Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-10
NEWS OF THE DAY
{" TO sho,o the very age and body Of the Times

Last Sunday afternoon negro named IN.
Morley assaulted white girl, fifteen years old,
in the woods near Johnson's City, Washington
county, East Tennessee. The negro outraged
the girl and then murdered her, cutting her
throat from car to ear, The search toF the
missing girl, who was of highly respectable
farmer $ family, continued uutil yesterday, when
the horrible discovery was made. The negro
Worley was suspected and arrested. Being
accused of the crime he confessed. Last ulght,
while being taken to the Jail in E!izabethtown,
he was hung.
The Cologne Gazette says the French Gov
ernment has agreed to recall the war-ship
Oronouue from Civita Veechia, and that the
vessel will probably quit the station she has SO
long occupied before the 10th inst. Emperor
William has approved the verdict of acqulttal
in the case of Captain Warner, whe Was tried
by court martial for mis- conduct IN the Mediter-
ranean at the time of the ntranslgente lnsur-
surrection at Cartagena. The German men-ot-
War Nautilus aud Albatross sailed from klcl on
Saturday for Spain via Plymouth.
The steamboat Henry Ames, with full car
90 from ST. Louis for New Orleans, struck a
snag on Friday night near WaerShoff, in the
Mississippi, aud sunk in twenty-five feet OF
water -Four lives are known to have been lost
The boat had about | 200 tons assorted mer-
chandisc A German woman and two children
going to Bayou Sara, and French woman, 60
ing to Cook landing, were lost and probably
others, but 40 cabin passengers are missing.
The boat and its cargo were valued at $780, OO.
On Saturday night, A. e. Burton, colored
candidate for the Legislature of Tennessee, was
shot and MORALLY wounded at Braden, station
on the Memphis and Louisville railroad, by
some party unknown. The shooting causcd'in-
tense excitement among the negroes in the VI
ciDity and riot was feared, but at last &C
counts all was quiet
Col. Richard Ten Brock, we'll known horse
owner, was shot on Saturday evening at Gil
mans Station, Kentucky, by Gen. Walker
Whitaker, lawyer, of Louisville, and is re-
ported MORALLY wounded. The particulars Of
the affair are not known. Whitaker has al
ready killed TWO men, and is regarded as des-
perate character.
In relation to reports that compromise was
being patched up between the friends of Tilton
and Beecher, the chairman and another mem
Der of the committee stated yesterday that
they had no knowledge OF such proceeding,
ana the coin ullLee VIII peTSeVeTc III us luFcStl-
cation until the end is reached.
A Wilmington, (Delawarc) dispatches states
that the body of a wealthy drovcr named Robt.
A. Mackcy. has been found 10 creek near
Odessa. He had been robbed and murdered.
The police we're in pursuit Of Joseph Taylor,
who was last seen with Mackey.
A Selma, Ala. telegram says that B. S. Tur-
ner, negro, and ex Congressman, has been NOM
mated unanimously by the Radical Convention
for County Treasurer. The Radical Conveu-
ton heartily endorsed the Civil Rights bill.
A Newport (VermonO dispatch states that a
ajority Of the delegates to the Congressial
Convention are pledged to vote for the renomi-
nation of Judge Poland.
The report that Germany is negotiating with
Spain for the cession of Santona is denied.
The Pope has declared his intention to create
four new Cardinals.
The health Of ex-Presdent Theirs is report.
ed to be far from good.