Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-12
NEWS OF THE ia y.
q To show the very age and body Of the Times

The notorious murderer Francisco Parctz,
alias Chcon, who shot and killed Mr.. Alsxan,
der, merchant of Brownville, Texas on the
| LIST of Aug, 1872. was killed on Saturday cvep-
| ing. He shot and killed hack driver III Me-
| tamoras and met and wounded another who
| closed 10 on him and killed him with a kute.
Miss Lizzie Rouse, young lady Of Greeley
county, Colorado, committed suicide Friday BY
shooting herself with revolver, first in the
breast and then through the brain. She lived
an hour 10 great agony. The marriage OF Il
| Young man with whom she was IN love led TO
| the act.
The Spanish nobility are contributing 10 Paris
to the rauks of the suicides. Some two weeks
ago the bro,her-in-law of the Due de Trias-
tho husband of Victoria Balte-drowned HIM
self at Biarrrl,z 4 few days later the Due
d ARGOS drowned himself in the Seine, unable
to bear the tortues Of a cancer IL the mouth.
The Grand Jury at Salt Lake City on Satur-
day brought in an Indictment against Thomas
+. Kicks tor murder committed fourteen years
ago. Kicks is the jurymaS who was Indicted on
Thursday last for polygamy. He Is now 10
the peuitentiary, having refused TO give bail.
The Cubaus of New York city celebrated the
sith anniversary of the proclamation OF the
Cuban Republic yesterday, with appropriate
religious services in the Church ol Santiago. \
collection was taken up in aid of the suffering
Cubans at Jamaica,
There have been &c 900, 900 bricks manufac
tured and sold in Rich mond this year, and it
is fairly estimated that the brick and other
buildings constructed there aud 10 course OF
construction this year will add Sl,50OOO0 III
permanent taxable real estate to the city.
1t has been definitely determined that Geuer-
al Shaer will go to Chicago and reocganizc the
fire department, he having accepted the unani-
nous invitation Of the Board Of Fire Commls-
souers to doso,
Z. S. Estey who was nominated for Con-
gress by the Democrat Convention at lthica,
New Jersey, on Wednesday, and reported
Liberal, is Redical He declines the uomlna-
ton.
The drought in a portion of Alabama still
continues. 1t has cut off the cotton crop about
one third, and ruined the pea, sweet potato aud
turnip crops. There have been no good rains IN
nearly three months.
The engraving of the stock certificates for the
Centennial Board Of Finauce-a beautiful and
elaborate designs in progress at the Treasury
| Bureau of Printing and Engraving butt is not
| known when the entire work will be completed.
The Dover Association, comprising Baptist
clergymen of Richmond and the Virginia pen
Ursula counties, is 10 session at Hampton, Va.
1,r'S pas u,.yp I'D n
of foreign missions.
John Ravages. negro preacher, was shot
and killed, near Franklin, Tenn, while attempt.
ing to enter the residence of au old man with
the intention of numbering him aud his wife and
burning the place.
A son of VIM. Monroe, of Fauquier county,
Va, aged about is years, accideutly shot him
self few days since by carelessly drawing in Il
loaded gun By the muzzle. He died in a few
hours after the accident
Weston, the pedestrian, completed his walk
at Nashville, Vermont, Oh Saturday night, at
| II u9, having only made three hundred and
| tortysix miles in six days.
Beecher preached in his church in Brook yn,
| n. T., yesterday, before rn immense audience,
| taking for his text the uses OF faith. NoIeter.
| ence whatever was made TO the late scandal.
An ingenious Frenchman in the Baltimore
Jail has invented an Improvement for sewing
| the heels Oh shoes, for which he has been Of
| fered $4,000.
Baron Haussmau's scheme for the establish
| ment Of monster cemetery twelve miles from
Paris has been adopted by the Municipal Cvuu-
Gil of that city.
\ countryman named Joseph NJ Foulks was
swiudled out of the sum of 1919 in Rich noud
Wednesday hight by three Sharpers.
The failure of the tea house of Brock, Rogers
& Co., at St. Louis is announced. Liabilities
not stated.
At Peabody and Hayerhill, Mass, Butler de-
legates were elected Saturday to the Congress
sioDal Convention.
A seooting ARRAY yesterday, at New Orleans,
between Lucas Grauconi and 3. Ambromricht,
resulted in the death OF GraucOni.
1t is estimated that railway tunnel can lie
put under Niagara for $1,000 900.
The Culpeper aud Leesburg Agricultural