Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-08
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The Sheriff Of Luz rne county, Pa, makes
public proclamation of his inability to preserve
order and prottc ct the property of the coal CON-
panies in certain sections of his balllWlck and
calls upon The Governor of the State to send
military force to assist him. The special ro-
licemeD req uted iu Philadelphia to guard the
coal mines aud protect the miners who refuse
to strike have all retired from the front, and
such of them as have not made their way back
to Philadelphia are anxiously luquirDg tor
Transportation The miners will mold a
Convention at Scranton to-day, at which plan
of compromise will be discussed.
The Kentucky Cour, of Appeals has made a
decision IN the. case of Gen. Thomas jones,
elected last August to the Office of Clerk of the
Court of Appeals, but held to be Ineligible by
the State Coutesting Board on account Of hav-
ing accepted challenge to fight duel. The
Court reVerses the ruling Of the Contestlng
Board, and holds MIR. Jones to be eligible 10
the Office.
A destructive FIRE occurred 10 San francisco
yesterday occasioued by the accidental explo-
sion Of canister of giant powle Several
buildings were blown to pieces, aud number
of persons killed and wounded by the falling
tirubers The full extent of the disaster has
not been ascertained. The fire was reported
under control
Reports have been received from the chiefs
of all the American parties of observation of
the transit of Venus. The computation, it is
expected, will not be completed uuti the occur
renee of the next transit OF venus, eight years
bannn Too thous md voa n,ust pIansa hpfnra
a recurrence of the transit thereafter.
Fifteen hundred Apache lndiaus have lately
been removed from the Verde reservation, in
Arizona to the San Carlos reservation, about
one hundred miles eastward the purpose be-
ing to abandon the former aud consolidate its
occupants with an equal number OF Apaches
on the latter.
Nine Sioux chiefs are now ready to come 90
to Washington to have talk" about the con-
tcmplated purchase by the government of the
Black Hills cUuntry. Several more chiefs are
needed, however, to make up representative
delegation, and these will be heard from
shortly.
Nearly all the section hands and weavers in
the Potomiska Mills at New Bedford Mass,
have struck, the former on account Of disa.
greeauent 90 wages, aud the latter because
ooe of their committee 10 demonstrate with
the managers was discharged.
In Philadelphia last night man named
Leye cut his wife's throat, attempted TO muir
der his step son and then stabbed himself. The
woman is dead. and it is supposed that the
murderer cannot survive. The crime was per-
petratcd 10 fit Of jealousy
The new british nao-of, war Alexandra was
successfully launched yesterday at Chatham
Backyard, with the usual ceremonies The
Prince aud Princess Of Wales, Duke and Ouch
ess Of Teck, aud other persons OF high rank
we're present.
The bill to establish institutions for the deaf,
dumb, blind and feeble minded, has passed
the New jersey Senate The bill to allow em
ploycs on railroads to come under the lien law
was lost Both Houses have agreed to adj )urn
sDe die To- morrow.
Yesterday there were sixty.three arrivals of
vessels entered at the Baltimore Cus,omhouse,
and some ten or fifteen vessels reached the
harbpr after the Customhouse had closed.
The cargoes include fruit, sugar, molasses and
salt.
1t appears from the reports made to the
Comptroller Of the Currency up to the close of
business March |, that the entire resources Of
all the National Banks We're 81, 1863 Coy 286
They have among their assets SIG, 66. 1923 oil
specie, aud SIS, 497, $40 of legal-tender notes.
The coroner's inquest upon the body of Rich
ard Dorsey, colored, who was killed during the
election riot at Annapolis 90 Monday, rendered
a verdict yesterday that be came 10 his death
at the hands of person or persons unknown
to the jury.
A telegram from Aylesford, Kings county,
Nova Scotia, says boy supposed TO be Char
ley Ross, was discovered three weeks ago near
Margaresvie, on the Bay of Fundy, in charge
of a fortune teller who came there in October
last.
The Emperor of Austria departed from
Venice yesterday. Before leaving he confer
red numerous decorations, and earnestly con-
graduated King Victor Emmanuel on the co.,
soIidation of Italy.
The Emperor William, on account of bis
feeble health, has abandoned his conteu plated
trip to Italy to pay visit to Victor Emmanuel.
The Crown Prince and Princess will 20 In hls
place.
The schooner Mary Clark, Of Baltimore,
was run into by steamer 10 Norfolk harbor
on Saturday night and sunk. She was laden
with oysters.
Halbert 4. Paine, of Wisconsin, is to be APP
pointed to the vacant juigeship Of the Court
of Claims.
The amount Of National Bank notes received
at the Treasury at Washington yesterday for
redemption Was SAP, 300
District Meeting.
Cores pondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
HERNDoN STATION, Va, April 7.-Our
T ownsbip, Tor suppose l must now say our
DISTRICT meeting met at Thornton's Station, on