Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-31
NEWS OF THO DAY
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A mass meeting was held 10 New York yes
terday, in Cooper Institute, under the auspices
of the Turner'S Society, Free Thinkers, and
the Society of Progress The building was
crowded. Good order prevailed. members of
the Turner's Society, to the number OF five
hundred, acting in the capacity OF police. The
meeting was presided over by DR.. Lllumthal.
Addresses were delivered in German BY differ,
ent speakers, protesting against the conduct OF
the police at the mass meeting In Tompkin's
Square, their Interference with the proposed
meeting at the New York Assembly Rooms,
and denouucing the police as simply despots,
who were acting directly against the couSttu-
tional rights of citizens.
10 Portland, Maine, the case against Catha-
riue Waller, alias Carrie Waite. charged with
bigamy, Is now on trial Waller and his child
rem swear that the woman is his wife and their
mother. but she denies ever seeing them. aud
maintains the most perfect composure. Waller
charges that the woman who married Edward
Waite in 1873 was yet his wife, having married
him in 1862, and no divorce having been OBJ.
tanned.
In Chicago. yesterday, Mike Jones, alias NJ.
H McHenry, railroad robber, burglar aud
thief, was sentenced to the penitentiary for ten
years. He is member Of Que Of the largest
gang of railroad freight robbers in the country,
having connections on half dozen western
railroads. Ooe freight line alone has lost forty
thousand dollars worth Of goods by these rob-
bers within the past four mouths. t.. ....~
A dispatch from San Francisco says: ''Thc
notorious murderer aud robber, Teburie Vas
quez, with gang of twenty, has been dscov-
cred camped in remote part of kcrD county,
in this State. The sheriff. with a strong force,
has gone in pursuit Of the gang I'D ->t. a
generally, have contributed literally for the re-
lief Of the people who are suffering severely
| from the ravages Of grasshoppers IN the south
western COUNTIES of the State.
The Royal Lyceum theatre 10 Toronto, Can
ada, was burned to the ground last night after
the conclusion Of the performance. The build
ing was insured, but there was no Insurance GU
the valuable collection OF scenery consumed.
Ia obedience to the commands of the king of
the carnival in New Orleans, the managers of
the opera and theatres, aided by ali the artists
and professionals engaged therein, will give
| free matinees al noon February l6.
CONGRESS. SIN the Senate, yesterday, com
municaton was presented from the Govsruur
oil the District of Columbia in reply to the
memorials lately presented making charges
against the District Government. Senator
Thurman characterized the memorial as an ex-
traordinary paper, in styling the persons who
sigued the memorial making the charges as
pretended tax payers" extraordinary 10 ex-
pressing willingness for an investigation, and
| then making long argument against luvestl-
CATION; extraordinary 10 saying that the charg-
| es had been investigated by the Courts, when
many of the charges had never been before the
Courts, and extraordinary 10 many other re-
spects. Mr.. Bayard presented a memorial
from Alexander Brown u Sons and many other
leading bankers and merchants Of Baltimore
| protesting against any Initiation OF the currency.
| Mr.. MorreIl, of Maine, introduced a bill to re-
store the tracking privilege. Ii proposes to
repeal the repeating act of 1873 and to restore
the privilege as it existed at that time. Mr..
Carpenter resumed and concluded his argu.
ment on the Louisiana question. He argued
that it was the duly of Congress to provide Tor
| a new election 10 the State, and gave notice of
bis Intention to introduce bill for that pur-
| pose Mr. Morton replied at some length aud
with much warmth. He said that the Rcpub-
Iican party did not desire now election, aud
| it was not desired by the better class Of the
Democrats Of the State. Before Mr. Morton
had concluded the Senate went iuto executive
session. ,.t --.a s.. l.. ...s..-
In the House of Representatives, it being
private bill day, a number of bills of that ma
ture were reported AS stated yesterday, the
Military Committee reported resolution au-
| thorizlng the President to summon court OF
| inquiry to investigate the charges against Gen.
0. 0. Howard. A letter was read from Gen.
Howard, stating that he was willing to commit
| himself to the court proposed by the Military
Committee, but asking that the right of chal-
lenge be accorded him, and stating that his OBJ
jectlons heretofore expressed to military courts
did not apply to such one as now proposed.
MIR. Frye offered an amendment granting the
right of challenge. Ga this prolonged aud
somewhat sharp debate ensued. The amend
ment was finally adopted and the resolution
passed.
VAGABoNDs. Several weeks ago party of
four men with women and children, numbering
dozen 10 ALL came from some where, their
| statements copficting) and rented land near
this place, ostensby for the purpose of earn
| ing an honest living, but really, as the sequel
proved. to plumber aud rob the community.
| They always went armed, and committed their
most daring and open robberies at the dwellings
Of the negroes generally taking more sneak
| ing and thieving method with white people.
Almost every house in the neighborhood of this
village had suffered in some way from these
outlaws, when at last many of our citi zans be-
came exasperated and resolved to take mcasur-
es to rid the community ofthe annoyance and
pest. Accordingly, on Friday last animpromptu
meeting was hcld at the Court House and a
committee appointed to notify the party that
they must leave the county by Sunday night
following, or harsh means would be used to
compel them to 60. The men displayed their
weapons to the committee who waited on them,
and declared their inention to resist to the
last any attempt to force them toleave, but be.
| ing Informed that business was intended they
evidently considered discretion to be the better
part Of valor, and on Friday night took the r
earthly possessions in cart drawn by one steer,
and travelled northward. Doubtless they arc