Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-23
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FCathOilc Bishop It's ueu w. ,
Lica,ed. Guibard died about three year. r. ako,
md rho ordipary burial was refused by the
r.1bnI;c Rishop. Suit was entered against the
! P;.bon and the case went through the Cana.
a;an Gnnrts with contradictory decisions, and
WAS finally appealed to the Queeo' Court, 10
| ENGLAND. where Judgment Was rendered order
inc the burial of the body in the principal Gem
etery
John McGill, an ex Catholic priest was be-
fore Justice Wolfert in East New York few
| days since He is of imposing appearance, and
| has long gray hair aud handsome lace a
month ago be made his appearance 10 the VII
| lage, and, by representing himself as agent Tor
a charitable Institution, pocke!ed many doilars
given by benevolent persons Father McNamT
ara, of St. Michael's Church, gave him money
| and clothing, and the pastor OF the German
| Catholic Church also opened his heart aud his
| purse to the stranger. McGil went drunk lnlo
Mrs. Felix Ward house, and she called po-
cemau. He was sentenced to ten days I'M
prlsoument.
| Henry Lub, fireman on the Western Mary
| land railroad, was Instantly killed on Saturday
morning. He was standing on train which
| was crossing bridge about twenty-five miles
| from Baltimore, and his head striking one OF the
under the car and was horribly mutllated. The
| unfortunate man belonged to Smithsburg,
| Maryland.
Under the various grants by Congress the
Union Pacific railroad is entitled to about r.
| 900, 900 acres of the public lands, of which
only 7O9, 954 acres have been duly entered and
| patented; the Central Pacific 100000, but
has only received patents for 672, acres;
and the Kansas Pacific has taken up but 49,
| 600 acres of the 5000, 900 given to it by Con-
gress.
| The great California trottiDg match, post
| poned from November 7, came off on Saturday
| at the Golden Gate Driving Park at San Fran
cisco, the contestants being Occdcnt, Judge
| Fullerton and Sam Purdy. Fullerton Woo the
race in three straight heats; the best time
| made was 2:2lt.
The Massachusetts State coDstabulary force
is still active in enforcing the prohibtory liquor
law, notwithstanding the result of the late cleo
| ton. On Friday the stock of distilled spirits
| found in about one hundred small drinking
places was seized and held Tor conhscatlon az
cording to law.
The "Philadelphia Hotel" at Cape May was
burned yesterday. A cottage belonging to A.
| p. Hildreth, of Philadelphia, adjoining the
hotel, was also burned. There was disastrous
coofagration al Syracuse, MY. which destroy
| ed property to the amount OF $780, OU.
To the trial Of Sir John A. McDOnald's cleo
ton case, in Toronto, Canada, the judge de-
clared the election void, but said personal bri.
berry was not proved Sir Johu A. Mcdonald
is not disqualified, and is again eligible for cleo
tiou He is to pay all costs of the trial.
Washington Murray, truckman, was arrested
in New York yesterday, charged with the muir
der of John Coverton, a 'ougshorenap, late
Saturday night. 1t is alleged that Murray
struck Governor on the head with cartruug,
causing death 10 two hours.
Shocks of earthquake have been felt at inter-
walls along the route from Vera Cruz TO GUIANA
iuata, Mexico The shocks commenced on the
18th instant. 1t is thought that they threaten
the approach Of extraordinary volcanic erup-
TONS
In the Washington safe burglary trial on
Saturday Richard Harrington, one Of the de-
feudauts, made an argument before the jury 10
his owu behalf. He gave his version Ut the
incidents that transpired on the night OF the
bogus burglary.
There has been severe gale 10 the Mediter-
raneau, and a number of vessels have been
wrecked CD the Calabrian coast. An American
ship, name unknown, went down With all on
board.
William II. Gernaud, ex-mayor of Reading,
Pa, died suddenly of apoplexy yesterday after
noon, at his residence, while conVersins with
friend
A small boy who resembles the photographs
of Charley Ross has been discovered 10 Que
bee. Piukerton's detectives have gone to look
after him.
At a meeting of the agents of European
steamship lines Saturday, in New York. the
price of steerage passage was raised to S23 and
$25, according to the speed of vessels.
A newly organized party is about to start
from New York to continue the work Of ex-
ploration in Palestine commenced some two
years ago.
The Mexican Congress has decreed the con-
sttutiou of a Senate to be made up Of two Sen
ators from each State and federal district of the
republic.
The New York police broke up lot of gam
bling dens 10 that city on Saturday night, ar
resting number of persons found in them.
Judge Hopkins, at Atlanta, Ca, has ap-
pointed Col. l.. 2. Grant receiver of the At
lanta and Richmond Airline railroad.
MIR. Stevens, independent, is elected delegate
to Congress from Arizona by over three hun
dred majority by official returns.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to wreck
train on the Essex Branch railroad, Massa.
chusetts, Saturday.
The Shaker convention was held in New
York yesterday in Steinway Hail. About ff-
teen hundred persons we're present.
The schooner Pambo, from New York for
Baltimore, with a general cargo, sunk of Bogue
Inlet on the 18th instant.
The Secretary of the Treasury decides that
| the law requires vessels to hail from the port
from which their marine documents are issued.
Gleason & Fell, dry goods merchants of San
Francisco, have failed for 5000, 900.
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