Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.
To shop the rery age and body Of the Times. :

among the effects OF Il man who uled al Ne"
Orleans. 1t was forwarded u the Treasury
Department for redemption but on examining
the books it was aScertalned that all OF the
notes of this issue had been redeemed and the
account closed The note WAS then referred t"
EXPERTS in the Bureau of Engraving and PRINT
ing. and pronounced by them good counter
felt and. Of course. worthless.
The PENNSYLVANIA anthracite coal trade Tor
the past week has been fairly active tor the
period of the year. and notwit hstanding the
holiday season. more Is doing than could bc
reasonably expected. The question between
the Operators and the wurkingmcn as to the
price of coal for December has been established
at SILL per ton which reduced the wages
from the prices paid on the three dollar basis
PA cts. per ton. The difficulty OF the Novem-
Der wages. involving difference Of i per ct.
reductions WAS also settled.
President Grant and Vice President Coltax
Yesterday visited the Arlington Cemetery. The
President will not permit these graves to be
disturbed Several persons have sought inter
views with him to talk about the claims OF Mrs.
Lee to Arlington. but the President refused 10
have any conversation with them on the sub
iect.
Pittsbury has thrty-two iron, nine steel and
two copper mills The daily consumption of
the iron mills is .2nb tons, and the annual pro
,iuction is SOB .WOt, 900. There are torty-elght
toundries employing 1000 men in all: and add
ing 81. uOO lNu per year To the wealth ut that
country.
The y. Y. Tribune remarks that the New
York State canals have not proved formidable
rivals to .he railroad Their traffic has not
been increased by the reduction in irclghtS
aud. consequently the revenue has fallen Very
far short of the expenditure.
The Boston Journal in an article on thelslls-
pension of the Ames Plow Company and the
sovcncy of Mr. Cakes Ames. says :-"Thcrr Is
no doubt that in few months Mr. Amcs Will
be able to sustain himself and come out Of this
trial with large fortune.
There is Il suit in progress at Ottawa: ILL.,.
against firm who placed in position on their
premises b,rgar-trap gun. which WAS accl
dentally discharged Ole Sunday morning. with
the effect Of peppering with shot party OF
young ladies who We're Oh their way to church.
The alleged frauds in the purchase Of sup
plies for the Indians are to be investigated by
the subcommittee Of the Appropriation Com
mitee of the House of Representatives. 1t
will l. commenced ON the return of Commits
soner Parker tn Washington.
The San Antonio Herald learns from Fort
Ingr thatthe indians are now making Il general
raid on the frontier. They crossed the Rio
Grandc recent j. >cvcnty-tivc strong. III three
bands. and have been doing much damage.
4 farmer Of considerable experience and "h-
srrvation in SAG Harbur. l.. l.. mentions that
he has noticed an unusual number ul white
owls about and that he had previously noted
this n one OF the Indications at severe winter.
The walking mania having reached Wls:"n-
sin. Il young lnan or that State has undertaken
to make the distance between La Crosse and
Milwaukee, in six days. on condition that he
shall receive 5000.
Thomas White. one of the tiremen Of the
burned cc-boat Chesapeake. died on Sunday
night OF injuries received by the explosion Of
the steamer boiler.
The Medical Record records the somewhat
remarkable fact that Of the -. SD soldiers vii"
were wounded during the war only tnllr cases
Of gunShot wound Of the heart We're reported.
The funeral of the late Joseph B. E$clvaillc.
President of the Second Branch Of the City
Council Of Baltimore. took place this afternoon.
May Ballard. an old maid of La Crosse. took
hot brick to bed with her to warm her feet.
and burned up $%."D house by it.
\ JEALOUS Observation-Disclosures MUIR
DER-SrrIpE-Ten Years ago Robert VI.
Young. book binder Of Boston was married
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but from the intensity Of his love fer her. or
from the naturcofhs disposition he has foryears
been insane with jealousy. \ week ago he told
her that he should kill her. and Yet she lived
on with him. striving to make his home pleas
ant and t. rive Il mother care to the two
children One is 4 boy six years old. and the
other girl of four years. Tuesday evening
these two children Went out in Il Christmas par
t.. and when at eight clock the mother an
lfounced her purpose to 90 and bring them
home. her husband began Il murderolls assault
upon her He ravcd and Swore ut her. accuS-
ing her of inhdclity. throwing out base in>inlla-
ti0ns rs to her purpose in leaving the house:
and finally stepped into Il side room and
brought out Il small axe. seized her by the
hair and dragged her toward lounge, where
she fell. Then began the struggle for life;
The woman defended herself as best she could
against his assaults. but she could not success
fully cope with strong man who was laborlng
under such dcmoniac passion She cried for
help. but no help came. Almost half an hour
this terrible struggle was kept up. He struck
her six time with the axe. making an ugly cash
on her head or neck at each blow. At last he
dropped the Ratchet and stepped to the closet.
where he obtained the razor which he had pre-
yiously threatened to use. With this ne
thought to finish his horrible work. and did sue
coed in nficting four severe wounds upon the
neck. At last the screams of terror from the
frantic woman aroused the neighborS. Before
they arrived. however Young drew the razor
across his own throat Seyering the jugar vein.
carotid artery. and windp pine. The alarm soon
brought two officers to the Sccnc and they ell
tered the house. when they beheld scene of
horror. Young and his wife were both on the
floor. still clenched together. his left arm L bout
her neck. with the floor and furniture dyed in
the crimson tide which streamed from the
ghastly wounds Of man and wife, Soon his
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