Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.
ITO stom the rera nge ant lo'ly Of the Times


ty sheriff arrested Dr. Johu Ianahan, Of the
Methodist Book Concern. this afternoon IN
Nassau street OH au order of arrest granted by
Jude John j. Friedman, of the Superior
Court. in which Samuel Goodenough has be
gun All action against the Doctor 1or inel'
Bail is fixed at $1,000. -
To Baltimore. yesterday, Mr. D.Sprlgg Hall
who usually slept with small pistol under his
inflow on rising in the morning took it IN his
hand, and whilst STOPPING over to pull open u
bureau drawer where he usually kept it. an ex-
plosion took place. causing wonnl which Will
probably prove fatal.
The announcement from liverpool that the
Government had withdrawn its consent to the
departure OF the Band of the Grenadier Guards
tor America was premature. The full Band
sailed in the steamship City OF Brussels for
New York
". +. Beers one OF the associate editors OF
the New York Tribune, died yesterday of con-
cestion of the brain. aged 80. lie had been IN
the Tribune Office since lSti6. lie served DUR
ing the entire war in the 10th New OK resl-
ment
Rev. Dr. I.oriner of Boston who was recent
" appointed to take charge Of the Baptist Mis-
sions in Italy, by the Richmond Board of the
Southern Baptist Churches, has definitely de-
clined the appointment.
| Philadelphia had very meagre supply OF H.
Illuminating gas last evening. The authorities
we're economizng the supply, and in the NEAL
| time are endcavoring to procure new en-
ployees.
The examination Of the charges against DIR.
Huston it was excepted would be brought to
close last night SO far as the reception OF tes-
tlmony was concerned.
The French Garde Republicaiue Band, which
arrived at New York GU the 9th from llavre,
to take part in the Boston Jubilee, had grand
reception yesterday.
The NOMINATIONS. following are the
remarks of the " J. Tribme on the Phila-
dephia Nominations The n. Y. Tribune, it
will be remembered, is not now edited by MIR.
Greeley
Grant and Wilson make strong ticket.
General Grant has done much 10 squandcr IN
civil life the splendid reputation he brought
from the army; but he still has great hold
alike upon Northern patriots, whom 1t was his
| high privilege to lead to victory and upon
Southern negroes, whom it was his equally
high privilege Pro Slavery and Democratic
though he was-to approach with the armed
guaranty of freedom Henry Wilson is a work
ingman and a lifelong Re ublicau who has
passed through thirty years OF political contests
without question Of his devotion to principle.
or a stain upon his integrity. TO place these
men in nomination, the machinery has been
used of party still the greatest in the country,
bearing the prestige of continuous aud beni-
cent success, still regarded by hundreds OF
thousands of the best mem and women OF the
land as the saviour of the Republic 10 the past,
and its only sure protection now. The same
splendid organization which evoked yesterday,
at the word of command, from the throat OF
thousands in the Philadelphia Academy OF Alu-
sic, cheer after cheer as ringing as the old bat
theories of Grants divisions, though no whit
more spontaneous than the lowering of his por-
trait from behind the scenes, will bring to the
polls disciplined body of voters whom no ex-
posurcs of incompetence abroad or corruption
at home can turn from their purpose.
FAIRFAX CoUNTY-IF From the Fairfax
News Thomas Moore, as Commissioner has
sold tract of land, containing g acres, belong
ing to the estate of Thomas Taylor deceased,
lying about mile and a-half from Centrevllle,
on the Braddock road, to Judge YIN. Fullerton
of New York, for 81, 900 cash, This land Is
without improvements and adjoins the former
purchase Of Judge Fullerton upon which he
has made some fine improvements. Mr.. Moore
has also sold Mr. R. r. Farr one acre of land,
a part of the estate OF Jane G. Jones, near this
place, to be used as brick yard, tor the sum
! of $50.
At the village of Vienna, on Sunday night
| Al r.
tered through window, aud 500 extracted
from the pockets of his trowscrs. The house
of DIR. Easton was also visited, aud 81 taken
in the same way; the kitchen Of Mr.. WEIGH
was visited by the thief, but he was met by the
cook and driven off, The robber escaped with
his booty. Dr. Easton had scutfle 10 the
street with him, but failed to recover his money.
On Thursday night week one of the menu
bers of the Order of Good Tcmplars, at Falls
Church. was assaulted with paiiDg and
severely injured about the head, by one OF two
men who were listening at one of the hall win
| dows. The member who was struck had ap-
preached the listeners and asked them what
they were doing when he was assaulted, after
which they ran off.
la the suit Of Gooding vs. Cocks, in the Cir
cult Court, on Monday last, to recover $50 for
| forty cords of pine wood cut from the farm OF
the plaintiff by the defendant, the. jury rem.
dered verdict of s12, whcreupon the counsel
Of plaintiff moved the court to set the Judgment
aside. Judge Keith in giving his decision said
if Fairfax jury was not Judge OF the value
of pine poles he did not know who was.
At meeting of some of the citizens of Fair
fax G. II. on Monday evening last. it was re-
solved to apply to Judge Keith of the circuit
court, for incorporation Of a cemetery company,
the purpose of which is to take charge of the
present cemetery for the Confederate dead and
to appropriate the same by sale of lots and
otherwise for the purposes Of public burial
ground Messrs. Thomas Moore, Wells, and
Farr were appointed committee to make APP
plica,ion. Mr.. Herbert Fairfax is to be the
president.
The ladies festival here, on Monday and Tues
day of this week, for the benefit Of the Episco-
pal Church, realized about $75.
CONGRESS-. In the Senate Yesterday the