Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.
I" 70 ,ho,o thevsry age and body Of the Tunes

Simpson Cubbage, charged with the murder
of his wife in Page county, Va, some months
ago. was tried for the offence in Luray last
week, found guilty and sentenced to the peol-
Tertiary for IA years. The chief witness against
him was his own child, lit lie girl about Is
years old. who testified to having seen her
father choking her mother to death.
Miss Gunst young Jewish lady of Richmond
who Was terribly frightened by a negro robber
pointing pistol at her, has becn sent to Lu-
natic Asylum. She has never been 10 her
right mind since the occurrence and has never
been able to give any account OF it.
Mr.. J. R. Mason of King George county, Va,
has removed to San Antonio, Texas. for the
purpose Of practicing law. He arrived there
on the LIST, making his beginning at the year s
opening.
Governor Harranft hassigned the death war
rant OF Ernst Ortweiu, convicted Of the murder
Of the Hammett family in Allegary county,
Pennsylvania, last summer, and he will be exc
cuted on February 23d.
The Committee on Elections and Privileges
have reported in favor OF the expulsion of MIR.
Cannon, Delegate from Utah in the House of
Representatives. He is the husband Of tour
wives.
Edwin NJ. Lewis, trustee of the Jay Cooke
estate, has commenced paying dividend OF >
per cent, in cash to the creditors Of the estate
whose claims were audited anu approved up to
December 3lst last.
The Rockand (Naine) District Methodist
Ministerial Association, in convention, has
unanimously passed resolutions similar to those
adopted 10 Boston on Monday, commendlng
President Grants policy toward Louisiana
Judge Dobbin of the Superior Court of Bati-
more City, has rendered decision against the
right of the State of Maryland to collect spe-
clal tax Oh gross receipts OF railroad corpora
tons
Mobile will celebrate Mardigras Carnival Feb
ruary g. There will be day professions and
splendid exhibitions at night by old and new
societies. \ hearty welcome will be exteLded
to all by Felix, King ofthe carnival.
The Chamber Of Commence Of Cincinnati yes
terday passed a resolution favorng the appro-
priating of one hundred thousand dollars by
Congress for the improvement of the harbor OF
Charleston, S. e.
TIE London Globe says all the Powers are
striving to insure pacific arrangement Of the
difficulty between Turkey and Montenegro but
the warlike spirit among MonteDegrlns threat
ems a collision.
Disturbances have occurred over the baptism
of children by the Old Catholics 10 two villages
of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, and
the presence of troops is necessary to preserve
order.
Samuel Strong, a contractor, has by his at
torDeys entered suit against the District Gov
ernmeot for balances due him on nine different
contracts, amounting 10 all to about $lS3,OOO.
?. B. Gilbert, past master, metropolitan
Lodge of Masous, New York city, died Of
pneumonia, Monday evening, at Fords Hotel
in Richmond.
A counterfeiter of the national currency was
convicted in the Uuted States Court at Albany
yesterday, and sentenced to thirty years impris-
onment in the pententiary.
PrinceLeopold's physician reports him no bet
ter, and Canon Kingsley is worse.