Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.
ITO shoso the usry age and body Of the Times

ITO shoso the very age and body Of the Times"
Ballots for the constitutional amendment
election 10 New jersey tomorrow we're circu-
lated at the Catholic churches 10 Paterson yes
terday, with several amendments crossed out.
The erased amendments prohibit appropriations
Of public money and lands to private or secar-
ian purposes, guarantee system OF free public
schools and prohibit special legislation.
Yesterday, in Washington, Mary Swigette, a
white woman, who has been married to col
cred man for ten years, took large dose of
audapum, which caused her death in about an
nour. She left letter stating that she had
intended TO commit suicide for some time past,
as her husband did not supply her with money.
A Denver dispatch says that fight, lasting
twenty seven hours, occurred Oh the 18th ult.,
between Gardner and Gennett's party Of Prof
Hayden's surveying expedition aud band OF
Sierra Lasal Utes. TIE explorers lost all their
baggage ADD nearly all their provisions No
lives were lost 90 the part OF the whites.
Owing to rainfall of seven and onebaif
inches within few days, great damage is an
nounced in the central provinces of Japan,
farms being flooded houses and bridges demol-
ished and upward of 81 900, 900 in produce de-
Stroyed. There were also great many lives
lost.
a riot occurred at a Radical meeting at Gin
ton, Miss, 90 Saturday between white and col,
ored meu. 10 which three Of the latter were
killed and several white and colored meU were
woupded Both sides are said to be armiug
and further trouble is apprehended.
An aerosaut namcd William Dagle made az
ascension at jackson, Mich, Saturday after
noon, 10 hot air balloon, at the close of cir.
Gus performance, and when some distance FROM
| the ground jumped out, and falling 10 mil
pond was drowned.
The reputation of the Baltimore Fire De
partment extends abroad. o. Saturday an in
qulry was received from Frankfort on the. Mar
Tor drawings of the steam engines and hose Car
rlages.
Al effort is being made by the friends q
Sooy, the defautiug Treasurer of New Jersey
to test the legality of his arrest. They assert
that he was arrested 10 Philadelphia without
legal process.
The shipments of coal from Cumberland for
the week ending Saturday show a large de-
crease from that of last year, 10 consequence Of
the break 10 the canal near Georgetown.
The editors of the Evening Journal anG
Times, of St. Louis, fought duel near Rock
ford, Ill. The shots did not take effect aut
| the difficulty was settled without boodshcd.
There are no further reports from the Cali
tornia elections, but report says the Legislature
is undoubtedly Democratic
a petition has been sent to the Governor @
New York for the pardon of Stokes, the muir
derer of Jim Fisk.
Theodore Tlton commences his lecture tour
in the village Of Port JrrviS, N. Y, Wedncs
day, September Is.
Mrs. Mary Deppert, 10 attempting to kindlt
fire with coal oil, was terribly burned at he1
dwelling 10 Baltimore, on Saturday.
Mr.. Josiah Cobb, wcI-knoWn citizen O.
Baltimore, died yesterday.
Great numbers, Of grasshoppers are reported
in Central Illinois.