Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.
10 sho,o the rery age and badly g,the Times.

The New York Mail says that Henry l..
Ward who shot and killed his guest, Mr..
Wesley F.. Shader, at Towanda. Pa. a few
weeks since. was editor and publisher of the
Evening Express, in Washington, ID. G., about
year and a halfago Mr. Ward LETT Wash
ington bankrupt, but shortly afterwards his
father died and left him 4 handsome fortune:
He is supposed to have been slightly dcrangcd
at times
\ number of convicts in the State Prison at
Providence r. l.. made an attempt to escape
last night. Morphine WAS put into the tea
which WAS brought to the night Waterman, but
the quantity was 50 great that the mixture WAS
no sooner taken than it was elected. Suspicion
was aroused and one Of the prisoners made a
confession. saving the watchnam Was TO be
stupeGed and killed if necessary.
In the case Of Paymasters James ;. Girard,
VIM G.. Marcy and Charles II. Lock wonl. tried
some time since by court martial at Washing
ton for Scandalo,ls conduct in not settling their
accounts. and in the embczzlelncnt Of the pub
lie moneys. the Secretary Of the Navy has con-
tirmcl the sentences ofdiSmiSSal from the navy
rendered in each case. but has not confirmed
the sentences Of fine and imprisonment
Three Methodist preachers are about to start
on missionary expedition to convert the inha-
bi,auts of the western slope Of the Continent.
They Will take with them tent capable OF coy
criny 1000 people, and will Journey across the
pLln> prrachin" rs they go. Their objective
pont is California, but ON Their return they
will pitch their tent among the MornnnS.
Thomas Ringsdort: Of indianapolis, was shot
and killed in the drug store OF Robert benI"w,
skv, at Shcllyvillc, Indiana. on Saturday 1t
is SUPPOSED he WAS killed by Benjow>ky, the
proprietor OF the drug store, on account OF IN
sulting language used to his (brnl"wSkF s.
wife No one SAW the shooting, or was present
except BenjowSky and his wife.
Mr. John II. Whitman, for many years Su
perintcnIcnt Of the Police Fire Alarm Tclc'
r,r,pL of Baltimore. died "n Saturday. Mr.
Whitman WAS one of the oldest tclcgraphcrs i'll
first line of telegraph between Baltimore ano
Washington.
\ dispatch from Memphis says several LARGE
crrvasscs have lately occurred i'll the Alls>lSslp'
ri river evec. in the upper parishes Of Louis
lana. which will infict great damage III some o.
the most productive portions OF the l"wand> OF
that State.
Subscriptions to the new national five pei
cent loan were received on Saturday 10 thu
amount oial,out five millions Of dollars. nearly
all of which We're from National Banks. The
entire subscriptions. so t:lr. are 81, "WII"'o
The steamer Falcon, Of the Baltimore AMI
Charleston line, Went ashore near Charleston
l,, -, S,tur,lrv Sr>t,.r,lIv thr yr,,,. WAS n
4 dangerous pm>itnm prevailing yale having
prevented work at getting her of.
Camden G. Dyke has been awarded, on tho
Judgment of the New York Court of Appeals
$3;i.uhI. for injuries sustained on the the occa
sion oiilhc Carr Rock disaster. on the Err,
Hallway, lists
The Austrian iiigatt Nov"ra. of inrty-inul
Guns is cxlected To arrive At Annapolis i'll a
few days from Key West.
The New York French Relief Committee re-
ccivcl in two days $2,40n from churches III dli;
ircnt parts Of the county.