Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-20
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In Cleveland. last night as street railway
car was descending Sen ca street hill the brakes
gave Way, letting the car down the bill at a
fearful rate of speed. When the car struck
the bridge the horses became detached aud
ran away, and the car jumped the track and
plunged into the canal, falling distance of
twenty feet. Three Of the passengers were
carried iuto the water. Mrs. Gertrude Gel
serd, widow aged forty, Was drowned; Miss
Emma Lansburg aud j. w. Kelly we're severe
~, but not dangerously, Injured.
Miss Balte, the handsome blonde who took
such a deep interest in Wiuslow's welfare, is
now extending similar kindness TO Gray.
She pays his board and his meals are furnished
from good restaurant outside the prison.
Gray will be released on Monday. Detectives
Wilson and Sampson sail for New Z ok 10 the
steamship Britannia.
The latest from Port Hudson is to the effect
that the whites were reinforced on Sunday
morning. There was fight 90 Sunday. The
negroes were routed. and the whites made
eleven negroes prisoners. Nobody was killed.
More trouble is expected.
E. H. Rollins, Republican, was to-day elect
ed u. s. Senator from New Hampshire. 10
the House the vote stood: E. IL. Rollins, 200;
}. q. Sinclair. 10; scattering, 5. lu the Sen
ate the vote was Rollins s, Sinclair 3.
Deputy U. s. Marshal lido Rams hell was
badly, If not fatally. wounded in Petersburg,
yesterday evening, by the accidental discharge
of pistol that fell trom his pocket 10 basin
while he was washing his face.
Rev. Mr.. Biting resigned his charge Of the
Second Baptist Church, iu Richmond last night,
and has accepted the call to the Franklin
Square Church 10 Baltimore.
Commodore Vanderbilt is very weak and
suffering great pain. He is very wlkasul, and
his condition is less favorably than lew days
ago.
Gray. the New York forgcr, since his in
prisonment has beeo visited by y lady Of title,
whose name is withheld from the public
Col j. j. Hill was badly hurt in 40 atcrca-
ton with Capt j. A. Palmer at Boston, Viz
gnia last night:
The Virginia Fire and Marine Association
made clear net gain during the year just closed
OF $60,76
John Neal, the we'll knowo author, died at
Portland, Me-. this morning. He was born
August 25th 1898:
The New YoRk Man AND THE SITTING
nEN.-A New York man who is sp ending the
hot weather season with family on Pine
street was asked by the lady of the house if he
would take heu off the nest, as it wanted to
Sit and she didn't want it to.
"Certainy," said he and immediately start.
ed out 10 The barn where the hens were kept,
to crush out the maternal prospects OF this
particular enc.
He went straight for the nest 60 lift her off,
and reached out his haod for that purpose, but
Immediately drew it back again aud tucked it
UP under the other arm and squeezed II lit
whistle som ,thng. Then be stood til re- aud
stared at the hen, aud she lifted up ter head
and star, back at him, wlnkng. her eyes With
singular velocity.
SECT off, won't you" said he, after nausc.
She made no response. He drew out his
hand and looked at red spot on one OF The
knuckles, and then put the k'iucke 10 his
mouth to cool it, looking all the while at the
hen and wondering why on earth she moved so
quickly. The longer he eyed her the less 10.
cliued he felt to touch her, and haay be climb
ed up post to beam which ran over the nest,
and working his way out Till he got just above
the hen, took off his hat and shook it at her
and advised her to get But she ouly look
obviously He told her if she ddn't leave
he'd come down there and kick her through
the barn, but immediately gave up the blood.
thirsty design when he reflected that it was
dumb animal and couldn't reason like human
being.
Then he happened to think Of his trousers,
which we're white linen, and rubbed his hDgers
CD the beam to 6nd them full OF black dust,
which led him to work his body around to look
at his pants and while making this very nat
ura move be suddenly slipped. made plunge
to renew his hold, shrieked for help. slipped
again, and then came down on top of the hen
and tho nest, smashing them both to the fl Ior,
upsettiog barrel, aud filling the air VII
dust, feathers hen noises and shrleks.
When the family reached the barn, the un-
fortunate man, locking something like circus
poster on legs, had got on his feet aud was
turoiug round ard rubbing bis heal iu an ab
racted manner, ard every time he turned an
omelet 90 white linen base came 10 view,
while the hen stood up in the far'hest corner
90 one leg, with look of mingled astonsh-
meut and reproach upon her couuenancc.-
Daabuy Neaos.
THE ESCAPE OF THE fENIANs FROM AUS
TRALIA.-A correspondent in Australia, writ
log to the London Times, gives the annexed
version Of the daring enterprise
On Easter Monday there was regatta near
Freemsntle, and the controller general and cap,
tain of the pensioners were present ne usual
force of pensioners and police, however, remain
ed in Freemantle. While the regatta was pro,
ceeding six or seven of the prisoners managed
to escape to a piggery about mile rom Inc