Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.
40 saoe the rery age and badly efn'e 1'"'eS

A dispatch from Conneaut, Ohio says yes.
terday the dwelling house of B. [. roster; a.
tho denot. was burned. Foster and his wllg
barely escaped. One Of their children, i ageJI
four years. was burned to clnder, and Lio3u:
ored twelve years, leaped from an upper Mi'l
Jow and was SO badly burned that he died III
few hours. III.
4 railroad war is in progress at Peoria: In
nois. between two companies for the ownership
Of certain niece of track. On Monday one OF
the Companies formed train OF five engines
and actually butted the way through three en-
pines of the other party. and cleared the track
for themselves. Yesterday the case went into
Court
The \. y. Sun says gigantic frauds have been
discovered, and asserts that Victor Place, late
French Consul, with one Hector Chauviteau,
and some prominent personages made large
amount Illegally from the French Government
| by the eyaction OF commissions and ovcrcnar9cS
on arms and provisions lately purchased III THIS
| country.
A quantity of wreck stuff has been found IN
the Boston bay, which renders it almost Ger
tain that the bark NIerrimao, of Boston, Capt
Nichols, from Monevideo, is lost probably
with all on board The vessel is fully due, and
it is likely she was run down and sunk by an
outward bound vessel.
A few weeks ago Boston piano manulac
turer called ut the office of the Transcript, and
after mentioning the death of one Of his com
petitors in business, said that he was the louril
of the trade who had died very suddenly: vi
Wednesday morning he also fell dead "l hc''F'
disease
Uy,lr,tc Of Chlnral as soporitc for certain
forms of disease, has been brought into general
use amongst those who underestimate It's dan
rcrous tendency Too much caution cannot b'
used by the druggists in its sale and the ratlen
inusing II.
-Four acres of ground on Cross, South Pac;
and West streets, known as Potter ) Field, were
sold yesterday by direction Of the Mayor AM
City Council of Baltimore, and reallzet
Sl9,456.2j.
Anthony Kimmcll, of Luganorc: Fredcrlc
county, Nd, died at his residence yesterday
after an attack Of paralysis Mr.. kmmell wa
extensively known throughout Maryland an
. the country.
Mr.. Craig Biddle, I. S. Commissioners wa
on Monday appointed Chief Supervisor, 0
Elections in Philadelphia, under the recent LAY
passed by Congress
F The fly and drought have been very destrut
tive to the tobacco plants in Anne Arundt
county, Md, and the crop. it is predicted, vi
be failure.
At Ossian, Winneshick county, Iowa. tc
days ago, Mrs. John Larber slnothered he
!, infant and then committed suicide by thrown
, herself under train OF cars.
Rev. A. Oppcnheimer, Rabbi of the Hebre'
congregation at Cumberland, Nd, died yer
suddenly in that city on Sunday.
Large droves Of horses are selling at sl3
head in Los Angeles county, Cal.. and are drlv
en- to Salt Lake City and Montana
The New York Mail says the style this sc'
son for young gentlemen of society is to wea
: the hair very short, and parted in the centre.
Bishop D. W. Clark, of the Methodist Epi:
copal Church, is dangerously i'll In Cincinnati