Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-10
NEWS OFIHE DAP.
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>One OF the most direiul calamites that has
ever occurred in Cleverland Ohio, was visited
upon l.. NJ. Hubby, and his family, on Satur-
day evening. His elegant residence and all its
contents were totally destroyed by terrific ex-
ploslon OF gas in the basement and the contta-
grafton which followed. Mr.. hubby sustained
very painful injuries by burning ; his daughter,
Miss Ella, was so badly burned that her life
seemed to 'hang on the passing of breath,
and Frank W. Hubby and his wife received
severe injuries. The gas apparatus used by
Mr.. Hubby was Bieree's patent generator, the
principal article used being gasoline.
Mr.. Douglas Love, foreman at the Detmold
mine, on Georges Greek, about eight miles
from Frostburg, Md, was called upon at his
residence on Sunday night, and whilst standing
in his door two pistols were discharged at him,
ballroom one lodging In his head. He expired
in few moments, and his assassns escaped
There is no clue to the perpetrators OF the muir
der, but they are thought to have been recently
discharged from employment at the mine.
There is a rumor in Chicago, said to be we'll
authenticated, that Dr. John McMulen, pas
tor of ST. John Roman Catholic Church OF that
city, who lett there some months since to pros
ecute an appeal against Bishop Duggan, has
50 far succeeded in his mission that the con-
been taken up at Rome, where all parties con-
cerned have been summoned to appear.
Both houses yesterday passed bill relieving
Judge L. j. Moses, of South Carolina, of his
political disabilities. Judge Moses is promi-
nent citizen OF the State, having before and
during the war held prominent places in the
State Legislature. He has recently been cleo
ted chief justice of the State. The removal of
disability in his case was recommended by Gen.
Grant, Governor Scott, and others.
A kerosene lamp exploded last evening in a
laundry in New York, occupied by Eugene
Pascalais. The oil set fire to the place, and in
endeavoring to extiuguish the flames Pascaais
add his wife Marie were dreadtuly burned
The woman is not expected to recover Both
were removed to the hospital
The Reconstruction Committee had meet
Ing yesterday, and agreed to report bill re-
moving the political disabilities from twenty
one citizens of the Southern States, most of
whom are from Virginia, among them Ander-
son, formerly the proprietor Of the Tredegar
iron works, near Richmond.
The Reconstruction Committee OF the House
will meet tomorrow to hear arguments for and
against the continuance of the Freedmen's
Bureau Mr.. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, has
been appointed chairman of the committee, 10
place of the late Tbaddeus Stevens.
The newspapers say that in violation of
promise, the President Message sent to Pome
roy's paper in New York, was published in that
paper, several hours before it was sent into
Congress.
The South American Republics aud Spain
have accepted tie plan of convention Of
penipotentiares at Washington, for the restora-
ton of peace on the Pacific coast.
A young man named Hugh Craig cut his
mothers throatin Philadelphia yesterday He
is thought to be insane. There are no hopes
of Mrs. Craig's recovery.
On Tuesday General Grant had an interview
of an hours duration with General Mcclellan,
at the st. Nicholas Hotel New York.
A bill is shortly to be introduced in Congress
prohibiting the transportation of petroleum in
inland passenger vessels.
There is but little doubt that Congress will
take long recess during the Christmas hoi-
days.