Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-18

acquitted heF. LIT. DroWu VI iuauoCy
with Mrs. Stockton.
( Jesse Brown, colored policy
player, was arrested in Washington
Yesterday on his way to the Virgins
side of the river.
E1-Consul Waller, colonel, who VS.
released from prison in France, is nov
in London and will sail for the enlteu
States next month.
Baltimore members of the Cape Fear
and Yadkin VALLEY Railroad reorgani'
cation committee, have left that city to'
i Asheville, n. c., to attend the fore
closure proceedings before Judge 81
mouton.
i The Platt forces are claiming, as 0
result of Monday night; primaries 10
New York, that they will elect every
delegate from that city to st. Louis
and that they will all be fer Mortes
first, last and all the time.
The French minist1 of foreign afaiii
has asked of Great Britain an ezph
nation of the reasons for the advance
of troops up the Nile. This move on
the part of the British calme as sur
prise to the French government.
Henry Dowden, the negro who muir
dered engineer Dodd ofthe Seaboaro
Airline, at Weldon, n. c., recently
was not hanged yesterday at Halifax
His case was appealed and the prisoner
will be taken to Wake county jan.
The Whitley bimetalic motion was
adopted by the House of Commons yes
terday after statement by Sir Michae
Hicks Beach, chancellor OF Ahe ex
chequer, that the government did mol
intend to depart in the slightest deeree
from the gold standard.
Within the next few DAYS, certalnn
within week, President Cleveland
will issue an order covering into IN.
operation of the civil service law all q
those officers in the service OF the gov
ernmeut who are not appointed by ans
with the advice and consent of tn:
Senate.
The new Brown garbage cremaoD
at the foot of South Caphe! strsos
Washington, made its first blast ys.s
terday afternoon and the results scenes
to prove that the Commissioners hsve
after long battle with the problem q
successfully disposing of the csE's ga,
bage, successfully solved it.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Can.
opened its season at Cumberland, Nd
i o.dsd and q pushed nnnsii 4zbdsS the ssss
melting ice to Wiaiamspors early nn
morning. The agent as Cumberland
says, judging from the orders alre-sS'
received, and other indicaions, q,
season will be al unusually sncneasfu
one.
George Dixon, of Boston. defsatee
Jerry Marshall, of Australia, both Co.
ored, in seven rounds at the Hasr
Hall in Baltimore last night. Mar
shall hurt his leg in the fifth round ssif
felt unable to continue the bout u,
longer. The match was under sne
auspices of the Prescott Athletic Club
and was the star event of the seasou
More than 4 ,OO0-eeople we're nreseaa.
Robert Eugene Herman, q >Gerrasf
bartender out of employment, acc9m
panied by Lizzie Grater, handsome
Dark eyed German girl, went To re.
| Meulo Hotel, in New York, on NS'h
day, and, registering as man and Vito
took room on the second floor. Yes
terday their dead bodies were found II
bed. Herman having shot the wotasl
and then committed suicide. THol
had agreed to die together.
The representation. of the Baltnnor,
conference at the general conference
was completed yesterday by the stsc
ton of Rev. Drs. II. R. Naylor ana Q
Herbert Richardson as alternatea. TIT
delegates previously elected arc kev
Drs. ]. F. Goucher, John Lanat.su
Luther B. Wilson and ". S. Edwards
The lay delegates are Messrs. VIM. =
&1eitch and Alexander Ashley. Sever
new appointments were made to es'
churches in Washington.
Twenty-Five sticks of dynamite pnt
fifteen kegs of giant powder Wen
whirling through the streets of GeOTse
town, D. c., yesterday evening hsflh'
frightened horses. At the corher of sw'
rhirty-ffth aud o street the Wagon
collided with lamp post and was up
set and the entire load was scattsre'
over the street. 1t did not explode
Had it done so, portion of GeosS-
town would have been laid IN ruins ant
: the loss of life beyond guessing rs.
The city of Metapa, Nicaragua. ma
taken yesterday by storm alter tw'
days hard fighting. The capture va
attended with terrible slaughter. nsw
from the scene placing the number o
killed and wounded rs high az 1,GN
men. The town of Mora also suocu M o
ed yesterday to Zelaya's arms, witf
heavy rebel losses. The troops supplies
by the President of Honduras to assis
President Zelaya are doing active ser
vice and are in full career DOVE ga
western coast of the occidental densft
ment. They are expected tn take
Chinandega to day, which is na1s q
Leon, the largest rebel city in tho re
public.
Lady Henry Somsrset's damage soi
against William Waldorf Askor Ia,
been settled out of court, much to Int
disappointment of those who expected
some racy developments, and the gnes
ton as to whether Lady Henry 4
"enough to drive anybody mad" uil
never be passed on by jury. The
lawyers for both sides came together IL
the Astor Office in London, MonGny
and agreed to compromise. The aa
kind remark will be withdrawn. 7n6
ample apology will be printed in .hs
Pail Mall Gazette and % other Engi.s.
newspapers at Astor's expense. Th'