Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-18
NEWS or THE DAY.
g. 10 sho,o the very age and body Of the Tunes

Benz. Gregory, the orgaulst Of one of the
leading Episcopal churches of New York city,
was arrested yesterday on the charge Of being
accessory to the murder Of lady. member OF
the same choir, whom he seduced and then
turned over to the murderous arts Of the abor-
| ZIONIST DR.. Thos. H. Goodwin, Of ork couu-
ty, Pa, was committed to jail at Lancaster yes
terday on similar charge. The deceased girl
was resident of Lancaster and died there, but
| the crime seems to have been perpetratcd IN
MARYLAND. A man named Belts was charged
with the same crime by a coroners jury IN
| BROOKLYN The victim in this case was Miss
| Antoinette Fenner, who died under the manlp
uations OF female abortionst hired by her Sc
| Queer.
Mr.. Henry c. Jarrett has made somewhat
novel proposition, which, if accepted will create
great excitement among the school boys Of
New York He proposes that boat crews shall
| be organized in all the grammar schools OF that
city, and that they compete With each other IN
grand regatta tie Offers to take the winning
crew OF pleasure excursion to Europe, and 10
pay all expenses. The School Board is hold
ing the matter under consideration.
The Interior Department at Washington, in
view of the tendency of emigra ton to the Black
Hills country, has taken steps to bring to the
rational capital a delegation OF the Sioux pro-
pretors of the soil, for the purpose OF negotlat-
lug tor the extinguish mcnt Of their right.
The bill lately introduced in the New
York Assembly to enable wives to testify
against husbands in criminal cases, has received
its quietus 10 that body. The committee to
which it was referred reported adversely upon
it aud The report was adopted.
A dispatch from Omaha says that the stories
about the gold in the Black Hills have been
set ahoat by the people Of the frontier towns,
who expect to profit by the immigration to tie
new Eldoralo when the hostile Sioux are put
out of the way.
The coored people of Boston desire to ex
press their high appreciation of the services Of
Gen. Butler in securing the passage OF the
Civil Rights bill in public testimonial. The
affair will come off early 10 April.
Cunning r. McNair died in Washington
city CD Tuesday night, in his seventy eighth
year. He was originally from Kentucky, and
aud Sergeat- at Arms Of the Unted States Sen
ate several years, previous to 1861.
Telegraphic advices of the failure of Messrs.
Sciordet & Co., sugar reGnors, London, to the
amount of 81, 900, 900 have been received. 1t
is said that the suspension of this firm in some
measure accounts for the advace Of gold to llG4.
The seventh annual session of the Grand
Lodge of Good Templars of Massachusetts, be-
gan iu Boston yesterday. The annual report
states that there are POO lodges in .exsteuce in
the State with a membership of $4,000.
A committee will leave Boston next week Tor
Charleston, S. c., carrying with them mag
ni6cent National flag, to be presented to the
Washington Light Infantry from the military
officers of Boston.
Extensive arrangements are being made for
the dedication of the pew Masonic Temple in
New York city on June 2. A large number of
Masous from different cities are expected to
participate.
The New York Post announces that the firm
of Albania 4 Fuller, sugar reGncrs, have ask
ed their creditors for an extension, and two
thirds have acceded to the proposal.
A bill has passed the lower House of the
Ohio Legislature to regulate charges for tele-
graphic messages so as to reduce the present
rates about twenty-five per cent.
The Local Option Repeal bill, with the new
License law attached, passed both Houses Of
the Pennsylvania Legislature yesterday.
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