Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-13

NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The Ocean Bank is the latest financial ruin
in New York For some time past there has
been crises in its affairs mainly resulting from
the bad olor into which it had fallen on ac
count Of having the name of Tweed upon It's
list of Directors. Yesterday it was thrown out
of the Clearing House, and arrangements
made for the investigation OF its condition.
\ letter from Milwaukee, dated December
/, says 1.-THE Northern sufferers are now
well taken care of, but what an immense
amount Of suffering in Chicago Twenty to
thirty thousand people living in barracks and
| do not think they have managed as well as
we have Thermometer here night before last
marked If degrees below zero-too cold tor
comfort.
George Anderson and John d. Patterson.
charged with the murder of Edward o. Rem
ming, last week, at Enon, Ohio. were arrested
at Osborne yesterday While passing through
Enon yesterday the citizens attempted to lynch
them, but were prevented by the officer III
charge The affair created great excitement
in the vicinity.
Several months ago what was on the face OF
it the resignation OF Judge Lewis. Territorial
Judge of Idaho, was received at the Attorney
General Office, accepted and another man was
appointed to fill his place. The letter turns
out to have been forgery, but it is all the
same to Judge Lcwis-he has lost his office.
Madame Burns, notorious abortionist, was
yesterday convicted in New York of having
caused the death OF a young girl named Mary
Russell The Madame has been sentenced to
the New York State Prison fer seven years.
A dispatch was received in Washington last
nigbtfromG corgia stating that twenty Ku-k(ux
have been arrested in Dade and Walker coun-
ties, and that the evidence duplicates mcmicrS
of the Georgia Legislature.
The strikes in the coal mines at Lackawanna
Valley have only existed in the brain of evil
disposed persons There is to be no reduction
in the miners wages for the new year.
Miss Lucy Stones house at Boston was dam
aged by fire to the extent Of ten thousand dol
lars on Sunday night, whilst she was ecturing in
Washington. Loss fully covered by Insurance.
A bridge on the Cincinnati and indianapolis
Junction Railroad, fourteen miles south of
Connersvlle Indiana, was destroyed by fire on
Sunday last Loss $4,000.
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE- &c. The Lex
ington, Rockbridge county correspondent of
| the Richmond Dispatch, writes thus
Quite rcmarka bic and interesting case was
tried before Judge Edmondson here yesterday
and the day before Some weeks since an az:
| fray took place between young man named
Swisher, Of this county, and a young Craig, Of
Augusta, resulting in the severe cutting Of the
latter in the face, producing no more serious ef-
fccts, however, than the marring of his per-
sona pulchritudc. The exciting causes being
quite romantic, we will detail them as far as
we were able to get them. Swisher, it seems,
was an admrer and favored sutton Of Miss,
had accompanied to church on Saturday, and
expected to do the same on Sunday, not hav-
ing positive engagement. simply taking it as
a matter of course, from his position. Saturday
night Craig arrives and spends the night at the tho
house of the young lady,s father Next morn
ing, while Swisher, as the true lover, goes to
get Miss horse, Craig asks permission to
20 to church with her, which she thoughtlessly
gives. When the horses are brought up while
Swisher is assisting Miss-to mount, Craig
gets on his horse and coming up to her side,
they ride off together. Swisher, as soon as he
could mount, spurs after them, and upon over
taking cuts Craig horse on the flank, saying
to him that he was to accompany this young
lady to church. Craig, with the remark, well,
if you have better right, go on, - fell back
After getting to church, however, in thinking
over the matter, and consulting with a friend
he came to the conclusion that his rights had
been intringed upon, and that he would assert
them by returning with her. So. after church,
he hurres with her horse to the door, and
they ride off together she in quandary. not
knowing what to do, but telling Swishcr to
come on, and she would make it all right He
did come as soon as he could, and endeavored
to ride in between Craig and Miss, but not
succeeding, rode on the other side, and raising
his whip endeavored to strike Craig in the face.
Warding the blow off with his arm, Craig en-
deavored to explain, but Swisher, now thor
oughly aroused jerks out his knife, opens it
with his teeth, and gives his opponent slash
in the face, which puts him hors du combat
Immediately.
The case, as we have said, was tried yester-
day, and after full testimony, Miss appear
ing as witness, charming all by her modest
aud ladylike demeauor, the jury fined Swisher
one cent and costs.
DAMAGES CLAIMED.--Suit has been entered
against the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-