Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-31
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who has been charged by the Gentiles with TOO
great intimacy with the polygamous inhabitants
of that region, delivered lecture last Sunday
evening at Salt Lake City on The Iron hed-
stead" The lecture corroborates the cufreot
belief 10 Axtelps extreme literally, ana II mas
made the GeutileS quite irate. tic ohJ'c cleo 10
the Proerustean policy of forcing men into one
channeI OF religious belief, and said there was
really no conflict between the great teachers OF
mankind.
The Arkansas Hot Springs property, (sx
hundred and forty acres) the title to which
was decided on Monday by the Court Of Claims
to be 10 the United States Government, 10 es-
timated by some parties to be worth million
dollars, while others double these figures. Inc
present occupant cleared seventy thousand do'-
lars last year, and with improvements 10 the
vicinity of the springs the Income Will DC large
ly Increased.
It has been discovered that the bill promul-
gated as the general appropriation bill passed
by the Louisiana Legislature has been talnper'
ed with, so that certain appropriations are dc
creased and others increased. Speaker Hahn
and Lieutenant Governor Antoine publish
statement denounclng the forgery, and invoke
the Attorney General to seek out and prose
cute the guilty parties.
In the case of W. G. Greaves aud DIR. f. Is.
Spartan, on trial at Rockville, Ontario, for
murder, in causing the death Of Miss Sophle
E Burnham, by performing an abortion, the
jury yesterday returned verdict OF guilty auu
the prisoners were sentenced to be hangcd on
the 23d of June Greaves was the girls Sc
Queer, and accompanied DR.. SPARTAN when
the abortion was performed.
In response to Inquiries made of him at his
residence, where he is lying sick, Daniel Drew
Yesterday afternoon informed a reporter that
he was not financially embarrassed. Though
still very much indspoSed he hoped to be IN
Wall street today to settle his obligatlons
which he had instructed his brokers to post
pone until he could attend to them 10 person.
A shocking suicide was committed at Street S
Hotel, 10 Baltimore, yesterday morning. Robt
D. SALISBURY, border in the hotel, cut his
throat from ear to ear with razor while sui
fering great depression, caused by pecuulary
em ba rrassmeut His body was found 10 pas
sage of the hotel shortly after the deed was
committed.
An alliance of the TWO associations Of miners
and mechanic. in the mining regions around
Pottsve Pa, has taken place. The shops OF
the Reading road at ScbuyIkl Haven and
Cressoua, as heretofore stated, have resumed
work, the employees renouucng alleglaLce to
the unions.
The religious conflict in Mexico increases in
bitterness. The Catholic organ at the Capital
declsims vigorously against the granting OF
privileges to the Protestants, aud iUtlmates
that the loyalty of the Church party to the
Government depends upon a sanction OF the
crusade against all anti Catholics.
On last Friday night the barn, with its co.,
tents, of Mr. VIM. B. Karicofe, near Emman-
ue Church, between Mt Scion and Sangers
vile, in Augusta county, Va, was burned.
Two colts, some sheep, rockaway, hay, corn,
and fodder were burned.
The trustees of the Lick fund held meet
ing at San Francisco on Munday to discuss
Lick late revocation. They will take no ac-
tive steps at present, but assert their deterni-
nation not to resign their trust
The Paris Univers OF yesterday publishes
PapaI Eucyclical renewing the excommunlca-
ton pronounced against the Old Catholics of
Switzerland, and censuring the authorities for
protecting them.
Rev. JOS q. Styles, DID, for many years
pastor OF the United Presbyterian Church 10
Richmond, died 10 Savannah, Ira, March
2Sth, in the eightieth year Of his age.
A meeting of the Board of Public Works of
Maryland and the directors Of the Chesapeake
aud Ohio canal will be held at Annapolis on
the 9th Of April.
A report has been 10 circulation about Wash
ington that Commissioner Douglass is to re-
sign, but that gentleman says there Is no
truth in the report.
Cremation of the bodies of the dead has
been officially licensed in the State Of Oaxaca,
Mexico.
Gov John A. Campbell, who has been APP
pointed Assistant Secretary OF State, lett Chey-
enDe for Washington yesterday.
A case involving the constitutiouaty of the
Enforcement Act is DOW being argued in the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Commencing tomorrow, lst instant, Batl-
more will pay out $265, 655 - 10 interest %
the city loans.
NEGRO SUPERSTITION. The Fredericksburg
Star illustrates the superstitious proclivites Of
the negro by narriating the following Incident:
"a negro man, named Geo. Ray, was taken
sick At first one of our most experienced ply
sicians WAS called in; he discovered that Kay
was afflicted with tho dropsy, and doctcred him
accordingly; he called on him once or twice sf-
forwards. In the meantime it Was whispered
abroad among the negroes that Ray was trick
ed" and that trick doctor ought to see him.
One Doctor jackson, coored, formerly of
Maryland, was called in. This was on Saturday
night last.
ION Sunday, the physician who was attend
ing upon Ray, went to his house to sec him, but
was surprised to find the house locked up and
deserted. 1t seems thatthe negroes who beiev-
ed Ray to be ''trckcI' had, at the instance of
Fannie Taliaforro colorel, advised that the pa
tient be taken to her house, (as he never could
be cured in the house where he was taken sick
where he c. uld receive the attention of DR."
jackson. A cart was sent for Ray WAS taken
out of his bed and placed in the cart, and the
driver directed to take him 10 Fanny Talsfurro's
house; he was also instructed not to turn the
horses head up the street, as the party who
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