Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-24
NEWS or 1'tsE DAY
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"7o shou the very age and body q the Ttnses"
A man named Hall Grub committed gross
Tuesday. On Wednesday he was sent to Jail
at Troy in charge OF a constable and guards.
The wagon containing the prisoner was follow
ed by an excited crowd OF men aud women, Oh
foot, on horseback aud 10 wagons the former
armed with guus and reviewers, and the latter
carrying ropes aud demanding revenge. hen
about mile from WathcDa the prisoner spraDg
from the wagon and attempted TO escape, but
was Immediately riddled with bullets and 10
stanty killed Que OF the crowd following the
wagon named Mcpherson received Que of the
shots fired by the mob ard was mortaily wound
ed. \ woman riding toward Wathcna, and
not connected with The crowd, was thrown from
her horse and perhaps fatally injured.
A suit has been begun in New York against
the official bond of the late Symmcs Gardner.
Army Quartcrmastcr for SIS 000 The Gov.
ernmcnt alleges that he was dciaultcr to the
amount of about $iO0, 600. Among the effects
of Gardner were found bonds to the amount Of
Sl32 500, which James Larimer Graham lost
in Sixth-avcuue car, and which were return
ed to him by order Of the Court
The address Of the Executive Committee Of
the Temperance Republicans Of New York
will be issued to-day. Il arraigns the Rcpub-
lcan party for the defeat Of local prohibition,
and expresses fear that the denomination of
Dix for Governor will cause the defeat Of the
State ticket and give the Democrats United
States Senator.
While three men were engaged in drawing
coal oil from train of 'tauks" at Forest
Stream Crossing on the Atlantic and Great West
ern Railway yesterday the fluid Was Quilted by
lantern which one of the men carried, and the
explosion OF six tank" Instantly followed.
The three men were burned to death.
The Democrats Of the Second Congressional
District, of Indiana, have nominated j. D. Will.
lams, of Knox county, for Congress- Mr..
Williams is a Granger. The district is largely
Democratic.
The Attorney General of New York has
given an opinion to the effect that the peti-
ton of one of the stockholders of the Erie
Railway Company, for the appointment of
receiver, ought not to be granted.
The Charleston News and Courier reports
the appearance Of catcrpillars on the Sea Is
land cotton plantations Of the coast. 1t is fear
ed that the showery weather will cause them
to multiply more rapidly than usual.
Twenty-ope persons have been killed by In
dams between Fort Bascoa and the Ration
mountains, New Mexico, up to-day and 400
horses have been driven away by them.
A dispatch from Memphis says the telegram
Of Tuesday concerning the boil and army worm
was erroneous. They have done but little or
no damage as yet.
Attorney General Williams has decided that
auditors and other officers who are empowered
to settle accounts have the power to administer
oaths.
\ large spar dangerous to navigators has
been discovered nine miles from Barnegat
lighthouse, coast Of New Jersey.
The boy murderer, pomeroy, has confessed
that he murdered the Mcllen boy on the ODD of
April last.
ESCAPE OF CoNvICIS. james Mcfarland
and Lewis Davis, Two white ucn sentenced to
the penlteDtiary from this city, and lately hired
out to Reuben Raglapd, OF Petersburg, escaped
from their guard Friday night and are now at
liberty, Another convict, Jas Wyrick, from
Wythe county. managed to escape Saturday.
but was caught the next day. The same night |
that be was caught convict whose name was
Boswell, escaped, and Creeknan, another, es-
capped on Monday. Since writing the above We
learn that last night seven of the penitentiary
couvicts employed by MIR. Ragland, president |
of the Petersburg and Weldon railroad, to work |