Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.
40 sko,o the gerry age and body Of the Times

afternoon. Mrs Catherine Marsh, res!dlos ID
North Central avenue, near Jefferson street,
deliberately butchered her four Children 'ne
oldest eight wears OF age and the youngest
three, by cutting their Threats with kh'le.
One she killed in the yard OF the school %herc
he attended, and the others at her own h"liie.
She also inflicted serious but not necessarily
fatal injuries upon her own mother On cclns
taken to The Police Station, she was seemingly
unconscious of the dreadful crime she had com
mittcd of the murder Of her own offspring
An hour or two after she recovered somewhat
and during portion of the night was greatly
affected. manitastng her deep sorrow by means
ard cries. ~ other times she was quite CAIN
and gave IuciG answers to questions asked Ie''
She said she was born in county Kerry, Ire
land, and came TO this country very young
She was married about nine or ten years ago
to her husband, William Marsh, barber, who
had previously been in the employ OF Cornelius
Green Her husband twelve or eighteen
months ago lief. her and went TO Chicago.
The registered voters of Baltimore were yes
tcrley called to vote upon three ordinances
one authorizing the issue OF one million OF dol
lars o. Ciiy Hall bonds, another TO authorize
the issue OF Baltimore Water Stock to the
amourt OF three hundred and seventy thousand
doiavs, and the third authorizing the tnnding
| CT cgh; hundred thousand dollars OF the city
floating debt by the issue CT bonds to ihas
amount. The to; al amount OF these oblg&-
lions i. therefore Two million one hundred and
seventy thousand dollars Notwithstanding
the immcn*c amount o! money Involved, there
were scllc,y 3 900 votes poIed, and, eacn OF
| the ordinances vas carried.
! The two robbers wha escaped from JAIL at
Il
two citizens on the road, and taking their clothes
| ron them, dressed themselves ard mace their
e.capn, The two CITIZENS were mistaken by
purSuers for the robbers, and alter being ar
rested cniy proved their own Innocence when
the real criminal. were too fer off to b, again
| rursucr.
At LIS Vegas. New Mexico, on the l9th
ips,., two Mexican were arrested t9r stealing
groceries ard brought to the town. The same
cav irons were nit on them. and they were
od ce,i in Jail. Yesterday morning they were
jouni hanging 10 beam in the jail yard, hay
Ing been taken from tic jail DUNG the night
ty party OF unknown men wearing masks.
Forty or fifty Of the convicts ct the Mounds.
Vie Peniten,i1ry, West Virginia, Oh Tuesday
evening last. overpowered the guard, taking
The keys of he cells. Suspicion was aroused,
and the guard and citizens marched 10 the nail
J and the prisoners refusing TO surrender, were
fired u;on and one OF their number was scriou$-
| i wouad: u. They then gave up
Mrs. >!vl'aland- Richardson has offered Tor
sale the estate Of the late Albert y. Richard
son, 1t WuoaS:c, New JERSEY. In her al
ycr!i>creu, she styles herself Ably 5. Rich
ari<o0,' and >pacl guardian t"r K:charl'
sons miner children.
Owing to the dismissal u the appeals by tie
Supreme Court in the Legal tender cases, there
is 40 case :,,!ora tur Court involving the con
situ,iouaty pt the Legal Tender law, and 1t
will take more i,!ln a year to bring w. q. ne"
| ties. cas-.
| dispatches from W ashington say that pr
vate consultation OF leading Republicans ha
been III s:<sion IN hat Ely Tor s:y ,7s1t cay 3
revenue reform VIII lie called ~ be held /!
some Western city.
Tie trial 0; Chambers for the murder CT cZ'
SUPERVISOR Voorhees,, ia Brooklyn, was co,npIc
tel yesterday ia New York. The jury "i,hou
leaving their seats acquitted the prisoner or
the ground Of insanity. Chambers was taket
10 L unat:c asylum.
Intelligence from ,hrouGEou; New York and
New Eas announces Z subsistence OF the
disastrous !iC,iI.ts in the rivers. An immense
amount ui damage has been doGe, particularly
| to railroads, cIaaS aud manufactures.
The radical temperance lnen OF Maine, in
view Ct the III success of their independent par
ty mnvcncHt us! year, have decided to support
! the Republican candidate Tor Governor this
year, il Inc shah DC al earnest tenn erance man.
TIE delegates from Red River, VINO were ar
rested al Ottawa ty tie Canadian Government,
were yesterday trough. cut on writ Of habcas
corpus, which the Court denied, ana they were
rt1nauLCd 10 imprisonment.
y dcsDat ,h ro;n Washington states that the
announcement that the order has been issued to
pay the May interest on the ulads on Monday
mex; Is incJrrrc.. and that the books arc not
ycj md! u.
The new Governor OF Utah, 10 Il speech i;
| C0rnIa un s cLnasday night, tod his al ii.ac9
that Tie Cover r:It would suppress polygamy,
| Tor wLlGh was heartily cheerei by the
| Gcolics.
st the ins:ancc Gt General Butler the Rcco;
struc!icn CoiDm:ttcc have promised moi to ac.
Oh Tie Georgia TIL anti. his return from Mas
Sachusct,>, which will &c on the oh oi May.
i; i reported; Il, Washington that seven
more S.iaiDr> have given in their adhesion to
tht san Domingo treaty, enough % secure the
requisite wo.li!lrli vote u adopt it.
Frog hunting is trcom!Dg profession with
buys uryuaI Memphis. From ten to fifteen
dollars day c:l BIZ made at it by skillful
| tishCrmen.
Tie Mississippi Legislature is eateavorns
t. procure The impeachment Of Judge Shack.
cllotd, who,e!rascl lcIger on bail.
Three OF lie leading statesmen OF Europe,
Bismarck ri Prussia, Guizn Of France and
Bright OF England, are al lii i'll health.
+. \. Souier & Co., o! Philadelphia, whose
suspension was lately announced, show assets
amounting 70 $500, 900; liabilities Of $2O5, 900.
WASHINGTON ITEMS. --rhc grand jury yestcr-
day t0urG prcscltment against Mayor Bowen
for an assault committed some time since on one
Cant \ Grant