Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7o shoao the vuy age and bo'ly Of the Times


Elk Postmaster General Randall died at his
residence in Elmira. New York, on Thursday
after protracted illness. lie was a native OF
Wisconsin, aud occupied the position OF firS1
Assistant Postmaster General Tor some tlme;
JTnon the retirement of Gov. DenulSon.. OF
Ohio from the head of the department Gov.
Randall was appointed Postmaster General by
President johnson and occupied that position
until the close of his administration.
The women OF Carthage, lndlaDa' have
abolished all liquor saloons in that town. Some
sixty indignant matrons visited the various ga
looms and besought their owners to abandon
their business, aud after failing in their mis-
sion. they formed phalanx, marched to the
different places one after the other. smashing
the furniture and leaving havoc behind them
in every case.
The Buston city four mills, on the city
wharf, were burned last night, with a large
amoupt of wheat, shorts and -four. Loss from
$50 90 to SlUO, 900 The mills occupied five
buildings in one of which was large amount
of machinery, which was badly injured lnsur-
apce on the stock Sl50,000 in Boston Offices.
4 number of 6remen were injured.
Two children of a fisherman named Lessor
we're boating on the Niagara river yesterday
and being driven into the rapids by high
wind were dashed over the Falls. Later ID
the day an old fisherman named Barney and a
companion (uame unknown) were crossing IN a
boat from the Canada side and met with the
same fate.
1t is officially stated that the actual loss by
the Erie Railway Company BY the late fire will
not exceed $500, 600 Much of the machinery
can be repaired and saved, and the buildings
will be reconstructed at once. Employment
will be given to all the workmen 10 other SHOPS
of the company at various points.
The public demonstrations Of respect to the
memory of the deceased President Juarez were
continued 10 Matamoras yesterday. ln the at
ternoon great concuurse OF people OF all CLASSES
filled the plaza, where euloslstlc grafton was
delivered. Similar ceremonies have taken
place at many of the interior towns
The Allegheny Pa. Observatory was broken
into lately by pryiug open window in the west
wing. The object glass originally, COST
four thousand dollars, and which was with the
exception Of those at Cambridge and Chicago
the largest in the couDtry-was the only thing
stolen.
The tariff bill, for which President Thier:
has battlcd so long, ably, and per>istcnty wa:
passed yesterday afternoon by the French Ma
tional Assembly, u its entirety, BY the declslv,
vote of 265 yeas to "a nays.
Heavy rains causing great and destructive
floods occurred yesterday and the day before IL
many parts of the West, North and North
west. The crops in Illinois were considerably
damaged.
Alderman McMun is considered almos
out of danger, say the Philadelphia papers
He seemed to suffer little or no Inconvenience
from the wound he received.
The Catholic Protectory at Fordham n. T.
will be rebuilt immediately. The Commission
ers Of Charities have consented to take charge
OF $50 children for the present..
Rev. Brown Emerson, nearly % years ofage
of Salem Mass, died yesterday. He gradua
ted at Dartmouth in 1902.
1t is stated that 'Garihaldi, though suffer
lug from rheumatic paius is still as laboriou
aud active as IN his best days.
Rev. Gilbert II Robinson, has suddenly LET
Louisville, KY, being accused Of drunkenness
aud improper conduct ia other respects.