Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-07
NEWS OFTHE DAY.
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A dispatch from Boston says: "Last night
Fitchburg freight train near this place became
disconnectedland the engine was stopped The
detached cars ran into two of those ahead,
smashing tank car filled with OIL The shock
broke lantern In the hands OF Conductor
Joseph Hobbs, covering him with oil, which
lgnted, and he was burned to death. The tanks
exploded with a terrific conclusion, throwing
the debris OF the car all around.
On the night of the l4th ultimo, Stephen
Yates, black man, was shot and mortally
wounded by black boy, near the village OF
Newport, in Charles county Md. The boy had
been placed by Mr.. Jack Ware to guard bank
of corn, when Yates approached and filled his
basket. He was halted by the boy and i'm
mediately rau, but, refusing to stop, was fired
upon and fatal wound inflicted.
Mr. James M. McCartin, the republican can
didate for Congress in the fifth congressional
district of New Y ork, at the November election,
has inaugurated proceedings looking toward the
contesting of the election OF his successful OPP
ponent, Mr.. John Morrissey. Mr.. McCartln
bases his action on the allegation that Mr. Nor
risaey is not an American citizen.
A fatal disturbance took place near Savannah
Ga, a few nights ago, between the special
police who were out guarding the gardens &C.,
on the suburbs from, depredations, and a num-
Der of blacks, the latter of whom fired into the
police guard, killing One and woundlng several,
Several of the blacks engaged In this murder
Gus affair have been arrested.
The Senators elect from Georgia have arriv-
ed in Washington also MesSrs. Christy and
Whimpsey. These gentlemen come, the for
mer with certificate OF election from General
Meade, and the latter with certificate from
Governor Bullock, as mem bers OF the House.
An inventor in New York city announces
that he has discovered new and perfectly
practicable method of propelling vessels by
steam, whereby saving OF seventytive Der CT.
Of the power eau be effected, The mechanical
construction is said to be perfectly simple.
Governor Geary, of Pennsylvania, has re-
proved Hester Vaughn, the woman who was
under sentences of death for inlanticide, and in
regard to whom public meeting was recently
held in New York city.
An election in New Orleans on Saturday on
the question of issuing 100000 bonds for
the redemption OF the outstanding city currency,
excited no interest. The proposition was de-
feated by large majority.
General Butler dined at the Manhattan Club,
the headquarters of New York Democracy, on
Saturday, in company with Senator Doolittle,
both being the guests of Richard Schel a
prominent Democratic politician.
The Primary Convention Of the Episcopal
Church, in session at Albany has elected
William Croswell Doane, Bishop of the new
diocese of Albany, New York, Dr. Doane, it is
said, is ''ritualistic.
Whelan, the Fenian, will not be executed at
Ottawa on the 10th proximo, according to his
sentence. The proceedings In writ Of error act
as 4 stay Of sentence;so respite is not required.
The President has appointed Col. Thomas B..
Florence, to be assessor of the second district
of Pennsylvania, to fill the vacancy created by
the decease of the late incumbent.
A later dispatch from Omaha says the rail-
road bridge over the Missouri at that point was
not swept away, but only badly damaged. 1t
is expected that it will be repaired by to-day
1t is said that S64, 200 was paid from the
Treasury on Saturday for the completion OF that
part of the Pacific railroad east OF Sacr amento,
from the 390th to the 4l0th route post.
The members of the ways and means COM
mittee having been in Washington for several
days, are already beset with an agitation in re-
ference to the whisky tax.
A Washington dispatch gives the particulars
of the loss of the American bark EIecta, from
Terra Nova, Sicily, for New York, on the Sth
Of November.
L. A. Pollard, the historian of "The Lost
Cause, it is reported has been appointed to a
clerkship in the New York Custom House.