Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The secoud trial Of Mrs. Fair for the murder
of Crittendrn, at San Francisco, * set Tor
June ~.
Several branch societies Of the "lniernatnn
ais are reported to have been organized in
Washington city.
There were three new cases Of spotted fever
in Newark, \. j., Saturday, aud several other
cases in neighburing villages.
The wife of United States Minister Mel!
sou, at Mexico, died recently Of heart disease
Oh pleasure trip near Aallrata.
4 iocky club has been formed in Washing
ton, with Charles Alfred Bri<lcd Il, preSidrnt
and Admiral Porter rs Vice President.
In New Jersey ON Saturday there WAS I'M
ponneled !; i,,ry consisting Of tx white and six
roor.d ulel, in the r,s,. If a rlnrrd man against
white mau.
The death of H. G.. S. Key, of ST. Mary $
county. Maryland at the advanced age "f =;
years is announced H.. was haru III Prince
George county. Maryland. in l1S9, and was
sou Of Philip kry.
Mr.. =. II. Douegan, formerly city surveyor
of Washington under the Bowen admnstra-
ton attempted suicide last night by shouting
himself with pistol. The wound inflicted Is
not considered serious.
\ telegram from Cheyenne reparts thot The
worst storms Of the season are prevailing there.
No train had arrived Yesterday from the " est;
and "a train from the Fast which had arrived
on time, was laid up vi side track
Last Tuesday James Temple, farmer III
McCracken county, Tennessee, formerly rect or
of the Episcopal Church, shot aud killed q
colored man for using insulting language, ana
afterwards boasting OF having hadcrlmlual con-
nection with his daughters.
Some one fired pistol shot over Radical
procession in Columbia, S. e., Thursday night,
from the Columbia hotel window. The Kadl-
cal forthwith mobbed the hotel, smashed al! the
windows and would have sacked 1t but Tor the
interference Of federal troops.
Queen Victoria has returned to Eng land
from her brief visit to Germany The trial OF
@ Copuor for attempting the life Of the Queen
is fixed to take place on Wednesday, but II Is
probable that it may be Indefinitely postponed,
as the opinion gains ground that the youth
is insane He has made no effort TO secure
counsel.
Nineteen additional cases Of smallpox were
reported in New York city Oh Saturday.
There were hundred aud thirtythree deaths
from the disease during the week. In 'hlIa-
delphia 3he number of deaths FROM all causes
was four hundred and thirty-ninc. The deaths
from smll- pox We're seventy four, being de-
crease of eleven.
Ex-Gov. Vim. TrouSae, Of Tennessee, died
at Memphis on the 9th ultimo, in his 18th
wear. He served in the Florida campaigns OF
! 1873. 10 the Seminole war of 1896, and in the
Mexican war In 1919 he was elected by the
democrats Governor of Tennessee In 1854 he
was appointed by President Polk minister to
Brazil which was his last public service.
Judge Davis, whose name has become some
what prominet in connection with possible
domination by the Cincinnati Convention for
| the Presidency, is a uatve Of Cecil county,
MARYLAND, where he still owns Il farm inherited
from his ancestors, and retained by him on
| that account. He is man ot great wealth,
and is a first cousin Of the late Henry Winter
Davis of Baltimore
1t is said that the Ways and Means Commit,
tee of the House of Representatives have de-
termined to add the reconstruction of the in
terual revenue to their Tariff BILL and that
when this appears it will be found 10 be based
on free trade ideas. Mr.. Dawes will then re,
port another bill embracing the views of Il
| minority OF the commitee on the Recon,trnc-
ton Of the Tariff and lutcrllal Revenue acts.
The Annual Conference Of the Mormon
| Church, at Salt Lake began On Saturday on
which occasion there was u great crowd. The
speakers glorled i'll the progress OF lhe Mormon
Church, which they said could not be retarded
| Iv the combiued efforts of all existing powers.
They said that every President, .indge. officer
and priest acting against the MornonS fell by
the Christening hand OF God.
Rev. n. J. B. Morgan, Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, died on Saturday afternoon,
at Waterbury, near Annapolis, Md. Mr. Nor
gan for many years was connected with the
Baltimore Conference, aud was about sixty
years of age. He had been pastor OF all the
principal churches, in Baltimore, and was, Tor
a time one of the Presiding Elders Of the Con
ference. He was highly respected Tor MS up
right life.
The late Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
delivered a lecture in Hamilton, Ontario, on
Friday night, in which he dwelt at some
length on the relations between Great Britain
and Canada. He stated that he had every
reason to believe that if the colonies became
involved in war that they need expect no aid from
England, but depend upon their own resources
He believed thatSa union OF the Provinces
would enable them, when the moment arrived,
to maintain separate aud independent ex-
istence among the natiouS Of the earth. The
gist of the lecture was that Canada should
free itself from England as quickly as possible
and become an independent nation.
ws.-Among the acts passed at the late
session of the General Assembly, which have
become laws, are the following; to prevent the
destruction Of patridges and other game; to
amend the first section of an act to authorize
the Orange, Alexandria and Manassas railroad
company to consolidate and provide for the
payment of its mortgage debt; to amend sec
ton > of the act to incorporate the Farmers and
Mechanics Savings Bank of Alexandria; to
prevent prize fighting and the fighting of dogs
cocks and other animals 10 the county of Alex
andria to authorize the Orange, Alexandria
and Manassas Railroad COMPANY and the