Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-15
NEWS or THE D-A J.

NE - OT LIE Ia i.
Yesterday a man 0amed Nick Baker, resl
dent at Columbia farm station, near TrusvilIo,
Penn, aged 81 yesrs, entered the house OF Mir.
Dougherty, at that place, supposed tor the
PURPOSE of ravshing Mrs. Doughcr y. Being
ioiied 10 the attempt, in order TO screen hlm-
self be shot her, the bal entering the LETT
breast, frcm the effects OF which she died 10
twenty minutes. 4 man named Thomas VIC
Cool, hearing the shot, went To the house 20
ascertain the trouble, when Baker, meeting
him at the door. fired the remaining two shots
at ham, McCool turncd to fly tut s;uulo i.
falling on his face, HhoD Baker bounced upon
hin, stabbirg him several times III the back
and shoulder, which vii! prove iasa. Baker IS
confined. n stroug feeling in favor Of lynch
ing the murderer prevails.
At the opening session oil the nalioaal dl7ls
ion. Sons Of Ten perancc, 10 Piiiad, piia, US
tcrday, reports were submitted which Sho"
that during he pas, year there has been Nc
crease Of Al 591 inenlUcls 10 to- Uuited States
OF this uunlter 20, 500 have beer ins! from IT,.
grand divisions 0! eastern New York, Penos!
vania aud New Jers,y.
Samuel Scott. we'll known young man, Tor
long time connected with the Theatre
Couique in Washington, wa drowned yrst"r-
day afternoon while swimming uesr tue Aqu9-
duct bridge. His body Was dragged ashore,
but could not be revived
AT fire in Norfolk, last Tuesday night, az
old and insane colorcd man was burned to
death.
w. j. Faherty, who shot and killed Char 5
Childs, in R,hmoui, last week, has bceu tried
aud sen eoced to Is years 10 the pcnltebtlary.
The Right Rev. Bishop Verot of Florida,
died suddenly on Tuesday of apopl: x.
Messrs. Vance and WOODBURY., the sub con-
mittee on Coushatta offaiss, made their report
yesterday to Gen. r. L Gibson, chairman OF
the committee.
After detailing the circumstances olthe Shoot.
ing of King and Twichell, the report says the
t .stimony Of the witnesses, without exception.
is to the effect that the man WHO did the shoot
ing was unknown. Many witnesses, represent
| ing both political parties, (white AID co!orrt
men, were examined as to the management OF
| the affairs of the parish, which were almost ex-
clu>ivey under Twischell's control.
Twitchel was State Senator member Of po-
lice iurymau, member OF school board, aud Unl;ed
States Commissioner. The committee say that
10 reality he also had control of the school money
and other moneys collected from the taxpayers
| of the parish. The testimony OF all the dis n
| terested witnesses who W re examined n regard
| to the conduct of the parochiul affairs vas to
the effect that they had been loosely and cx.
travagantly managed, aud that Mr. T9itcl,ll
was responsible for their mismanal emcnt. The
committee then say: 1--WE esnnet within the
space of this report recapi;ulate the wtrso than
prohigatc conduct of school affairs a1d other
irregularities and ma practices OF M!. TwitchciI
and his associates, shown to have existed III
Red River parish since its organization. l.: a
word, the atfllrs OF the parish have been man
aged under the direction Of Mr.. Twitcheil 10
such way as to merit and rec i've the c0ndc!u
patton of good citizens of both political parts
and your committee have no hesitation 10 say
Jog they We're unprepared and greatly surprised
to 6nd such lamentable coalition OF things
existing" In conclusion, the committee says
the testimony Of leading men of The TWO poiri.
cal parties is explicit in establishing the fact
that the shooting Of kng aud Twicna vas
not caused by reason OF their pJlitica! opinions,
and that the affair was not OF a political char.
actcr.
FOREIGN NEws.-A Cabinet Council has
been called for to-day at Antwerp. The dis
turbauccs were renewed yesterday. Many
thousands marched through the streets shou.
Ing "Down with the minister's The mob AT
tackled and wrecked Catholic institute. The
geos darmcs charged upon the rioters, and
several persons were wounded. Dumser If
arrests have been made. A meeting was held
yesterday at the residence of the Earl of
Shrewsbury, 10 London, in iur!horancc OF
church aud university education in he South,
crn States Of tue United States Among the
letters read apologIziug for absence was ore
from Jefferson Davis. dated Liverpool, at.
nouucing his arrival shortly in Loudon. The
Provincial Correspondent, of B rim. has
very pacific editorial, which concludes as fol
lows: Between the last conference 81 rin !
aud the interview of the Gar and Emperor |
William at Ems lies a Domeutous epoch OF |
uodern history The London Standard. coIu-
meotlog 90 the remark, says it means that if
the CO had not intcrtcrcd at the last mo
meot. Gortschakof would bava plunged Russia
into war with Turkey and England. The Lot
don Times officially denies the reports Of the
death Of the mother aud son of be late Sultan
Bishop Dupauloup, of Paris has written
pamphlet entitled "Whithcr are ne going"
It endeavors to show that society and religion
are in the ereates p.ril through ,h" triumph
.ut progress Of atheism and materialism. The
publication is widely circulated and causes