Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-05
NEWS OF THE II >.
ITO sho,o the very age AMI iody Of he Times

In New York yesterday, woman, supposed
to be Barbara Shatfcr. accompanied By man
thought to BE- her husband, from papers found
on their person, entered house OF designation
| in Bleecker street Soon afterwards the woman
was heard to scream for help, and an Ollie II,
| who was passing ut the time, on going 10 her
| assistance, found the woman dead at the head
of the stairs, and the man lying on the bed
| With fearful cash in his throat. The quarrc!
~ supposed to have originated from the woman
| leaving her husband to live with Stephen
Haas, a one-armcd letter-carrer.
Before the Wilson investigating committee,
at Washington, Mr.. Sidney Dillon, president
of the company, has testified that the present
nronertv of the Credit Mobilicr consists of
about $4,000 worth of land, about 1000
shares of Union Pacific stock, aud a note oil
he Union Pacific Railroad Company for -,
00O,OO He has nor collected the latter be-
canse il misht hurt the Pacific Company,
which the Mobi!ier has drawn pretty dry, and
| which latter, by its distribution OF the large
dividends, is now pretty dry itself
The thraw which commenced yesterday and
bids fair to be continued to-day is rapidly
breaking up the ice in the rivers. Along the
Susuuehanna the SHOW is melting rapidly, and
the small streams are pouring large volumes OF
water into the river. The ice had not CON-
meuced to move last night at the gorges 1T
Port Deposit Williamsport, Harrisburg, CUl-
umbia or Chickics, but 1t was thrawlng rapidly
and good judges estimate that the crash Will
come tonight.
G. X. Tidball, defaultng agent OF the A1-
ans Express Company, from Alliance, Ohio
| who was arrested last week in Washington.
has been sent to Ohio in charge OF an officer
from that State Tidball, it is alleged, abb
stracted money packages at various times
amounting 10 all to $1,000, which ne spent III
card playing and fast life.
The new trial Of the abortionlst, Rosenwclg,
has been set for Friday. 1t will be remember
| ed that Rosenweig was tried, convicted and
sentenced to the penitentary tor seven years
| and had served out portion OF nj, term WHt
the Supreme Court Of New York City award
ed him new trial for technical reasons.
1t has been stated that 500. 0)0ot the bonds
and other securires stolen from the banking
house Of Stephan, Clarksou Il Co., in Lacc!s-
ter, jan Is, had been discovered hidden IN
church in Reading. 1t is now stated that the
| thieves took care to retain the Sl4.nOO OF con
vertible bonds, which they selected from Their
plumber.
An express train was thrown from the track
of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad ycstcr-
day morning, few miles west of Lock Haven:
| by running into a snow-slldc. The engineer
was killed. and baggage master and express
agent were injured. The passengers escaped
| unhurt.
The excessive and very unusual cold weather
lately prevailing in England, has been followed
by another advance in the price OF coal. This
has caused suspension of work by many fur
| nances and mills, and, consequently, great dis
tress among the poor work people, who are
thus thrown out Of employment IN mId-wlntcr
1t is said that startling developments have
been made 10 the examination Of the accounts of
the Comptroller of New York city, which show
| that the Ring thcits are much larger than
heretofore computed.
Prince Bismarck, asks the German Federal
Council for an appropriation Of nine millions
of thalers for the improvement of the fnrtllica-
tons at Cologne, konigSbcrg, Wilhelmshaven.
kiel and Posen.
Gen. Burnside contradcts he rumor that he
aspired to the command Of the Marine Corps.
! He saw that he has no desire to abandon his
| present business pursuits.
Prince IIunalo was crowned King Of the
Hawaii Islands, January Sth, The Cabinet Of
the new King is composed for the most part OF
Americans.
| No mails have been received in Paris for a
week from Spain, and the ipsurgcnt leaders
seem to have control in the frontier PROV
inceS.
| It is reported in London that hundreds Of
persons 10 England froze to death during the
late intensely cold spell,
The large English steamer Severn is reported
| to be grounded IN Delaware Bay. The captain
mistook the channel.
The cable report of the earthquake in India
turns out to have been hoax.
LoUDoUN COUNTY ITEMs--Thc cheese
meeting at Hamilton was organized on Satur-
day last by calling VIM. McCray to the chair
and electing S. B. MERCER, Secretary The
committee on sales of stock reported stock all
sold. Washington Hams and j. kaufman hay
ing taken the four shares unsold, 1T The last
meeting. The committee on grounds reported
that they hadattendcd to their duty.and present
cd survey of the grounds adjoining the factory
The committee on organization reported iu
favor ofappying to the Legislature, to charter
the Old Dominion Cheese, and Butter Company,
which report was adopted, aud J. X Taylor,
Amos Hughes and i. Dow Hess, appointed Il
committee to prepare bill, and secure It's
passage by the Legislature. 5. B. MERCER and
J. K. Taylor were appointed committee to
prepare a bill, to protect cheese and butter
manufacturers 10 this State, from being i'm
posed upon by parties adulteratiug milk The
meeting adjourned to meet on Friday next, at
= o'cock, at the Masonic Hail.
Quite an interesting case was tried at Round
Hill, last week before Justices Gore and Hea
ton. A very pretty girl-a Miss Carlyle was
arrested. upon the complaint of John Ii. Price
for stealing goods, sometime last spring fom
his store in Snickersville. 1t seems that this
store was broken open, set fire to. and quite a
large amount of goods stolen These goods
we're identified in the possession OF Miss Car
lyle, for which possession she failed to account
for 10 satisfactory manner. The Justices
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