Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7o shoao the uery age and body Of the Time

| NEWS OF IR1 Il DAY.
ITO sho'o the uery age and body Of the Times"
The new postal cards are being issued at the
rate Of over million per day, the number thus
far put out being l,lS5,OOO.
The Frederick County (Md.) Agricultural
Fair opens on Tuesday next. A very fine dis
play is expected.
The Citizens Bank, of Chicago, went into
liquidation yesterday. Its capital stock is $780,
UUU, and its liabilities $4,000.
The Tennessee Central College, at Nash
vile, was dedicated, yesterday, by the Rev
DR.. Rusk. -.
1t is announced that the proposition made
to their creditors by Duncan, Sherman Il Go.
shortly after their failure has been withdrawn,
only few having accepted it.
The rate on fourth class freight from Chicago
to the East has been increased five cents per
hundred pounds the advance to take effect on
Monday next. .,,, .. ....-
A noted thief was arrested yesterday 10 New
York, and the detectives claim that in him
they have secured the murderer Of Mr.. Noe
His name tor the present is kept secret.
Admiral Wellesley and tho officers of the
British trlgates Bellerophon and Argus were
yesterday rendered q public reception by the
municipal authorities Of Providence, r. I.
The business portion of Mahomet ILL.,, was
burned yesterday-onc hardware two dry goods
land one drug store. The loss is about $50, OOO
insurance about Sl0 200. Iuccndiary.
t. R. Wallace has been convicted of high
way robbery in the Circuit Court of Dinwidde
county, Va, and sentenced to the penitcntiary
for eight years.
The National Executive Governing Council
of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Am
erica met at Cincinnati yesterday to devise
means OF carrying out the legislation of the
General Convention recently In session iu that
city. .,... -
The man who was arrested in Fentress county,
Tenn, on the charge Of being Que of the gang
who robbed the Huntington, w. Va, bank,
was brought to the latter, place yesterday. A
pistol belonging to the bank and Sd 500 were
found IN his possession when arrested.
Mr.. Henry Bergh, of New York, has been
presented by the British Royal Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with a large
cngraved diploma. A letter accompanying the
gilt describes, it as the highest distinction
which the society has the power to confer.
The excitement at Suucook, n H., over the
murder Of Miss Langmaid was revived yesterday
by developments which 20 to tasten the guilt
on the man Drew, who was arrested on suspi-
Dion, notwithstanding his protestations of iu-
| nocence. -
AT nine clock last nigRt:a fire was discov-
cred bursting through tho roef of the court
house at Memphis, Tenn. After struggle Of
an hour the firemen got the fire uuder control
1t IS thought the books, records, &C., of the
various courts, which are on the first and Sec
ond stories, are not damaged by water. J,
Smith, the colored sheriff OF East FeIiciana
parish, telcgraphs Acting Governor Antoine,
at New Orleans, that when opening, court
Thursday at Clinton he was beaten and driven
out OF the court house. He was shot at and
compelled to fly for his life. Smiths dispatch
came from Baton Rouge Te1egraphic inquiry
failed to elicit discrimination. = -
| Judge Donohue,i yesterday, ~deoded that the
Eoglish stock and boudholders of the Erie
Railway are entitled to- a voice 10 the expeudi-
ture of the net earnings, and that the foreign
stock and bondholders should have some rep.
resentation 10 the Board Of Directors. The
| receiver is authorized to take such measures TO
carry out this judg ment as he may deem ad
visable ~, H.. 81 =. ... ..,,.7.} -
| A telegram from oakland; Miss, says some
| difficulty occurred at Charleston, In Taahat-
chie county, last evening, between Blackwell, a
| colored man, and Sheriff Alcoru and other off :
olals OF the ,eouety. Blackwell was abusing
acorn and other Republican leaders, and was
arrested by DEPUTY Sheriff Stewart. After
being arrested Blackwell shot George Hall. a
white man, and WAS then pursued hv tho shnr
| Id and others aud lhemmed up in the back
room OF grocery store, andshot by the sheriff
aud his assistants. some 6fteeu or twenty times
and MORALLY wounded All the parties were
EXCITING .sgENE44 Accjj rdinrg' TO to the Ra,
leigh, N. g., Sentinel, there was an exciting
scene on Friday in the Constitutional Copyenr
ten now 10 session III that city, The President
had ruled that delegates coiid not iotefject
business. between the taking of a ballot ADD the
an1ouncement Of the result, aud was about
| announcing the result of the ballot taken on
Thursday, iirsmauding ,the Robinson county
case to the Com mittee.on Privileges and EIcc.
| TONS, when great uproar was. raised by the
Republican members: Nearly all of them left
their seats and crdEded iuto the aisles, huotiDp
and yelling like saVageS; 10 vain the payel of
the President tell with d shower of raps.t and
10 ValA be called the uoruly delegates by name
and commanded order; the hall resoupded with
u isphemy and obsceDlty, and the din was ter
rlhc. Butthe worst feature Of the affair was "a
the Prscoucerted ioiroductobLi nto the LOBBY of
large humber Of armed neer5es,' who we're
ready to takes part 70 the fray Should the fight
begin. Fortunately the prudence and fosbear-
ance e! OF the conservative members prevented
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