Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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ing him on the 2Sth of last June, and also with
attempting to poison Mr.. Eugene Van Ness
was investig ated by the Grand Jury Of the
Criminal Court of Baltimore on Saturday last
True bills were found in both cases The accu-
sed, was taken to jail rs soon as the present
ments were made. Her daughter accompanied
her to the jail and an appeal was made to the
Board Of Visitors to permit her to remain with
her mother. No final decision was made, but
the young lady was allowed to remain tor the
present She occupies the same cell with her
mother
The funerals of Wyatt and Page, the mcnl-
bcrs of the 9th Regiment, who were killed on
Wednesday, took place in New York yester-
day. There were great numbers ofpeople on
the street, and after the services were over
an attack was ma de on two officers Of the list
Regiment. They protected themselves, and
one Of the rufians was arrested. The corrected
list of dead contains forty-tour names. Many
of the clergy Of New York delivered sermons
on the riot, yesterday.
Mr.. Stephens has 4 five column editorial in
the Atlanta Sun-in which he denounces the
New Departure 1nreference to the, Harris,
burg resoutions-or 'Jerc. Black S platform
Mr.. Stephens says that, instead OF It's be-
coming the Democratic shlbolcth Ill 49,, two
millions and half of Democrats arc dctcrmi.
ned, with very inAexible purpose, that 1t shall
not be done?
Prince Gortschakotf, the Russian Premier
was presented at Stuttgardt.on Saturday by a
deputation of the American Evangelical ALI
ancc with the address Of the Alliance to Gar
Alexandcrs Itappeals to the Gar for liberty
of worship, freedom of instruction and .clrculu,
ton of the Bible throughout the Empire: and
was fayorably received by Gortschakoff.
Some testimony regarding the ku-klux or
ganization was given before the Congressional
Committee at Washington on Saturday. COL
Taliafero, an x-Confedcrate officer, now living.
in Mississippi, testified as to the existence of
the Khan, and he had acted with it in the
whipping of colored men.
Santanta and Big Tree, two Chiefs of the
Nova tribe of Indians, who were captured and
taken to Austin. Texas, recently attempted to
escape and were shot dead by the guards. y
general Indian outbreak, 1t is feared will result
in revenge for the death OF the Chiefs.
The present House of Delegates Of Maryland
consists Of cghty-six members. Under the
new apportionment, based on the census taken
by the |. S. Marshals last Year, the House
will hereafter consist OF! but cghty-two MEM
bers
John b. Franklin ofWurccStcr county. Nd.
is named as Il candidate for L. ). Senator i'll
the place of Mr. Eickers The Legislature to
be chosen this tall elects L Senator
On Friday Frederick Lawrence, co!ored, was
hanged at Easton, Maryland, for the murder of
Emclinc Handy. He confessed his guilt and
on the gallows profesSed repentance.
The strike on the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal has ended. On Friday the boatmen re.
sumcd work and twenty eight boats were cleared
that day at Cumberland.
The National Camp Meeting Of the Mctho-
dist church at Ronnd Lake. n. Y, closed on
Saturday. The next meeting takes place at
Urbana, Ohio. on the first OF August.
The reported resignation Of Commissioner
Pleasanton is probably untrue. Nothing is yet
known of it in official circles ut Washington.
4 WONDERFUL CLoCK.-Mr. Il. d. Nun
son, an old resident of Wilston. VT, has just
completed wonderful musical calender clock,
which has attracted visitors from far and near.
1t is, in every detail, his handywork, the old
farmer having spent his spare hours in working
upon it for the past eight years, lie has pro-
duccd an eight day clock, whose dial marks the
second. minute, hour, day Of the week, day Of
the month and year. and thermometer rests
against it's pendulum, giving the state OF tenn
perature; the ball Of the pendulum contain 4
miniature timc-piccc, which derives its motive
curate time There is also Il cylinder musical
attachment, which may be set to play any one
of seven tunes at the end Of each hour. In
this last feature it can be so adjlsted-and such
was the intention Of the makcr-as to play
cod lIundrcd' at the end Of each hour on
Sunday, aud 'OId Folks at Home, Swiss
Waltz. . ''Star Spanglcd Banner Hail Co.
lumbi;!. Yankee Doodle, and Sweet
| Home respectively on each successive day Of
the week The entire mechanism is placed in
black walnut case, which measures ten feet
high, twenty inches wide and ten deep The
case is highly polished, and its front bears the
inscription in raised letters, ''Our Union for
ever l.. $" Mr. Munson, who is G. years old
and quite feeble feels proud of what he has
accomplished. --Bosfoa HrmM
\ Box HANGS HIMsELF-A correspondent
writes from Copper Valley, Floyd county,
giving the particulars of the hanging Of boy
only 10 years Of age. Our correspondent says:
Zone of the most unnatural occurrences up
on record took place near here, on Friday last
Willie c. Switzcr, very sprightly boy in his
tenth year, without any known cause: adjusted
Il small string to his neck and afterwards to a
bush las related by a small girl with him at the
timc) and swinging off, hung himself. He was
dead beyond recovery before aid could reach
him. All who knew the little boy arrived at
one conclusion: that he did not intend to des-
troy himself but that he WAS playing, and that
his death WAS purely an accident, never con-
tcmplated BY himself
It is, indeed. 4 sad occurrence and is, at
present. the wonder and establishment Of this
community.
\ SwINpLE% AT WoRK.--Thc usual quiet of
the Rockbridgc Alum Springs was somewhat