Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-17
NEWS OF THE DAY
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Capt. A. f. Butler. local agent of the South
Carolina Railway, at Augusta, Ca, was shot
on Saturday by drunken negro man during
az alteration 10 a street car, and died the
next day. The citizens were SO exasperated at
the unprovoked murder that several hundred
Of them armed themselves and marched to the:
jail where the murderer and bis accOmplce
were confined Both were taken out and car
ricd to the parade ground, and jury was i'm
provised After three hours investigation Oh
the sworn testimony Of an eye witness Of the
murder, one of them was taken back to the
jail aud the other Was shot to death.
\ Mr., Domer, in order to evade the law IN
force in Jefferson county, West Virginia, took
,out license to sell liquor at place called
Bridgeport, opposite Sheperdstowu, and pro,
curing boat be, anchored it on the West Viz
ginia side of the river and supplied the citizens
of Shepherdstown with liquor He was indict-
ed 10 the Washington county, Maryland, court
for selling liquor without license on the ground
that license FOR Bridgeport would not protect
him 10 its sale on the opposite side OF the river.
He was found guilty OF the charge.
The suit of the city of New York against the
Broadway Bank of that city, to recover six
millions of dollars, alleged to have been paid
illegally after it bad ceased to be depository
of city moneys, has Just commenced 10 New
York. The bank is to be held responsible for
money paid to Tweed, lngersoll and Wood
ward on bogus warrants. The city's plea is un-
| warrantable carelessness if not actual eompll-
city in the illegal payments.
While liquor is cause of contention in the
East, Colorado's, citizens are quarrelng about
water. The city of Denver is supplied with
water by the Platte Ditch COMPANY, but one
ditch is not enough, and for two seasons Den.
yer has been divided into sections, each OF
which received water on stated days. A new
ditch is called for, but the Platte monopoly OPP
pose it. The question will probably influence
the elections. II : ~ r.
A dispatch from New York announces the
arrest Of Philip Arnold, on requisition from
the Governor Of California Arnold was con-
nected with the famous diamond sWindle OF
1872, by which company of rogues, who
'salted' an Arizona mine with diamonds,
made extensive sales of stock on the strength
of,the rich deposits of the precious stones.
The Philadelphia correspondent of the New
/ York Tribune states that arrangements have
been quietly going forward for some months
past for the opening of new railway line be-
tween New York and Philadelphia. This is
welcome news to the public, for the necessity
OF line between the two cities, in addition to
the present monopoly, has long been felt.
The reports from the Indian agencies are of
an encouraging nature. The agent for the
Cheyennes and Arapahoes writes, under date
of August S, that nearly the whole tribe OF
CheyeDnes have come 10 and are gathered at
the agency and that an enrolment of the Ara
pahoes is being taken, task never before at
tempted.
a subcommittee, consisting of Sage, Cleve-
land and Windsor, has been appointed to pre-
pare the report Of the Plymouth Church To-
vestigating Committee. Some Of Beecher s
friends expect that Moulton will make public
his long expected statement ID reply to the
charges in Beecher's examination. ..l
The great International Schuetzen Festival
commenced to- day at the Park on Belair ave-
nue., Baltimore. A grand procession marched
through the streets Delegates are present
from San Francisco, Chicago, St. Louis, Mil
waukee and other places.
David Malcahey, aged IL years, died in Bal
timore yesterday from injuries received by fall
ing from building while flying kite 10 the
western section of that city on Saturday. 1t is
the third accident Of the kind within few
days.
Charleston, S. c., intends to improve its
commerce by deepening the channel by which
vessels come into the ;harbor. Heretofore this
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sixteen feet draft at low water, but it is to be
deepened to twenty-five feet.
A dispatch from Hayden's expedition, dated
the 18th inst, states that they we're at Irwin
Lakes, Rocky Mountain. having had thus far a
most successful and pleasant march through
the heart of the Rocky Mountains. No trouble
whatever has been had from Indians.
IL the Saratoga races Oh Saturday dash OF
u mile and an eighth was won by Picolo 10 l:56,
beating Lizzie Lucas and Fadladeen. The time
Is the best for that distance on record. Picolo
is owned by ex-Gov. Bowie, of Maryland.
A cable dispatch received at Halifax from
Sadler, the English champion, accepts Brown s
challenge to row. The race to come off on the
river Bann, at Coleraipe, Ireland, in October.
Brown has ordered a new boat in England.
An immense home rule demonstration took
place at Glasgow yesterday. The procession
was mile in length, and twenty Thousand per.
sons attended the mass meeting. An equally
extensive meeting was held in Dungaunoo.
The body of Bishop Whitehouse, Of Illinois,
reached New York on Saturday, and after the
funeral services at Trinity Church was removed
to Greenwood for interment 1-.--,
The Omaha Indians, lately visiting Wash
iogton city; lett Oh Saturday morning for their
reservations in Nebraska, going via Phiadel-
pbia and New York. /. t@7fIts
The breaking of a rope in Nova Scotia
mine, on Saturday afternoon, dropped two
miners down nine hundred feet to the bottom
of the shaft, crushing them.
Arrangements have been made for pilgrim
age by Euglish Roman Catholics to the shrine
OF ST. Edmunds OF Canterbury, at Pontigny,. in
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