Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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In New York, on Monday evening, Miss
Nilsson babe farewell to the American stage.
The Opera House overfowed with all the su-
perbly-dressed fashionable people that could be
crowded into it. aud they went fairly wild in
their demonstrations of applause. The pro-
gramme was made up of selections aud there
was one especially -''The Old Folks.at Home
which touched the hearts of everybody with
the pathetic melody of sentiment that rings
through Miss Missions singing of it. Seven
times was she recalled to the front of the cur
tain and overwhelmed with shower OF bou-
quets. -
A ST. Paul, Minnesota, special says, last
night Duluth was startled by two heavy explo-
sious in the direction of Superior City, caused
by an attempt to destroy the new dyke build
ing to cut off ST. Louis river from its natural
outlet. A considerable portion of the work was
blown to pieces. The citizens Of Duluth accuse
Superior City of the act, though the perpetra-
tors have not yet been discovered.
A car load of butter from San Francisco, the
first that has ever reached the Massachusetts,
market from the Pacific coast, arrived in Bos-
ton last week, and was looked upon with con-
siderable interest by produce dealers. 1t con-
tanned 100 boxes and 2l0 packages, and the
whole shipment weighed within fraction Of
ten tons.
Friday, April Goth, was observed as memorial
day and the graves of Confederate and Federal
soldiers strewn with flowers in the cemeteries
at Charleston, S. c., Savannah, Augusta and
Columbus Ga.
a meeting held in New York on Monday
night at the rooms of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, appointed committee to re-
ceive subscriptions for the sufferers by the
earthquake at Antioch
The Pope yesterday gave audience to three
thousand citizens Of Rome and made an ad-
dress to them, in the course of which he stig-
matized unbeliet as the scourge Of modern
times.
| A bill has been presented in the House of
Representatives, TO give one hundred and sixty
acres of land to the military Geographic opera
tors for services as such during the late war.
Three men drove up to John NJ. Stems silk
factors in New York, early yesterday morning,
knocked down the porter and robbed the build
ing of SIS, 900 worth of silks The robbers es-
capped with their booty.
St. Louis is now the railway centre Of the
Continent Fifteen trunk lines terminate here,
while but twelve terminate IN Chicago
1t is said that peace has been re-established
in Hayti How long will it last?
WASHINGTON ITEMS Gen. Babcock, COM
missioner of public buildings and grounds, is
making ready 10 the lawn south Of the Presi-
deut's House for the regular outdoor concerts
of the Marine Band. The regular Saturday af-
terpoon promenade concerts will commence
next Saturday week.
Some of the japanese embassy, including
Iwakura spent the greater portion of the
morning at the Postofice Department and city
postoffice, becoming as familiar as they could
with the American postal system.
The novel ceremony Of Masonic baptism was
performed at Masonic Temple, Monday night. by
Albert Pike, and other prominent Scottish
Rite Masons, upon two children, sons of DIR.
Joseph W. Nairn and Mr.. f. B. McGrotty.
The colored laborers have taken stand
against nonresident contractors on the public
attended meeting, held last night, passed a
resolution requesting the Governor and board
of public works to award contracts hereafter on
| ~ to resident contractors
Yesterday, about half past one clock, new
ly born female white child was found in'a color
ed church opposite the first precinct station
house, on the Island on whose neck were
marks Indicating that it had been strangled. =
1t had been thrown through the window
DEATHS Nathaniel +. Moore, ILL., D.,
formerly president of Columbia College, n. Y,
died in that city on April 18th, in the Goth
year of his age. Deceased graduated at Go.
lumbia College in 1902. From 1920 to 1885 he
was professor of Latin and Greek in the same
institution, and for seven years filed the post
of its president.
DR.. VIM. H. Gerhard, an eminent Phladel.
in his Gath year. DR.. Gerhard was the author
of Diagnoses of Diseases of the Chest as well
as number of other works, was long a lectu-
rer in the University of Pennsylvania, and
member ola number of foreign and American
learned bodies.
Commander Alexander F. Crossman, i. S.
N, drowned in the harbor of Greytown Mica
ragua, while In command of the expedition
sent out to survey a route acoss the lsthmus OF
Nicaragua for ship canal, was a native of
Missouri, and in his 34th year.
W. Fl. Mcdowell, well-known in the South
and West as an extensive and most successful
railroad contractor and bridge builder, died at
Cincinnati Ohio, recently after short Illness
tie was native OF Cecil county, Maryland
DARING EXPLOIT OF ROBBERS. Louisville,
April 30.-About two o'clock, yesterday after
noon, FIVE mounted men rode into the town of
Columbia, Adair county, Kentucky, and hay
ing dismounted at the Deposit Bank, two of
them with pistols in their hands held the horses
while the other three with drawn revolvers
entered the bank Four unarmed gentlemen,
of whom one was the Cashier, were in the
bank. One of the intruders demanded the
keys of the safe and another attempted to shoot
James Garnett, a bank employee, but the lat
ter struck up the robbers weapon, although
his hand was burned by the explosion. ALI the
bank officers escaped from the building, except
the Cashier, who, although under fearful
threats, refused to unlock the safe. He was
shot dead, and the maraudiug party pillaged
all the valuables outside the safe, which they
were not able to unlock. While this was pro-
ceeding the party outside fired their pistols in
all directions, driving everybody off the streets
The town seemed panic stricken until the rob.
harc mnuntad tbeir horeoc and 40 obo5 o,r,u