Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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terday, says ~ :, thlS lhothi's' wv aiihou
and masked men went to the Jail at Frankfort
and demanded the keys. The State guard who
had been on duty there had gone, rs it was
supposed all the disorder was over. The Jaor
was compelled to surrender the keys and the
men entered and took out the colored man who
committed rape on Mrs. Pfeifer, few days
ago, and also the colored man who Is said to
be the one who fired the first shot in the riot
there yesterday, in which two white men were
killed The blacks were taken about halt
mile from the Jail and hanged. Great excite
ment prevails in consequence OF the turbulent
scenes yesterday evening, and ynching outrage
! this morning
In New York, yesterday, in the case OF
Nathan Koyofski Hebrew, charged with
disturbing the Methodist congregation of the
Alanson Church, by working on sewing ma
chine during the hours Of divine service in Il
room opposite the church. Judge STANDBY
found him guilty, but suspended sentence
The Judge said that no disturbance to religious
worship Of any kind could be permitted The
Jew, he said, had the same redress against
others if they disturbed his religious worship
on Saturdays :...., .,.,'
A telegram from Halifax on Friday last, re-
ports that immense quantities of mackerel
have struck in along the coast in that nelg hbor-
hood, and that there were neither barrels nor
salt enough to be had to cure all that are caught
The market price az Halifax is now ten cents
per dozen, and per barrel it has gone down to
Sc. This will cause a heavy loss to the mer-
chants who have not sold the fish purchased al
the old high prices. "
In Paris, on the oath Of June, Miss Putnam,
daughter of Mr.. G. P Putnam, the publisher,
submitted her thesis Of doctor before the Medl
! cal Faculty The examiners, among the most
eminent of the profession, addressed her hat
terng compliments on the remarkable manner II
which she treated the subject of her thesis at
the same time bestoWing upon the talr graduate
the highest mark that. is ever given-that OF
perfectly satisfactory -.
So large is the grape crop OF the West this
season that tho price obtained for grapes When
put upon the market hardly pays the COST Of
picking, packing, and transportation Conslgn
ments by rail sell as low as three cents pei
pound The grapes from the local vineyard:
near St. Louis are sold to hucksters LOT raj
cents per pound and are rctailed for Cal cents
to purchasers.
A dispatch from Utica, New York, says
"Ford P Hall, of Rochester, this p. H., shot
Paymastcr G.. *. Kourtlandt, Of the U. )
navy, near Baggs' Hotel The ball lodged il
the shoulder. inhcting painful, but not dan
gerous wound. A young lady of this city is in
volyed in the affair, and the shooting is attrl
buted to jealousy. -.
General Crook, ofthe Twentythird Infantry
writes from Tucson, Arizona, July 10, that ne
is directing his energies to the subjugation o.
! Cochisc's bands, feeling satisfied that no per
mapent peace can be had until they are cen
duercd. This is the Apache chief whom Vim
cent Coyer started after, with the intention Of
/ inducing him to come to Washington.
A terrible and most destructive tornado oc'
CURED in Wisconsin on Tuesday night. a
boom was broken on Wolf river which contain
ed 50, O00, 900 feet of logs; houses were demol
ished, thousands of window panes broken
chimneys blown down, grain in shocks scatter
ed. a steamer capszed, two men drowned, ant
a Catholic church destroyed.
The state of siege was raised yesterday II
Porto Rico, and quiet reignS throughout thu
island The Captain General has forwarded
his resignation to Spain, and it is suppose
that General Sauz, the former Captain General
will be reapponted.
A new dietary article has been introduced b.
the London bakers, in the shape Of quinin'
biscuits They are small, extremely vel
made, and have pleasant and delicately bit
ter flavor Each biscuit is estimated to contain
one-fourth Of grain of quinine.
The Thomaston, (Ga.,) Herald reports tina
one day last week, when the sun was shining IL
all his spleulor loud thunderclap was heart
from the clear sky, and the lightning strucl
and destroyed shade tree at the residence o
Judge Davis, near the town. ~
A contract has been closed in San Francisco
with the Central Pacific Railway Company 10
the construction of the Lake Tahoe tunnel
through the Sierra Nevadas, sufficient in slzt
for u canal and railway trains.
Mrs. Anna Cochran died from dose o
choloroform on the operating table OF the Gin
cnnati dispensary, on Wednesday AFTERNOON
last The dose had been administered perln
mary to performing q surgical operation.
The foundry, pattern room, bending, polish
ing and shearing departments Of the Pennsyl
vania Agricultural Works, ut York, Pa, A
B. Farquhar, proprietor, were destroyed b.
| fire on Saturday.
\ few days ago colored man assaulted ant
attempted to commit an outrage on respected
lady, in Kent county, Delaware. lie fled ant
and has not been arrested.
The colored people in Shelby county, Ken
lucky, are making arrangements to hold an ag
ricultural fair, to commence on the 18th, otSep
tember and continue five days.
A meeting in favor Of what is styled brancl
of the Irish Confederation Association, va
held in Baltimore last night, at which Their
was au appeal made for funds.
At Salt Lake City, yesterday, in the Thirt
District Court, Mormon was held to bail il
the sum Of 81, 900, on charge of adultery pre-
terred by his first wife.
There are twenty-one couples in New Ha,np
shire who have celebrated golden wedding
during the last year.
The latest account from Zanzibar states tina
DR.. Livingstone had made Journey to poin