Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

In view Of the recent decision Of the Su-
premc Court of the United States that State
legislation regulating Chinese immigration Is
unconstitutional, the Board of Supervisors at
San Francisco have adopted the recommends
ton of the Mayor to appoint a Committee OF
citizens, who shall call mass meeting Ter an
expression of public sentiment, and choose a
denutatiun to present. the matter to Congress
in the Glost forclDe manner. The last steamer
from China brought over 1000 lhlucsr, aud
the entire sleerage capacity of both lines Is en-
gagged for the next six months by the import
erS OF coolies.
In Memphis, last evening", Ben Boomstlre,
an Israelite peder, was stabbed aud killed by
negro boot black, tanned Bob Wheeler.
Boomstine was standing 10 front Of Colo man
store, and had Wheeler backing his boots
Goldman told u heeler in Jest that he would
never Get paid for backing Bloomstines boots
and the latter, alter Wheeler had hnisned'
thinking to carry out the joke, postponed the
payment with Iaugh. Wheeler drew knife
and stabbed hm 10 the neck, severlng an ar
terry, and then f d. BoomsuDe died.
The euuiuoxiaI storm Of Monday was one of
the scvcrest ever experienced. 1t has left lis
traces in many wrecks along the Jersey and
New England coast The schooner NJ. NJ.
Weaver was wrecked near Sandy Hook, aud
! all hands lost. An unknown schooner Is ashore
at Long Branch, and all hands are supposed 10
have peri, he'd. Iu Maine, Vermont and New
| Hampshre the SHOW tell to great depth be-
ing III some places fifteen inches on level.
The grand Jury Of Washington yesterday
| found true bills against William Tyler, the re-
Gently noted Ftteenth-street real estate agent,
for forgery. There are TWO cases, bo.h tor
forging the name oil his father, DIR. Grafton
Tyler: first 10 a note for $1,000, passed to j.
| Fl. Savle on the 9th Of October, 1878, and
again to a note OF $500, dated November 10,
| 1875, passed to the Citizens National Bank OF
| Washington.
A dispatch received from Sandy Hook last
evening says: An unknown schooner is ashore
two and half miles south OF this point She
/ is supposed to be loaded with coal. Ooiy one
man was seen on board, and he Was III the rig
gig VIZ. ckers arr endeavorlng 10 launch
! beat and they thiuk they viii succeed Ia saw
lug MIN. No tutther particulars can be got
! tonight.
Dockray, who was captured BY the Span
iards in CUBA, and subj 3cted TO long imprls-
onmept from which he escaped, has been ar,
rested 10 New York, and is t. be taken to
Florida, where he is TO answer charge OF EN-
| bczzlcmcnt committed III 1870, while acting as
collector Of the I,ort Of 81. Jhns. The sum
| claimed is $1,000 and belonged to The Gov
ernment.
The bark Chatham, from Wilmington, N.
| g., was encountered at sea in helpless coudi-
ton by the steamship ST. Luis, arrived at
| New Orleans. The crew abandoned the bark
when the captain of the 81. Louis put prize
crew on board aud ordered her to Liverpool.
Ex-Speak~r Blaine twenty-five years ago,
when at Washington, Pa, College, spent $500
year. His son, who is now al Yale, has ST.
! 800 year.
John Virgins, convicted of murder, has
been sentenced % be shot at Salt Lake City,
! Titan, on the 23d OF June. The prisoner chose
this mode Of death.
Three hundred Thousand dollars in silver
have been received al New Orleans for clrcu-
lalion.