Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-25
News of the Day.

young woman about uineteeD years of age,Who
died last evening from dose OF arsenic adj
miDlstered by her owr hands, with view TO
brighten her mother" The ouiy Witnesses OK
anined were Mr.. Jacob ID. Hutton, the father
Of the deceased, and DR.. 9. J. Magruier, VINO
was called 10 shortly before her death. lie
evidence showed that the deceased, who Was ol
a somewhat spoiled and wiIliu disposition, had
been much dlsquieted of late oy failure to get
position uuder the government. Some days
ago she procured from Natt9n's drug store, in
the neighborhood, five cents worth of arsenic,
saying that it was to kill rats. She told her
mother once or twice that she had he poison,
and # they did not let her alone she wou d tske
it. Yesterday morning some little tiff &C
CURED, when she went away TO her room anc'
il is supposed, then took the poison. Ii wa.
obcut four o'clock before the violent agony
which it produced made her confess the decd,
saying she did it only to trighten her mother.
Medical aid was then procured, but 1t was too
late, and about five o'clock she died. AT
late hour information was sent to the coroner,
who ordered that a Jury be summoned this
morning. The jury returned a verdict that the
deceased came TO her death by an overdose OF
arsenic, taken not with intent to kill, but to
trightcn her mother" Her funeral will take
place on Thursday. Large crowds have called
to see her remains.
The trial of the negro woman Johanna Iur-
piu, for the murder of her husband, is in pro
gress in Washington. She claims that 90 the
day OF the homicide he abused Der violently,
and upon her making reply to him he seized
an axe to knock her 10 the head, but that she
jerked the axe from him and, to defend ner,,
self, killed him. She washed up the blood
ID - ,phI
washed the whole house. To conceal the body
she cut it up so that it could be packed close and
then envelopiog it 10 lime buried It 10 an ash
pile at the corner Of the yard, where it lay tor
some time undiscovered. A, last boy, 10
jumping over the fence, accidentally uncovered
part of the body, and Informed the police. 10
hanna was arrested, aud made statement OF
the facts as above. She has been 10 jail slrce.
She exhibits much activity, constantly talklog
with her counsel, and apparently doing all that
she is able to assist 10 her deteose.
At Gcaotsburg Wisconsin, Monday, Barney
| Thollitson and Ole Hanson became involved 10
quarrel over the payment OF TWO dollars,
| without anything serious occurring. Ihol!itSou
went hone and was followed by Hanson, Whc
shot him through a widow, lodging the Dai
| 10 his breast. Two women and man were IL
the house at the time, but so badly frightened
! that they fed and left the wounded man alone.
| Hanson then went into the house, assisted III:
victim up stairs, put him in bed, and RENAME
with him uutii the doctor, who had been notl
! fed by those who witnessed the shooting, ar
rived. Hanson acknowledged that he commit
| ted the deed, aod said he Was not sorry and
made no attempt to escape. There IS muct
excitement and Iycching is probable. Tholllf
son died yesterday.
| A grand convention of drummers and hter:
has Just been held at Rockville, Connecticut
There were many old keterans at the gathering
who had footed and beat in the lanes OF Canada
/ 10 1872 and 10 the streets of the City OF Mex
! ico, as we'll as on tie fields Of unnunitereo
! musters of Connecticut militia. they had iror
and brass ferruled flies and long drums witt
discolored parchment and dark mahogany
studded with brass calls. which gave tokens U
dates as ancient as Waterloo, or as whet
Pierre dtummed down the Bastiic. The al
cient iters blew with unblemished lungs, tap
piug the grouod as assduous " as in thcll
prime, while septuagenarlan drunmers gave
the rolls.
An accident occurred yesterday to Governor
Carroll, of Maryland, by which be was pain
| fully but not seriously injured. The Governor
was on his way frou his country seat, Doug h
aragan Manor, Howard county, to E!lIc"t
City, 10 take the $40 a. N. train for trederlct
City. He was driving spirited horse to
buggy, and 10 passing an embankmert at TIT
edge Of culvert over small stream, GW'
miles from Eco,t City, dog ran suddenly a
his horse, which SHE'D, upsettDg the bugg!
and throwing the Governor and his valet sew
eral feet down the embark ment. The GoverDo
was shocked and considerably bruised by thu
fall, but 10 bones we're broken.
Dispatches from Cheyenne give the details
of 40 important movement by General Crool
with regard to the bands of Sioux Iodiaps uu
der Red Cloud and Red Leaf. He had become
satisfied that they we're preparing to join tht
hos,iIcs in the north and determined to dlsaru
then. Accordingly. 90 Monday last, witt
eight companies of cavalry, he surrounded th'
two bands, consisting of three hundred lodges
and captured bucks, squaws and ponies with
out firing shot, ALI were marched irto thu
agency after having been dlsarned and dis
mounted. Rid Cloud was dcposed and Spotted
Tail made head chief 10 his place.
The so.caed social conspiracy" and at
tempted iDsurrection is officially denounced a
Madrid, and four generals implicated have
been placed uoder arrest for trial uoder mill
tary law. The action has created excitemen
in some of the northern provinces and thtr,
| have been numerous arrests of republicans
Non conforms, worship has been limited By
an official order to the interior of chapels aod
cemeteries.
The principal event yesterday at the fal
meeting of the Washington Driving Park AS
ISOLATION was the trial of Goldsmith Maid tc
beat her best time for purse Of 50 900. Blu;
the track was heavy, 10 consequence of the
storm Of The preceding tight, aud she only sue
ceeded in making the mile 10 2:lS3. She is
announced to trot agaio on Saturday next
The agricultural fair under the auspices OF
the Alabama State Grange opened yesterday at
Montgomery with much promise Of success.
Prizes to the amount Of $4,000 are offered by
the Montgomery Shooting Club, and three
hundred different field products are exhibited
by one grange alone.