Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-01
NEWS OF THE DAY
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with Joe Reid colored, Of that city, who was
whipping bis wife. Frazier was promptly shot
dead, and the defender of marital rights was
lodged in jail. A later dispatch says says: oa ine
excitement over the killing of Police Ohcer
Frazier by Joe Reid, colored, to-day grew more
and more intense during the afternoon and
evening, and eliminated at $3.50 to. night 10
large, excited crowd gathering 10 front of the
Jail and demanding the keys from Jaller Heav-
erin, who refused TO give them up. They then
Immediately attacked the building, forced 40
entrance, and at 1880 o'clock, after forcing
open four heavy iron doors, succeeded 10 reach
ing the cell 10 which the negro was conhned,
the door of which was soon broken open Reu
was seized, rope fastened arouod his neck,
and hurried to the Suspension bridge, from
which he was thrown, with the intention OF
hanging him, but the rope breaking, he Tell to
the rocks beneath, distance of ninety feet,
and from thence into the river. he was shot
once on the way to. and again at the bridge.
The body has not yet been recovered. Inc
alarm was given on the first indication OF riot,
aud large police force was sent to the jail,
but were soon overpowered and driven away oy
the rioters The jaller and his ASSISTANTS did
all 10 their power TO resist the attack and pro-
tect their prisoner.
The annual examination of the class GU duty
at the artillery school at Fortress Monroe, Va,
was concluded on Thursday, aud was celebrat-
ep 10 the evening with display OF frew ,rbs,
an essay on "Apcleut and Modern. Warfare, " by
2ud Lieut. Z. NJ. Cobb first in the gradual
ing class, and an address by Gen. Barry There
was large assemblage present from the nclgh-
boring communities The following is the grad
uating class Second Lieutenants h. NJ Cobb,
Ira McNutt, w. b. HOMER VIM. II. Cothu,
B. H. Randolph First LieutenaDts Paul Roe
per Second Lieutenant }. f. Bloom !; Sec
ond Lieutenants NJ. Crawford, IT,, Frank
Thorpe, Z B. Hubbard, 6. A. TburSton J..
f. Weston, 4. D. Wheeler, Louis Smith, II.
r. Anderon, +. A. Mlltimore, John l.. Clem,
and j. Z. ScantliDg.
The probable spking of barge with four
| men on board is reported from Rochester The
barge was loaded with iron ore, and was being
towed from the Canada side of Lake Ontario
| by tug boat. A gale set 10, and the water
becoming very rough, the tug boat cut loose
and left the barge to its fate. Nothing has
been heard of the barge or the unfortunate
men who we're left on board of her. dis
patch from Detroit says that eighteen fishing
boats are missing at St. Joseph's, and it is
feared that they have been lost.
The counsel for Beecher yesterday anuounc-
ed that the defense closed its case With MIR.
Tracy's testimony Tilton' counsel offered to
waive all objections to Mrs Tton being offer
ed as witness for the defense, but Bcecher 5
counsel refused the Offer on the ground that
consent of counsel would not make her testl-
mony legal. Judge Nelson said that consent
of counsel made such evidence admissible, but
be was glad Mrs. Tilton was not to testify.
1t Is understood in Washington city that the
grand jury of the District of Coum bia had un-
der consideration yesterday evidence of various
alleged libels published In the New ork sun
| agaiust various citizeDs of Washington, aud es.
| pecialy ex Gov. Shepherd, who himself APP
peared as witness. 1t is said that present
ment has been agreed upon, bat that the 10
dictment will not be brought into curt for
some days to come.
The schooner Margaret Crockard, havng on
board the officers and crew of the British ship
Airey Force, which was wrecked on her pas
sage from Australia to San francisco, was
capsized recently while bound from TahI'l 20
San Francisco, and sixteen persous were d.omi
ed. The remainder, including the captains OF
the Crockard and Aircy Force, have arrived at
Tahiti.
Gov. Kellogg, ia behalf of the State of
Louisiana, has entered suit against Auditor
Clintun's securities on his special bond for the
recovery of various sums of money alleged TO
be fraudulently withheld from the State Treas
ury, and moneys illegally paid by Clinton to un-
authorized parties. The amount sought to be
recovered aggregates 100000.
During severe gale at Rochester, N. Y,
Thursday, the buildings of the Leighton Iron
Works we're blown down, involving loss of
$4,000 No lives were lost, though several
persons were injured Several bargemeu are
supposed to have gone down with their bargcs
duriog the gale on Lake Ontario, twenty miles
east of Rochester.
An extensive fire has been raging in the
woods near Manchester, N. H., along the line
of the Manchester and Lawrence railroad TO
Londonderry, aud tralos on that road cannot
pass through the fumes Men have gone from
Manchester to fight the fire. Many miles have
been burned over and immense damage will
pbe done if the flames are not checked.
At meeting yesterday of merchants, mill
owners and shippers interested in the trade of
Halifax, N. B., $57 900 was subscribed to pro-
vide labor 10 opposition to the laborers' socle
ty. The amount will be increased Nothing
was done yesterday 10 the Way of loading or
dschargiug vessels owing to the strike.
The United States Supreme Court, which
will close its present term early next month,
will dispose of all cases that have been argued,
with the exception of three, which require
more deliberatioD than can now be given. One
Of these is the case involving the constitution
atty of the Enforcement act.
MIR. Thomas Morrison, late contractor for re-
pairing the mail pouches at St. Louis, against
whom charges of mutilalng mail bags for the
purpose of increasing his compensation, were
recently made, has come to Washington to re-
flute said charges. He claims that he is the
victim of a conspiracy.
An executive committee of ladies of the Dis
trict of Columbia, as an adjunct to the National