Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-11
NEWS OF THE DAY
"To sho,o the gerry age and body Of the Times

| The Galveston News special dispatch from
Rockport, Texas, says it has been ascertalned
that the recent murderers Of Mr.. Swift aud
wife were two Mexicans. They were traced to
Mexican rancho on Blanco creek, twelve or fiji
teen miles from Guliad. The party in pursuit
charged the house Tuesday morning and at.
tempted to take it by storm, but one OF them,
Dan Holland, was killed in the attempt. The
party then withdrew to safe distance to await
reinforccmcuts A large party have left Rctu-
gio for the scene of the conflict.
A portion Of the personal property belonging
| to the late Senator Sumner was sold at Boston
yesterday, and attracted large attendance
| The articles sold consisted principally of china
glass and other pieces OF table ware with some
| vases and paror ornaments. Good prices we're
realized. The Sumner memorial fund amounts
| to $4,000.
At meeting of the American Society Of En-
gineers, now holding a Convention in New
York, the committee on the bursting of the
Williamsburg dam reported that they had OK
aminea the remains of the dam and found de-
fects of the grosscst character, indicating that
the work had been done by inexperienced per
sons.
General o. O. Howard and DR.. Garnctt, Of
Washington; DR.. Ruffner, State supnrlnten-
dent of education of Virginia, and some seven
ty-6ve other prominent patrons OF education,
arrived at Fortress Monroe yesterday to attend
the closing exercises of the Hampton (Fa.)
normal school, which takes place to-day.
G. w. Campbell has been arrested near
Blacksburg, Va, for passing counterfeit fifty
No cpt ,ha- pt tInrS
who are known to be deeling in bogus money
have been ascertained, and they will probably
be arrested.
The feeling in Paris against the Bonapartist
members of the Assembly who iu>uIted Gam
BETA on Tuesday is so bitter that guard was
put on the train which conveys the Deputies
from Versailles to Paris to protect them trcm
the violence of the mob.
In the French Assembly yesterday an amend
mcnt to the General Electoral bill was passed,
fixing the age for the exercise of the elective
franchise at twcnty-one years, instead of TWEEN
ty-fvc years, as proposed by the Government.
A Boston dispatch says that the yacht Amer
lea, owned by General B. f. Butler, ran ashore
on Rams Horn Spit, in Beverly harbor ycster
day morning. She lies in bad position, and is
full of water.
An invoice Of -four was received yesterday at
Galveston, Texas, direct from Kansas City,
Mo-, and another shipment Of 10000 bushels
of corn is expected, en- route to Liverpool
The Synod of the Reform Church, lately in
session al Poughkeepse, New York, refused to
sanction the proposed union with the Prcsby
teran Church, and adjourned.
Souorol paroopo nara ctruol- bY lirhtp;pr IN
the appalling thunder storm which swept over
New York city on Tuesday evening.
The State Convention of Indiana Farmers, in
session at Indianapolis, nominated full ticket
for State officers yesterday.
George Won Beck was beaten to death in a
saloon braw in Kingston, N. Y, Tuesday, by
Patrick McGee and John Rabb, who have fed.
A boat containing three insurgent Cuban
chiefs, one of whom is named Betancourt, has
been captured and taken into Nuevitas.
The death sentence of Schmidt, Canadian
murderer, has been committed to Imprisonment
for life.
During the discussion of the Geneva Award
bill, in the House of Representatives, ycster-
day, Mr.. Tremain asked Mr.. Frye, of Main,
what authority he had for stating that Mr.
Evarts was the attorney Of the Underwriters at
Geneva.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts-His Own
statement before the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Tremain said he sent letter here yes
terday denying it.
Mr.. Buter-If he was here and made that
statement | would throw it back to him.
MIR. Kellogg, Of Connecticut-He could not
make the statement here. You could refuse TO
allow him.
MIR. Butler-I would not refuse him. do
not come from Connecticut Laughter.
POINT LOOKOUT RAILROAD. In the Sen
ate, yesterday, MIR. Hitchcock, from the Com
mittee on the District of Columbia reported,
with an amendment, the House bill authoriz-
ing the Washington City and Point Lookout
Railroad Company to extend their road to
Georgetown via Piney Branch and Rock Creek.
The amendment strikes out that portion of the
bill which requires this company to first re-
fholr froo % hafx he