Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-18
NEWS or THE Ia I.
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A terrible tragedy has occurred at Valparai-
SO, Indiana. Cbauncy Page, some time since
had trouble with his wife, which led to sepa
ration, the wife going as a servant into the
family of an Oldham residing in the vicinity
Page went to the house and succeeded in OBJ
tanning an interview with his wife, during
which he threw her upon the floor, beat and
kicked her in terrible manner, and LETT her
for dead. He then went to an adjoining room,
and with a heavy poker, attacked his wfe's
mother, and killed her, and then, set the house
on fire, and fed to the woods.
The Dutch Minister of Internal Affairs has
presented his second report on the cattle
plague to the King. It appears from it that
since June, 1865, when the plague first APP
peared in Holland 9O,469 head of cattle have
been attacked by it. Of these 39,595 died,
L, 400 were killed, $1,000 recovcred, l, 4O3 re-
naming under treatment on December Sd, the
date of the report.
In the Philadelphia Common Council al
alteration took place between Messrs. Miller
and Wray, two of the members, which ended
in a. rough-and- tumble fight. The scene was
closed by the presiding officer clearing the
chamber, and having the gas TUNED off. At
one tine there was prospect that the whole
chamber would become engaged in the tight
A resolution has been introduced into the
Pennsylvania Legislature, expressing indigna~
ton at the nomination Of Mr.. Cowan as Minis
ter to Austria, aud charging President John
son with contemplating direct Insult to the
people of Pennsylvania, and calling upon the
Republican Senators and Representatives to
oppose the confirmation of Mr.. Cowan.
The steamer San Juan Del Sur, with pas
sengers, which left New York December 20,
has arrived at San Francisco. She reports
that seven soldiers pow on board are on the
sick list, FIVE died Of cholera during The pas
sage, and three civilians of Intermittent fever.
Forty soldiers died OH the isthmus and about
the same number Of civilians.
Another cargo of goods for the Paris Expo
sition is to sail from New York this week
Among the consignments is richly finished
street railroad car, got up in the latest style OF
the art. This Car is intended for a Bombay
(India) street railroad, and stops at the Paris
Exposition on It's way thither
At New Haven, Connecticut, the heaviest
snow storm, that has occurred for ten years
commenced on Wednesday and ceased yesier-
day. The depth of snow Oh level was twenty
inches, but was drlfted in places by a strong
gale Of wind to height Of twenty 1ect.
We learn from some Of the Maine journals
that the shipbulders Of that State are pro-
posing convention at Augusta this winter, to
take into consideration the disadvantages under
which that branch of manufacture labors in
consequence Of the present tariff.
Yesterday, John NJ. Langston, 4 colored
man, was admitted to practice at the bar Of the
Supreme Court Of the u. S. This is The sec
ond instance Of this kind, colorcd maga hay
ing been admitted to practice in this court
about two years ago.
Telegraph orders have been sent to General
Reynolds, commanding at Brownsville, Texas,
releasing Gen. Scdgwlck from arrest, Tor the
unauthorized occupation Of Matanoras, and
ordering him to his regiment.
An old oil we'll in Uniontown, Pennsylvania,
one. day last week suddenly began to throw up
stones and water to the height OF mo. c than a
hundred feet. The phenomenon continued for
over an hour.
An ice gorge near Cincinnati broke loose on
the night Of the 10th. A great number of
loaded and empty barges were swept away
loss 100000. Several steamboats, were in
jurcd
4 Paris paper, Of the 29th ult., says: IAN
innovation has been quite recently noticed in
ladies' dresses, jet ornaments having been re-
placed by amber. ~
Captain Samuel Hazard, Of the United
States navy, died yesterday morning, at New
port, r. I.
All the railroad trains leading into Baltimore
are delayed by the snow on the tracks.