Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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Alfred East an E,ngishmau - years old:
who boarded at the same house aud lodged in
the same room in Rrooky with Professor
Pauorma who Has murdered last week. blew
his brains out on Saturday. East lett letter
asserting his innocence OF any connection with
Panorma = murder 1t IL said Fast was untor-
innate in recent speculatlons.
The deaths from small pox in Philadelphia for
the week ending on Saturday were one HUN
dred and seventy seven, decrease OF thirty.
two from the previous week. The number OF
Cases was one hundred less. There were twen-
six deaths in New York from the disease last
week, and twelve new cases were reported on
Saturday.
The Pittsburg firm of Homer, Wood L Co..
have been for some time detrauded by forged
checks on their bank account. SO skillfuly done
that they were not detected by their own book
keeper. and some we're even acknowledged as
genuine by members of the firm The forger
has at last however, been discovered and ar
rested.
The new Baltimore city ice boat Maryland
was damaged by fire last night to the extent of
about $4,000, which is covered BY insurance.
She had only been in service about three weeks
and was entirely new. The fire is supposed to
have been the work of an incendiary.
The Ohio Senate passed the Southern Rail
road bill on Saturday, the announcement of
which was received with great satisfaction iu
Cincinnati. Dispatches from Central kentuc-
Ky report great rejoicing over this result IN
that section.
A Raleigh dispatch says one branch CT the
North Carolina Legislature has authorized a
reward Of ten thousand dollars for the arrest of
Henry B. Lowrey, and FIVE thousand dollars
for each Of his gang of mltlaws-thirty-tlve
thousand dollars in all.
Henry Hepner, a German tailor forty-six
years of age, while suffering from the effects
of drunken debauch, shot his only son, Her
| man, youth of eighteen, 10 the crowded tho
rouybfare Of Grand street. New inrk, yeSter.
day afternoon
The Board Of Aldermen Of Cincinnati having
failed to invite the Grand Duke Alexis to visit
that city, prominent citizens took the matter
in hand and have dispatched committee OF
citizens to seuder him cordial welcome.
The halt:pilotage' question is before the
Supreme Court On original jurisdiction. The
pilots claim half pilosage y ben vessels decline
their services.
The SNOW blockade On the Union Pacific
Railroad seems to be increasing The weather
along the line west Of Omaha has been trartully
cold, with strong winds and snow.
Daring an auction sale at Elmira. on Sat
urday the floor OF the room gave way. precipl-
tating al the people into the cellar: Several
persons were severely injured
lis said that spinal. meningitis has broken
out among the horses in New York. and that
scores of animals have died.
Norman s. Eddy. Secretary OF State Of lndi-
ana, died suddenly Yesterday morning. Of heart
disease
A religious journal opposed to the dogma OF
Infallibility is to be published at Rome. with
Father Hyacinthe as one of the contributors.
Gen. Fitz John Porter has been appointed
Superintendent of the works of the New Jersey
State LuDatic Asylum at aIoristown.
An action has been commenced in the /. 5.
Court in New York. against Mark NJ. Pomcroy.
for alleged breach Of promise Of marriage.