Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The steamer Joseph Barker, which left St
Joseph's Michigan, for Chicago on the 18th,
with fruit. when about thirty five miles out
from St. Joseph, was discovered on hire. In
few minutes she was enveloped IN flames, and
the panic was fearful All but the working
crew were in their berths, and they rushed out
almost entirely destitute OF clothing. Every
available portable object was thrown overheard
and occupied by the frightened 1ugltlves. The
steamer Corona, attracted by the names, went
to their assistance, and rescued eighteen per,
sons and the propeller Van Hoolet saved
twelve. Two persons only are missing.
4 dispatch from Memphis dated yesterday,
SAYS: "A storm occurred last night which
SURPASSED in fury anything witnessed here in
years The telegraph poles north of here were
Frustrated, trees uprootcd, and vast damage
done to the crops The night express train on
the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, hence
for Chattanooga, when near Grand Junction
ran through a trcstlc washed away by the flood.
The engineer was killed and twelve or fifteen
passengers wounded.
\ serious shooting affair occurred in Hays
City, Kansas Monday night, between some
soldiers of the 9th Cavalry and party Of citl-
zcns, in which Charles Harrison was killed
Sheriff Janbon appeared on the scene and
commanded peace, when he was fired OH, re-
ceivinm two shots in the breast. mortalIy wound
ing him Two soldiers, 4 man named May
and Mexican teamstcr, We're also wounded
In Pittsburg, yesterday, 5. NJ. Loverldge, a
former General Agent Of the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company, WAS shot i'll his office
by Norris *. Henry, OF Utica, Michigan: -
The parties married relatives, and the difficulty
grew out of Il suit brought through lover'dgc
to recover money from Henry.
Deputy Sheriff Clark, of Lowell Massachu-
sets, has arrived at St. Louis with il requslton
for Horace NJ. Lane, who is in the custody OF
the police fugitive from justice The pr
soncr is charged by DR.. Aver, the patent mcdl-
cine man, with obtaining $30,'H"' OF goods un'
der false pretcnccS.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has decided
that apirituous liquor Gun be imported i'll pack
ages containing not less than one dozen bot
ties in package In casks not less than four
teen gallons, AMI in packages othcrt than bottles
of capacity not less than thirty gallons.
The importing duty levied lust year hy the
french government Oh cacil pIc '" C"tt"ii, A''''
been abrogated, anu it is thought the Minister
of Finance has concluded to abandon the pro
posed duties on the raw nIaterlAl.
4 fearful hill storm passed over Western
Iowa on the 18th inst! doing much damage. -
At Atlantic the Postolficc building and several
houses were destroyed. and two men fatally IN
jured.
Richard AIcNuty. Of Jersey City, was severe
IL bitten in he hand Il week ago while playing
with dor. He. died yesterday Of lydropho.
bin, after four days horrible suffering.
The contractors for the Union Railroad Tun-
mel in Baltimore, will now make All open cut
| from Bond street to Grccnnount avenue. III
which the tunnel will be built.
At Brooklyn: y. y, where the smallpox
prevails as an epidemic. on the door OF each
house where the disease exists. sign is placed
notifying all persons Of the fact
According to the statistics Just published
there were in the L. S. on the 3oth Of June,
1871. 449S. Ca members Of the Order ot Odd
Fellows
The horse plague is raging i'll the stables
of the Passenger Railway Companies Of New
York and Brooklyn.