Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-10
NEWS OF THE DAY
TO sAosO the very age and body Of the Times"

went to bis store as usual Ounday morhing u
wind watches apd look over the establishment,
when be was confronted bp masked burglar,
armed with knife, who demanded his surren.
der. Benton seized Ratchet, but was telled
sepseless by second burglar from behind.
The thieves theu rifcd the safe OF diamonds
and watches, the value of which cannot now be
ascertained. They took $500 breastpin from
B yptop's bosom. The .ieweler recovered after
living senseless Two hours and crawled to the
door where he obtained assistance.
In Philadelphia boarding house, Saturday
evening, James Daggert, aged thlr'y-hvo, stab
bed and instantly killed Ferdinand Romelmsu,
aged 6fty-three. The two, who were at sup
per, re opened 40 argument they bad had the
evening previous concernipg the rchuiug or
sugar. Romelman called Daggert a harsh
name, whereupou the latter drew knife and
stabbed the former to the heart. Daggprt
made his escape and has not been arrested.
The jury in the case of Stout vs. kllIen,
which has been on trial during the past week
at d yer, Del, on Saturday, rendered YER
dict for the defendant. Thi. gives the Rev.
MIR. Hall life interest 10 bis Wife's estate, the
result being contingent on the question whet her
The circulation OF the blood in the child after
birth wa, life" sufficient 10 give II d separate,
independent existence, apart from any eVideDce
OF respiration.
The Treasury Department acqulesscs IN the
judicial decisioG that German sausages are ex-
empt from duty uuder the special provision tor
bologna sausages, and therefore no appeal Will
be taken to the Supreme Court. The depart
ment decides that tobacco scraps are subject to
duty at the rate of 80 per cent. advaoren, un-
der the provision Of the tariff for unmanutac-
turcd tobacco
At Chilon, Wis, Geo. Miller, ooe-arned
soldier, shot John Namis, proprietor of a hotel
and Henry Kuehls, hostler, aud then proceed
ed 10 the cemetery aud shot himself. VI the
three men only Kuehls can possibly recover.
The cause of the tragedy Was quarrel over
board bill.
The new Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church,
10 New York, Rv Dr. Johu Hall, pastor, was
dedicated Sunday with imposing religious SER
vices, and was attended by large congregations;
The edi6ce will seat about twenty-one hundred
persons, aud has been erected at cost OF about
S 100000.
Specie shipments to Europe from New York
Saturday amounted to $4,000, of which
500, 900 was coin; for the week, So APO, 900,
principally American gold coin. Shipments TO
Havana, S25O,O0u. Spanish and American gold
coin Customs receipts at New York tor the
week, $2,O52,OOO.
A bill has been filed in Montgomery, Ala
bama, to have the recent sale of the Western
railroad, 10 that State, and the transfer OF the
Montgomery and West Point railroad to the
Western set aside, as fraud on the creditors
of the Montgomery and West Point railroad.
The Spencer Investigation Committee is still
in session at Montgomery, Alabama. 1t is said
that Developments have been made going to
show the corrupt use OF money to keep up the
Court House Legislature. The committee
have not yet made public any OF the testimony.
The jewelry store of Benz. l.. Hood, Albany,
N. Y, was robbed by burglars, Sunday after
noon, of diamonds watches, &C., valued at
$l5,OOO Two men have been arrested on sus-
picio0 Of being the burglars.
The postal treaty made at Berne, Swltzer-
land, between the United States and the Eu-
ropeau nations, has been ratified, and Postmas-
ter General Jewell has issued au order carry
ing it into effect on behalf of this nation.
A petition was presented to the Missouri
Constitutional Convention on Friday from the
Womans Suffrage Association Of that State,
asking the insertion of clause 10 the new con-
stitution extending the ballot to women.
The compositors of the Washington Chron-
Gle who recently struck, are arranging to pub
lish daily paper, and have the support of the
printers union, boukbindcrs' and pressmens'
unions, and several other trade associations.
Gov. Kellogg, oil Louisiana, has filed with
the Secretary Of the State his veto of the bill
passed during the extra session, making all
State scrip of whatever character receivable for
back taxes.
Adispatch from Portland, Oregon, reports that
the warm rains of the past two weeks baVe in'
sured bountiful grain crop throughout that
State.
The steamer Pteuicisu which has arrived
at Quebec after some days being ice bound off
the northern coast, reports twenty sailing YES
sells and five steamers in field ice.
Delegate George @. Cannon was on trial ct
S,l Lake CITY 90 Saturday on the charge of
lascivious Capitalization, but DO decision was ar
rived at 10 the case.
AT the annual meeting of the Hebrew CHAR
ties of Philadelphia yesterday it was stated
that the total expenditures were Sl7,55O VI.
Marshal 4. Smelser, for the past four years
city editor of the Memphis (Teun.) Avalanche,
died Saturday night Of consumption.
A St. Petersburg telegram announces that
the Gar departed at o'clock on Saturday
evening for Berlin.
The National MUSICAL Association of the
United States meets to-day 10 Baltimore.
The Prince Imperial, Frederick William, has
returned to Berlin.
The wife of Don Carlos has arrived 10 Paris.
POTATO BUG.-We were very much dis
gused few days ago, whilst digging up
square 10 our garden, wherein we had potatoes
last year, TO ind that with nearly every spade
full of earth there came up one or more of the
genuine Colorado Beetles, we forget the scien-