Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.
so shoe tie u7y age aud indy NJ the Times

In Baltimore, yesterday, the thermometer
ranged at S., aud in Cincinnati, Pitt>burg and
Lvurhburg the same, while in New Orleans it
was bur -. a, Savannah 81 st. Louis 80, New
Yurk SO. Charleston ST, Mobile 50. and Alrln
nhis ST. 1t is curons that Washington was
| the hottest place yesterday in all the wide ex
ten, of territory covered by the stations of the
signal service, the mercury there marking 81.
PHILADELPHIA follows next with SO.
Last night in New York, crime similar in
its features to the celebrated Nathan tragedy
was rerpetratec C. II. Phelps icwclIcr, was
the victim Phelps heard thieves engaged III
ruibing bis premises and coming suddenly
ulr,n them one IF tn, robbers discharged pl>-
,uI at him, the ball entering the left breast AMI
wnuuting PheIp s fatally. The tLcve, escaped,
leaving hat behind them.
A,ivices from Ar IONA represent Gen, Howard
MS pursuing wholly different coulsc from that
adopte,l by Vincent Colycr He consults free
" with The citizens, aud seeks to give entire
satisfaction to all parties. He Will endeav"r tn
have the chiefs OF the kiowlS, Plpagues and
| Mariccpas. all OF whom are friendly IL The
whites and hostile to the y l,aclics. accompany
HIM to Washington.
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were arrcstcr! Tor robbing aud bearing man
and were taken to the Jefferson Market Polio:
Court \ Gang Of rou.hs tu"wcd and Tor
; tame held Possession ut the courtroom, threat
rling violence tn the officer, of the Court.
| Finally they were driven OUT, and the TWO rob
| beers We're sentenced To pIls"ll
Mr.. suapp, Of Illinois, has resolution pre-
pared for IN early adjournment Of Congress.
and he complain, that the Speaker vii! not
| recognize him Tor It's introduction. HE House
will hardly agree to adjourn until the Ways
! aud Means Committee Inllcatc> its approva! Of
! the resolution.
! We have 40 account Of the explosion Of the
, boiler Of the freight steamer Rotary. off Old
! Point. in Cutriturk Sound by which the cll'i
engineer, William Walker, his wife, eEllid and
! si,trr-in- avg were killed. Several VI the crcw
were severely Sraldrl. The AS >tant engineer,
a colorcd man, was on duty at the !lme u the
! .xpo>lun
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections will meet to-day, to finally determine
upnn tie report TO be submitted tn the Senate
/ il relation IT, lie Investigation OF The charges
of corruption against The kal,>aS Senators III
couuccton with the last clcc;n oil L. ). san
atpr from tn,,i State.
In response 10 an inquiry. Senator o. L.
Morton fclcgraphs that lie is not 4 candidate
for the Presidency; thar he does not cont"na-
,,latc '.chauging front; is for General Grant
first. l;,~t aud ali the tlule. and tnat h. bclcves
| ne viii b. nominated at Philadelphia.
Al Atlanta Georgia. and Wilmington, North
Carolina, yesterday, the people turned ont
almost en- ulasSc to celebrate mrnr'rl Il day, by
the dccura!i,n Of the graves oi Cont dcrate
soldiers In both places business Was Sus-
pended.
The Democratic State Convention Of 1cnncS
see appointed full delegation to the BaI'l
more Cunvcnr"n and made arrangements to
place complete Democratic e.cctora! ticket III
! The fell.
The abolition Of passport regulations IN
| France has at last been carried into practical
eject. Passengers fran England now land
without gnl.; ;!lrouah any VI the previous
f,rMallties.
| Ex-Governor Curtin's friends declare that
The use Of his ualuc as flvo.ing the Cincinnati
! movement was uuatthOrizr /. They bring
seemingly good proof IN support OF the state
| nIcut
The Radical National Committee has re-
ceved official adviccs of the election OF $50 d"e,
gates to the Philadelphia Convention. 3bS OF
whom have been instructed to vote Tor Prcsl-
dent Erlut denominations
The Commissioners Of Internal Revenue yos
terday received telegram from the assessor at
Somerset, Pa, announcing that fire had de-
StrOycd hall that town. AMI that every blok aid
paper in the assessors Office was burned
The Methodist Conference decided yesterday
that the Book Concern affairs should be referred
10 committee of one from each subordinate
Conference throughout the country
The American Medical Association, lately
in session in PHILADELPHIA completed their
business yesterday and adj )nrned >ue die.
GREE1EYs MARnIGE-The newspaper iog-
raphcrs of Horace Greeley and their name is
legion, all agree thar he married North Caro-
Ina lady, Mis- Cheney. This is only half
correct. lie did, indeed. marry in North Caro-
lima, but Miss Cheney was ouy a temporary
| resident at Warrentnn being engaged in teach
ing at the time, and was most likely native
OF C.reecy's own town. We have often heard
lady, nearly connected to ~ who happened
tn tie guest at the time at II NJ Hoes hotel,
and who, at the urgent request OF VIZ. Grce-
| Icy. attended the marriage ceremony; give a
vivid account Of the appearance and eccentric
| department Of the Bridegroom upon the "cca-
sion characteristics which seem to have cung
TO him through lite The following is taken
from an old file 10 the possession of a friend
"July, 1896 married in the Episcopal church
in Warrcuton, \. G., by Rev. Vim. Nor
wool, Horace Greeley, editor, of New York,
to Miss Mary Cheney
At the rine Mr.. Greeley was the editor of
wcekley Wing paper. the New Yorker. The
Tribune was not established until lS+l. WI
| nungton Journal
Mrs. POLLARD on TIE WAR PATH.-Con-
! siderable excitement was ocsa>oned last even
ing in front of the St. Cloud hotel corner of
Niuth AMI f streets, by Mrs. Pollard appear
ing on the sidewalk. pistol in hand. cunning
FIR Mr. Lyons. 1t seems that the action ofthe
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