Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-16
NEWS OF THE DAP.
ITO shoao The veay age and body of ,thes7mles.

found a woman named Anna Boone and her
four children, residing Of Amity Place in New
YorL N . stot. of acknowledgements onn.rant,v
from tho effects of poison. PHI ysicians were
called in and administered the usual remedies,
6y which they succeeded IN restoring TIE SUI
lere n 10 CONSCIOUSNESS subsequently Mrs. 2:
confessed 10 haVlrg admlnlstefed iauuahuu9 TO
helseil aaho Jour chlidFen on account % thelr
extreme poverty. s1s
The American Print Works at FALL River,
Mass wera dnstrovnj hv FIRE on Saturday
,no, -; n;th ii, 10 ,,r;nt;no machines and
large stock of calicoes Five hundred hands
were thrown out OF employment. The loss
amounts to $500, 600. 1t was the. tnest
structure of the kind in the country. Its loss
will probably occasion the stoppage OF the cot
ton mills, and is a great blow to the industry
OF Fall River. The amount OF lnsurancels not
ascertalned. M -.
Letters from. opaln state tnaS u loiilai onei
mas been made TO the american M min's'el a.
Madrid to sell Cuba and Porto. Rlcol to- the
American Government for one hundred and
fifty million dollars IN gold-ltty millions to pc
paid 10 cash on the signing OF the treaty and
the formal delivery OF the Island; second Ity
m! !i! one year tnefealteri ING Inltu 10y
T Trtiioa ~ - 49, Is slanorn ;o ~ ha one Of
the constituencies Of that sale. a.. a as...sst
<. Tn aonarent defiance of the relief ordinance
oao,,toa hr .ho coo,rrc;o. c,n1nntion the sheriff
"oop.'u ~ nv oeo's''
leVleo 1here ias0 week on Sto5e aita IosSu ~
oou opo "ao ~ - ~, a:' 80 Ia
les shall be s1snended, but not preventing,
their being made. This construction is sus-
tanned by the bar, and under it the ordinance
defeats It's own end ~ 80
G. III. HOPKINS, Jr., and Robert Hopkins,
tho son and nenhew .of, Col G., Fl, Hopkins,
o.sos.or 81 ;nternol rovonuo ver, arrested on
Saturday f,r an assault, with intent to murder,
J.E. Hays, editor of the Savannah Republican,:
They were released on bail but were rearrcsted
and lodged in Jail, to await the result OF hlr.
Hayes injuries. 4#
Old Bull arrived in New lork in the steam
ship Russia on Wednesday. 1t IS his lnten
ton to take up his violin again Tor few con-
certs. During the last ten years ne has been
playing IN the great capitals OF Europe, with
the same success as In former years. 10 81.
petersburg, especially, ne mas reawaSeneo great
enthusiasm u, ".
Inc Augusta hepuo'ican ''as iepo'U =. a
| collision between party OF negroes and CIVIL
authorizes at Elberon, in Georgia.. George
Allen, the Sheriff, was killed. and several
others, white and black, were % Gr3 Inc !!
| difficulty originated IN a bail, Those lmpIlca
ted in 1t have not been arrested:
There is some reason to fear that Texas will
soon cease to be a stock-raising Stale. Every
negro in the country is stated to be heavily
armed with guns and pistols, as we'll as with
knifes, and cattle are wontony shot down.
whist there is no refuge Whatever Tor hogs
anu poultry
n nlo oooui'eo VI oa'uluay' a. ~ 10y S'.oe'
NE" orh' occupieu ny inoanaS W loon' o'sa'
mercnant, u; . p ~ y ~, oIsa. Una
Kers' Ro9liso1 O. ~! lurpol!cis u ~ Tpo''' anI
loss 10 .s10O 400 :. -
'0ss % sloo'o o, O,;o
Oe'' D' =, 40 "'I1' - ~
illness of his ooIy Rephew, who has since died
M action upon his casn will he had until his
| return, which will probably be the middle OF
| this week.
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