Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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DR.. Merryman Cole, an aged gentleman,
formerly physician, was assassinated in his
Office in Baltimore, on last Saturday, evening
where his dead body was discovered in few
minutes afterwards He WAS the owner OF
number Of small houses, which he leased out
BY the week, and it was his habit to 60 to bis
Office every Saturday evening and receive his
reuts When his tenants did not appear he
often went after them, most of his houses being
inthe Immediate vicinity of bis Office He was
seeu talking to man iu Necessity alley about
seven clock. and shortly afterwards returned
to his office. He was evidently sitting at his
table when he was struck ON the head with
Ratchet or some similar weapon. A small
package Of money was found lying O., the floor,
and wallet containing twenty-tour dollars was
found In his coat pocket. His watch was IN
the fob pocket of bis partaloons The murder
was discovered BY colored woman who came
to the Office about eight clock to pay her rent.
When the neighbors ran to the office they
found Dr. Cole lying with his head under the
table at which be had been sitting. His skull
was fractured 10 several places, and there were
several cuts and stabs on his face and neck
There we're no marks of any struggle, and 1t is
probable that tho first blow was fatal. Several
arrests were made yesterday, but nothing was
elicted that tended to throw light on tho dread
full mystery.
James Fisk, Jr, was shot u New York on
Saturday afternoon by Edward 8. Stokes and
died on Sunday morning. The affair grew out
of the quarrel between Fisk aud Helen Jo-
sephine Mansfield In the pending legal pro-
ceed,ngs Fisk Seems to have been defeating
Miss Mansfield in rhe suit for libel, which she
had brought agains, him, aud it is stated that
she aud Stokes had been indicted BY the Grand
Jury for attempting to blackmail the man who
is now dead This result so exasperated Stokes
that he committed the murder. He waited Tor
Fisk at the Hotel, and as the latter Was going
to his room, he fired at him with pistol three
times. Fisk fell MORALLY wounded, and died
that night 1t was cowardly and dastardly
murder.
The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel county,
Md, in which Mrs. Wharton is now on trial
for the murder of Gen. Ketchum. on Saturday
morning, adjourned until to-day In consequence
of the sudden death of Mrs. Beard, the wife Of
Mr. Stephen Beard, one Of the jurors.
1t is officially announced that Admiral Polo
has beeu appointed Spanish Minister at Wash
ington in place of Mr.. Roberts, and that Val,
maseda has been superseded as Captain General
of Cuba by Concha.
DR.. John Merritt, a prominent citizen OF
New Castle, Delaware, died Friday. He was
consul at Tuuis during President Buchanan s
administration.
It is stated that if the opportunity offers, two
republican Western Senators, Pomeroy and
Carpenter will assal the new civil service rules
in the Senate.
The California Assembly has adopted reso-
luton in favor of petition being sent to Con
gress restricting Chinese immigration.
There is great excitement over the silver
mines iu Idaho. the ore Of some of which is
said to yield SI00aS200 per ton
Caleb Cushing, e.. s. counsel before the
Geneva arbitration, will sail for Europe on
Saturday, the 9th instant.