Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-10
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attacked by seven negroes at Hcuuau, lerrc
Bonnie parish, Louisiara Simms ran, aud be-
ing pursued turned and fred upon the party,
killing one and wouudiug another Sinus lu-
mediately surrendered himself, and was scut
10 Jail, and was guarded during the night by Il
squad of citizens. Il is reported that threats
were made on Sunday 10 lay he Town In ashes,
but all was quiet yesterday
Advices from Rio, dated 7th instant, state
that a survey held on the steamer City Of Pc
kipg recommends that the ship proceed GU her
voyage The Indications are that the prop:
ler's arms were broken by striking log VI spar
In the water She Is now IN her way TO San
Francisco. Tie Emperor Of Brazit visited The
ship on the ith.
At Milwaukee, Wis, yesterday morulIic,
woman named Sherman killed her sou, rs
breaking his skull with 40 AK, aud then com
mitted suicide by jumping luto a cl>tern. The
WOMAN was 10 i'll health and had bee me lu-
pressed with an insaue idea that she would BE-
separated from her child
Tllton's suit against B4echcr for damages,
etc., was called for trial iu the City Court OF
Brooklyn, yesterday, and at the suggestions OF
Beechers counsel, Was posi- pJncd uutll the lSIh
inst. The suit against MDulton, for llbelllug
Miss Edna Dean Proctor, was 10 have been
taken up this mor.;lug.
On Saturday al Central Village, near Plalu
field, Connecticut, boy Of twelve years shot
his brother, aged two years, dead Oh the spot,
and wounded MS sister So severely that she
is not expected to i've The deed was done
with an old gu0 w.ch was lett loaded 10 a
bedroom.
The statement in yesterdays paper that ".
Kellogg, of louisiana, had released United
States Marshal Selye from imprisonmeut for
contempt of Court was incprrect. Seye was
still 10 jail. Lieut. HOigs9n, who Was i'm
prisoned with him gu the same charge, has
been releas I'd By Judge TrImblc.
During the coroner inquiry at New York
into the killing of John Mck:una on last ciec-
ton day, cx-Shcrif O'Breu swJre that Coro-
| uer Croker deliberately placed the pistol al
| McKeuua's head aud fired the fatal shot. q .hcr
witnesses testified to tue sawe effect.
John w. Head, member elect OF the next
| Congress FROM the Fourth District Of Tonnes
see, died at Gallatin, in that State, yesterday.
| He was elected BY the DEMOCRATIC party gu
| Tuesday last to succeed john VI. Bright, The
present member, also Democrat.
The steamer Joseph kinney, on trip trom
St. Louis to Memphis struck u snag below
Cairo, ILL.,. yesterday, stove hole in her side
and had to be run ashore whcre she lies partially
| filled with water.
| a Berlin dispatch says that the sttempt TO
have priests elected by Congregations III yer
| many proved a failure. In the town o! La:ids
berg; not eleven persons offered TO vote.
| la the pressure Of the crowds TO witness the
| Lord Mayors procession 10 l. )n1on, yestcr lay,
| two persons were killed aud several nj urcG
Vice President Wilson denies that he has
ever spoken with President Graot on the third
term question.
The Administration is mlking numerous
changes in the Federal offices Throughout; The
| couoTy.
All of Victor EumanueI's Cabinet have been
| re elected at the recent elections III Italy.
National banks are to be established at Ca
verna, Ky, and Monmouth and ArcoIa, Ill.
| All political prisoners 10 Peru have beeu re-
| leased.
| The smail pox is raging at Montreal, Cauada.
DUEL BETWEEN A Man AND a DOG APP
ropos of the present controversy as to the real
| ity of a recent combat between a man and a
| dog at HaDley, many readers who have soppe
| at Moutargis, on the route from Paris TO Ii
| ons, will remember the story Of the D. g Of
MoutargiS, who fought with the murderer vi
his master and avenged his blood. lu the
great hall of that town, before It's dem 1IltIon,
| there was ireSco palutlog over the IRE place
representing the strange duel which was
| fought, according to tradition, IN the presence
of Charles VI, 10 the lists Of Lie de Notre
Dame, at Paris. The story is told at length in
Memories sur les Duels II RUS as follows
| One day NJ. Aubrey de Mont Didier, gen
alone through the lonely Forest of B,ndy, VIII n
| he was attacked by robbers and killed, his body
| being buried by the assassns under u tree hard
| by the spot where ne fell. For some days an
| Enl lish bloodhound whom he had with him,
Ike 81 watch over his grave till compelled by
hunger to quit the post. On this the dog made
his way to The house of a friend Of the deceased
gentleman at Paris where the strangeness OF his
name. :, coupled with the fact OF his having
come back without mis- master, reused much Gu
rosity and wonder. As soon rs ne had been led
he kept running toward the door OF the house
and then back to dis master friend purlng
him by The sleeve and used all sorts of dumb
cloouence as If he wanted him to follow,
At last the friend resolved to follow the Lend
ing of the dog, who made his way to the lGrest
his murdered master lay. Here tue dog began
to howl piteousIy, scratching up the earth with
his DAVIS and showing bis wish that the place
should be dug out. Upon digging few feet
the friend and his compani ons came upon the
body of NJ Mont Ddier, bearing the wounds
which hal been Inflicted upon i, by The knife
of the murderer. Fpr some time, however 70
trace of the actual assassin could be icuad till
one day the dog met in the streets OF farls n
certain chevalier named Macaire, whom he in
stantly TIED to SEIZE by the tnrost with great
fury This strange conduct on the part OF u
quiet and peaceabe animal was repeated on
second OCCASION and a it was known that Mac
sire had been personal enemy of Mont Dldier,
grave suspicious began to be aroused.
At length the nf,ir reached the ears OF the
King, who, being anxious that the matter should
b, thoroughly sittcd, sent for nacslre ana also
for the dog, who was gentle and playful until ne
scented N &C .ire in tbs crowd OF courtIe's stand,
ing around the King when, as usual, he showed
the fercest hostility toward him. Struc> by
such an undersigned piece OF circurnstan:al cyl
dence, the King at once ordered that the decis-
ion should BIZ referred to the trial by battle, or
nannesi TO the iudgm emit Of God y and conf bat