Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-01
NEWS OFIHE DAY.
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Mrs Leslie and her two children were burn
ed to death at Sing Sing, N. Y, on Saturday
evening, in consequence OF the upsetting OF a
kerosene lamp. The mother was holding her
infant in her arms, and her little boy, aged
three years, was playing undera table on which
kerosene lamp was burning. The little fellow
in his play kicked the table, and the kerosene
spilling over ignited, exploding the lamp, and
setting the clothing ola three on fire.
A nurse girl, eighteen years of age, while
lett in charge of three children Of the McCul-
loch family, pear Corning, New York, last
Wednesday, in fit of rage at the youngest
child for being fretful, threw it upon the floor
stamped upon it until it was almost hfeleSs
and then roasted its hands on the hot stove. -
Whenits mother returned home at night 1t was
dead. The girl was arrested.
Gen. Grant wrote o letter to a prominent
Tsraelite of Quincy, ILL.,, inSeptember last, in
reference to his order excluding Jews as a
class from his camp. he says that he himself
does not sustain the order, as it was issued
without reflection at moment when he was
incensed by reprimand from Washington for
permitting certain acts of the Jews within his
comp.
Information has been received in Washing
ton, that I. r. Toole, assistant special agent Of
the Treasury Departments seized on Friday
last, in New York, $4,000 yards Of fine lyons
silk, together with q large number Of French
cloaks. This is said to be the largest seizure
| of silks, &C., ever made in the United States,
probably 100000.
The bee raisers in the vicinity Of Louisville,
for circuit of twenty five miles, were recently
startled by the discovery that their bees had all
simultaneously decamped, going no one knew
whittier. The mystery is still unsolved. The
deserted hives were all full of honey, containing
from sixty to seventy, FIVE pounds each.
At Montgomery, Texas, recently, a man
named Cline was shot and killed by Walter 7.
Brennan. Three days afterward the widow Of
the murdered man ran off with his murderer,
and was married to him. After hot pursuit
Brennan and his bride were captured, and he IS
awaiting his trial for the murder of his wlfe's
first husband.
The New York Stock Exchange and Open
Board have passed a joint resolution requiring
all stocks on call to be registered in some re-
sponsible financial institution on or before Jan
nary go 1869; and also giving thirty days no
tice of all new issues of stock on convertible
bonds
Jacob Barker, of New Orleans, now in his
eighty sixth year, on Thursday received his fl,
nal discharge in bankruptcy from all his liabili-
ties, which according to his amended schedule.
exceeded in amount half million of dollars.
Commodore Lawrence Kearney died at his
residence in Perth Amboy, N. j., on Sunday
He was retired as captain of the navy on the
Dist of December, 1861 He entered the ma
val service as midshipman on July "a, 1907
By the rejection of the returns of certain
parishes in Louisiana, Menard, colored man,
is declared elected to fill the unexpired term in
Congress of Mann, Democrat, deceased
Menar1 will get the certificate.
The foreign papers of the 10th say that
there has been such heavy fall of snow upon
the Alps that for two days the traffic upon the
Fell railway over Mont Gents, both for goods
and passengers, has been suspended. 49,
A lady on a steamboat trip from Mobile to
New Orleans was robbed of $4,000 in green
backs, although she had sewed the money in
her skirt and placed it under her pillow In the
state room where she slept
Under recent circular from the Treasury
Department requiring financial agents to send
in for redemption certain descriptions of legal
tender notes, very large amount has been re-
ccived. iEtr tto
Within two months there haye been shipped
from Lexington, KY, thirty thousand barrels
of corn to the distilleries of Bourbon and Har-,
rison counties.
Gov. Scott, of South Carolina, sent in his
message to the Legislature yesterday. He says
no State is more solvent or has fairer pros
pect of meeting her liabilities.
Two trunks, containing costly dresses, be-
longing to the "Worrell Sisters" stolen from
them on their recent arrival at Norfolk, Va,
has been recovered By the police Of that city,.
Gen. Sheridan and staff are at Camp Supply,
Indian Territory. General Custar is to go on
a chase after Indians, which may continue all
winter.
SeYeralArmy Paym asters will be mustered
out of service on the 1st of January next, their
services being no longer required
Minnesota pays $40 apiece for wolf scalps,
and in the past year has expended $4,000 in
such purchases. O
Foreign News.
The London Times comments on the rapid
progress of the Pacific railway. 1t notes the