Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-24
NEWS, OF THE DAY
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!. Reports from the Indian agencies, still COD
sey a, surauces Of the peaceable inclination OF
the Indians and their gathering about the
agencies. The Indian Commission have nxeo
upon the mouth of the Big White Clay river
as the new location of Spotted Tail agency,
about twenty miles from the present site II
j. not thought that Spotted Tail will move, ex
cent bv compulsion. Reports from Texas are
moi. so encouraging. The Usage tribe ~of IN
dams have at q general council declared war
against the State, and depredatlons have al
ready been begun. -
A young marrid woman named Mary omlln
from Frederick, Maryland, harmless and trlendi-
less walked through the streets of Baltimore
on Friday night with the pains of labor upon
her, aud at hast gave birthlto child upon the
pavement unattended by friends or PHYSICIAN
The officers of the Middle District. however,
as soon as cognizaot OF her CONDITION summon
ed physician to her aid. and she was tenoery
cared for and nursed at the Station house un.
I'll able to removed 10 the Washington UnlVer-
sity Hospital.
On Saturday last, e.. w. Claypoole, 10
charge oftbe newspaper delivery of the Baltl-
more postofice, was arrested 90 the charge OF
robbipg the mail. Gu searching him there was
found upon him several packages OF JeWery
which had been received 10 the New YORK
mail on Saturday, number Of valuable letters
and plumber of pawn tickets, running back
into 1878, for articles taken from the mails. he
confessed his guilt aud was committed tor
hearing on Wednesday next.
A prisoner, named James Freeman, made
bold escape from a Philadelphia court on Sat
urday. He was brought into court on charge
of diamond robbery, and while the ofheer
guarding him was little distance on getting
him glass of water, be spraug out OF the DOCK,
and jumping from secood-storry window began
desperate race tor safety. notwithstanding
that it occurred 10 broad daylight a0d IN
crowded .horoughfare, he made his escape.
The action Of the different railroad lines in
abolishing the sale Of tickets by commission
has called for retaliatory measures, and on Sat
urday in New York a meeting Of the Assocla-
ton of Railway and Steamship Ticket Agents
was held, at which it was resolved to exclude
from the ticket Offices in the New York hotels
advertisements of every description belonging
to the railroads Withdrawing their agencies,
On Saturday morning last a oolored man,
banned Aquila Howard, and colored woman,
paued Wiutee Wye, were killed by the Niagara
express train, on the northern Central Railroad.
near Monktou. They stepped from one track
to another to get out ofthe way OF coal train
and not noticing the approach of the, express,
were struck by the engine and instantly Killed.
Gov. Osborne, of Kansas, has called upon
the Secretary of War 10 furnish his State al
once with Q 900 carbines and loo, 900 cartridges
the Usage Tribe of Indians having, at gener'
al council, declared war against Kansas. The
frontier settlements are greatly exposed
A special correspondent with Clusters expe.
di.ion gives highly favorable account OF The
mineral riches Of the country explored. Gold
and silver vas found 10 several places NJ guam
titles, and game is 10 great. abundance.
In Brookhayeu, Miss, on Saturday after:
noon, three negroes who had been arrested Oh
a charge Of outraging the person OF white
woman, were taken from jail by mob and
hanged. They confessed their guilt.
The shore end of the United States direct
cable has been laid at Cabrciveen, near Valen-
tia. The steamship Faraday, which is to lay
the deep-sea section, went to Cahlrclyeeo on
Saturday. :"
. Leo De Urgei' has been surrendered to the
Carlists, through, it is:said the treachery OF
parties within the city. General Tustany cap
tured the entire garrison Of 4S5 men, with 81
guns, and shot the commandant OF: the citadel
The agent Of Governor Baxter accuses United
States Senator Clayton, Judge Mcclure, and
Sheriff Oliver, of Little Rock, of being parties
to the attempt upon his life on Jersey City
ferryboat. -.>.>~@
President MacMahon met with strong Re-
publican demonstration at Marlaix. During
his reception, there were tumultuous, shouts of
,."Vive la Republique." -, .-us. -
Prof. Joseph Winleck has accepted the ap-
pointment Of Chairman OF the Committee to
Conduct Experiments with Steam Boilers, with
view to ascertain the cause of explosion.
A dispatch from Memphis says :: Since
Thursday morning two and ahalf inches Of rain
have fallen, but too late for any material ad-
vantage to the crops. ga. -
The steamer Tagus, on her next trip to Eng
land will take out ten locomotives for the Rus.
sian Government, and nine hundred stand OF
arms for the Turkish Government.
Albert Havemeyer, bother OF the Mayor OF
New York, and we'll known sugar merchant,
died on Saturday. ,aa "a = p
The first receipt of the new crop Of Sea Is
land cotton, arrived at Charleston on Saturday
from Florida, consisting of TWO bags.
Charles G. 'Sission, one of the wealthiest
capitalists Of New jersey, died at Tenady, Fri
day evening. ..r~
The Spanish Government has taken meas
ures to prevent q reported 6libusteriog expedi
ton against Porto Rico. ~ !,
LouDoUs Co1GNrrY ITEMS. i From the Lees
burg Wasbingtoniau.l The ,drouth still con-
tiuues in this county. The time for the corn
having passed, the great solictude Of our farm
ers now is for their fall pastures, BY which the
cattle and other stock are to be sustained until
the time for winter feeding 1t is matter of
serious consideration with many of them. !
Tho (lourthnueo oouore lighted nm on