Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The St. PaulS Minnesota Press sayS:-A
riot on the Pacific road at Swede Grove, occur
cd where party of Swedcs partly intoxicated.
attacked a man named Rotter: a grain weigher
on the road, who was beaten almost to death.
They preceded to Litch6eld searching for more
victims. but all the..stores and houses remained
closed against them They finally dispersed.
The next morning dead Swede was found on
| the track.
Yesterday, in the Court Of Common Pleas at
PHILADELPHIA, several colored men were sum-
moned as Jurors. \ white man refused to
serve and was fined by the judge. The juror
informed the Judge that he would not pay the
fine, and that he would ''ret in prison before he
would serve on jury with a blackman The
Judge committed him to jail.
Baron Gerolt. who has for the last
quarter of a century represented Prussia and
the North German Confederation in Washing
ton city. will be succeeded by Baron kurk Won
Scbloezer. up to the present time consul gene
raj of the North German Confederation in
Mexico. -
Rear Admiral VIM B. Shubrick chairman
of the lighthouse board, has been in service
longer than any other officer of the navy, hay
ing entered the navy on the Goth of June, 1906,
and has therefore been in service nearly GO
years.
The number of vessels belonging to or bound
to or from ports in the United States reported
totally lost aud missing during the past month
is 80, of which l3 we're wrecked. = Sunk BY COLI
sion, foundered: e abandoned: and missing.
\ charge has been made against John
Thompson. banker in New York in the [.
s. Circuit Court, Of concealing over, ST.
900, 600 worth Of assets to prevent their falling
into the hands of an assignee III bankruptcy.
Postmaster General Creswell has ordered a
restoration Of the mail service between Louis
vile and Lexington, Kentucky. The Secreta,
ry of War has guarded the line OF the railroad
with troops.
Secretary Boutwell, has issued directions for
the payment of 81. $4,000 Of the Three per.
cent. certificates of indebtedness at the New
York Sub Treasury before the 3lst of May.
The brig Vim. Muir, from Porto Rico for
Baltimore, with sugar,is ashore at Currituck In
let. Va, and will be total loss.
The total appropriations made by the last
session Of Congress were STA, 9SS, 962.
The State election in Rhode Island takes
place to-day.
An AFFECTING ScENE--A sad scene oc
CURED at Calvary cemetery on Thursday after
noon, the occasion being the burial OF the
father and mother of four little children rcsld-
ing in Henry street in this city. The weather
was 50 Indictment that the friends who accompa-
MED the remains decided to let the children re-
main in the carriages, but their earnest plead
ings, with fearful eyes, to see their mothers
grave, could not he resisted and their wish was
granted. Both cotins were carried to the
grave, and the youngest little girl. who seemed
to be unconscious of what was transpiring,
caressed the coffin of the mother with childish
simplicity uttering the must endearng terms
of poor mamma nice mamma. Twill
mamma come home, etc. The oldest sister
took the little prattler by the hand and brought
her to the other side of the grave. AS the
grave digger lowered the mothers coffin to its
final resting place and threw the first shovel of
clay, the children simultaneously gave one pierre
ing cry, which echoed over the church yard
bringing tears to the eyes of all present Many
of the men, unable to gaze on the sad scene,
turned and walked away 1t was with difficulty
the children were persuaded to leave the grave
oues, following the examples of the oldest: knelt
down on the new made grave, and offered up
prayers to their Creator for the spiritual vel
fare of the father and mother whom death had
deprived them of on one day.-Ne1c York
World.
HAMPTON MILITARY AsYLUM.--We take
from letter in the Norfolk Journal the follow