Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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\, Cleveland. January 9Th, coroner's jury
he'd an Inquest on tie baay Of Carl Martins.
Three weeks before Christmas Martins pur
chased q carcass Of pork. Some Of the meat
w:lS eaten the same day, and some was made
ulo sausagcs. About ten days later the sau-
sage was eaten. and the whole family of Mar
tins were taken sick Mr. Martins died sun
day night Mrs. Martins aud her two child
rcu are now very sick. and the former is not
likely to recover The jury rendered verdict
that Martins came TO his death by eating meat
infected with trchuia Spralis.
The naval court martial which tried Com.
marder \. $. Sclulnes, |. s navy, on charges
Of abuse Of official power, iuhctug cruel and
unlawful punishment on persons under his com
nard, &C., &c, found the accused guilty OF all
the charges preferred, and sentenced him to
he suspended from duty and rank for three
years aud rcprimanded in q general order by
the Secretary Of the Navy. The latter has APP
proved the finding Of the court.
The funeral Of the late james Fisk. Jr.. took
place at Brattlebnrough, Vermont on Tues
| day. Very little display was made. although
the people of the town and surrounding coun-
try witnessed the procession i'll large numbers.
| The remains. in i plain hcarse, We're escorted
to the burial ground by the officers Of the
Ninth regiment, followed by the widow. reIa-
tiveS aud friends. in carriages.
| Fears are entertained that Frank \. Burger,
!; citizen of Newark, y. j., committed suicide
at Magyar, Falls Sunday night last. From a
| letter received from him while at Philadelphia
| rIuth he dad RI mn
way with himself He was traced to the Spcn-
ser House, Niagara Falls where he was regis
| tered under an assumed name. He was last
seen on 'ioat Island by the gate. keeper
Al Quebec, on Tuesday night, a heavy shock
of earthquake was felt lasting five seconds.
The citizens We're considerably alarmed and ran
out Of their houses. The congregation aSsem-
blcl in the Methodist Church were much cx-
cited. No damage was done. The shock was
also tcIt at Riviere du Loup. Grand Island.
.Metc, and Three Rivers
The proposed impeachment Of Judge George
". Logan, Of the Superior Court ben:h of
North Carolina for alleged incompctency, has
been defeated in the House Of Representatives
| Of that State BY Il vote Of eighty against. and
twenty, three for impeachment.
Yesterday. in the |. S. Circuit Court at
Columbia. s. G.. Judge Bryan denied the be-
Triton for writ Of habcaS corpus in the case OF
the ku klux prisoners, Nutshell and Grcr.
| An appeal was taken 70 the | ;. Supren"
Court.
Gov. Scott makes fiat denial OF all that has
been charged regarding the nlaladmlnStration
Of the iirr.ncc> Of South Carolina Gnfortu-
rtfc!y inr him. III" hurienoi proof j. the other
way.
The difficulty between the WiikeSbarre Coal
and Iron Company aud their miuers has been
settled. The men have agreed to accept the
reduction pi 10 per ct.
Already bets are offered around the New
! York CiGy Hall of 500 to $50, without takers,
that Stokc> who killed Fisk. will not be hanged.
The Horrors of Venice * Louisa Null
bach la; work and it is said to he historical
| ~ sensational in character