Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.
TO shoso the very age and do''y Of the Times

4 New Orleans Pcayune special from San
Antonio, Texas, says "A Gonzales train of six
wagons. seventy FIVE mules nine men and two
women was attacked by Indians at Howard $
Well. above Fort Clark. The train and hands
were captured and all burned except one wo-
man. who escaped She says the Indians
number one hundred and fifty. General Mer
rit sent Lieutenant Vincent with cavalry in
pursuit. who overlook and fought them. losing
his life. This news was received by FL Paso
stage.
In the Canadian Parliament on "Wednesday
it was stated that merchants of Canada were
seriously affected by American goods passing
through Canada free, and in reply to a reso-
Government 10 Withdrawing the Canadian
claims against the u. S for damages done dur
ius the Feuiau raids, Mr. Mcdonald promised
TO introduce bill tonight which will open the
whole question.
The French Minister of War has decided
that Marshal Bazaine shall be court -martialed,
but opposes the publication Of the report of the
Commissioners on Capitulatlons for fear that it
would prejudice the negotiations opeued with
Germany for the liberation OF French territory.
The Committee Of the Assembly insist on the
trial of Cen Wimpffen.
The congressional committee on appropria-
tons have adopted Mr. Sargent's bill for u
fc-sze statue of the late Edward D. Baker,
Senator from the State of Oregon, who was
killed at the head OF his brigade on the field of
Balls Bluff, October 81, 1861. This statue
will be placed in the bail of the Old House OF
Representatives.
In the i. S. Court at Columbia, S g., yes
tcrday the fifteen prisoners who had pleaded
guilty of conspiracy were sentenced TO imprls-
on,nent for terms ranging trom one month to
eight years, aud fines ranging from ten to FIVE
hundred dollars. This concludes the ku-kluX
trials for this term,
The Frauconia Iron Compauy's works at
Wareham, Mass, we're burned yesterday
loss 800, O00 insured s50,0O0. One hund red
and fifty persons were thrown out of employ
ment who We're turning out one hundred tons
of manufactured iron per week.
Mrs Porter mother of Gen. Horace Por-
ter, Private Secretary to President Grant, was
, taken i'll a few days since at hotel in Harris
burg by something, ii Is said, supposed To be
poison. administered In her tu'.d. aud yesterday
she died.
Intelligence comes from Cunstantinope that
riot had occurred iu the streets of Smyrna
Syria, caused by the report that in Jewish
ceremony an infant had been sacrificed. The
| riot enpendercd such bitter feeling that troops
were ordered to ocenry the city.
The withdrawal of Mr. Bartlett and Mr.
Graham, as counsel for Stokes in the Fisk mur
der case has been followed by the withdrawal
of Mr.. Gerry, another Of the counsel. 1t i:
now thought that the trial Of Stokes will be
taken up at ap early day.
In Amazon county, California, yesterday two
highwaymen halted and robbed stage Of ter
thousand dollars belonging to Wells, Fargo 4
Co.'S Express, The robbcr~ escaped with then
booty.
Mrs Tyler, wife of the late President, and
her grand daughter, were bap1sed into the
Roman Catholic faith last night, at the Con
vent of the Visitation, by Rev. Father Healy
Of Georgetown College.