Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-29
NEWS OF THE DAH Y.
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Saratoga, in Baltimore, was the scene OF
terrible domestic tragedy last night. \ DIR.
Showalter, whose wife kept a boarding house,
has long been addicted to drinking, and whilst
probably laboriug under manla-a.potu, cut his
wife's throat, and then attempted to put an
end to his own life by similar use OF the III
strument. The wound inflicted on his wife was
terrible one, commencing on the LETT side OF
the throat, cutting through the carotid artery
aud juglar vein, and penetrating the spinal
vertebrate The poor woman screamed as the
sharp instrument passed through the flesh, but
never spoke afterwards The cash inflicted on
himself is not so severe, but will probably prove
fatal Showater is physician, but has been
prevented by his Incorporate habits from the
pursuit of bis profession ; he is belleycd 10
have used his anatomical knowledge IN lnhlctlng
the death wound on his wife. He is respect
ably connected in Alabama, but had been dis
carded By his father on account of his dlSsoute
habits His iutemperaDce and bad behavior
had recently forced his wife to have him ar,
rested and confined in Jail tor a short time and
but few hours before the murder, she had
threatened TO again give him into the custody
Of the police.
For sometime past it has been lumorcd that
the Brooklyn city Treasury was involved IN the
defalcations of the Brooklyn Trust Company,
which we're brought to light 6y the SUICIDE O.,
its President. Mr.. Mills. \ Mr.. 10 Imam, who
was Assistant City Treasurer, was also the Sec
rotary of the Trust Company, and known to
have been concerned N some OF the tranSac-
lions which brought the Company to gret.
These reports led to an examination OF the &C.
counts BY an expert, and the result Is announc-
ed in the fact that Rodman is detaulter to the
CITY to the amount of two hundred and three
thousand dollars The city, it is said, Will
loose nothing as City Treasurer Sprague and
his bondsmen will make the looss good. Up
to last night Rodman, the delaulter, had not
been arrested.
Elisha Meurs, Judge of the Teoth judicial
Circuit Court, of Arkansas, who resides
at GAINESVILLE, johnson county, while going
home Yesterday, was shot and killed By some
unknown person The deed is thought to have
been pcrpetrated by man with whose wife, 1t
is reported, the Judge has been too intimate.
Great indignation is expressed at the act and
every effort will be made to bring the guilty
party to Justice. The atfair created profound
sensation.
A dispatch from Lexington, Mo-, says 1t is
asserted that there is not the least doubt that
four or five of the Iowa train robbers made
their rendezvous in Fafayette county. Two OF
them were at Dover, Just below Lexington,
lay before Yesterday, mounted on splendid
horses. 1t is believed the others were near BY.
Three days ago three Of the gang rode through
Lexipgtoa, publicly made some purchases aud
wcns away. The citizens are awed By them.
Hagerstown has been the scene of piece OF
wickedness. \ respectable young lady, named
Louisa Ross, left her tathor house. aud was next
heard Of dead in house Of lll-tame, The tes-
timouy of the physicians before the Coroner $
inquest Yesterday established the fact that she
had died from injuries inflicted in causing Dor
ton. and the rumor, a dispatch says, was that
a prominent and hitherto respected citizen
would be arrested as partlceps crlmnls.
The Board of Health of New Orleans deny
the reports that have been circulated concern
ing the health Of the city, and state that only
two cases of yellow fever are known to exist at
present in the city, Simultaneously with this
dispatch comes one from Galveston, stating
that the Board of Health of the latter place
have established quarantine Tor all vessels
coming from New Orleans.
The report from Waco, Texas, Of an attack
by IudiaDs on Fort Sill and the massacre OF
women and children ana part of the 4th caval-
ry is said TO be an error. No such report has
been received at Sheridan's headquarters which
would certainly have been the case if one had
been made Furthermore, the 4th cavalry Is
at Fort Clark on the Rio Grande, not within
five hundred miles Of Fort Sill.
The Democratic Legislative municipal conven-
ton. in San Francisco, California, have effected
compromise, aud nominated Phillip Roach
and Frank NlcCoppin for the United States
Senate.
The ST. LOUIS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
Colt will be seen by reference to the article
in another column, taken from the ST. LOUIS
Evening Journal, that Mr.. VIM. J. Lewis for