Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7a sho,o the vfry age and body ofthe Times.

10 Sh0O the Uery age ana Oody o. ne Times.
The laborers on the Air Line railroad, in
Colchester county, Connecticut, hearing that
the property, carts, horses, &C., of the contrac-
tor would be seized by creditors, armed them
selves, to the number of 70 or 80, and took
possession of the barn where the property is
stored. The Deputy Sheriff of New London,
with posse, was sent for, and reached Col
chester at 8 D. In, but, owing to the threaten
ing appearance of the rioters, sent for reiufor-
cements and postponed action. 1t is expected
that an attempt will be made to attach the
property, and there are fears Of a bloody COLI
sion The laborers have not been paid since
January, and say they will not permit the
property to be taken.
At Hcnnysburg Belmont county, Ohio, last
evening" a man named Henri Vans shot Mrs
Kline through the breast Vans then at
tempted to shoot his wife, but the pistol was
struck up by woman present, and the ball
entered the ceiling he then tried to shoot his
little child, but failed then placing the pistol
to his head, shot himself, dying in a few min
utes Mrs. Hines condition is not known,
but is considered serious Vans was relieved
from the penitentiary short time since, hay
ing been imprisoned for killing man with q
pistol.
\ dispatch from Philadelphia says "a
meeting of the boiler-plate manufacturers was
held to-day at the Continental Hotel, delegates
being present from all the prominent firms in
Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Dele
ware 1t was resolved to advance the price of
plate iron Of all grades of Ct. per pound
This advance has been forced upon manufac-
turers by the recent strike among the miners
in Schuykill county, and the consequent in
crease in the prices of pig metal
f. G. Daniel, late Cashier Of the Webster
National Bank, in Boston, has been arrested
and held in the sum of $4,000 bail, charged
with embezzling the funds of that institution.
Henry W. Pitman, late Teller of the North
National Bank, accused of embezzlement, was
arrested about the same time and held to ans
wer. Both arrests were made by United
States officers. .>....
A dispatch from Pittsburg says: Delegates
from the Anthracite and Bituminous Coal
Miners Association met at Johnstown to-day
and effected i junction. Officers were elected
from the w. B. A. and from the bitumnous
men to conduct the affairs of the Associations.
A general suspension of miners in the bitumin-
Gus region is expected at an early day"
In the House of Representatives yesterday
Gen. Butler was again refused permission to
have his pet Ku-klux bill printed, and out of
spite he blocked up legislation, and the House
was obliged to adjourn.
Barclay Bruce & Co., commission merchants
of Buffalo, N. Y announce that E. L. Airport,
their confidential clerk for six years, had alb
seconded, and is detauter to the amount of
$50, 600 or $50, 600.
\ man named Perdue has been convicted in
the IS. District Court in New York of burning
a ship at sea- and sentenced to death for the
crime
Fikins, the express robber, has been sen
fenced to twenty years imprisonment. He
robbed the express car, while the train was going
on