Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.
ss4o sAos0 the ve1y age and body ofthe Times

! The three Adams Express robbers who were
recently lynched near Seymour, Ohio, made
full disclosures of their connection with many
robberies and murders in that vicinity. The
Headquarters were at the Reno House, near
Rockford, about two miles from Seymour
This family were declared to be the orlglnators
of numerous murders and highway robberies,
and direct participants in nearly all OF them.
John Reno is now in the Missouri peDltentlary.
Two of the others are under arrest for the rob,
berry of the Adams Express Company, and
Frank Reno the most skilful and adrolt OF the
whole family is now at Windsor, U. W. a
large reward will be paid by the officers OF
Adams Express Company on the delivery oil
his body at Seymour, Jackson county, Indiana.
A difficulty occurred on Monday night, in
Savannah, Ca, in drinking saloon between
Robert Hopkins, tax receiver, and Isaac Rus
sell, Deputy Sheriff, resulting in the shooting
of Hopkins, killing him instantly. The affair
caused great excitement among the negroes
who, at a signal of drum, assembled several
hundred strong, armed with guns and clubs,
threatening to lynch Russell and demollsh his
house. On learning that Russell had been
taken to iail, they attacked it, but were dis
persed by the police. The excitement was
somewhat abated yesterday.
A Washington telegram says: 1T is not
true that Mr.. Reverdy johnson has offered
Mrs. Lincoln an escort to England. She. has
simply requested that she may 90 out in the
same steamer under his protection-a request
Mr.. johnson has not declined to grant. 1t is
Mrs. Lincoln's intention to visit the Queen OF
England. - a3a l.i
Isaac Moore, colored, attacked highly re-
spectacle young lady, near Belair, Hartford
county, Md, yesterday, with foul Intentions
He was arrested and placed in Jail. When
brought out before magistrate, mob over
powered the officers and, amid great excite
ment, carried off the prisoner and hung him.
Charles R. Washburn, late cashier Of the
Peoples National Bank, of Roxbury, Mass,
committed suicide at sea by jumping over
board from the steamship Scotia, when one
day out from New York. Mr. Washburn was
on his way to Europe for his health.
A dispatch from Louisville states that the
persons poisoned at the hotels at Greensboro
are all in fair way to recover. 1t is shown
that the milk was poisoned by the introduction
of arsenic into the cans.
Information has been received of the death,
in Brooklyn, N. Y, on the 22d instant, OF
Captain Alex. V. Fraser, for many years
Chief of the Revenue Marine Bureau of the
Treasury Department. z
The managers of the Atlantic cable, will, on
the 1st of September. reduce the price for the
transmission of messages to SIS for ten words,
Exclusive of the address, date, and signature,
which are free.)
Recent news from Syria states that the
American colony at Jaffa has now dwinded
down to less than twenty persons, and that
Adams and his wife had left for England to
endeaVor to secure recruits
Gen. Dyer has written letter to the Secre-
tary OF War demanding court-martial for the
investigation of the charges made against him
by select joint committee on ordnance.
D. ". VOORHEES, has been nominated by the
Democrats of the Seventh Indiana District fol
Congress. We hope he may be triumphantly
elected
The bricklayers' strike in New York is vir-
tualy ended, the employees having generally
obtained work on the eight hour system.
The Radical sheriff of Wilmington, N. G.
has appointed two colored men as his deputies.
A secret meeting of the ''Fenian Congress
is now in session in New York.
The Senate Finance Committee will not agree
to the House Funding bill. .