Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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The yearly meeting of the Orthodox Society
of Friends is 10 progress in Baltimore. A large
number of delegates are in attendance.
The sarcophagus being prepared for Gui-
bord remains will be completed in few days,
but ii is not yet known when the intcrment will
take place.
Gilbert Butler, an old citizen of Savannah,
Ca, was found drowned in the canal near that
city on Saturday. The circumstances OF his
sudden death are enveloped 10 mystery
4 most atroclous murder occurred recently
near the town of St. Pierre, in British North
America. A family of six persons were all
murdered 10 single night.
The imports last week at the port OF New
York amounted to $6 293, 22O, the exports of
produce being $4,S79 4O7. The specie ex
ported amounted to SG0S, 1876.
The Albion Jockey Club conc uded their fall
meeting at Nashville Oh Saturday with a grand
fox hunt, in which the lady friends of the club
participated.
Four steamers arrived at Havana recently
with rcinforcemenis for the army in Cuba, and
| the Government is drafting horses to mount
| the recruits.
G, L Lewis, trustee Of Jay Cooke & Co.,
has hr 1ught suit against Gen. Frederick Il.
| Deaf to recover 81 SCI 81 loaned to him by the
| firm before their failure.
Sixteen hundred soldiers embarked at San
tander yesterday for Cuba Don Carlos is said
to have dismissed from the service Gen Dor
regaray and several other Carist chiefs.
The Boadlcea,a new war vessel of novel build,
| being OF IRON, with an outer casing of wood,
was auached at Portsmouth, England, Oh Sat
urday.
1t is reported that at the Pope's intercession
the Emperor of Germany has RENTED one
year OF Cardinal Ledochowsk's term of i'm.
prlsoumeut. aod that full pardon will prob
ably follow.
G. T. VI. Cox, the Boston bootand shoe house
that failed few days ago, show by their state
ment that their liabilities are 1925, SOS, with
assets Of Sl0j, 425. They offer forty cents on
| the dollar.
Bishop Lttlcjoin sailed Saturday last from
New ork for Europe for the purpose OF iu.
spectng the American Episcopal churches, un
der appointment Of the Presiding Bishcp of the
Episcopal Churches of the United States.
The trial OF Arthur Davis and bis wife for
the murder OF Miss Gmour by procuring 40
abortion, was concluded at Toronto on Sa,ur.
day, both being found guilty. They we're seu-
fenced to be hanged 90 the Sth Of December
I The first snow storm Of the season 10 Port
Jervis, n. Y, occurred Saturday night Snow
| fell at Cocaectou, on the Erie Railroad grow.
ing heavier further West. At Susquehanna,
Pa, 1t was five inches deep
There was frost Friday night in Louisiana as
Tar south as PaScagoula, aud the yellow fever
there is dying out. A;Memphis dispatch re-
ports killing frost, which probably damaged
late cotton in that st ction
Prof. Januey's geological expedition hos re-
turned to Cheyenne from the Black Hills He
reports that gold exists their in paying auanti
ties, aud fully confirms Gen. Custar's reports
as to the natural advantages of the country.
Al ARRAY occurred between party of bows
and some of the orphans OF ST. Joseph's Asy-
lum, of st. Louis yesterday, during which
boy named James Duffy, had his skull frac.
tured by a lump OF coal, thr0wO by Que Of the
orphans. Duffy died ln few minutes.
suit has been commenced at ST. Louis by
the UDlted States against the Ohio and Missis.
Sppl Railroad Company to recover S60,O0O,
the amount OF loleraal revenue tax 90 the yet
carulngs OF the road from January, 1868, to
January, 1872.
At Hackettstown, n j., Saturday, James
Riker shot and killed his two sons, aged and
10, and SHOT at his wife but missed his aim.
lie then shot himself In the head, but the
wound Is not serious. Riker was arrested.
Domestic troubles led to the crime.
A terrific tornado, accompanied by heavy
bursts Of rain, passed over Milford, Pa, and
Immediate vicinity, between six and seven clock
Saturday evening Trees were uprooted, fences
blown down, outbuildings upturued, windows
broken, &c. The storm lasted thirty minutes.
Efforts are being made by wreckers to re-
cover schooner loaded with whiskey, which
sank twanty-three years ago 10 Lake Erie. The
barrels are found to be 10 good state of pre-
serVilon, and hopes are entertained of rcaliz-
Ing something like 100000 90 the cargo
Major john n. Edwards, who recently fought
duel with Major Foster in Winnebago couu-
ty. ILL.,, was arrested 90 Saturday at St. Louis,
uuder the Missouri law preventing dueiliug
All the other participants 10 the affair -princl-
pal, seconds aud surgeons will also be ar
rested.
At a recent sale in the Kentucky blue grass
region the following prices were obtained
Forty-four native cows aud heiters brought
s2S,2 lO, and twenty imported ones ISL, 225
four uative bulls sold for $l,7l5, and i've I'M
ported ones Tor $l23 300. The total for seven
ty three animals Was Sl23 $50.
An affray at Senatobia, Miss, Saturday, be-
tween Col. j. II, Cooke, prominent mer-
chant, and B McHenry. in which several pis-
to shots were fired by both parties, resulted 10
the mortal woundng of Cooke, who then drew
knife and stabbed McIIeury to death. A
political quarrel caused the difficulty.
OIegarlo, Chief of the Pola or Temcula To-
dams of California who were recently driven
from their reservation, is at Los Angeles, and
denies the report that the Indians had revolted
or have any intention of doing so. He says
the white men of San Diego spread the report
to prevent the publr from symnat h;1no with