Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-12
NEWS OK THE DAY.
" To shoao the uery age and body Of the Times.

"To sAoo the uery age and body Of the Ttmes." "
A colored man named Bill Bruce was arrest
ed few days ago, charged with seducing a
young white girl near California, Manteau coun-
ty, Missouri, and Sheriff Garnall, oil that coun-
ty, telegraphed to the chief Of police 10 ST.
Louis to hold Bruce until he could send an Of
6cer for him. Sheriff Garnall now telegraphs
to the police not to hold Bruce, as he does
not think it best that he should be taken back.
This action is explained by the police on the
theory that if Bruce should be taken back to
California that Sheriff Garnall could not pro-
tect him from lynchers.
Leland Brothers, once proprlctors of the Me-
tropolitan Hotel in New York, and the Grand
Union Hotel at Saratoga, are bankrupts.
Among the claimants of lien upon the funds
arising from the sale Of the property Of the
bankrupts on account of bonds, Judgments and
other securities held and obtained by them pre-
vious to the bankruptcy are n. |. Stewart Il
Co., the bank of Davisvllle, n. Y, Edward b.
Wesley, and others, holders Of bonds secured
by mortgages upon the property, and john II.
Pratt, of New York, assignee in bankruptcy, OF
the Lelands
The U. S. Marshal at Shreveport, La, tcle-
graphs to Attorney Ger eral W illiams that the
local authorities Oh the Texas Pacific Railroad
have stopped the cars by force on account Of
the prevalence of yellow fever at Shreveport.
The Marshal asks that the General Govern
ment interfere to Compel the running OF trains
The Attorney GenerH' has the matter under
consideration.
A case Of swift justice occurred at Philadel-
phia yesterday. f. Johnson, alias Z. Jordan,
was arrested at Louisville, KY, and taken to
that city yesterday morning, on charge OF en-
bezzliug books, newspapers, NC, belonging to
Riley 4 Sergeant, news agents. johnson was
arraigned, tried, and convicted during the
morning. George Mitchell, alias Aaron Mitch
ell is convicted.
Two Meriden, Ct, infants, aged respectively
81 and d years, belonging to the town farm,
wandered the other day into hornets nest,
and the youngest was nearly stung to death, It's
clothing when it was discovered literally swarm
ing with hornets, and hundreds Of stiugers be-
ing pulled from its fish. The older one ran
and escaped
As compared with the great results Of 1870
Charleston gains relatively in crop fgur7s. At
the outbreak of the war the cotton receipts for
the last year Of peace were 100000 bales but
for the first year after the war they were only
1900 bales. Now they foot up $685. 900, or
more than three-fold gain, and a gain OF
$4,000 bales over the receipts Of last year.
The vault containing the remains of Chancel-
lor Livingston, in the town Of Red Hook, n.
Y, was broken open few nights ago, and two
cofius we're destroyed and the bones OF the
dead scattered about the floor. The silver
plates and handles Of the coffin we're stolen
The perpetrators Of the crime are unknown.
The Pleasant Hill (Nebraska) News says the
Jail at that place was burned early Tuesday
morning and its inmates, four in number, per-
ished in the flames. 1t is supposed that the
building was fired by one of the prisoners In
order to effect an escape, but the flames spread
so rapidly he was sufocated.
The production of tea in Japan in 1871 is es-
timated at about 100000 pounds, about half
the quantity being consumed 10 that country,
and about half exported. 1t is thought that an
increase of about fifteen per cent. per annum
may be counted on for some years.
The Grand Opera House, New York-Fisk's
Grand Opera House-is to be sold under the
hammer The Erie Railroad considers that its
officers have enough to do in running the road
without running Opera Bouffe at the same
time.
Eight Chinese women, who arrived at San
Francisco yesterday by the steamer McGregor,
having declared that they we're purchased in
China and brought to California for base rur-
poses, were sent to the Chinese Mission School,
for protection of the Hip Yee Tong Society.
1t isprobable that there will be great rise in
real estate in the vicinity of Tacoma, on Puget's
Sound. Yesterday the Directors of the North
ern Pacific Railroad, at their meeting in New
York, named that city as the western terminus
OF their road.
The mill owners of Charleston, S. c., held
meeting yesterday, and determined to keep
their mills closed until all the colored aborers
now Oh general strike, returned to work at
the usual wages
Now that the desired witness, Mrs. Benton,
has been secured, the third trail of Edward S.
Stokes for the murder of James Fisk, jr., has
been set for the first Monday in October
A fire last night destroyed one-tourth of the
town of Forest Hill, California. The portion
of the town burned was principally dwellings,.
The amount of the loss is not stated.
Elias Howe, the sewing machine man, did
not leave one-ffth of what he was credited
With.
George Law enjoys the reputation Of having
$lO,OOO,00O, though half he sum word prob
ably be nearer the fact.