Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-02


inr foreign labor in that city and vicinity.
LONDON, August 1.-The Grand Duke Con
Stanlnc Grand Admiral Of the Russian Navy
arrived ut Woolwch on tie cigar ship and nait
Il visit to the arsenal
| Lord Bloomfield, WHO WAS 4 few days ag(
| transferred from an Austrian to Il Russian mis-
sion. has been created Baron by the Queen.
From New York.
NEW YORK, Aug 1.-The list Of thr dead
from the accident is Eow 81.
John lundcnbaum reported Il. Contra police
Office last night that ut halp two Yesterday
afternoon he went into Ii Wall street To sell
them one thousand dollar bonds lie suddenly
lost his senses and when recovered found him
self on Staten Island minus the bonds and
500 in money How he became inscnsibe
and reached the Island no one seems to know.
ThnS. Owens, ii car driver. was showed from
his car on Sunday by two roGghs, dragged
some distance when the Car passed over his
legs. lie las since died John Dclatoier, Il
passenger was also thrown of and sustained q
fracture Of the leg lie will probably die
The murdcrcrs have not been arrested.
4 dummy engine on the east New York and
Canarsic railroad exploded Sunday. The
steam and hot water flooded the cars binding
and scalding many passengers. The dummy
was stopped as soon rs possible and the terri
fled occupants of the cars took shelter in 4
ncighborng woods. The engineer was severely
burned.
The Patterson and New York Railroad was
sold yesterday by the sheriff to Superintendent
Fucker, Of the Erie hu!':oad.
David ". kecchcr associate editor of the
Irish World, has been missing since Sunday
and it is feared he was lost on the Wcstlicld
Official inquiry under the direction Of Addi-
son Lowe. Supervisor Of the New York inspcc-
ton district, into the condition Of the boiler Of
the ferry ''oa WcSt!icld at the last Inspections
commenced this morning in the office Of the
/. ). inspectors Of steamboats, in Pine street
The board OF inquiry consisted Of Leonard y.
Booze, of the local inspection district, and Mr.
Hill. cf Boston. The latter gentleman Wa
summoned to replace Mr. Matthews, one Of tie
inspectors. who is one Of the witnesses. Capt.
Bclkuap the Inspector General, was also pc
cut Mr. Brown, counsellor ut law, atteH:!r:,
for The owners Of the boat At the opening O;
the enquiry Mr. Lowe in addressing the boar!
said they were there to make 4 most searching
enquiry into TIC late dcporab!c disaster. In
order to have it properly done, and that there
might be DO room for lmputatlon OF improper
influence he had summoned Mr.. Hill from BOs-
ton to assist Mr. BOolc. Any one who looked
into the matter must sec THAI 1t was one OF
those things which might have been ayerted.
Great responsibility rested on Sumc one, and it
WIS the duty of the enquiry inspectors to fix it,.
He would give them every facility and assist
ancc and procure any witnesses they required.
The body Of Bernard Smith, aged about
80. victim OF the explosion, WAS recovered
IL bn H. -
are still employed in dragging for bodies.
\ public meeting will be held at the Aca-
deny 81! Music on Tuesday evening next for
consideration Of the statements published j.,
reference to the city finances.
\. b. Smith, Of Hartford accepts Ho".;:;
challenge to trot Thomas Jefferson igain>t
Wilkes in harness and against the team Wilkes
and Honest Allen To wagon.
The central committee Of the Order al Sen;
of America has rejected the proposition IN
change the ritual so rs to admit all persons OPP
posed to Roman Catholicism.
4 gang OF! thieves who have been rohblng
the Erie Railway on the Shawanqunk mountain
has been broken up and three Of the men NAM
cd Conklin have been arrested.
About 30 o clock this morning the pujli>t
Joe Coburn, became engaged in dispute with
Il gambler named George McC'onl it Motifs 81.
loon, 2ll Bowcry. They soon came 10 blows
when McCond drew pistol which was seized
by Cobnrn and in the struggle the pistol went
oil the ball striking Coburn in the tcmblc,
causing slight scaIp wound. The police be
ing attracted hy the explosion arrested both
and took them to the 10th precinct station,
where Coburn wound WIS dressed. \ man
named John Clark who was passing III the
street at the time Of the atFray received the
bullet, from McClouds piSt"A which 9 anrrd
from Coburn head. Clark was woun"rd in
the thigh The bail was extracted
Specie shipments 10 Europe to-day. $l3.,n".
The steamer Ashland. from Fcrnandlnn,
passed last y. III. oil Absccom two >unkcn
schooMcrS nrrarenlly the result 81 COLLISION.