Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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go slio'c the re,y age anl body Of the Times.
U. s. Deputy Marshal Scoggins, who got
into trouble at the n C. depot in Charlotte
on the evening of the oath ult., while on his
way to Raleigh with prisoners, was indicted By
the grand jury Of the county. and on Saturday
last he was brought back from Raleigh and
bailed to answer at the next court He is
charged, We learn with drawing his pistol on
the aerot agents while they We're dScharging
their legitimate duties, and also resisting and
threatening the city police when they eude;vor
ed to make peace and preserve good order At
the depot.
The board Of supervisors Of Ohio county,
West Virginia, in which the city of Wheeling
is situated, has finally released its claims Tor
taxes accrued since 1864 against the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, and amounting
to some $50, 900, and exeulpting the company S
property from taxation in the future, IN con-
sideration of the location and construction by
the company Of machine aud repair shops IN
the city Of Wheeling to cost not less than
100000.
The celebrated lady doctor, Miss Fowler, in
practice at Orange, New Jersey, was recently
married, and is now Mrs Orlpsby. She is L
sister of Fowler the phrenologist, and has met
with extraordinary success as medical pract!-
toner of the homeopathic school. Her III
come from her practice has tor years past been
from. sl5,o0U to 500, 900 per year.
Capt. Chas S. Marlborough died on Deem
Der LIST. at Montclair, N. }. He was appointed
to the t. s. navy Oh April &, 1885, aud WIS
placed on the retired list in 1861. He was the
eldest son of the celebrated Com. ThoS Mac
donough, who, on September >, 1914, gained
an important victory on Lake Champliau.
At Carlisle, Pa, John Kiehl, charged with
the murder of his wife, hus lately been acquit-
ted, after searching trial, which lasted eigh-
teen days, on the ground that the jury was not
satisfied whether arsenic had been administered
by the regularly employed physician or other
wise.
Few changes are reported in the New York
dry goods market Rates Of standard domestic
cottons are steady and l reduction is llnproha,,
Die Stocks, however, are accumulatlng, ana
leading iobbers ara holding off for lower prices
before making their spring purchases
Richard IT, Greeler, formerly Of Boston. and
the first colored graduate from Harvard Col
leuSc UCCu aIlIolulSo o." '''hSNN:'"ot y. 49,"
late Professor .. Y. Cato, principal of the
male department Of the Institute for Co'ored
Youth in Philadelphia.
In the trial Of Mrs Wharton The greater por
ton of the session Of the Court yesterday was
occupied in discussing the admissbility of Mrs.
Hutton evidence, regarding the milk punch IN
which the tartar emetic was found. The Court
oyerruled the objections Of the defence to it.
Henry Meigs, the great South American
railroad builder, has received a contract to build
a road from Honduras to Chimbot at 4 cost OF
S29, 900, 900. Mr. Meigs is native Of New
York, but has spent the last twenty years Of
his life on the Pacific coast.
A resolution, looking to the unity OF the
Church North and South, was offered yester-
day in the New York Methodist State Conven-
ton, at Syracuse, and referred to the business
committee to be reported.
The jury in the case of Marvtr, the late City
Treasurer of Philadel phia yesterday rendered
a verdict of guilty on FIVE counts OF the iudict-
ment against him.
The second series OF Fve-twenty bonds
amounting to $50, 900, 900, will be redeemed ty
the Treasury Department alter the Ith OF March
next.
4 correspondent 0! Mrs Woolhuls paper
signs herself, Yours: thelemically, pantagrc-
stically, pantisocraticalIy." What that