Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The committee of creditors appointed to in-
vestigate the affairs Of Lee & Shepard, of B D.
ton, report the net liabilities of the firm to be
$5lS,2OO 81, while the total assets amount to
but $l53, 2O6.93 The firm offer to pay twenty
cents on the dollar, secured by short notes.
without interest.
The trial of the Jefferson Borden mutineers
was concluded 10 the United States Circuit
Court, at Boston, yesterday. The jury had
not agreed upon verdict at the adjournment
of the court. The general impression is that
the jury differ on the question whether the
crime be murder or maDslaughter.
The Oraugcmen of Toronto held meeting
on Wednesday night, and passed resolutions
protesting against pilgriuages and public pro-
cessions on Sunday, and requesting the Mayor
to call meeting OF citizens to consider the best
means OF preventing recurrence of the disor-
der of last Sunday.
A letter has been addressed to the District
Attorney of Queens county, N. Y, by the
citizens of Sea Cliff, urging an Investigation
into the circumstances attending the drowning
of the Rev. DR.. Purteous. az there are strong
suspicious of foul play 10 the case.
The race yesterday at Boston between the
stations Smuggler and Thomas Jefferson for
s., 900 and the championship, was won by
Smuggler IN three straight heats. Jefferson
was Withdrawn 10 the third heat on account of
Iameuess. Time 2.253, 22S, 240.
VIM. Paulins, of Jersey City, known there
as blind Billy, the newsmau," has just re-
| ceved notice of the death of his brother Geo.
| Clark Paullng, well known engineer and rail-
way contractor Of Manchester, England, who
has left him legacy Of ELS 900 sterling.
The clerical aud lay delegates of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Diocesan Convention reassem.
bed Yesterday morning 10 St. Johns Chapel,
| New York. Morning sessions we're conducted
BY the Right Rev. Bishop Potter and Rev.
Messrs. Snowden, Livingston and Rosencranz.
Cardinal McCloskey, yesterday, took posses.
sion of his title 10 the Church of Sancta Maria
Supra Minervam. After the ceremony the
Cardinal received the congratulations of mum.
Der Of Italians and Americans.
An explosion Of gas occurred in the Anchor
colliery, at Heckshervile, Pa, yesterday morn
ing, killing two men Instantly aud fatally wound
ing another. Two men and boy were also in-
jured.
The Commissioners of the Freedmen's Saw
ings and Trust Company announce that they
will commence paying dividend of twenty
per ceot on all audited claims on the LIST of No.
vember.
| 10 Megantic county, Canada, a we'll TODD
farmer named O'Donnell was murdered on
Sunday last while returning from church. His
body was found 10 ditch with the skull frac-
tured 10 two places.
| An examination Of the books of the Planters
National Bank of Louisville, reveals defalca-
ton of SlO5.000 by Rehm, the late teller of
the bank, who recently stole 500, 900 from the
| institution.
The work on the Centennial buildings is pro-
crossing satisfactorily, and they will be COM
pleted 10 time. The Board of Finance reports
| large and increasing demand from all quar-
| ters for stock
Ex-Governor Olden, Of New Jersey, was at
| tackled with paralysis yesterday. He is nearly
| survive the attack.
The landing of the expedition that sailed for
Cuba in the Uruguay, formerly the Octavia, is
denied by the Spanish Minister.
Charles B. Wright, of Philadelphia, was yes
terday elected President of the Northern Pacific
Railway.
The suit against the trustees of the cemetery
of St. Sulpice, of Montreal, for refusing burial
to Guibord's remains has been dismissed.
Prof. Goodwin Smith was married at Toronto,
| Canada, yesterday, to the widow of the late
Hon. w. H. Bouten.
The former decree fixing the current value
of foreign gold in Havana has been again put
in force.
A dispatch from Havana states that Sbar-
key, the escaped murderer, is going to Spain.
A buried cypress forest has been discovered
by we'll digging In Essex county, Va.
The Fall River operatives have Quoted down
and the mills are running nearly full force,
President Graots blooded stock was sold
yesterday at his farm near St. Louis.
Janeway & Co., of New York, dealers 10 pa
per hangDgs, have made an assignment.
LoUDoN COUNTY ITEMEs. From the Lou.
douu Enterprise and the Loudouu Mirror We
take the following items:
On Saturday night last Mr.. John .Taven-
ner's corn-crib was broken open and barrel of
-four stolen from it by some one or more of our
Hamilton thieves. His dairy was also entered
by false key, but they found nothing there
worth taking but cream jar.
Mr.. L. ID. Wright, of Indiana, formerly of
Leesburg, has issued prospectus for the pub.
llcation 10 Leesburg, of semi-mouthy Agri.
cultural paper to be called the Farmer and
Mechanic, the first No. OF which is to appear
on the 18th of October.
disease to which 20 other name can be |