Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-10
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Sir. Dixon was killed and Ace Elliott NOR
tally wouadad in Hickory county, Mo-, on the
| lst instant, hy Dan Nofizigcr, and another
man uaucd Shannon. 1t appears that Shan.
non was attempting to uiovc his property t:cni
| the county and an attachment against the prop.
erty was placed 10 the hands oil Dixon anal III
lott, and while they were executing It they
| were assaulted BY Shannon and Nofiziger with
| the above result.
A dispatch from North Adams, Mass, says
that the first Of November has been fixed as
the tir!c for running train through the Hoo.
| sac Tuuucl Steel rails are to be laid through
hat tic regular running of trains through the
tunncl .nay te delayed until the first of De
cembcr, n consequence Of the delay in building
several i'.i isrs
DSp tc!l:s received by Gov. Kellogg, Of
louisiana, state that Tie parish officers Of Bler-
vile parish have hen waited upon by the
White League aud have resigned III conSt-
uucnce Three refugees from Cousiatta have
arrived at New Orleans two white ard one
colored They report trouble still prevailing III
that section
Degrading the report clnaratlug from The
Treasury Department, that yellow fever pre-
walls at New Orleans, d. White, President Of
the Board Of Health in that city, writes to Sec
rotary Bristow contradictug SAID report, and
stating that at this date New Orleans is abSo-
lutcy free from yellow fever,
Two section hands on the indianapolis, Gin
cinuati and Lafayette Railroad were run over
and Instantly killed, near Riverside yesterday
! Iyo troIp yph u ms
with passenger train on the Ohio and M!ssis-
sippi road. The men were behind . sharp
curve and unable to get out Of the way.
Jas *. Moore and T.. @. Williams, who stole
from the Treasury Department at Washington,
in January last, $3.50, 600 10 drafts, have been
discharged ID Philadelphia in L mysterious
manner, under the two term rule. The affair
will be Investigated. 1t is reported that : 900
was paid 10 Il detective to get them off.
G. ". Pcctc Health Olrer at Galveston,
denies the report that yellow fever prevails
there, and says there has not been, nor is there
now, single case OF yellow fever or any dis
case Stimulating yellow !cVer in Galveston DUR
lug the year 1874. The same is true @ all the
gulf ports oil the State Of Texas.
Three men were arrested in New Iork yes.
tcrday on the charge Of forging deeds represent.
in- 500, 600. Oac Of The men, Charles Sacia,
Is implicated in the extensive lorgerles Of llnl.
cin l}aurr: stock, OF which Van i.-.ten, who re-
Gently committed suicide, was accused az the
principal.
Charles Perkins, On trial in Paris, fur OBJ
tanning money en- false prctenc,s. has been al-
Judged guilty and sentenced 10 one years im-
pvisounrut and fine Of 100 francs, and order
cd to refund all moneys fraudulentIy obtained.
Ills wife, niece Of cx Queea Isabella, was &C
quilted.
The Spanish Republicans claim to have son
q great victory over the CarIis.s at Mora after
eleven hours hard fighting \ band Of Carst
gueriiIas fired into railroad train or which
the German Minister was a passenger. The
engineer aud fireman were killed.
The first ennua exhibition Of he Maryland
horticultural Society made quite ! brilliant
opening yesterday The atteudauce Was uncx-
pectedly large and respectable, and the fine
display was greatly admired.
The old Catholic Conference at Frelturg
closed yesterday with public sitting. The
hall was dcDscly crowded, over five Thousand
persons being present.
The Republicans If The Georgia district rep
resented ty Hon. \. H. Stephens will not
make nomination. Mr. Stephens is uGdcr-
stood to be entirely satisfactory 10 them.
The splendid steamship alexandria, Of
the Anchor Line, coled with the Spanish
steamship Tomas, off Nlcrscy, yesterday aud
sunk The cable gives no particulars.
Tue busiucas portion OF Rua$evil', kcn
lucky, was burned on Sunday morning The
losses will aggregate $4,000, ADD the insurance
$4,000
Alfred Aahon aged twenty five, was muir
dered in the street at Norristown, New jersey,
on Tuesday night. The murderer is unknown,
though man was arrested on suspicion.
Charles Gilpin, NJ. F. for Northamptou
England, Lord George John Manners and Sir
Henry i. StorckS arc dead.
A Berlin telegram says that it is reported
that au order will soon be issued cxpc;liDg from
Prussia all foreign priests, monks and ruos.
The London Times says Lesscps has aban-
doncd the project OF 4 Central Asian railway
Hurricane in Frederick County. 1id.
FREDERICK, Nd, Sept. 9-One of the most
tcrr!i: storms ever experienced in this section
Of country passed over several portions Of fred
crlck country between tEe hours vi iuur anu
tisc o'cicck yesterday afternoon. Much hail
fell at Midlictcwn and vicinity, doing cousid-
cradle damage to the fruit crop and breaking
hundreds Of pancs Of glass. During the prcva
lence of the storm many large trees were up
rooted Or broken of, and much fencing blown
down. At Jr fftrs0n, eight miles from this city,
the slO,m ragged most tiarcely. There opposing
currents Of air seem to have met, causing
hurricane tn sweep over the neat little village,
unroofng many houses, churches, barns &c.
The Methodist Protestant church, large brick
building, was laid in complete ruins. The roof
aud rear gable end of the new Lutheran church
were tom away, the walls crushing through the
floors and carrying with them the pulpit, chan
ell, &c. injurlng il to tie extent OF about three
Thousand dollars. The Reformed church was
also slightly injured. Large grders were borne
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