Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

day-if she arrives by that time.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
ITO sho,o the very age and body Of the Time"
There was to have been grand procession
OF Catholic Societies yesterday, in Newark, n.
j., in connection with the laying of the corner.
stone of ST. Joseph's Church, but it was post
poned by Archbishop Bailey on account of an
order issued by the Mayor prohibiting band
blowing Oh the Sabbath. Some of the Socie
ties however, paraded in defiance Of the order.
but the Chief of Police promptly stopped the
music The action Of the municipal authorl
ties has occasioned considerable excitement
A small son of Mr.. Eugene Barnes, about
eight years of age, while returning to his home
from school, near Georgetown KY, on Satur-
day, passed through LOT Of hogs on his faith
cr's farm and it is thought was playing with
some small pigs when the large hogs rushed
upon him. and no one being near, killed and
ate him up, with the exception OF his head and
shoulders.
The movement in Spain for the abolition of
slavery 10 the Colonies still progresses. The
Republican members of the Cortes are prepar
ing plan for the Immediate emancipation of
all the slaves in Cuba and Porto Rico. II
provides for the Naturalization of the owners.
4 bill has been introduced providing for the
abolition Of compulsory service in the Spanish
navy.
Last Saturday, Lord Mayors Day, was cele
brated in London With the usual ceremonies.
"A large number Of distinguished guests, en-
braciGg the foreign ministers and leading
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alfusion, during the evening, was made to the
general feeling of satisfaction at the result Of
the Geneva arbitration .,..
The Investigation into the murder Of Abigail
Ellis, whose body was cut up into pieces,
packed away in barrel and set ahoat in
Charles river, Boston, has resulted in the COM
mitment of Leavtt Alley. 1t is stated that
the circumstantial evidence is very strong
against him. He preserves logged silence.
A Mrs Bischoffsberger and her brother-iu-
law have been arrested in New York on the
charge of locking up Mr. Bischofsberger, hus-
band of the aforesaid in the Trenton Insane
| Asylum, in order to obtain his property, The
| Superintendent of the Asylum and other par
ties are said to be implicated.
Aliens jeweIry store at Columbus, Ohio,
was burglariously entered CD Saturday night
| and robbed of all its valuable contents, includ
! ing watches, precious stones and uncoined gold
aud silver.
Another horrible domestic tragedy is report
ed from Kansas DR.. Samuel Ashman, living
10 Topeka, shot and killed his wife and shock
ingly mutilated her body. Cause-Frenzy in
duced by drink.
The President, it is stated, will recommend,
in bis message, the repeal of such portions of
Ku klux law as are very oppressive, and will
pursue "a concatory policy towards the
South"
A special dispatch from Paris to the New
York Herald announces the suspension of the
American banking house Of Bowles Bros, in
that city 1t is said that large portion of
their capital has been squandercd.
The libel case of Challis VS.. Woodruff and
Cahin was resumed upon Saturday morning
and further testimony submitted, The prls
oners were again remanded to Jail.
The trespass suit of the Emma Mining Com
pany against the Illinois Tunnel Company has
been decided in favor Of the plaintiff. with
nominal damages.
1t is stated that the apprehenslons Of trouble
between the Mormons and Genties were un-
founded, and that peace rclgns in the State OF
Deseret.
The city -four mills on the banks of the
Thames, in London, were destroyed by FIRE
on Saturday night; the loss will exceed ESQ, 900
STATUE TO SIR WALTER ScoTr.-The cere-
mony OF unwilling the statue Of the poet and
novelist, Sir Walter Scott, was performed in New
York Central Park Saturday. with most utter
esting exercises. The occasion aud the bril-
liant autumn weather brought together an i'm
mense concourse of persons, and the mall and
drives we're thronged as they have seldom been
before on any OCCASION VIM. Cullen Bryant,
the editor and poet, delivered the address.
The statue is of colossal size, representing
the novelist in meditative altitude, seated
careessly Oh rock, his plaid gathered about
his shoulders and hanging down his left side.
His faithful dog crouches at his feet on the
right side There has been an endeavor to
portray him as he was known when among men,
even to the loose stockings and his low, easy
shoes tied with leather cords. In the face the
same idea is paramount, and the leading at
tempt has been to make it characteristic por-
trait. The figure is representation IN bronze
of the gray marble statue made by the same
artist, John Stull, for the Scott monument, in
Princess street, Edinburgh. The pedestal is
of pink Aberdeen granite. On the front is
the inscription Walter Scott % the rear
face are these words, in gilt letters: Presented
to the city of New York by resident Scotsmen
and their sons on the 18th of August, 1871,
the one hundredth anniversary OF the birth of
Sir Walter Scott BaroDet- -
The Martinsburg Statesman says that
Horace Greeley spent thirty years of his life in
making the colored man the: political equal Of
the white man. He found by last Tuesday,