Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-01
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NEWS OF THE DAY
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Yesterday afternoon George W. DsHaven
late manager Of the hippodrome at Ogdens.
burg, N. T., was dangerously, if not fatally
stabbed by Hugh Ferguson, a groom 10 tle
hlppodrome Ferguson was arrested and com
mitted to Jail. While the officers were takiug
him to the cars to carry him to Jail Ferguson
was stabbed by another employee of the hip.
podrome, but not dangerously. The affair has
caused intense excitement.
The two hundred and thirty-fourth com.
mencenent of Harvard College, Massachusetts,
occurred yesterday. Degrees of bachelor Of
arts were conferred on l3l graduates, bachelor
OF divinity on 4, bachelor of law on 49, bachelor
OF science 90 4, doctor of medicine on 80, mas
ter OF mechanical art on |, and master Of arts
on r.
Another victory was won by the American
rlhemen In the shooting near Dublin yesterday.
Seven members Of the American team and all
the Irish team aud shooting club participated
IN the contest for the Spencer cup, which was
won by Mr.. Coleman, of the American team.
Messrs. Gildersleeve and Yale also won prizes.
The bark La Bonne Intention, Captain Sow.
telle, from Demerara, with sugar. for Liver.
pool, Was burned at sea on the 23d inst. The
captain, crew and one passenger were rescued
by the steamer Cimbria, which arrived at New
7 ork yesterday.
collision between two passenger trains 90.
CURED on the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad
yesterday. The engineers and 6remen jumped
from the engines and saved their lives None
OF the hrst-cIass passengers were hurt. Fifteen
emlgrants were severely wounded
A meeting of Yale alumni was held yester.
day at the College, many distinguished gentle.
men being present. Speeches were made by
Hon. w. w. Phelps, Hon. VIM. NJ Eyarts
and Gov. Chamberlain, of South Carolina.
The St. Louis Tunes newspaper was sold st
auction, yesterday, and Was purchased by Col.
John L. Crisp, of Independence, Mo-, for
$l3, $50 cash. Among the bidders was B. Graz
BroWn.
The Triton Beecher jury we're locked up
again last night, and We are consequently still
10 the dark as to their views on the matter
they have in hand.
The Austrian Government has appointed
Count HoyspreDz ,nstein its Minister to the
United States in place of Baron Schwartz
Senborn. =
The Hazelton, Pa, collieries are at last
about to commence operations, and the strike
10 the whole Lehigh region will by next week
be practically at an end. z
Tweed's counsel have served notification on
the District Attorney to the effect that the mr.
ton TOR reduction Of bail is indefinitely with
drawn. wan
On the official report of the New Orleans
Board of Health proclamation Of ten davs'
quarantine has been made against the bort of
Key West. p''' y
James Sands, of Sands's Corner, Pa. aoed
SO, was killed by lightning Tuesday night.
while sitting at an open window.
A dispatch to the London Times says that a
German fleet will probably visit the Uoitei
States 10 1876
The Postmaster General has decided that
the telegraphc rates shall remain as hersto.
fore. 80 :,
10 the United States Circuit Court at Nav
York, yesterday, Gen. Monk was convicted of
passlng, counterfeit money.