Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-25
NEWS DF THE DAY.
"7o sho,o the gerry age and body Of the Times

ITO sho'o tue gerry age and body OF the Times"
L. the case at Ooaucock, Virginia, against
Captain Veascy, OF the steamer Maggie, of the
Eastern Shore Steamboat Company, for viola
ton of the civil rights BILL Mr. Hickey, the
acting district attorney for the United States,
has abandoned the criminal charge, aud the
coored womau has brought suit against Capt.
Fcascy for $500 damages for refusing to sci
ler tirst-cIass ticket on his steamer.
Mrs Schcll, wife Of the man who was arrest.
ed for the murder Of Miss Laughlio at Belle.
fontaiue, Ohio, has made statement relating
the confession to her by her husband of the
crime. He attempted to ravsh Miss Laugh
lin, aud failing III that killed her to prevent
her lnfrrrling upon him. SchclI Was taken
out of jai! and iynched.
Mile. Tiejeus, just before her departure for
this country, performed the ceremony of laying
the first bricks Of the new National Opera
House on. the Thames cmblnkment The
bricks We're firmly paced 10 position, and were
carefully "plastcred' by the eminent artist.
Complaints in the libel suit Of the San Fran.
cisco Bulletin aud Cali against the Alta were
filed yesterday, the damages being set at
S25 900 The issue Is made 10 On the publ.
cations OF the Bulletin aud Call 10 regard to
the Bank Of California.
The will Of the late Geo. r. Gather, ir., of
Baltimore, was fled in the Orphans Court
yesterday. The value of the estate is unknown,
but Is estimated to he upward OF ope million
dollars. 1t is distributed auong the relatives Of
the deceased
Jas. Kelley, a miner, while digging for coal
pear his house, At NJ. Lafee, in the Potts..5,ie,
Pa, district, Yesterday, was buried alive by
the earth suddenly cavus in, and before he
could be rcachc! life was extinct.
a Kansas City, No, dispatch reports the
arrest Of Gea. John d. Grafton, late adiutant
general Of Missouri, for alleged forgery in con-
DeclloD with war c.aluis white Grafton Was ad
jutant general.
A Vienna telegram says that every person
holding office in the Scrvian Court has been
dismissed, 10 consequence Of the discovery of
great dedication, il. witch ali the officials are
more or less Implicated.
Thomas McCarty, cx-Auditor Of the State of
Indiana aud prcmncUt citizen of IDdianapo-
lis, died Thursday night.
The Grand Lodge Of the Independent Order
Of Oid Fellows will hold its next session in
PhIladclrba.
adler 4 Co., rectiGers Of St. Joseph, Mo-,
are charged with driraulng the government
OF $4,000 py not cauceI@g whl>key stamps.
The gold value Of exports into the United
States during the mouth OF August, 1875, was
$44, 435 l3l
The Minister Of Honduras at London has
been denounced for completely in fraudulent
loan.
The fuel market of Baltimore shows no ad.
vance 10 rates siuce the Isl instant, when the
price Of Goa was increased 25 coots per ton.
Doc SweeDy Que Of the Carbondale Bank
robbers, vas yesterday, at Wkesbarre, Pa,
sentenced to the penltentiary Tor eight years.
John Gonzales. Cuban, has been sentenced
to prison Tor life Ior arson 10 New York
Judge John Fl. Reynolds died at Kinder
hook, New York, yesterday.
1t is announced in Paris that the Prince I'm
perla! vii! soon make tour around the world.
The decline in grain has given an impetus TO
exports, and an advance Ia freight rates.
The recent raius have been very damaging
to the English hop crops.
MURDER The relations of Mr.. Geo. Ezra
Boston. IN Winchester, have just received in
formation of his horrible murder 10 California,
Dir. Boston emigrated to California about Is
years ago. The letter TO his friends in that
vicinity states that he latterly had been en-
gagged or the great road leading into the Yo-
semitic valley, aud was appointed the toll col.
lector on the road. His cabin was entered, it
is supposed by Indians, 10 the first part of
Septem Der, and he was murdered and bis bodv
burnt, only The head Remaining. His remains
were gathered up as we'll as they could be and
buried by his comrades 10 the Yosemite valley.
Mr. Boston was born in Winchester and
lived there for many years 10 his trip out to
California he met with narrow escape, having
teen one OF the victims 10 the celebrated Pan
anna disaster. He was aged about SO years.
lHE CENTENNIAL. We note the return of
Col. +. W. NJ. Holiday, Que Of Virplpia's
commissioners, fro Il Pniade!phia whittier be
nau gone to etiec all arrangement for Virginia
eHnoitorS to the Centennial exhibition. Col.
Holiday was successful 10 obtaining all the
space and accommodations he asked. He re-
ports ID glowing tcrms the success of the exhi.
bltlou, and Is sangune that Virginia will be
We'll represent He thinks that the Valley
should make 6re exhibit of her products and
manufactures on that OCCASION Winchester
Neacs.