Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.
ITO show the very age and body Of the Times.

The examination of Theo W. Brown, charg
ed with completely 10 the robbery of the forty
seven thousand dollar package from the Treas.
ury Department was continued in the Wash
ington Police Court, yesterday District Attorney
Fisher retiring, and MIR. Wells and Jeremiah
Wilson appearing for the Government Judge
Wilson stated that the Government expected TO
prove that Gates, WHOM Halleck charged with
having taken the package, was none other THAI
Halleck himself The further examination was
postponed until to-day.
The Catholic cemetery at Montreal was visit
ed by large numbers of people on Sunday, the
grave Of Guibord's wife being the principal
point OF attraction. 1t is said that precautions
are being taken by the French Canadians to
prevent the ipterment of Guibord's remains IN
the cemetery, and that arms are being freely
distributed. On Monday night the vault in
the Protestant cemetery 10 which Gulbord' S
remains are deposited was guarded by q ser
geant of police and eighteen men, all fully
| armed. 1t is not known when the funeral will
take place.
The Baltimore B GARD of Trade, at its regular
| monthly meeting yesterday, appointed a COM
| mittee to take into consideration the expedency
Of petitioning the Legislature to so amend the
criminal Code as to make the misuse OF funds,
which is DOW designated a breach of trust, a
penal offence. This action may have been sug
gested by events OF recent occurrence.
An extensive outbreak among the Indians OF
Eastern Nevada and Western Utah is reported
from San Francisco. Several miners have been
killed, and the women and children are being
fo n, coEs ,Fo $50 H.,
ordered to proceed to Eastern Nevada from
San Francisco and Benicia. The disturbances
are said to be fomented by the Mormous.
A Frenchman named Paul Barrie, who resides
in Baltimore, attempted to commit suicide yes
terday by swallowing three ounces of laudanum
He was found seven hours after he had taken
the poison IN a semi: unconscious condition. Ii
Is hoped that the compulsory exercise which
the attending physician made him take will
save his life.
A dispatch from Copyers, Ca, reports that
Jas. T. Heard attempted rape on two daugh-
ters of Mr.. Chamberlain, aged nine and eleven
reported the outrage. Heard was beaten se-
verely by Chamberlain, and afterwards confined
in Jail. He denies the charge.
U tab for arms and troops at Deep Creek. as
settlers there are apprehensive of Indian hos
titi,s Some troops left camp Douglas last
night for ToaDo station, the nearest point on
the Central Pacific railroad.
The examination of the Westervet- Ross abb
duction case was continued at Philadelphia
yesterday. Several witnesses we're examined
nd ha strIcf ~
case of the Commonwealth would be closed by
noon to-day.
The tug G. W. Pride, bound up the Della
ware with tow of peach barges, was run into
at nine D. ~. Monday, below Bombay, by a
barge going down 10 tow Of another tug, and so
badly damaged that she sank up to her decks
near the shore.
vicious, drunken negro attempted to dis.
embowel a man Of his own color, in saloon on
Lombard street, Baltimore, yesterday evening,
and inflicted a wound 10 his abdomen which
will probably prove fatal. The would be muir.
derer is in custody.
The statistics Of immigration show the total
arrivals at the port of New York for the month
ending the 3lst of August to be S.55S, being a
decrease, as compared with the corresponding
month of 1874, of $3.50.
Sir Alexander Gait has arrived at Ottawa to
confer with the Minister of Marine and Fish
cries, with reference to the amount of compeu-
satlon due Canada by the United States under
the Treaty of Washington.
Twenty thousand persons were present at the
soldiers reunion at Terre Haute Yesterday.
Speeches were made by Gen. Sherman, Senator
Morton and others.
The hop crop OF England promises full aver
age yield of good quality. On the Continent
the crop has suffered somewhat from mould
and Yermn.
The Seventeenth Annual Conclave of the
Grand Commandery Knights Templar of New
Jersey assembled at New Brunswick yesterday
A very large meeting was held at Erie, Pa,
Monday evening, to devise means for breaking
up the freight discrimination against that city.
Fifty thousand animals are said to be af-
fected by the foot and mouth disease at Dor
setshire, Eugland.
The workmen's peace conference at Paris
protests against the present armament of Eu-
ropean powers.
A KENTUCKY MUMMY. The dis overy of
female mummy near Barren county, KY, is at
tracing considerable attention. 1t is that of
woman four feet five inches 10 length. When
found it was lying on its left side, 10 sleeping
posture. The left arm was resting on the
ground, but the left hand had disappeared
The right arm rests on the bosom, with the
hand tucked under the chin. The flesh on the
arms and lower limbs is shruuken, but the
body and head are we'll preserved. The face is
round, full, aud very beautiful. 1t is perfectly
white, and shows 20 Indian characteristics in