States Senator James K.
Jones is dangerously i'll at his home in
Washington, Ark. He was vaccinated
Wednesday last, and on Saturday was
seized with fever.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Compa-
ny yesterday issued orders from Allan
ia forbidding its agents to sell tickets
over the Seaboard Air Line to points on
that system or to points reached by 1t.
A man named Ahrens, of Williams.
burg, n. Y, the possessor of wooden
leg, takes it off and beats his wife with
it whenever he gets drunk. He was
sent to prison yesterday for doing this
for the thirtyfrst time.
The standing committee of this Epis-
copal diocese have consented to the
conservation of Rev. John Hazen
White, Bishop. elect of Indiana. They
have recommended Joseph A. Specht
as candidate for holy orders.
1t WITS discovered in New York yes
terday that a leper has been living in a
tenement house at frequent intervals
during the last six years, and although
several physicians have treated him the
case has never been reported to the
board of health.
The south-bound vestibule train on
the Southern Railway was wrecked
near Jackson, Ga. yesterday. Spikes
had been drawn, and the rails spread,
causing the entire train to leave the
track. Fireman Roberts was badly
scalded, and may die. This is the
fourth wreck since March caused by
malicious parties.
During the Tennessee legislative in
vestigation into charges of corruption
in connection with the new Tennessee
penitentiary, yesterday, w. H. Mitch
ell testified that the West Nashville
Land Company paid him 81, 900 in COM
missions when the State bought the
company's property for farm, and that
of this sum he paid 10 Adjt.-Gen. John
A. Fite $500, and to c. G. Estill, presi-
dent of the board of railroad tax asses
sors, $500. These two officials resigned
Yesterday, and their designations were
accepted by Governor Turney.
The Agricultural Department has is
sued bulletin compiled by Roy Stone,
special agent in charge of road inquiry,
containing information concerning the
use of wide tires on wagon wheels. Mr..
Stone regards it of special importance
in the maintenance of the public high
ways that the vehicles used on them
shall have tires ofgreater width than are
now in general use. Extracts from the
State laws respecting the width of tire
to be used on vehicles are given, some
(which offer q rebate of a portion ofthe
highway tax on wagons with rims or
tires not less than three and one-half
inches in width.
A dispatch from Washington says:
"The prospect of serious complications,
which threatens the United States
through probable European encroach-
ment on Venezuela and Nicaragua, has
assumed a phase of such danger to the
principle laid down in the Monroe doc
trine that special cabinet council was
held at the White House yesterday af-
ternoon to consider the subject. The
conference was of strictly secret char
acter, but it is learned that no definite
action was agreed on. 1t is said that
Mr.. Bayard has failed to arrange the
Mosquito troubles with the British
Government in a manner satisfactory
to the United States.