Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-27
NEWS OF THE DAY
To sho,o the 0ery age and body Of the Times

To sho,o the osry age and body Of the Times"
A terrible explosion has occurred at the Py-
rotrchDc School, Toulon. A naval lieutenant
was filing bottles with dynamite, gun cotton
and phosphate of calcium, and the story ia that
a drop Of persplratiou from his forehead, fall
Ing under certain conditions. on matter not ey-
pioslVe without contact with water produced
the catastrophe. 40 officer and two warrant
officers We're killed on the spot
At the Seaview House, Rye Beach, N. H.,
Oh Sunday night, large chandelier, containing
twenty or more lighted naptha lamps, fell from
the ceiling, and the lamps breaking, the hall
instantly took IRE. BY the prompt use of fire
extlngulsbers, however, the flames were sup.
pressed. A large humber Of guests were in the
house at the lime. and IL was some hours be-
fore confidence was restored.
Information was received at the Treasury
Department yesterday of the Indictment by the
Grand Jury of ST. Louis of Avery, the Chief
Clerk Of the Department, who is accused of
completely with the Wbiskey Ring His resig-
nation was demanded and immediately ten
dered, but up to this time he has not been ar
rested.
A man named johnson, with bis wife and
FIVE children 10 a wagon, drove into Coosawat-
tee river, in Gordon county, Ca, Sunday, and
getting into deep water, the wagon bed hoated
OFT All the children were drowned. The man
aod wife escaped. The bodies Of four Of the
children have been recovered.
II. S. Rich, the defauting agent of the Bal
timore aud Ohio railroad at Columbus, Ohio,
was yesterday discharged, no one appearing
against him. The discharge was the result OF a
COMPROMISE, Rich having given such iDforma.
uOn as Will lead to the recovery OF the amount
embeZzed
Daniel Fee, one of the leaders in the recent
assault on the ex-priest Gerdemaon iu Phils.
delpbia, was yesterday held 10 50, 900 bail 10
answer the charge of melting riot. Gerde-
maUn is announced to deliver lecture to nor.
row evening. his theme being "Ten Years 10
the Priesthood and trouble is Appreciated.
John Noble, highly respectable farmer, sc
years Of age, living near Millbury, Ottawa coup.
ty, Canada, killed his wife last evening by
beating her with a club and cutting her throat
for alleged in6dclity. He surrendered to the
authorities.
The old-established mercantile house of leo.
p. Mitchell & Sons, Halifax, N. S., is in q
financial difficulty, owing to the misappropra.
too Of their property by Montreal merchant.
The liabilities of the firm are stated at $3.50.
OOO, the loss in Montreal being sos, 900.
Judge Blodgett, of the U. S. District Court
at Chicago, has rendered an important deci
sion, 10 which the rights Of foreign holders OF
railroad bonds are protected as against the
claims Of lessee.
John Il. Ship, a married man, aged about
20 years, has been arrested at Lebanon, Pa,
for attempting to outrage Lizzie Annie Desslu.
ger, years OF age, near Avon, 10 that county
He confessed bis guilt
Rudolph Schreiber and Philip Lcwinsk have
been arrested 10 Brooklyn, N. y, for passing
counterfeit five cent nickeIs Both were com
United to answer. A quantity of the counter.
feits are 10 circulation.
There has been no official decision as vet a,
Philadelphia of the recent swimming match be.
tween Coyle and johnson. The principals and
their friends have tried to arrange for another
match, but we're unsuccessful.
There are three tramp" hotels in Readiog,
Penn, where lodging can be bad for from IL
to 20 cents, aud breakfast Is cents. The ten.
cent dodgers sleep on straw 10 sheds, Withou,
covering.
The cotton mill operatives at Oldham, Eug-
land, having refused to accept the masters
terms on the wages question, thirty mills we're
closed at that place yesterday
1t is said the Carlists of Catalonia continue
to give in their adherence to the Alf5usist Gov
ernmeut. Eight hundred submissions have
been recently recorded.
On Wednesday last there was sold in New
York million Of bushels of wheat. This is
the largest days transaction 10 the history OF
the port.
The evangelical pastors of Washington city
are taking steps TOR having revival meetings
under the direction of Messrs. Moody and
Sankey.
The difficulties between the South Carolina
railroad and its connections having been ad
Justed, freight and passenger traffic is now un-
interrupted.
The Obituary is the title of the last London
journal. It is published weekly, is illustrated,
and appears To be devoted entirely TO funeral
subjects.
A movement is on foot in New Orleans to or
ganlze command of Infantry With the inteu-
ton of visiting the Centennial.
The Introduction Of machinery for separating
slate from coal is depriving thousands Of boys
OF work IN the anthracite coal region.
The number of people stated to be out of
employment and n destitute condition, owing
to the recent foods in France, is 80 900.
Last night movement of the Radicals of
Baltimore to organize "Cilizcu's party" as
they call 1t, was lnaugurated.
The ship Stuart Robinson has been lost at
sea 90 the voyage from Bombay for 4 gland,
and 50 of her crew drowned.
Mr.. George II. PendetoD has been elected a.
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