Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-10
NEWS OF THE DAf.
"7o shoe the ve,v age AMI l"'iy Of The Times


Mr.. VIM. S. Alsop Of Petersburg, West
Virginia, on the oath Of Slay last, recovered
SO. 600 damages in suit against the b; 4 ..
r. r. Co.. for ILL., urles received by hm while OH
his way from Parkcrsburg to Baltimore, on
the 18th of October, 1870 4 motion tor new
trial was made By the counsel for the company
immediately after the rendition OF the verdict
of the Jury, and that motion on Saturday was
argued before Judge Dobbiu The ) Judge de-
cided that he would grant the motion unless
the plaintiff would accept $l.5lm from the
companv in lieu of the amount of the vcrlic1
of the Jury. Mr.. Asop has not yet signifcd
how he will act in the premises.
The n. Y. World has Il letter from an officer
of the L. S. steamer Kansas, from Grcyton:
Nav 10Th stating that Lieut.. Com. White, on
the 9th lust, caused the death OF seaman Da-
vid II. Cady, by suffocation, brought about By
White holding one of the large deck swabs over
Cady's mouth. At the time of his death he
was in double irons for drunkenness, aud this
treatment was resorted to in order to make him
stop his noise, which he had been ordered to
do and refused.
At San Francisco, on Saturday night. [. II.
Mansfield met Miss Mary Helm, the daughter
of Il provision wholesale merchant, on the street
and demanded she would rctract her re-
tusa to marry him. She declined to do 50, where
upon he shot her twice with u revolver and
then shot himself twice in the breast. Both
! are now living, and it is thought Miss Hem
may recover
\ terrible tornado passed over Bcllcoutalnc
and its vicinity, in Ohio, on Friday, tearing up
trees and unroo6ng houses in the towns Of De
Graft and Quincy, Ohio. The latter place was
nearly destroyed, and fifty persons were inlur-
ed. At DcGratf ten or twelve buildings were
blown down, the Methodist Church being en-
tircly DESTROYED Mrs Roll and two children
were killed.
The Liberal Republicans Of the Senate and
House of Representatives assembled at the
Greeley and Brown headquarters Saturday
evening. After some consultation upon mat
tiers of the political campaign, h. b. Fentou
was chosen Chairman Of the Congressional
Campaign Committee Mr.. John D. DeirecS
will continue his connection with the campaign
committee.
The gas trustees in Philadcl phia Announce
that with the observance of economy upon the
part of the gas consumers the supply will last
until Friday next, when it is confidently expect
ed the differences will he amicaby adjusted.
Meanwhile the workmen, at least i INA orlty Of
them, will return to their work. There are on
duty now large number of green hands.
Judge YIN. ycrger, oae Of the most brill
ant members of the legal profession in the
South, died at his residence in Jackson, Mis-
sissippi on Friday last after i long and pain
| full illness All business was suspended III re-
spect to his memory.
The arrest of Dr. IIanahan III New York on
charge of libel, preferred by Samuel Good
enough. his refusal to give bull and his conso
uuent incarceration in Ludlow street JAIL have
caused much excitement in the Methodist
community.
Further reports concerning the great storm
of Thursday night, in Central Illinois, show
that an immense amount Of damage was done
in PEORIA Fulton, Knox, aud other counties
of that State
Information from Dakota would imply that
an Indian war is about to commence, a large
body of hostile Indians being encamped near
Fort Rcrthold.
No information from London showing any
change Of situation on the Treaty question.
The British are taking further time to con-
slider.
In the French National Assembly on Satur-
day, President Theirs stated that France de-
sired a long peace with all nations.