Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-21
News of the Day.

The Warrentou lndcx says: "a fortnight
ago Mr. l. Anderson, residing near Gaines
crcss roads. in Rappahaunock county, was
struck by iigh!uiDg aud seriously, but not fatal
", Injured The bolt struck him Oh The right
hip, traverSed the leg, aud IN It's descent into
the ground tore sole from his shoe Ills CO
cape from iuslaat death is somewhat marvel
Gus. At the time Of the accident be was pick
ing UP apples beneath tree, atd seVerai per
suDs we're assisting him. These We're stunned
but soon rallied. Four horses attached 10
wagon hard ty We're knock toWu by the
same fash bu gu cklY rcaalucd their teet'
Since the Uccarrcuct Que OF the horses mas re-
manned deaf" The same paper also says
THAT ha'.crsz.d mulat!o, who prefers soil
tudc 10 the hahitusi1ns of mcn, has made the
woods OF the p gnut ueighboraood his Tt reat.
He concca!s hiuself iu the day nme, but at
nigh sta Ks forth 10 satisfy :he cravings OF na'
ture ExaggcratiOn has pictured him imper-
vious to shut aud steel B yond the fright ne
sometimes occasloDs w bear OF 90 wrong per,
peiratcd by him He is & first class patrol
Col. Con Maruirc, who IS now serving a
s.plcuce OF xix G1ouths iu III: St. Louis county
i.,l. itr connec ion with the wh.>key frauds,
publishes card IN the Evening Despatch of
that c y, rrcrtng some Statements recently
made. 10 he public prints as to when his sen
tync: vii expire. He closes as follows: =" hen
| again have the privilege OF meeting NY lei
low ciiz rs, which will Ur before the eltcilID,
| snail save litl vud!cntl"g TO do, aud L
NAV he able to show that some OF our would bc
ropub lean leaders engaged IN preaching moral
retm ought to nav" striped suits 90 and "il
their heads shaved serving out terms 10 the
peri e:tary.
The work prepare: Dry to the blasting OF the
rock at lIaet's Point, "llcllGate, New
Y ork, will he brought TO Il close 10 about
nlo:.th Everything is beIug put IN readiness
fir the final tremendous explosion which Is 10
give y W York new doorway TO ne atlantc
oce.o, lasscning the lime between that CITY
ADD Europe twenty four hours The last OF
ScuGrmlrr has Uecu fix d ulon toy Zen. New
ton, th- United States engineer IN charte ul
the wo,k Is the TIM when the tifal Explosion
is 10 take lace.
SATURDAY Eight an attempt was mad to wreck
the $. Lonis express train few miles east OF
r chester, pear Lincoln Gre k bridge. The
+. cmtaukmcrt at this p@iGt s seventy i've icct
high, aus! a rail Was paced IN such manner
| u to make it al ab:ouc certainty that the
mar walking &c t1n track discovered the men
! at work, and notified u farmer living near by,
who succeeded 10 stopping the train Just IN
time by >wisyice a rid lantern. About one
! hundred passengers wtrc on board the train.
The kusas City Times publishes letter
purportlng TO be from ,sSc James, denying
point bIaak that he had anything to do with
! the Ottcgvilie tr#G robbery, aud gives The
names ol NV, promiuent citizens in Jacks q
cou,,ty who he says. cap TESTIFY that he saw
ap,! talked with tx III in tia county the MORN
! ing fcl wing the robbery. He also says the
confession of Hobbs X Try is one tissue OF les
AID that h DOES oct kgow Kerry, Pitts or
Caldwell
+. L. CortheII, Chief Assistant Eogiucer Of
the Mississippi improvement, iniorms the
South Pass Jrry Company th.t there Is DOW
on The CT .st O. the South Pass oar clear chan
| ncI twenty feet deep AZ average f ed tide, with
| a sid Il Of one hu4ir :! and forty feet. The
c ,mpany VIII b, emitted 10 us first payment
| from the u ,varumcnt wien the channel is Two
! hundred feet wide.
The police raidad again Saturday night 90 Oil.
morc's Garlcp, New Y rk, AID arrested over
twenty barteudcrs Tor selling berr. NJ excite.
men ensu.d aud the prisoners were at once
taken 10 the court ard o.litd cot By the pro-
! prietors of I'll GARDEN. i large number of bar
tenders were IL a1iness to supply the places
OF those arrested.
Tie Lynchburg News says. 1--WE learn
from private sources that personal difficulty
occurr in Danvla or lay between W.
I. Mauniug, u the News >nd DAME D:chert
If the Express, 10 winch Manning atitmrted
TO cowhdc Dcchcrt AID was shot, Though not
! seriously We have co further particulars. u"
Sam Cam!en. negro, arrested Oh charge
Of rape committed 90 liite white girl, was
takeu from the aIbousvil. Jail, West Vir-
GINA by a hDdy Of masked meD, yesterday
moraing, aad hanged.
Saturday was the first twenty five cert day
at The Centeuura' exhibition, and the plumber
of paid admissions was j2,4l0. The employees
| Of Ste;nw & Co., Q! New York, attended in
"a body.