Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-04
NEWS OF THE BAY.
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A dispatch from Memphis says :-Alr. John
A. Simpson, an esteemed citizen of Atkins
county. Tenn, and his son William were
murdered by Sam Pattin and son Elias, last
Saturday The murderers fled to the noun
tains. At Jackson, Tennessee on Sunday after
noon Sutton, who was to tight duel with Nor
gan, became intoxicated and ATTEMPTED to shoot
Young man named Whitesides. The latter
procured double barreled shotgun and fired
upon Sutton with one barrel, killing him in
stantly. The other barrel was accidentally
discharged, wounding passenger IN an omnl-
bus
A dispatch from New Orleans dated yester
day says:-'':A strong northwest wind for seve-
raj days past has filled Lake Pontchartrain
from the Gulf. A northeast storm, with RAIN
began last night and at noon the storm con-
tinues. The wind is abating, but the rain con-
tinues. The storm this morning uprooted
trees, Frustrated the telegraph on the New Or
leans and Mobile and Jackson Railroads, both
being slightly overAowed. .
Edward Atwood, who resided near Grinnell,
Iowa, was kicked By horse lately and died.
There is a rather singular history connected
with this family. The father and mother Of
Atwood were lost in the steamer Niagara on
Lake Erie, some years ago. One OF their sons
was killed in the late war, another was killed
by the kick of horse, and now the last OF the
sons has met with similar fate.
| In Clark county, Illinois, recently, two
drunken men drove horse nearly to death,
giving him all the water he would drink when
heated, and then. to cure him, gave him quart
of whiskey. The horse soon became furlously
| drunk, and ran off, capsized the wagon, killed
one Of the men, broke the leg of his compan'
ion, and then ran until he fell dead.
The sensation in the journalistic line in New
York, now, is the suit that will be brought
against prominent edtor-best known for his
sensations-by his divorced wife, to set aside a
decree Of divorce on the ground that it was pro-
| cured by fraud, and through the intimidation
Of the defendant.
Tennessee State bond coupons to the amount
of So. 900 are asccrtained to have been stolen
from the State treasurer S office, and, it is sup
posed, placed on the market. n. VI. Wade
chief clerk to the State comptroller, has been
arrested charged with the theft.
4 dispatch from from Leavenworth says -
All the colored laborers on the extension oI
the Chicago and Southwestern Railroad have
been discharged at the demand OF the Irish
men employed on the work. -
The announcement i; made that $3.50,
900 Of the stock Of the Baltimore aud Drum
| Point Railroad have been subscribed to, and a
meeting of the stock holders is called 10 be held
on the ID Of November.
During the month Of September there Was
shipped eastward from San Francisco by rail
the enormous quantity of 3,y5;', 800 pounds OIL
tea and 47l,:j',l pounds of coffee.
4 special election Tor congressman began
Yesterday in Texas, and will continue unit
Friday The canvass has been a very bitter
| one.
The wife Of Dr. Connolly, IN New York who
murdered his children aud committed suicide
has become insane.
The yellow fever still fingers in Charleston.
rHE RoEEINI OF THE SEALS. The Wash
ington correspondent Of the Baltimore Gazette
SAYS
The nlen now awaiting trial before the
Grand jury Of this District, charged with steal
ing q number OF seals from treaties in the State
Department are Frank McGraw l watchmar
at the State Department, and George Chase, 4
messenger at the Postoffce Department.
The circumstances connected with the dis
covery of the theft and detection Of the perpc
traitors are somewhat peculiar and interesting
| 1t is said Chase called on McGraw at the State
| Department, and was conducted by the latter
through the several rooms, and TIE various
matters and things of interest pointed out and
explained to him. Chase was so much pleased
with and attracted by these gold and silver (ol
lmitaton) seals that he suggested to his com
panon that they appropriate Il few Of them.
McGraw is represented to be rather weak
sort of fellow, easily led away, as he WAS in this
matter
Having taken the seals, eight of which were
silver and two gold, Chase made mp his mind
to have them melted down and sell the metal
1t seems that Chase was implicated q long
while ago in robbery of one thousand dollar
bond and twenty dollars in money from Jewel.
Ter in this city, but he was released, or, at
least, was not punished. That little affair had
evidently passed from Chases mind, or he
would doubtless have been more careful than
he was subsequently.
1t happened that the very jeweer upon
whom he called to have these seals melted
down was the man from whom the bond and
money was stolen. Chase did not recognize
the jeweler, but the latter did recognize Chase,
who promised to return in day or two and
bring the metal. The jeweler Immediately in
formed detective of what he had learned,
and the detective meeting Chase on the street
afterward, asked him when he was going to
bring to his (the detective's) employers that
metal Of which he had spoken. Chase replied
that he had changed his mind, and WASH
| going to have it melted.
| The detective then returned and related the
above to the ieweler, who told the detective
that he had seen Chase in the store of his 1.-THE
ieweler's) brothers. The brother denied any
knowledge Of the matter, and, upon being d.
rectly charged with having received the arti-
cles, and being told that the proof Of ii was at
hand, he confessed that he had melted some
metal for i man answering the description Of
Chase.
Mctinw confessed his guilt, and he and
Chase were arrested. The former has been
released on 100 dollars bail, while the latter
is in jail in default of bail.
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