Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-11
MEMS or The DAY
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Yesterday Archbishop Spalding, of Balti.
more, who has been absent at Rome as mem
her OF the Ecumenical Council, returned home.
He was warmly welcomed by the members OF
his Church. A procession of the Roman
Catholic Societies took place, and several adj
dresses we're made At the Cathedral meet.
ing was organized and lengthy preamble aud
resolutions, denouncing KiIg Victor Emman
uei's invasion of the Papal territory, and ask
ing the UDited States to interfere in favor OF
the Pope, were adopted.
The Luzerne Powder company $ mill and dry.
houses at WiIksbarro, Pa, were destroyed
yesterday by terrific explosion, caused by
fire, originating in the mill by the breaking OF
cog in the machinery, and communicated to
the cry houses, it is thought, By a man whose
clothes were on fire running there for refuge.
The buildings were badly shattered also
number Of freight cars on the track near BY
One man was killed, and several injured. Tie
damage to the company Is Sl0,0O0.
Yesterday morring fire broke out in the
large transfer house OF the New York Central
Railway Company, in Buffalo, N. Y. near the
cattle yards destroying the building and 3OO
empty cars. The loss is estimated at over
5000, 900. The fire is supposed to be the work
OF an pccndisry. A portion OF the rolling
stock belonged to the Lake Shore, Michigan
and Southern Railway Companies.
The friends Of the civil service bill, ponding
at the last session OF Congress, will regret to
learn that Mr. Jenckes. oil Rhode Island, fail
ed to be re elected on Tuesday last. Although
a member of the republican party, bis compeu
tor, Mr. Eames, OF The same party, was elected
to the House Of Representatives. by plurality
of 1915.
A Manchester firm Whites to the London
Times complaining strongly OF the lnaccuracy
of private kilograms to and from America
They say: cit has now become rare expert
encs to receive on either side of tho Atlantic a
verbatim correct telegram, though written, ever
so plainly when first dispatched.
Philadelphia enjoys the annual meeting Of
the Pennsy vsnia Woman Suffrage Convention.
Speeches were made yesterday by Lucy Stone,
Julia Ward Howe, John Whitehead, Lucretia
Mott, and Henry B. Blackwell, and the audi
ence was immense.
The pastors Of the fashionable churches in
New York city, it is stated, receive salaries OF
from SC, 900 to $1,000. with comfortable par
sonaees The Salaries and berqusItes Of some
OF these cergymen, it is stated, amount to
$40 900 in gold.
kilograms from Nav Orleans state taat a
riot had broken out at DoDaldsoDvlile, Loulsi
ana, and that the town Is ID dagger OF being
BURIED The ooored people are accused OF
being the oreinatorS ut he trouble.
The City Counci of Philadelphia has com
menced movement to dissolve the prrsea:
volunteer FIRE department., and to substitute in
It's place paid force.
The two c,mpapies OF artillery who went to
Richmond to preserve he purity OF the ballot
boz have returned to Fortress Monroe flushed
with victory.
Rolies,om, the poiacer Of the Cape Of Gooi
Hop dfWond olsging. has arrived IN England.
Il JUST IFS the glowing accounts OF that coun
Try which have lately been published.
HORSE THIEF Gagged. The station houses
ui late have been flied With notices OF horses
stolen all through the States OF Virginia and
Mar.auo, ard he police have be en- unusually
active 10 their Efforts to Zach the thieves, and
uutii Tuesday their efforts were iruit!es.. o.
TUESDAY, however, their work was rewarded
with SUCCESS in capt uring celebrated horse
thief natued George Gaines % Tuesday
Lieutenant Skippon noticed co!ored Ran ell
ter Wail's tag IT and enter splendid horse 90
the books to be SOD for $65. the horse being
worth at least Sl75 H. aocosted the map,
and asked MIN about the horse, &c. The man
told him he Was selling the horse for farmer
named Gaines. and the mao sent him with the
horse 10 SSH him. He also stated that he had
been in the habit of selling horses for the same
man, giving his whereabouts. The officers
wert TO the place designated aud arrested Games
suspicion Of stealing ths horse. Upon being
questioned be said he was farmer, and rent
ed Davis place, near Aide, LoHdoun county,
Va As there are several farmers from that
section vino attcnd market, AID were n Tie
city at tie time, the officer weu. alter hem,
and when tney saw the prisoner they SAD that
they did moi know him, and that he cid not
live at that place. They were directed to tel!
all The farmers III the vicinity ABOUT the mat
ter, aud to intorm Major richards il the owner
OF the horse was found. Yesterday Major
Richards received telegraph from Orlean,
Va, asking him to detain the prisoner, as the
owner OF the horse was found, and would come
to Washinaton. The prisoner has been in the
horse stealing business for some time. Last
spring he stole four horses from War:cnton,
Fauquier county, Va, aud was sent to the Rich
mond renitcntiary for fifteen years. Ga bis
way to the prison he jumped from the cars,
and was not heard Of until he was arrested Oh
Tuesday. The sheriff OF the county will accom-
pany the owner of the horse to this city, and take
the the prisoner back to the Richmond penitsn-
tary.
A bride and saddle were found yesterday on
the island that were the property OF the prls
oner. He is white man, aged about thirty
years. The last horse stolen by him was bay
mare, valued at SITS. Washington Chronicle.
BOWIE AND HIS KNIFE. james Bowie, the
inventor or discoverer of the terrible weapon
which has immortaIized bis name was as Ut
terly fearless man as ever was born. He was
full Of enthusiasm over the fatal superiority OF
his knife. aud discussed the matter with all the
goal OF an inventor, and the eruditon OF an
expert: A huge Spaniard once argued The
case with Bowie, claiming that good Old
Spanish kniio was not only the equal of tho
new weapon, but its superior. Finally as wordy
and windy arguments only hardened the opin-
ions and confidence of each, it was proposed to
settle the doubt in practical way by knife
fight. There was DO enmity between these two
WORTHLESS, bnt they differed, and they wanted
each to provo himself right in fair and un-