Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-29
NIR NEWS.

! r r was pierced. 1t is !, 600 icrt long, and
WAS commenced in 1854 ty the State. 1t Is
! bored through hard sand stone and will r.
nuire no arching. The completion # The lun-
! mel ly jun, 18th is now ensured. Ah"u: t"ur
hundred feet on y o! hutlom remain to be cX-
cayatcd. and the temporary track cali th'n be
dispensed with.
The Fredericksburg Star says that j. Il.
Hurkamr, Of that place has received an order
for fiity tons Of su>Sa[raS rnntS, to lie shipped
~ Bremen Germany This article Of COM
mrrcc has only recently been developed in this
l,,itudc. AMI will 10 doubt become as extensive
rs the suuac trade, in which, says he Star. at
least 100000 per annum Is now expended
| here.
\ few DAYS siGcc 10 the county curt 1t Au-
r,s.a. the SIS 900 900 mortgage OF the ChrS;'-
npakr < OHM r. X. To >,curc the paymcn OF
the pcr cent. bonds issued ly the company
FIR that amount to complete and equip the
road, with certain branches was admitted 10
record. The document contained 600 words
and there VA. $500 State tax on It.
\ colorcd h.y, aged eight or nine years,
whns, parents live in King William county,
was rnn over Ey the Richmond and crk River
train Thursday evening Both ofhi> legs we're
cut off above the knees. He died IN few
hours after the accident
Mrs. Fanny NJ. Gayle, died At the residence
# her son ip-aw IN Spot<yivania, on Tuesday
last in the list year of her age. She leaves
husband NOW in the SOth year OF his agel,
seven children and thirryfvc grandchildren.
Mrs. Pamela NJ. Fry, relict Of late Phillip
S. Fry who was for many years the acc1Iu,
pliShed clerk Of Orange county and circuit
c,nrts, died on the morning Of the 2pth inst,
in the 9th year Of her age.
MURDER OF 4 NIRGlSIAN IN WASHING
Toy.-Iast night. Mr.. Henry Hahn, cattc
drovcr weIl.known in this city, vas brutay
murdered in Armory Square, on the line OF the
Alexandria aud Washington Railroad, and
near tie Baltimore ami Potomac depot. Nlr.
Hahn is IA resident Of the Valley Of Virginia,
and being Ell ployed as cattle dioccr l. coz
Stautiy travelling on the MauaS<aS and Orange
Railroad. He was in this city Il few days az.
= is the custom with men in his business, Mr..
Hahn was accustomed to carry considerable
SUMS in cash about with him. and not un
frequently was incautious enough TIC pull out
a large roll Of notes in the presence of strangers.
1t is, perhaps owing to this want OF caution
that the unfortunate man excited the greed OF
his murdcrerS and this led to his untlrciy
death The following are al the facts that
have yet been a>ccrtaIned in relation 10 the
murder:
At I:45 O'Clock Mr. Columbus Scrhcr came
to the Central police station aud stated that
man was lying in -Armory square, and from his
creams he Judged that he was in 4 dying con
ditop. Station keeper Eo=s directed him to
20 to the first officer he could fad and have him
accompany him to the spot. On leaving the
station the first policeman met with was officer
Harding, who immedlatel y started with hlnl
for the spot On the way they were joined by
several persons and asn procured hack. driven
by Norris Mullen. When they arrived at the
place to which they were directed hy ScribcF
thGv found man lying on the ground III an III
sensible condition. with severe cut across the
head above the ri ght eyebrow, and al,iltiona
cuts in the back OF the SkulI. The man was at
once placed in hack and conveyed to the Cen
trail pu.icc station, but died before he reached
the guard house The body was placed III the
room Oh the east side, where the coroner IN
qu, 50 are generally held, and was gaz"d upon
by numerous pciSrnS. but the face was badly
iishgurcd from the cuts and covered with LIood
DR.. llartgan visited the station about Il. m.
and after examining the wounds, gave a> hi
opinion that they were Inflicted by Il ha'chet or
small axe. At the back of the head TIE brains
were Zlng out, and showed conclu>veiy, from
the nature III the wourls that more han one
assassin had taken part in the murder. The
victim is about five and a half feet high, broad
shoudercd with full face, tue chiu having
been clearly shaved. aud has "a luDu-
stachc on the lip The skin about the throat is
a, soft and white as that OF female. BY what
means he was induced 10 enter the grounds, or
who arc the perpetrators OF the horrible crime,
are at present cnshrouded in mystery. Officer
Harding, after minute examination OF the
grounds, succeeded in finding piece of sheep
skin, containing heavy ball Of lead, the handle
of which was broken in twain, the break cvl
IDENTIFY having been caused by a blow Inflicted.
He fund Il slouch hat, scvera! Jagged rocks,
broken billy. and every evidence that there had
been severe struggle between Deceased and
his murdcrcrS. There was alsp found railroad
ticket from Washington to Alexandria, on the
Orange aud Alexandria railroad, and stones
covered with blood. Beyond this no evidence
that will lead to the detection of the murderer
or ulurdcrerS has been. as yet, discovered.
=. 5. Mr. Frank Hahn was of Woodstock,
Va. of the firm Of Hahn l. Hinklc, droverS
| Mr.. IL is supposed to have been murdered by
IL, grocs for his money. rs h. had one thousand
dollars or more on his person, when he "tt
Baltimore yesterday evening
SHENANDOAH VALLEY Il. r. A'nut fifty
miles of the Shenandoah Valley road are now
graded if We except the work of flushing up
hy one of the contractors, who is now at work
with more than fifty hands and who need, but
Il months time to place the road bed in con-
diton to receive the cross-tles. This work has
been accomplished BY an expenditure OF about
$3.50 900, and the ouly available means rcccv-
| ed by the contracting party outside OF their
own resources was about $5O,OUU-thclr own
capital having been employed to pay the other
expenses 1t is time true the 100000 sub
criptiou by Clarke county has been paid over
to the contracting company, but these bonds
are 50 conditioned that the company caunot
effect sale of them unless the road is put in
running order in two years from the time the
board of supervisors made the subscription.
1t is not to be supposed, then, that after grad
ing fifty uilcs OF the road. and that after cx-
pending upwards of 5000, 600 of their own capl,