Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-29

consent OF the engineer. All places or deposit
to be within iuls indicated by the engineer in
charge Or an authorized assistant. The dispo-
sal of eycavaIed material is to be included in
the price per yard of dredging. Proposals will
state price of any or each OF the places Of de-
post above naucd as allowable. Separate bids
Of each division Of the work will be received or
sin gle bid for the whole. - WASH. RcpULficun.
TIE NJ BRIDE MAssAcKE-Th arrest of
Nelson Wade brakeman on the Philadcl phia
and Erie Railroad, charged with the murder OF
Mrs. Isabella Mcbride, few miles from vii
Transport, Pa, on Tuesday evening last, has
created much sensation In Philadelphia, where
Wade was we'll known, and previous to his ar
rest. charged with this crime, bore a good name
among his associates, and it is a difficult matter
to convince them even now that he committed
the deed, although the evidence to that end is
overwhelming by his own confession.
The murdered woman, together with her
husband, have long resided in Linden, not u
great distance from WiIliausport. They were
both industrious, and by hard labor for near
forty years had coutrved to lay by consider.
able sum of money, some estimating 1t at forty
noised around the village that old Mcbride
WAS crazy, dUu WIS giving HIS away "
any person who called upon him. Among
those who heard this rumor was Wade, who
visited McBrdc's house, and was seen to leave
it late on Tuesday evening together with one
or Two other railroad meu. The visit was sup
posed by the Dcighbors to have been simply
Tor fun, but the later trip Of Wade, as it now
transpircs. was traught with Il deed Of blood
that Mortified the people
4 rho TINA of thn ,,IIrd bn rrsG c,,,p1n
were making preparations to eat their evening
meal. Mrs. Mcbride previous to sitting
dowu to the table, went to the cellar on the
outside OF the building, with jar Of uilk The
door being closed she placed the jar on the
steps, aud while eudeavorlDg to untasten II she
was approached from behind by man, who.
without ulterng word, dealt her terrific
blow on the head with huge club, knocking
her to the ground. Two or three more blows
from the same instrument, and Mrs. Mcbride
was a horribly dis6gured corpse. her head hav-
ing been crushed to a jelly.
Wade, for such was the murdcrcr'S name,
then paused mumcut and searched the body,
aud found Il key to the closet in which were
stored the earnings of the old couple. With
this and the same CORY club in his hand he en-
tered the farm house and encountered old Mr.
Mcbride The struggle between the two was
but brief, and one or two heavy blows on the
head rendered McBridc scuSclcss, but not dead
as the fcnd supposed. Wade then ransacktd
the house. and succeeded in finding between
eight and ten thousand dollars in gold, with
which he fed after having set the house on
FIRE to destroy all traces of the horrible tragedy.
On Wednesday afternoon farmer, riding by the
Mcbride mansion, Was startled upon hearing
groaDs, aud upon alighting and proceeding to
the house found old Mr.. Mcbride writing in
agony, but unable to speak above whisper,
and then uuiuteIligibly. Upon going to the
outside of the building he discovered the
body of Mrs Mcbride and ciDdcrs where
the murderer had kindlcd the fire. but which,
fortunately for the ends Of justice, did not
accomplish the object for Which it was in
tcudcd The news Of the murder soon
spread like wild fire, and the farmers for
twenty miles round f)cked to the scene of
the deed. CnurierS were dispatched in every
direction, with directions to stop certain farm
laborer who had excited suspicion; but later in
the day. Wade was arrested in a house Of i'll
fame iu WiIliamsport with fully nine thousand
dollars in gold on his person, and upon being
pressed closely made clean breast Of the affair.
He offered no resistance, and appeared as cool
and uncoDcerncd as though nothing had happen
ed. The prisoner is now heavily ironed and is
closely guarded in the Lycomiug county Jail.
Mcbride is not expected TO recoVer.-Bnt,
-imer.