Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-15
NEWS OF THE DAY
"7o sho,o the gerry age and body Of the Times.

Saturday night the new building 10 Upper
Marlboro, Prince George county, Md, owned
BY Moses Bonheim, was burned. The post
Office had been removed to the Bonheim build
ing, which was also used for store. A por-
ton of the goods in the building were saved,
but the structure with stable 10 the rear,
was consumed. Only small quantity of mail
matter was 10 the poStof6ce, but it was all de-
stroyed Mr. Bonheim was insured for So 500,
and the fire is supposed to have originated from
a lamp explosion.
Sometime during the Summer an account of
the atrocious murders committed by the Ben
der family in Kansas was published. A dis
patch from Columbia, South Carolina, says
that the father and mother, who were residing
near Bivingsvie, Spartansburg county, 5. o.,
have been arrested, and that detectives are in
pursuit of other members of the family in North
Carolina.
The late Seth Adams, of Boston, left an es-
tate valued at one million, seven hundred thou
sand dollars. and provided in bis will for the
establishment, within fifteen miles of Boston,
of home or hospital for the treatment or ac-
commodaton of persons afflicted with hypo-,
chondria from which malady he had suffered
for many years.
A locomotive boiler exploded yesterday at
the depot of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
at Columbus, killing the engineer and throwing
the fireman several hundred yards. lie allght-
ed 10 the freight yard, and-marvellous 10 re-
late--.was only slightly hurt The engine was
drawing train filled with passengers at the
time of the explosion but all escaped unhurt.
A few weeks siucc the body Of John Baden,
esq.,, farmer of Prince Georges county, Md. g,
was found on the road leading out of . niontown,
District of Columbia. An inquest was held and
verdict of death from exposure rendered.
The Marlboro Prince Georgian, Of last week,
10 referring to the case, intimates suspicion OF
foul play.
Secretary Robson has employed lady to
investigate the treatment of immigrants on
shipboard and when they reach this country.
This lady is Mrs. Helen NJ. Barnard. Her re-
port is very long, and makes out that imml.
grants are not treated as badly as it has been
supposed they were.
Rev. DR.. Charles Edward Cheney, of Chicago,
was yesterday consecrated Bishop Of the Re
formed Episcopal Church.. The Episcopal
clergymen in attendance were Rev. DR.. Cum.
mlOS, 1teN. ASCS. w u. " o'io
her, Rev. B. B. Leacock, Rev. NJ. Y. Hltnel
and Rev. Charles H. Tucker.
Samuel Hildreth, aged SO years, and Oliver
Nolan, aged 70 years, inmates of Westtord
Almshouse, near Lowell, Massachusetts,, were
found dead in their ROOMS yesterday morning.
1t is supposed HiIdreth murdered Dolan, aud
then committed suicide.
Mrs. Francis NJ Burling died 10 Milford, Pa,
recently, aged 96. Her maiden name was Hurst
She was belle in New York society nearly So
years ago. On one occasion, at public reception
in that city, she was Gen. Washiugton's part
ner in dance.
Isaac Eckert, aged seventy-6ve years, one Of
the oldest iron masters of the State of Pennsyl
vauia, and one of the most Influential citizens of
Reading, died suddenly on Saturday afternoon
Of apoplexy.
There is some solicitude at San Francisco for
| the safety of the steamship Alaska, from China