Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-02
From New York.

NEW YORK, April 2.-9 a. m.-Protessor
Morse has failed during the night aud there Is
now no hope.
Although the number of indictments by the
United States grand jury for whiskey and other
frauds was estiu at d yesterday at about one
hundred, there WERE in reality, only fifteen or
eighteen indictments, but many Of these includ-
ed the nameS Of several persons so that the
indicted parties will perhaps amount to eighty
in all. Among the number is Judge
Pratt, who held the relationship OF
the Internal Revenue in 1861 and 1868, but
Judge Davis thinks the Indictment against him
was found under total misappreheuson OF
the facts Ii conversation with reporter yes
terday De Kay, clerk in the District Attorney 5
office, and who is specially interested in this
branch of the District Attorneys Office, said,
replying to the nterrogatory whe tkcr the
grand jury investigated any recent Custom
House frauds, that it was question whether
any Custom House frauds had recently been
exposed by the Investigating committee that
no instructions had been sent from Washington
to investigate the Custom House bribery cases
No prominent person are mentioned in the
list of names, most of the parties being subor
dinate ex-revenue officers and dealers in whls-
key. The indictments are based principally
on athdayits made in 1867 and 1868. On this
account, and also by reason Of the lapse of
time it is thought many Of them will lie qlash-
ed at the outset. 1t is proposed on the part
of the government to make a test case OF that
one 10 which the evidence is the strongest,
and be governed in the others by the results
therein as to the continuance OF the prosecu-
ton AT any rate the trials cannot be reached
f r a long time, lpasmuch as there are at pre-
sent four thousand untred cases in the Federal
courts in this city. The bail of the parties
who have been thus far served with warrants,
has averaged $4,000 in each case.
The Connecticut election created but little ex
element 10 this city last evening.
The colored people will celebrate the Eli:
teenth Amendment to- morrow.
The trial of Michael Hays, for the murder OF
James O'Donnell, fifteen years ago, will COM
mence to day.
Frederick Pope, descrter, Knocked a boy
named Jacob Hauser down, and then drove a
pick-axe through his intestnes and He'd. lie
will die.
The reports relative to the returning Tam
many fugitives who propose to make comics
sions if they be secured from punishment, are
not known to the District Attorney.
Jay Gould yesterday requested to be fur
niShed with papers in connection with the lease
of branch line by the Erie road, but was re-
fused 1t is stated that he has possession of
certain important papers, but uot enough to
prevent statements being prepared. which will
enable the committee Of directors to bring him
to account
A blk has been introduced into the State
Senate ining newspapers 81 900 each for the
offence of publishing abortion advertisements.
James S. Woodward for furnishing straw
BAIL was sentenced to three years 10 the State
prison and fined $500.
There were two deaths yesterday from spot
ted fever The physicians pronounce the late
cases of this disease very contagious.
A drunken rough named John Hallisey unon
being refused liquor at the liquor store on Viii
liam street of one Lambreck, early this morn
lug drew revolver to shoot the barkeeper,
John MeDken but the latter was too quick for
Hallisey, and to save his own life shot HaIlisey
through the head killing him instantly. Men
ken gave himself up to the police,
1t is suspected that the fire at Rockaway, n.
j., by which the dwelling Of McGiven, with
his wife and three children were burned, was
caused by an incendiary as there were $4,000
cash in the house.
A half dozen sinecure clerks were dis
charged from the Department Of Works yes
terday