Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"To sloao the ve,y age and body ofthe 7fme

which occurred two years ago, when Wray
shot Wilson through the heart, killing him IN
stantly. He then ran into the yard, followed
bv Wilson wife, who begged him not to shoot
her husband again, not Knowing he was dead.
Wray placed pistol to his breast and fired, In
f1icting fatal wound. All the parties are res
pcctable. The affair causes great excitement.
The proposition to suspended business from
the 81 to the Sth instant, seems to be coming
into some favor The New York Cotton Elk
change, the Philadelphia and the New York
Stock Exchange have passed resolutions to Sus-
mend operations between those dates. The
Baltimore Cotton Exchange has followed the
example, and it is considered probable that the
Stock Exchange will also agree.
The Methodists of Baltimore who sympa-
thizcd with Rev. Dr. Lanahan during the re-
cent troubles regarding the Book Concern, are
to give him hearty welcome and an cnthulas-
tic reception when he returns to his former
home among them At the meeting held last
night arrangements for fttingly exhibiting the
sentiments of the Church people were placed
under way.
The defence in the trial Of Stokes are getting
some little evidence to show that there was a
pistol found en- the scene Of the murder which
did not belong to the accused and presumably
did belong TO Fisk. The theory is that the victim
would have killed Stokes if the latter had not
shot first, and that he lived in fear OF murder
Burglars entered the depot of the Indiana,
polls, Bloomington and Western Railroad at
Charlottesville last night, druggcd the agent
opened the safe, abstracled l,4S3, lgnltcd a
barrel of coal oil, setting fire to the depot and
escaped The building was badly injured, but
not destroyed.
The betting men look to Harry Bassctt's car
rying eff the honors at Long Branch to-day,
the pools standing 500 for him to $455 on
L)ugtelow, but they are shy Of rlsklng their
money, aud seem to consider the race not en-
tirely certainty Tor anybody,
The labor strike in New York makes slow
progress towards the end In a few instances
amicabe arrangements between the men and
their employers have been made, but the dis
astrous situation in most OF the trades Is un
changed.
Last Wednesday at Fort Smith, Arkansas
Frederick Grasse struck Anna McGrew, a
drcssmakcr on the head with IN iron bar, fell
ing her to the earth. Thinking she was dead
he shot himself through the heart cause
jealousy.
The Postmaster General has ordered mail
service to be placed Oh the Baltimore aud Po-
tomac Railroad between Washington and Bal
ti,nore, u distance OF II! miles, the pay to he
fixed hereafter.
Rev. Hugh Roy Scott, Of Baltimore, well
known to many of our citizens, will, in short
time, leave with his family for Switzerland,
where he takes them to reside, as matter OF
economy. during the education of his children.
The performances at the Boston Jubilee yes
terday drew an audience Of twenty thousand
people. The Irish Band made their first APP
pearancc and were the great feature Of the
day.
An explosion took place at Ekin e. Middle
tons distillcry, in Philadelphia yesterday, BY
which the building was burned, and large
amount Of stock destroyed. Loss $4,000.
DIR. VIM. K Cameron was acquitted yescr-
day, at Memphis, in the Criminal Court, Of
killing Bennett Jones, Of Baltimore, last April,
for the seduction Of his wife.
Both candidates of the Labor Reform party
having declined the nominations, a conference
of the party has been called to meet in New
York on July 30'h.
In Williamsport, Pa, the workmen are
shutting down all the lumber mills, and pre-
pairing to enforce in that way their demand for
fewer hours and equal pay.
TIE FALL ELECTIONS. Previous to the
great Presidential contest in November the
following States and Territories hold elections
this fall
North Carolina, August /; Kentucky, Mon
tanna and Utah, August 5; New Mexico, Sep
TENDER l.; California, September .; Vermont
September 2; Maine, September g. Colorado
Territory, September TO-; Dakota, Indiana,
Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, aud the
District of Columbia, October s; South Carroll
ma, October lG; West Virginia, October "A.
All the States vote for Presidential electors on
the 5th day of November, and on the same
day the following choose State officers: Aaba-
ma, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, IL
liuois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massa
chusctts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York,
Territorial election on the Sth of November.
The first State election to take place this fall,
it will be seen, is that In North Carolina, Aug.
LIST, and the campaign is an animated one.
State officers and members Of Congress are to
be chosen. ~ 4.
A SUDDEN AwAKENING.-About o'clock
yesterday morning Miss Eliza Frey, the daugh
ter of John Frey, cabinet maker, was awakened
by man placing his hand on her throat and
threatening to choke her if she made noise.
She struggled and screamed vigorously. The
fellow became frightened and ran to the window
to jump out Miss Frey sprang from her bed
and seized the man coal tails in both hands as
he was disappearing through the window. She
held on and screamed, and the suspended indi-
vidual kicked and swore Suddenly the coat
gave way. Miss Frey fell back into the middle
of the room, still tightly graspiug the rent gor-
ment The man fell into the court yard, where
he was captured by an officer who had been at
tracted by the noise. He was arraigned and
proved to be John McCarty,a native of Canada,
and employed in packing box factory. directly
in the rear of Mr.. Frey's house. He was fully
committed for trial. The rent coat tails were
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