Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-08
NEWS OF7HE DAY Y.
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Bogart, the defaulting paymaster' clerk OF
the ship Vermont, Brooklyn Navy Yard, re-
appears in Canada under strange circumstan-
ces. He was tried before magistrate named
Murkstreak, at Dudswel, and was set at iber-
~. Now Murkstreak and his two sons have
been arrested charged with conspiracy TO evade
the Extradition law by mock trial Of Bogart,
from whom they are alleged to have received
81, 500.
A farmer near Bloomington, Illinois, recent
ly lost three children in most remarkable
manner. He started with his family to ride
to Bloomington, eight miles, in wagon. The
three children were put down in the bottom of
the wagon, carefully wrapped up in straw and
buffalo robe The father and mother occu-
pied the trout seat, thinking their little ones
very comfortable On raising the robe at the
end OF the journey all three were found frozen
to death.
Last night a party of four policemen at
Garanadque, Canada, proceeded to the home
of noted character named Chapman, to ar.
rest him, and also burglar and horSe-thief
named Chase. Both of them resisted, and
drew their revolvers. Shots were exchanged,
and general fight ensued Three Of the po-
licemen were shot, two OF them, it is feared,
fatally. Chapman was shot III the arm. Both
he and Chase escaped.
Piochbeck, the colored Senator who gained
such notOriety during the last session of the
Louisiana Legislature by his speech threaten
ing New Orleans with the torch, yesterday
gave notice of the introduction of bill requir-
ing all public conveyances and places of bust
ness and public resort, Tor which license is
required, to be open to all persons, without
distinction OF race or color.
The question of the election Of u. S. Sen
ator is exciting much interest in Maine. At a
caucus of of the Radical members of the. Leg
islature held last night Hannibal Hamln re-
ceived seventy. five votes, and Ia. NJ. Morrill,
seventy-tOur votes. According to the law of
Maine blank vote is not counted which would
make Mr. Hamlin the nominee.
A shocking accident occurred at Rochester,
n. Y, yesterday, by which eight persons were
killed, and thirty seriously Injured. A floor in
the school.house of st. Peters and St. Paul's
Roman Catholic Church gave way while it was
crowded with people attending the holiday
festival. Three hundred and more persons
went down, and several were instantly killed.
New York rejoices at the prospect of q new
aud good choral society, formed of singers
from the choirs of several Episcopal churches
in Trinity parish. The corporation of Trinity
guarantees the sum OF one thousand dollars
towards defraying expenses OF each concert, on
condition that the society shall never sing for
money.
The last Boston notion is Great National
Musical jubilee, to take place on the Common
on the 10Th, 10th and 18th of June next, in
honor of the restoration of Peace and Union
throughout the land I 4 coliseum to ac
oommodate fifty thousand people is to be cree
ted.
We perceive by late San francisco papers
that the first and second mates of the ship
Santee have been sentenced to the State priS-
on for two years for gross ill7treatment OF APP
prentice boys on the voyage from New York
to San Francisco.
A woman worth $4,000 died recently in
Bath, Maine, leaving her only daughter $500
year The latter entered suit to break the
will, on the ground of her mother being &
spiritualist. The jury refused to break the
will.
An official report of affairs in Arkansas has
been received at Gen. Grants headquarters
from General Horace Porter, of his staff. With
an evident attempt to do so, it does not put
the loyal militia in a very good light.
The various Rings" mostly occupied in ac-
tual or projected raids upon the Treasury, or
in cheating aud dehauding the government
are said to be in full operation in Washington
now.
Anderson, the magician, was badly beaten by
two of his employees, after the performance, in
Meadville, Peun., a few night since. One of
them was held to bail in 1000, and the other
made his escape.
All the Democratic members of the Senate
and House have signed petition for the par
don of Dr. Mud. and the document has been
presented to the President.
The Ogeechee trouble in Georgia is about
ended The deputy sheriff, with guard Of
eight u. 5. soldiers, has brought in about six
ty seven prisoners.
Two Indian villages have been destroyed by
U. S.. troops in Arizona. eleven Indians killed
aud twenty captured, with large quanty Of
supplies.
Gen. Rousseau in New Orleans, is i'll of inss
Illumination of the bowels, almost beyond hope
of recovery.
+. P. Pierpoint formerly adjutant general of
West Virginia, died in New Orleans yesterday
of consumption.
An old lady In Mount Vernon, N. H., woke
up in the night, supposiug the house to be on
fire, and died instantly-of fright
Rev. Charles Elliott, D D., one of the old
est Methodists in Iowa. is dead.