Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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Stephen i. Mattiugly, aged e3ycars, son OF
Francis E. Mattingy, of Chaptico district, Ma
rylapd was bitten by mad dog on the 10th of
July, ultimo and not knowing that the dog
was mad, little attention was paid to the bite,
particularly as the wound soon healed On
Tuesday last the symptoms of hydrophobia we're
deyeloped. and on the day following the un-
fortunate youth died in great agony.
The first annual Fair Of the Middle Tennes-
see Colored Agricultural and Mechanical AS
sociation is now in progress-at the Fair Grounds
near Nashville. The display of plants, shrub
berry, fruits, paintings and textile fabrics is
very crcditable. The exhibition of cattle,
sheep, horses, hogs and mules attracts much
attention. The whole affair ia managed en-
tirely by colored men.
As three men were laying gas pipes on Jer-
sey City heights, yesterday, singular acct
dent occurred. Robert Macarthur had gone
down the excavation, when the cock blew out.
A conpanion named Bauer went to assist him,
and both was suffocated by escaping gas. The
third man went down but managed to escape
with his life.
l.. L. Weir, Of Limestone county, Alabama
who was taken from his house some days ago
by five masked men, was found yesterday tied
to 4 tree in the swamp. His captors alter
whipping him, nearly drowned him 10 stream
of water, then tied him to tree and lett MN
to starvc Two of the desperadoes have been
| arrested.
i. G.. Cowpcr, = we'll known dancing master
in Pittsburgh shot himself through the heart
because he could not bear up against the ell
fccts Of a long dissipation. An examination OF
his room showed the presence OF bottles, some
empty and others filled with whiskey and
| brandy.
A man representing himself.asJ. Keller call
ed at the First National BANK in Wilmington,
n. c.. Yesterday, and offered to sell registered
United States Bond No. LASS issued under
net Of March >, 1868. The counterfeit bond Is
Of the denomination Of $4,000. He was ar
rested.
Postmaster General Creswell, is Of opinion
that the defalcation Of John ". Norton, SUI
perintcndent of the Money Ord r Division, OF
the New York Postoffice will be more than
covered bv the amount realized from the sale
of his private property, to say nothing OF Ills
suretics.
The taxable wealth Of the State of Missouri
is SOL ,l6G, j33 St. Louis county, sl9S,6l7-
$40: Jackson county, in which Kansas City is
situated, Sl7,43S, $685. and Buchanan, en-
braciug St. Joseph, $l2, ,43i. Besides
these there arc twenty-three counties ranging
above S5,000,0 900.
\ terrific explosion Ola box Of the daugc-
rous toys known as the Union torpedoes, which
make an appearance in such plenty about the
Fourth of July, occurred in New York ycster,
day. Three persons were killed and several
others badly injured.
The cattle in Fayctte county, Illinois, are dy-
ing in considerable numbers Of a new disease
that manifests itself by the animals scratching
and rubbing the jaws until they exhibit. symp;
toms of madness by running and belloWlngand
most invariably die in about twelve hours.
An immense and excited crowd filled the
chamber of the Supreme Court yesterday In
New York during the continuance of the trial
of the Injunction case against the city govern
| mCnt.
Detective John Ii. Richard, Of Baltimore,
who was shot BY young Miller two weeks ago,
while attempting to arrest the latter party on
a charge Of stealing, died yesterday.
Mrs. Wharton, the prisoner in Baltimore
is said to be in declining health. She only ad
mits few intimate friends to her room, and
keeps her bed the greater part OF the time
The committee in New York for the recep,
ton of Grand Duke Alexis, have received 9th
cial notice of his departure from Cronstadt fol
America.
The next Legislature Of California will, it il
supposed, stand the Democrats two majority
in the Senate and the Republicans clear ma
iorty in the House
\ despatch from Kansas City says the ex
press Office at Ellis, Kansas, was robbed OF
100000 Tuesday night. No particulars arc
| given.
The Government sold in New York yester
day four million dollars gold instead of the two
millions advertised, at 49, to ll4.0G.
Surgeon Samuel G. j. De Camp, L. S. A.,
died at Saratoga Springs, New York, Septem
| Der Sth.
There was one death from yellow fever in
Charleston for twenty-toru hours up to moor
yesterday