Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"To shoao the rery age md Joely Of the Time

"To shou the ue,y age md body Of the Times. "
Some days since j. E. White, prominent
citizen, of Memphis, was arrested, on the
charge of horse stealing, and within few days
subsequent no less than a dozen specific charges
for similar Offences, were made public. He
was committed for trial without bail. 4cster-
day his wife called to see him, and, after spend
ing half an hour with him, came to the gate,
and asked to be let out. He presented cock
ed revolver at the guards head, and cried,
Let me out, or die. The guard spraDg back
and White darted out mounted horse, which
was 10 waiting, aud dashed off before an alarm
could be given. Pursuit was begun as early as
possible, but up to dark he had not been re-
captured. His wife had carried revolver 10
her panier to him, and had horse In waiting.
She was arrested.
Gov Woodson, of Missouri, has written a
letter to the Sheriff of Galloway county and
other gentlemen, in which he accuses the peo-
pie of that county OF not having done their duty
10 bringing to justice the lynchers OF kesser
and the murderers of Sheriff Low and William
II. Dunden, and threatens IT those indicted
for these crimes, and also those who are known
to have participated 10 the riot are not speedl-
ly arrested and brought to trial, he will carry
out the law passed in 1866 which authorized
him to send militia into the county to make ar
rests and quarter them upon the people during
their stay.
Some days since was published an account
of an outrage committed by man named Jas
Corrivan upon the person of little girl, at
Muskegan, Michigan. On Saturday The faith
err of the child obtained permission to enter the
jail, and advancing to the cell 10 which the raw
isher was confined, shot him 10 the head. He
was arrested and held to bail to answer the
charge of shooting with intent to kill The
prison is now guarded by company of militia,
to prevent the summary execution OF the
wounded feon by the indignant citizens.
Friday evening, just before the performance
at Niblo's Garden, New York, screams were
heard proceeding from the ballet girls dressing
room Actors rushed to the room and were
met by two men, who hurried out. ln the
room was found Rosa Finley, lying on the floor
in spasm, having been toully outraged.
Morphine had apparently been administered
by the villains. The two men we're subsequent
ly arrested and gave their names as VIM. Mca-
CHER and John Taylor.
The funeral over the supposed remains of
Charles G.. Kelsey, the victim Of the Hunting
ton, L. T., tar and feather tragedy, took place
there at the Second Presbyterian Church on
Friday, Rev Mr.. Knox, pastor of the church,
and two others ministers officiating An I'M
mensc crowd was present. Mr.. Knox astound
ed the congregation by ntimating in the course
of his sermon his doubt of the identity of the
remains.
Parties direct from Murfreesboro', Jackson
county, Illinois, report eight deaths there on
Thursday from cholera, and eight new cases
yesterday. Five members of family named
Griffith, near Jonesboro', Union county, died
from the same disease. 1t appears to be
spreading through the low grouds west of the
Illinois Central Railroad, near the Mississippi
river.
The report of the British registrar general
together with the census returns, establish the
fact that the average duration of life in Eng
land is nearly forty -one years. This is re-
markable expansion of the average length OF
life, since not long ago the mean rate was held
to be twenty-five years.
A messenger of the American Express Com
rauy, whose name is withheld, was arrested
yesterday at Davenport, Iowa, with fifty thous
and dollars In cash and bonds,- (which bad been
entrusted to him, and which he had appro-
priated to his own use.
Great anxiety is felt regarding the yellow
fever at Galveston and Shreveport Private
kilograms received at New Orleans state that
boats from Galveston are quarantined at Hous-
ton, thereby stopping all through travel.
The Fulton elevator at Chicago was burned
last night 1t contained 10000 bushels of
corn and 5000 bushels of oats. The grain was
insured The building was worth about
$50, 900 and was insured for $4,000.
At Louisville yesterday fire destroyed near
ly square Of frame buildings known as Dia-
monds and bounded by Franklin, Pine aud
Diamond streets Thirteen buildings were de-
stroyed. Loss $4,000; insurance S35, 900.
Commissioner Douglass reports that the re-
venue from tobecco for the last year reaches
So. 400 600, which is $l,O00,0OO 10 excess of
to twenty cents.
A fire at Mexico, Mo-, last night, destroyed
six brick and six frame stores, and two dwell
ings, comprising large part of the business
portion of the place. Loss $4,000 insurance
S23, 900.
At Albany on Saturday, Palmer, Newton &
Co.'S. Salamander friedrich works, were destroy
by fire. Loss $4,000,
Elder Barnet Grimsley baptised IS white
persons at Mt. Salem Church, near Washing
ton, the county seat of Rappahannock county,
last Sunday. One of the candidates tor the