Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-28

FATALLY SHOT. George Smith, of Column
bia, Pennsylvania, who has been working iu
this city for somc time past, started Thursday
to walk home to Columbia. He reached Baltl-
more Friday night ard applied at the Western
Station for assistance, stating that he was IN an
exhausted condition, which his appearance fully
indicated, and that he had been shot by some
unknown man at Bcltsville. Smith stated that
he had been working in Alexandria for some
time, and losing his position here about week
ago, concluded to return to his home IN Column
bia, and being without means started on his jour-
ncy Oh foot, leaving Alexandria on Wednesday.
lie reached Beltsvillc about 10 o clock Wednes.
day night, and on hating at the depot to rest
himself was approached by some men who
were lounging about the depot, and ordered
away from the place. He attempted to explain
to them the objects of his journey when ne was
assaulted and knocked down, but managed to
escape by running, and took refuge IN field
alongside the road, where he lay concealed for
couple Of hours. Thinking bis assailants had
returned to the depot, he emerged from his
hiding place, but upon going into the road,
| sault he started to run, when one of the party
shouted, Shoot him." and another fired a
shotgun at Smith, the entire load taking effect
in his back and head as stated. He continued
his race, aud not being pursued further manag-
cd to reach Laurel, where he states DR.. Snow
den dressed his wounds and extracted several
of tho shot. He then made his way to Balti-
more. Dr. Grim was summoned to attend him
and succeeded in extracting a number of the
shot. The injured man was removed to the
Lombard street lnfrmary.
AMERICANS AT VIENNA. We have accounts
of the formal opening of the American De-
partment. Two hundred Americans met in the
model school house" Mr.. Schultz chief of the
commission, introduced Mr.. Jay, the minister,
who expressed thanks for being thanked. A Mr..
Hoyt expatioted on tho school house, and MIR.
Schultz concluded the ceremonies by assuring
| the impatient that they could air their oratory
on the Fourth of July, when the American
eagle could soar without restraint.
| The space allotted to American articles is
said to be not half full, and to present very
mcagrc appearance Thirty thousand dollars
were useessly expended in constructing build
ings, which are not needed. In machinery only
do we present respectable show, and in the
model school house, which has become the bye
word of nations
| We believe Congress made large appropria-
| ton for this exhibition, and our friends, who
took the matter in hand, proposed to humbug
| all the nations of the Garth by exhibiting that
| abroad for which they were least known at
home. But by providential dispcnsation, as it
were, they were made to exhibit in the fore
| front that which Of all things they were most
studiuus to conceal: their vcnality. Before the
exhibition was opened word went throughout
Europe, Asia, Africa and Amcricn that the
American Commission was vcnal, and the truth
OF the allegation was ratified by the government
by displacing the commissioners and appointing
others, Rich Wing.