Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29
NEWS OF THO DAY
To shoao thevery age and body of the Times

OF the 0attle OF Trenton anu sullcuuCl va 'hS
Hessiaus. Fully fifteen thousand persons were
on the streets to witness the celebration. MT.
Adam Eaton represented General Washington,
being dressed in full Continental uniform.
About one thousand troops took part IN The
sham engagement. The whole affair was highly
successful.
At special meeting of the Presbytery OF
Baltimore held yesterday, the Rev. Alexan-
der NJ, Jcey, of Newton, N. j., was received
as member of the body, iu order to accept a
call to The Twelfth Church, III that city, Rev.
John r. Paxton, # Churchville, Md, was, at
his request, dismissed to the Presbytery OF Car
Isle, Pa, to accept call rendered to him to
the Fins, Church at Harrisburg, Pa
The Williamsburg ferryboat Alaska colded
with the cattle boat Golden at New York yes
terday atteruoou on East river, during fog.
Both boats were badly damaged. O1e mau
was killed, Que was fatally injured, both legs
being cut off; one had a leg cut of; one had
collar bone broken; aud another was badly IN
iured about the body, while several were more
or less burt.
Two females, whose names and addresses
the police authorities positively decline to dis
close, made affdavits in New York yesterday
duplicating prominent physician OF that city
in the murder Of his illegitimate child. Inc
doctor is confined ut police headquarters but
The detectives decline to give his name. One OF
the women is supposed to be the mother OF the
murdered child.
Early yesterday morning fire occurred at
Reistertown Station, on the Western Mary
land Railroad, destroying the country store OF
r. Ii. Pennington. together with the postothce
and express office in the same building. The
loss will reach several thousand dollars. The
property was owned by s. Z. Townsend, OF
Baltimore.
By post belluu law 10 Georgia, commission
merchants could take out a lien upon farmers
crops for loans advanced The latter class Wig
orouslv and successfully clamored for the re-
peal of the law. Now they want it rcadopted,
because they cannot get any advance money
from the merchants with which to pay their
hands
Colonel Eugene Lehardy, known throughout
the country as a prominent civil engineer and
railroad man, who spent many years of his lite
in efforts to build up the South and draw the
attention of Northern and European capitalists
to that section of the country, died at Rome,
Georgia, on Sunday.
Advices received at London confirm the re-
ported burning of the emigrant ship Cospatrlck
while makiug her way around the Cape of
Good Hope en- route for New Iceland. vi i've
hundred persons on board, only three are known
to have escaped.
Some time between Saturday night and Mon
day morning, the jewelry store Of George W..
Daring 4 Co., at Boston, was broken into and
robbed of gold watches, diamopds and other
articles of value amounting to upwards OF
$4,000.
The schooner Helen \. Locke, Capt. Gray,
from Porto Rico, with fruit, aud owned 10
Massachusetts, is ashore at Little Egg harbor,
New jersey. The vessel and cargo will be a
total loss. Crew landed in safety
Captain General CoDcha has issued orders to
the officers commanding Spanish troops iu Gu
ba to act Ieuientiy towards captured or surren-
dered insurgents, bu, to execute all lncendlar-
les and fIlibusterS who may be taken prisoners.
The Secretary of the Treasury has instruct
ed the Solicitor of the Treasury Department to
bring suit against bondsmen promptly upon
the default Of officers otthe Government under
the control of the Department.
Nicholas Nelson, died at his home in Har-
ford county, Md, yesterday, at the age OF 81
years. Deceased Was prominent aud wealthy
citizen, aud was for several terms member OF
the Maryland Legislature.
Mr.. James Webb, one of Baltimore's most
enterprising citizens, died suddenly yesterday.
He was Director in the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad and President of the Old Town Saw
ings Bank.
A Montgomery (AIa dispatch says that the
negroes in that State are rapidly contracting
with planters for next years work. There is
less talk ofgoing West, and better feeling pre-
walls than Tor years.
The Knights Templar of the District of Co.
lumbia are making extensive preparations to
celebrate on the 18th of January, the scmi-cen.
tennial anniversary Of the organization of Wash
ington Commandery Knights Templar.
The Philadelp hia and Reading Company
have lately uncovered mammoth coal vein 10
Schnylkill county, Pa, the total depth of coal
being forty-eight and half eet
The Philadelphia detectives who arrived at
Ithaca, n Y, on Saturday evening, declare
that the boy who was thought to be Charlie
Ross is not that individual
Fitytwo wandering and punderiug Chey-
enne Indians have been captured by the troops
who have been 10 pursuit Of them for some
tine 10 the Western wilds.
Yesterday committee of the Legislature of
Massachusetts visited Baltimore to inquire in
to transportation facilities, method of handling
freights. improvement of the harbor, etc.
King Kalakaua is about to visit New Bed
ford, Mass, the home of his great grandfather.
Negroes arc queer people According to a
correspondent, if any one of them has a grudge
against person. he will cut off the head of
white chicken cock, and place it on fence or
tree 10 the immediate ncighborhood of his ene-
mys dwelling, with the bill pointed toward the
door. This, in their opinion, puts spell or
charm on the house and brings ruio. sickness
and death to the inmates thereof So firmly
do they believe 10 charms, aud so strongly does
this belief act on their imaginations, that when
tbev thirt tbemSplCas charmed thav eoLon