Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-24
NEWS OF THE DAY
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The National Bank of Winthrop, Me-, was
entered by burglars, yesterday morning, and
the vaults of the bank and the safe of the Saw
logs Bank blown open by nitro glycerine, de-
the windows and furniture Of the
bank and scattering the contents Of the vaults
about the floors. l, is thought, however, that
the robbers succeeded in getting but little for
their trouble, as a portion of the contents OF
the vaults was found in the bank in mutilated
condition. Four men were subsequently at
rested at Bethel, forty miles from Winthrop,
but it is doubted whether they are the parties
who robbed the bank
1t having been sscertaiped that Prof. Marsh's
written statement tended to implicate Commits
sioner Smith and Secretary Delaoo 10 the irreg.
ularities of the Red Cloud Agency, those gen.
tlemen have asked that Commission be ap-
pointed to investigate the matter, and the Pres
ideot has accordingly appointed Seoator Nor
rill. OF Maine, Senator Hove, of Wisconsin,,
aud the Hon. Wayne McVeigh, of Penosylva-
MA, as the additional Commission.
Coyle who Was defeated at Chester, Pa, 90
Thursday, 10 the swimming match for The
championship of the world and for whose lite
grave fears were entertained, has recovered
He says that he was drugged by the brady
that ne drank just before be gave out, and
claims that had he been able TO hold out for
twenty minutes longer he would have won the
race
The constitution of the Presbyterian Council
has been made public. 1t states the object of
the Alliance to be to demonstrate unity of be-
lief among Protestauts, to organize mission
work, TO promote educational aud social reforms,
and to oppose religious intolerance. The name
adopted is the Alliance Of Reformed Church
es throughout the World.
The lndian Bureau has received Information
from Fort Marion, Florida, that Lean Bear,
one Of the Cheyenne prisoners, has become in-
sane, and application has been made to have
him sent to the Government Iusaue Asylum
Under the recent order TO send the prisoners
families TO them, one wife TO each, and the
chlidreo under twelve years will be forwarded
The National Cotton Exchange, 10 session at
Greenbrer White Sulphur Springs, w. Va,
yesterday, effected permanent organization
A motlon Recommending to Congress the early
completion of the Texas and Pacific Railroad
and the acceptance Of the proposition made by
ColoDel thomas A. Scott was agreed to with
out discussion.
No clue has as yet been obtained of the ab-
scondiDg cashier, NJ. NJ Mack, of the Ash
land lPa.) Banking Company, whose disap
pearaDce sloce July Is created such excitement
at the place, though detectives have been after
him constantly. President Trotft1 DOW offers
reward Of $1,000 for his arrest. Perhaps
that will fetch him.
By the explosion of coal oil at Newark, Obio,
on Thursday, on the occasion OF the test Of
new FIRE extinguisher, twenty two persons, Of
WHOM sixteen were boys, were badly burned,
and tWenty-seven persons, of whom eighteen
one death, of boy, last night, from his in-
juries.
A paper mill 10 Iowa City, Iowa, was u ore
than half dem olished and FIVE men killed by
the explosion OF the coaking tanks on Thurs
day hight.
The government has purchased a light draft
steamer at New Orleans to act 10 concert with
others 10 the watch Oh the Rio Grande against
Mexican depredatons.
The Spanish Constitutional Committee have
adopted, by vote of % to 8, an article of
the proposed constitution establishing religious
liberty.
Returns to the Department of Agriculture
show the condition of the spring and winter
crop to be about eighty two per cent OF an aver
age crop.
Zaiser, the insane butcher, who shot his
neighbor Egner, and then Inflicted fatal
wound Oh himself on Tuesday evening, died at
his residence IN Baltimore yesterday.
The Channel Tunnel bill, which has alres ]y
passed the House of Commons, yesterday pass
ed its second reading 10 the House of Lords
without opposition.
A Berlin dispatch says the Government con-
tluues TO receive the submission of inportan t
Iatlve to the administration Of church property.
The United States Assistant Treasurer at
Baltimore paid out during the week ending
yesterday, for interest on bonds of various de-
scrptious, 1900 so.
State Auditor Clinton, of Louisiana, has ten
dered bis resignation to Gov. Kellogg, and it
has been accepted.
The elections tor judges of the Supreme
Court, Senators and congressman 10 Mexico
have passed of without disturbance
The Carllsts have released the crew of the
Spanish steamer Bayoues which was wrecked
near Motrlco.
There were l9S deaths 10 Vera Cruz during
June, of which l25 were from vomito.
Sir Francis Bond Head, author, is dead.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ITEMS The
members OF the executive colpmttee of the
Conservative party of Prince William comfy