Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-28
NEWS OF HHE DA y

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SEws OF rHk; DAY.
g" To sho,o the very age and body Of the Times
A dispatch from Wilkesbarre, Pa, says that
on Saturday night last about II o'clock four
negroes set upon James English, a white man,
and after knocking him down, cut his throat,
partially severing his windpipe. Que OF the
woud-be murderers was arrested soon after
wards at his house. where he had secreted him.
self under lounge. After his arrest crowd
of over TWO hundred persons surrounded the
officers, aud with rope in hand and cries OF
Lynch him." tried to take him from the Gus
tody of the officers. Only strong force of po-
lice with drawn revolvers were able to keep
them at bay. English is still living, but in a
precarious condition.
The corpse of woman was found under the
banks at Niagara Falls last Friday, and has
been Identified as that of Mary Buckholtz, Of
Hamilton, Ontario. John Roadman, pow
living at Duudas, seduced her under promise
of marriage, but married another woman. The
victim having relatives 10 this country, and feel
lug her disgrace, went to the falls and jumped
over precipice one hundred feet high.
An agent of the Prussian Government has
purchased Lake Wewanapee, Union county,
New jersey, for the purpose of raising leeches,
trout and salmon-the latter to be sent to
Prussia to stock the waters Of rivers, aud the
former for medical purposes. This is believed
to be the first instance of the purchase by a
foreign Government OF territory 10 the UDlted
States.
Mrs. Connolly, twenty-eight years OF age,
was so severely burned yesterday morning, IN
Baltimore, by the explosion of coal oil can,
which fluid she was using 10 kindling ire 10
the kitchen stove, that she died at 5 p. o., at
ter undergoing intense suffering. She had a
child 10 her arms at the time which was also
badly burned but will recover.
Austin Hatfield, well.kuown resident OF
Westfeld, N. j., met his death under peculiar
" distressing circumstances, on Saturday even
ing. When the train reached Elizabeth the
old gentleman stepped aboard, but in returning
he fell beneath the wheels and was instantly
killed. His head was cut almost entirely from
his body.
There was serious disturbance on Saturday
at the Briar Hill coal mines 10 Pennsylvania
Fifty strikers fired upon the picket line of the
out effect. No further demonstrations were
made, and partial quiet has been restored.
/ The corner stone of St. James Catholic
Church, New Bedford, Mass, was laid yester
day. During the ceremonies platform gave
way precpitating forty people into the cellar
No one was seriously Injured.
The Secretary of the Treasury has directed
the Assistant Treasurer at New York. to sell
one half million dollars of gold on each Thurs.
day. during the month of October. The total
amount to be sold is S2,50O,OOO.
The 6ve-mie scull race, between George
Brown, of Halifax, and E. Norris, of Pittsburg,
was rowed in the harbOr of St. Johns, n. b.,
on Saturday. Brown was the winner by two
boat lengths Time, 81 minutes.
Mount Etna is still in agitation. Rambling
noises are heard inside, and GA Saturday an
earthquake shook the mountain to its base
The shocks extended to the village of Ran
douzza, and destroyed several houses
L. Holiday. wellknown real estate broker
10 Baltimore, has absconded with a large sum.
His wife who remained behind, was arrested
on charge of false pretenses, and was released
on 81 500 bail.
On Saturday last fatal accident occurred at
Mt Clare Station, B. & o. r. R.. resulting 10
the death Of Patrick Skahau, au employee, who
was accidentally crushed to death while repair
ing broken car.
The manufacturers Board of Trade at Fall
River decided Saturday to cut down the work.
ug hours to three days this week and four days
In every subsequent week until next January.
Baruum's Hippodrome left Baltimore on Sat
urday evening for Pittsburg. 1t took sixty
two cars three trains) to transport the show
to Pittsburg.
1t is officially stated In New York that some
insurance companies have already telegraphed
their Chicago agents to stop business, as recon
mended by the underwriters.
Forty gold watches, valued at $4,000, were
stolen from Goldsmiths' Hall, at Toronto, Can
ada, on Saturday night
The statement published that Don Piatt
has bad stroke OF paralysis is unfounded.
OLD MAIDS The Pail Mall Gazette has
the following:
There was time when old maids were
looked upon with an eye of pity, if not contempt,
and it was thought that marriage alone gave
woman any claim to consideration. Of late
years, however, there has been change of opin
ion in this respect and unmarried women not
only rank as high in general estimation as their
married sisters, but bid fair soon to surpass them
Nor is this to be- wondered at. a very few years
ago it was rare sight to see married womsn
dancing at any ball given in the London season,
whereas now wives dance with greater pertins.
city than their sisters or daughters and b Ills are
even given expressly for married women. The
character OF the British matron has, in fact
completely, changed instead of being grave and
decorous she has becomes hopping, skipping.
activity, but st the same time losing in weight
moral as we'll as physical, what she gains in en-
joyment. In the meantime the spinster is rap
idly rising-scorning Irritation, she leaves vain
pursuits to the wife and mother. The emperor
of China has set good example in the encour-
agemeRt of spinsters. According to a Shanghai
journal he has just decreed that special honors
be paid to two old maids, one of whom lately
died after life of devotion to the memory Of
her be!hrothed, while the other, who is still
living declined in her youthful days to make
most tempting match, on the ground that she