Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26
NEWS OF The DAP.
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| several Government employees and army 9th
GERS, were killed, and others dangerously
wounded. A disturbance had occurred outside
Of the buildings they were In. OF which they
were totally ignorant. The troops halted IN
| the streets, and fired indiscriminately upon
friend and foe. Among the killed was Mr..
| Cohren, from the U. S. Ans American vessel
! had been seized on the charge OF carrying sup
| plies TO the insurrectOnlsts.
The quiet neighborhood Of Plymouth Church
and Brooklyn Heights was thrown into excite
ment on Saturday by genuine sensation-an
| elopement in high life. The principles are the
wife of cotton broker on Broad street, New
York, and son of wealthy grain merchant
of Chicago. The woman was Baltimore belle,
but made, as it appears, bad metal The nus
band aSoertained that his wife and her para
mour have sailed for Europe. The wife took
with her jewelry valued at about $1,000 and
number of other valuables, and about S3O,OOO,
in money.
A murder, followed by most melancholy re-
suits, lately occurred near Columbus, Miss
A young man named Demsey was murdered
bo one Jake Hampton Young Demsey was
an only son, and his father, on hearing of his
tragical death, was so overwhelmed with grief
that he dropped dead where he stood. An
other member OF the family, daughter,
braves spirited, though stricken with grlet,
started after the body of her brother. Re
turning to the house she found that her mother
was also dead of broken heart.
The Ohio Radical members in Congress met
in Washington on Saturday night TO consider
the Suffrage amendment and bill which Mr..
Boutwell, discussed on Saturday In the House.
They finally agreed to support the amendment,
but to oppose the bill. This probably settles
the fate of the latter.
The New York Tribune, speaking of the
extraordinary mild weather for January,
throughout the country generally, says of the
day in that city on Sunday Sunday was the
most remarkable day of the remarkable season
of mild weather that has prevailed since the
| first Of the month
1t is reported that the trustees Of the estate
of the late Stephen A. Douglas have just CON-
menced suit in Chicago against Thomas S.
Dobbins and others for the recovery of some
real estate of which the heirs were diSseized
shortly after the death Of Mr.. Douglas.
Elk Governor Bramlette S. 5. Nichols and
II. j. Sites, Judges of the Supreme Court,
and several other eminent Democratic lawyers
of Kentucky, have petitioned the Legislature
of that State to pass an act admitting blacks to
testify in courts.
Nearly all of the laborers at the u. S. arse
nal, Boston, have been discharged, and one
halt OF the mechanics aud laborers employed
at the navy yard, Under the bureau of yards
and docks are to be discharged at the end Of
this month.
l. tod 10 INC pt
at Washington that there are at present over
one thousand whiskey distiIleries in operation
throughout the country, aud reports received
indicate that the number will soon be largely
increased.
A jury in New Orleans last week rendered
verdict of $4,000 against the Carrollton Rail
road Company in favor OF lad eight years old,
who was run over by one of their trains and so
severely injured that both his legs had to be
amputated.
Senator Wade it is reported, confirms the
statement that the Senate will confirm only
such nominations by President johnson as are
necessary to fill vacancies, or where the nomi
nee is acceptable to the incoming Adminlstra-
ton.
Robbers attacked the house of ex Sheriff
Reuben King, 10 Robertson county, N. O., on
the 23d instant, and mortally wounded S. E.
King, a visitor to Kings house. There are
little hopes of his recovery. The robbers es-
capped.
At New York sailors Of every nationality, to
the number of twelve hundred are on a strike"
for an increase of pay, and declare that no sea-
man shall leave that port unless their terms
Id nd |,
Tickets for Booths new theatre, New York,
for the opening night were sold at auction yes
terday. One box sold for $40, and orchestra
chairs ranged from $l8 to $25. The total re-
ceipts were about $4,000.
Thomas N. Stillwell Minister to Venezuela,
announces himself candidate for Congress in
the Eighth District of Indiana. made vacant
by the election of Mr.. Pratt to the U. S.
Senate.
The New York World of Monday says that
there is a great deal of sickness in that city
almost an epidemic of scarlet lever among
children, and the doctors are busy.
A line of steamships to Australia, touching
at the Sandwich Islands, is advocated by the
San Francisco journals, and statistics on the
subject have been published.
The New York board of health has made an
appropriation of fifty dollars to purchase APP
paratus for anaIy zing the air of theatres, pub
lie schools and churches.
Blairsdell and Eckell, convicted in New
York of defrauding the revenue, were yester
day sentenced to imprisonment for three years
each.
The origin of the Philadelphia fire is still a
mystery. 1t is supposed, however, it was an
act of incendiarism for the purpose OF robbery.
The Postmaster at Portland, Oregon, has
been convicted of robbing the mails and SEN
fenced to twelve years imprisonment.
The report OF the capture Of Bogert, the
alleged defaulting paymasterS clerk, is said to
be unfounded.
A northeast storm was prevailing at Fortress
Monroe yesterday.
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