Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-07
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{. To shou the rery age and body Of the 7'"'es
An impatient switchman caused trighiul ac-
cident yesterday morning on the New HaVeo
aud New London Railroad, at Stony Creek.
about twenty miles from the first named city.
He closed the switch before the last car bad
left the shifting rail- The rear car was thrown
from the track and dragged the rest OF the tram
with it, all being thrown down an embankment
The sup rrintendeut of the road was the ouiy
person killed outright, but several others are
supposed TO he fatally injured. Seventy-elght
suffered wounds aud c:ntuslonS more or less
severe.
The case Of Mr.. B. 6. Bean, New York
merchant, who is charged with attempting TO
smuggle $50 600 worth Of silks 10 trunks from
the steamship Russia, OF the GUARD line, VIVID
out paying duty thereon, is now being trieo III
the u. S. District Court at Trenton. ms Is
the first case that has arisen under the Ia"
passed at the recent session OF Congress, by
which iuformers fees were abolished.
The Tammany celebration in New ork on
the Fourth developed less as to the future pro-
gramme of the Democratic party than was an
ticipated. The speakers were Mr. james ..
Tbaver Congressman Wood aud Cox, aud Mr..
Rufus f. Andrews. The latter closed with the
observation that the question whether this
country is to be republic or an empire Will
close with the centennial.
Attorney General Williams has determined
that he will not be Implicated III the District
safe burglary business, and has therefore en
ployed Mr.. ~ S. Riddle to prosecute the case
He has thus taken the matter out OF the hands
of MIR. Harrington, who is charged With being
interested in this burglary.
Thomas Kemp residing at New Brunswick,
N. j., yesterday flung his three children lnto
the canal and jumped in after them. The eld-
est child was drowned, but the other two, with
the father. were rescued. Kemp is not expect,
ed TO survive The Two children are out OF
danger.
A dispatch from Pembina says that party
OF Sioux attacked the settlement OF ST. joseph
on Saturday and killed four persons. Several
children were missing. A company OF soldiers
have started for the scene of the massacre, and
"A volunteer company is being organized.
The scaffold has been built and all the ar
rangemcnts have been completed IN Baltimore
for the execution of Rosentine AID Moody on
DcAt lUuISCa1 uCsS diS NV WV 49,,
who murdered an old farmer named Bchm,
near Mrddcown, Nd, last fall.
Tue Alabama and Chattanooga RAILROAD was
offered for sale at Mobile yesterday under de-
cree of Court. Three million dollars being the
only offer bid, and that being less than the
| minimum fixed by the decree, the sale was ad-
| iourned until the first Monday in October
The number of ordinary postage stamps Is
sued to postmasters By the department during
the fiscal year ending June 80 was G32, 1873 APO.
The issues for the previous year We're gu ,93l,-
$40. The vauc of the stamps issued the last
fiscal year is $23, S27 900.
The Commissioner Of Taxes and Assessments
of New York reports the assessed value OF real
and personal estate 10 the city and county at
81, l54 OO0, 0O0 an Increase Of $24, 7SS,OUO over
that reported at the same time last year.
Iu paper read before the New lork Me.
theological Society last evening. Dr. Hammond
suggests the bunting of the lnclsor teeth OF
dogs as precautionary measure to prevent the
spread of hydrophoba.
Mr. Williams, of Buffalo, has been APP
pointed General Manager Of the Lake Shore
aud Michigan Southern Railway in place OF
Amasa j. Stone, resigned.
DR.. Patrick Wilkie Brown, a native and
IGNORED citizen of Richmond, died on Monday.