Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-06
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Private adviccs from New Orleans, received
in Washington on Saturday, state that there is
no fear there of violence, or a collision between
the opposing parties to-day, which has been
fixed for the inauguration of Governor. al
though each party will 60 through with TIC
ceremony of inaugurating its canhid7toS, the
purpose of the ttl>iuniSts being, /; Is said, to
save the legal point which might appear to be
waived by an OMISSION to perform tho ccre-
mony.
Mrs. Lydia Sherman. who was convicted o!
the murder of her husband, by poison, in New
lIaven, last spring, has made a confession "t
her guilt. She says that she polSonc! 0hcr-
man and his TWO children, as well as her hIst
husband, Struck, several years ago She dc.
mics that she killed her second husband, Den
mis- IIurlburt. Sentence will be ra>>'d upon
her this week, and her punishment will proba-
bly, be imprisonment for life.
\ correspondence has takrn place between
Count You Dcu>i, ioso .Auo'r;nn Minister ri
Foreign Affairs, and the Duke dc Gramnont,
in relation to the assertion Of the latter that
Austria promised to assist France in the event
of war with Prussia. Count Won Brust III!
nounccs it as his intention to shortly publish
reply to the statements Of the Dukc, and cx
planning the attitude Of Austria at the time OF
tho outbreak Of the late war.
The family Of Mr.. Culp, residing in Decatur,
Illinois, were taken i'll day or two ago, immc
diately after eating breakfast. An invcStiga-
ton disclosed the fact that small package OF
arsenic had been placed in the pump through
which the water used for cooking purposes had
been drawn. No one has died as yet, but
seven persons are considered in a critical cou
dition.
a colorcd man residing near Ncwtown, in
the lower part of Maryland, intending to give
his little boy whipping, sent him for = switch.
The child did not return, and for some time
his absence was not noticed. When his father
went to look for him he found him lying beside
the barn dead lie had remained out till he
had frozen
Five inmates of the House Of Correction on
Wards Island, New York, (three women and
two men) attempted to escape yesterday after
noon, but the small boat in which they were
crossing the river was upset by the ice, and
two Of the women were drowned. The others
were rescued from the water and sent back to
prison.
The Emperor Of Germany has decided that
General Won Room, who has been appointed
President of the PGussian Council Of Ministers,
to succeed Prince Bismarck, shall remain ChleT
Minister of War, and that General kancckc
shall cooperate with and represent him in the
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The London Standard of yesterday morning
says that the annexation of the Sandwich IS
lands to the United States would be no menace
to England, but to Australia, and urges as
means Of restoring equilibrium in the event Of
such transfer of territory taking place, the an
nexation Of the Fiji Islands to Australia.
The Alumni of Princeton College, resident
in Washington. among whom is Secretary of
War Belknap, are making preliminary arrange
ments for banquet and reception to be given
in that city 10 the course of week or two. to
which distinguished alumni from various parts
Of the country, will be invited.
Five hundred and eighty.thrcc deaths oc.
Cured n New York city last week. There
were twenty-five cases of small pox, and ten
deaths FROM that scourgc. There were two
hundred and four deaths in Boston during the
past week. sixty being from small pox.
President Grant has directed the Secretary
Of State to prepare Immediately an Executive
order, 10 effect, prohibiting persons holding
United States commissions, from occupying
Offices under State authority.
Mrs Laura D. Fair on Saturday, procured
a warrant in San Francisco for the ARES OF
one &. Tne,lcton. for libel, which consisted Of
series Of caricaturcs Of her during her late
trial for the murder of \. p. Crittcnlcn.
NJ BJrcccs, it is reported. will return to
Paris from Rome. which appears to be regard
ed as an indication Of the continuance Of the
difference between the French President and
the Pope.
The Russian Government has had to abandon
its attempt to make the ar:nnr Necessary for
the big ship, Peter the Gccat, and has handed
it over to AN Eugsh firm.
The President will probably Communicate to
Congress at an early day somc interesting dis
patches on the political condition Of the Sand
wich Islands.
A Washington correspondent Of the n. !:
Herald writes that the French SpoIiatlon bill
will certainly provoke heated debate in the
House.