Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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$40 sho,c the ucry age and body Of the Tunes.
The result of tie election held 10 most OF the
countries Of PENNSYLVANIA to determine whether
license 70 sell intoxicating liquors within their
rrsncrt yc imits should b, gr ntcd nr not, has
mt vet been aScerlaincd. From nd'cltln''S,
however. it would seem that majority OF inc
counties have voted against license, allhouEh
the aggregate majority may bc on the ot"er
side
The merchants and business men OF BaItl-
mar, held another meeting al the rooms OF the
Provision Exchange yesterday in reference TO
,rovi1iuv incrra scd facilities with Charleston
nv steamer. The meeting was well attended and
,hr nr,u.odngs indicate fixed determination
70 have we'll app ,iutcd lluc Of steamers be-
tween Baltimore and Charleston.
Three children were burned to death at
Grace's Point. near Detroit, Michigan, on Tues
day. The parents were absent 4 coal oil lamp
ryuloicd. the house took fire, the eldest child,
a little Girl If fourteen. made Il heroic effort 10
save her three Younger sisters but Jailed,
and made her own escape after being severely
burned.
The Trumbuli County Republican Convcn.
ton at Warren. Ohio, yesterday adopted reso-
lutions asking Hon James A. Garfield TO resign
his scat in the House Of Representatives, and
declaring that by voting for the retroactive
salary bill he has forfeited the confidence OF his
constituents.
Az account Of the murder "f an old lady and
a little girl in Cole county, Illinois, was pub
lished some days since. VIM. i. Lang>ton, the
son Of the murdered woman, has confessed to
the horrible deed He gives as his excuse that
his wife persuaded him.
John Nicols, colorcd, who shot little white girl
named Eva Gei<c, while engaged in drunken
brawl with party of rufians Of his own color,
and whose trial has been in progress 10 the
Baltimore City Criminal Court for some days,
was Yesterday convicted of manslaughtcr.
lfJudge Hardin has not mistaken the law,
the suits against Tweed come to naught. He
has decided that ''thc people Of the State OF
New Y rk' have no right of action, and that
the suits should have been brought in the name
OF the county Of New York.
The Portuguese Minister of Public Works
has asked the Cortes to ratify the concession
for cable between Portugal and the United
States. touching at the Azores. The contract
for laying the cable was ;l.n>d at Lisbon yes
terday.
The case Of the Commonwealth Of PennSyl-
vania vs.. Geo. o. Evans will be carried to the
Supreme Court on Il writ Of error from the
Court Of Common Pleas of Dauphin county, by
the Attorney General
The banking house of f. &. Scranton & Co.
at New Haven Conn. suspended yesterday,
owing To an unexpected run upon the bank. 1t
is probable the suspension Is temporary and
that dcpositors will be paid 10 full.
It's officially reported in New York city that
subscriptions to the Greeley monument fund
are coming in rapidly from printers through out
plete success.
The Grand viz:cr of Turkey has written a
sharp note to the Government at Be grade re.
speeding the delay in the paying OF the annual
tribute to Turkey by Scrvla.
Count Bcrnstorff, the German minister to
Great Britain. died in London Yesterday even
ing aft or Il painful illness Of several months
duration.
Bdwell, alias Warren. who was arrested at
Havana and charged with being the principal
in the Bank of England frauds, has secured the
services of Havana lawyer to defend him.
Ex-senator Cattcll, of New Jersey, las been
APPOINTED financial aren't of the Treasury De
partment to visit Europe in connection with the
new loan.
General Beknap, Secretary Of War, is about
to start On tour of inspection, embracing most
of the military posts in the Department OF the
Missouri