Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-19

males are urged.
The Savannah Advertiser has the following:
"Thc Pennsylvania Central has succeeded in
getting controlling interest in the Wilmington
and Manchester, North Carolina Central,
| Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta, and by re-
cent purchase of stock the Air Line Road also
| from Charlotte to Atlanta and arc now nego-
tiating with King for the control of the West
Point Road.
The verdict of the coroner's jury, in New
York, holds the proprietors OF the Beekman
street establishment, where the fatal fireworks
explosion took place, responsible Tor the lives
lost. The funeral of Godschmidt one OF the
proprietors, killed by the explosion, took place
Yesterday. Klucbcr, the other proprlctorls III
the Tombs in default Of $4,000 bail.
1t is reported that the Postoffice Depart
ment is informed of a robbery some days since
in the Albany, New York, Postoficc, amount
inc to five thousand dollars, but no particulars
have vet been received either Of this or the
robbery in California some two weeks or more
ago.
\ explosion of three hundred pounds Of
powder and the killing of six persons, des-
pcrate fight in the Carson, jail and the escape
of thirty convicts, and the robbery OF silver
mill are among tho occurrences i'll Nevada With
in the past two days
Tucson advices ofScptember 9Th, report that
Gen. Crook had made treaty with the Cayote
Apachcs, by which they agree to join the
white forces against the hostile Apaches
| The Apaches have driven all miners from LUZ
key Greek into Prescott.
a dispatch received in Baltimore last even
ing announces that the Rev DR.. r. j. Brock
inridge is sinking slowly at his residence in
kentucky, and his death it is feared will soon
take place.
Archbishop Spalding in Baltimore has been
dangerously i'll for several days past. lie was
regarded by Dr. McSheny last evening as
slightly better.
\ court martial will be Immediately summon
ed for the trial of Paymaster, Hodge Adjutant
General Whipplc served on him yesterday ut
Fort ATclIenry charges Of defalcallon.
The Indiana Conference Of the Methodist
Church, on the 18th instant, Bishop Scott
presiding admitted to full membership. Elder
Ling Ching Ting, ofthe Foo Chow mission.
The subscriptions Of the national banks to
the new loan are being filled at the rate OF Il
million dollars per day. Thirty millions are
yet to be forwarded to the banks
Two children OF Mrs. Brown, i'll Chicago,
were smothered to death on Sunday, By smoke
in the kitchen, where they We're p laced under
! lock while the mother was in church
Senators Sumner and Wilson, it is said, are
opposed to the election Of Cen Butler az Gov.
of Mass.
A. T.. Buck, cx-member Of Congress from
Alabama has been appointed Deputy Collcc-
tor Of Customs at Mobile.
\ pleasure boat, on Lake Mendoza, Wiscon-
son, was upset yesterday, and several persons
drowned
MANASSAS, PRGSCE WILLIAM CoUNTY.-A
letter from Manassas in the Washington Re-
publican reports the following items
The three "oldcst inhabitants Of Manassas
arc: COL VIM. Fcwcl the obliging and atten-
tive railroad agent; Mai. Charles +. Bronaugh,
the Woodworking Adams Express agent, and
Chas. H. Wilmington, the Industrious and en-
crgctic telegraph operator. They were brought
up with the town, and deserve q great deal OF
praise. 49,,
Major Wilmer Mclean, the mayor Of Manas-
sas, still continues to deal out justice with 4
kind word to every one Although firm when
necessity requires it, he is the right man in the
right place.
The ncralservices Of old Aunt Esther Britt
aged scvcnty-fvc years. formerly the slave of
the late Rev. Robert G.. Lcachman, a distin-
guished minister Of the Old School Baptist
Church, we'll known in Washington and Alex.
andria, took place here last week. The funeral
sermon was preached by Charles Mason, tor,
merly slave, who belonged to the estate OF
the late John McCrcc, of this county. The
church was crowded, large number OF the
audience being white.
Complaint is made Of the want of mail facili-
ties in Prince William, mail routes recommen-
| dcd, and Manassas proposed as q distributing
office for that section of country.
SUIT FOR A GIRL CIRCUS RGDER.-Robinson
vs.. Forepaugh. Suit has been commenced in
Cincinnati by John Robinson, the wcll-known
circus Snowman, and his wife, to recover from
Adam Fnrcpaugh, proprietor Of the circus
bearing his name, the sum OF $4,000. 1t
seems that in March, 1868, Mr. and Mrs Ro-
bnson entered into contract with Mrs Eliza
Willis and her husband, by which Cordclia
Juldick, daughter of Mrs. Willis by i former
husband, was apprenticed to them for period
| OF five years. They then expended $2,00O IN
clothing and instrucLing the promising little
girl as an equestrienne, until she became valua
BILE to them as SUCH On the 10Th of last
January she ran away from them, and on the
following Sth Of March joined Forepaugh's cir
Gus Notwithstanding formal warning, the
complainants alIegc that Forepaugh has con.
tinued to harbor the girl up to the time Of
| filing their complaint, Il period of twenty-one
weeks. They claim that she is worth to them
six hundred hundred dollars per week, which
sum Forepaugh offered her. Consequently.
they ask for damages in $1,000 expended
upon her, and the value of her services for
twcnty-one weeks, $4,000, besides the triple
damages allowed by law, in all $4,000.
GEORGETOWN ITEMs.-MeSsrs Hartley e
Bro. shipped tc day to Alexandria, Va, for
j. ". Pierce, contractor, an immense model
of an ornament to be cast in iron for the reser-
vor on the Georgetown Heights. The design
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