Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-07-19
NEWS OF The DAY.
"7o 'how the very age and body Of the Times"

The Coroner's jury of inquest on the bodies
Of the passengers slaughtered at the late dlsas-
ter on the Erie Railroad, found q. verdict on
Friday inculpating James Griffin, the engineer
of the freight train, as causing the collision and
the deaths by his recklessness. Grimm went
away from the locality as soon as the collision
occurred, but was captured on Friday. near
Salamanca, n. Y. He has been placed 10 lai,
to await trial. The latest list OF the kiiled
commits nm eight, the charred bodies OF only TWO
NJ vbich-Rey. B. B. Halleck and Daniel Baer,
a German emigrant-have so far been recoz-
nized. The other six were emlgrants, whose
names will probably never be known. The
wounded are ten in number, OF whom two are
in danger of DEATH
Information has been received at the Reve-
nue. Bureau from Tennessee OF the capture Of
an OK wagon in the mountains of Rock county
loaded with whiskey from some illicit distillery
in Georgia. The owner OF the team was selling
whiskey from the wagon to all who wanted to
buy. When the revenue officers overhauled
this perambulating whiskey mill the proprietor
abandoned his team and took to the woods.
The team was taken possession OF, but was sub
sequently recaptured from the officers, and the
oxen scattered through the woods. The whis..
key in the wagon was poured out on the ground
and the wagon abandoned.
Between nine and ten o'clock one evening
last week two young ladies informed the keeper
of one of the hotels at Rockaway, n. j., named
Mott, that they had been chased from the
beach By three men. Mott and his barkeeper,
named Conner, went out, aud, meeting three
Catholic priests, assaulted them without cause
and stabbed ono of them. Father Owens, OF
Newark, so severely that on Friday night he
died oil his wounds.
The President of Mexico, his Cabinet and
other persons, making party Of forty in num-
Der, were having an excursion on Lake Tezecoco,
few days ago, when the boiler OF the steamer
exploded Fortunately no one was seriously
injured.
A clergyman named Mitchell, OF the Metho
dist Church, residing in Madison county, New
York, forged the name of a county bank Pres-
dent to q check for $1,000, cashed it in New
York city, was arrested, restored $4,000, and
escaped.
Two passenger locomotives were despatched
from mandatory in Taunton, Mass, yester-
day morning, tor Sacramento, over the Pacific
Railroad, under steam. This will be the long
est distance locomotives we're ever sent IN this
manner.
The revenue officers Of Philadelphia, with
the aid of the marines, have been making
another raid on the illicit distilieries in the
Richmond Pa, district, this time completely
cleaning them out.
The death of the New York Round Table
furnishes new illustration of the risks Of news
paper enterprise where there are three times
the number that are wanted, or can be sup
ported.
In addition to the terrible tornado in Mis-
souri,, on Friday, the mail brings accounts Of
further damages from severe storms In Penn
sylvania, New Jersey aud New York.
The announcement of the University Courses
of Instruction at Harvard College for the cur
rent year states that these courses will be given
to competent persons, 'men and women
The Washington correspondents are sending
off dispatches predicting that Attorney Cen
eral Hoar will resign before the next meeting
of Congress.
Reports from the Powell expedition, OF the
destruction of which We lately had such fearful
accounts, have been received up to July 4th,
at which date all were we'll.
Gen Sherman will recommend the muster
ing out of service of all officers who ask to be
relieved from acting as Indian agents In the
West
The Government of San Domingo will make
propositions to the next Congress to have the
island annexed to the United States,
The mortality is growing irightful among
the troops on both sides in Cuba. The death
rate is estimated at fifteen per ct. monthly.
Arkansas is sending out an agent to induce
Chinese emigration.
The cholera is spreading in New York, and
hos cy,cnded To Hoboken and jersey City.