Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-25
a sHOnan's Experience


and now teaching school at Denver City, who !
was on the captured train, gives the following
interesting statement to the Jefferson City Tri- ;
bune reporter:
AFTER leaving OttervilIe," said Miss Pea. |
body, Il WIS doing in reclining chair, prob
ably fast falling asleep. Suddenly the train was
brcug ut IT, halt. and q moment later man |
| rushed hurriedly through the car. l believe he |
Was the express messenger. Some one asked |
robbed, that's what's The matter he hlrredly |
replied, and kept ON. Then ali was commotion |
| and confusion. Including myself there were
thrae lsdies in the car l confess that | was
| but'-and Miss Peabody laughed al the re-
| membr.nce-"i saw there WIS no one handy TO
catch or care for person in q faint, and con-
Guided to omit this part of the programme.
MeanWh le shots we're being tired Oh the outside,
and we could hear Lumbers men cuFslng and
swearing. l suppose the shos3 Were ir9d tDr the
purpose Of intimidation. | believe oar cer Wss
next TO the smoking car. Directly the ca: door
wes thrown open, and in staiked Two Of the rob-
bers. The lesder put his hand on the shoulder
| of = brakeman and sid, Here want you, and
hustled him on. We thought they were going
to shoot him, bu! suppose now they wanted
! him to identify this express messenger 1t was
rare fun mean it is amusing 10 look back al
it now, nothing funny in it then--tv seq the prs
| songers concesiing their vaiuabes Here you
would man with his boots off examining
els K; cen Acks in ii s socks seYersl-jAr. Mar
shall o! fulton. among the rest-tossod their
cash. Wntcnes ETC., into coal box Others were
up On the bucks # seats hunting no LIS for their
pucketbooks Wherever anything could Do
concealed something WIS sure t. fed its Wy.
The conductor, excited and nervous, hurrleiiy
passed through and told all who mad vaiua6!eS
to take csr. of them The most iudicrous incl
dent l can now recall was WueE Asanc.lm NOUS
looking individual, evidently scared slmoat gu
Of bis wits, broke firth with the old ta1lllsr
So (, I'm: going homo to die no more. dis
Quavering, do!eiui voice ecnoet through the Car
with luguDrious effect Some OF the male pas
sont:ers were unga'l.nt enough to interrupt q III
with the rensrk that he had better b. getting
his money cut OF the wy instead OF stsrtlng q
Camp meeting. Having finished the hyp'a ne
arose and gave in his experience de stated
that he had been follower Of the Lord Tor ever
So mary years that he VISA true and c. nslstens
member OF the church that he had never
wronged fellow bel & bat that II ne was
dooEnei TO be murdered he wanted his remains
forwarded IT, his family in Eew YORK and 10
write them lhnl ne had died true To toe taltn ana
in tie hope Of d glorious reSurrecllon' Inc u
,uutt outside continued We could distinctly
hear thani pounding away at the Adams TX
press safe, ana their coarse oaths AMI lmpfeca
tions At being delny ed. Occasionally shots were
fred The leader of The robbers, tail, me
|, cking m.r accompanied by one oi his COM
rsdes. passed thr ugn the car. YOU need not
be hiding your mcn:y' said tie leader, we do
not intend TO dis .urb you He red
handkerchief over his lace, with holes cut i"r
his eyes and mouth. Below the hnndkerchlet
appeared his beard, very long, but probably
ia &C. His companion WAS smaller and sroagh-
er looking man lis mask simply white
hand kerchiet tied over The lower portion OF MS
face The upper part Was plainly visible. lie
remarked that .1e must consider ihem an awiu!
SET of reprotates The inquiry for arms showed
three pistols in our 1sr. One OF these was owned
by lady. Throug hout the whole afsir she re-
NAMED perfectly cool aud collected, and refused
to accommodate y gentleman with the loan o!
her pistol. When sl-ne one said this WAS she
work OF the james boys she laugningiy remarked
that her name was jaime, but she hoped none
OF her relatives were engaged III such dlsreputa-
Bile business IKE newsb y had plsto and
made his way to the front platform Looking
up the bluff he deserted The figure OF man and
fred. in an instant the shut was returned. The
bali PASSED between the pucky newsboy and
gentleman who also on the platform, and
both Of them sought shelter without ceremony.
Thinking that the robbers might tire through
the windows, got off the chair took pc
s,tion on the floor. The santimoDious New
Yorker, who was gong away to die no more,
thinking. doubtless that WAS engaged in pray
or, softly approached and asked If WAS Ire
pared to die-2 was not in y humOr to enllghten
him upon the subject We were detained so3ut
an hour VIII the robbers, having accomplish.
ed their purpose, gave US permission to pro eed
II WAS one OF the episodes or ms life l shall
never forge.'
EXHIBITION AND THE SABBATH-Ihe Chris
tao Mirror, OF Portland, publishes part of
private letter from Hon. Joshua Nye, the Cen
teDnial Commissioner for Maine, from which
We extract the following:
1--WE had a very animated discussion, ard l
know that many voted 10 favor oil c9slng, who
intended al first to vote 10 favor OF keeping
opcr Mr. Holiday, one of the Com nlssouers
from Virginia, AID who lost his right arm 10 The
Confederate service, made Ole Of the most clio.
qucnt and touching pleas III behalf OF the keep
log tie Christian Sabbath, | sver teard 90 any
occasion. MIR. Hanes, Of Nevada, arose GEAR
the cose of the discussion and said: 1 am
kind OF prodigal F1r about thirty years nave
been roaming all over the West, all through
California, the mountains, and the mlue5. |
have krown no Christian Sabbath; all days have
been alike to me. When this discussion com
mepced, should have most eltainly voted to
keep the grounds open on Sunday. But, he
replied with much feeling. after hearing this
qucstoo discussed, am so iorcibly reminded OF
the time when was little boy, kneelIuS at
my mothers knee, being taught my prayers
from her dear lips, that can only vote keep
the grounds closed On the Sabbath And beo
he broke dowo cump!ctey and @ept like child
aud saw the tears trlckling down the cheeks
of many Of those prescott"
Mrs. Rosa Teevan died 10 Williamsburg. n.
Y, yesterday, from violence received al the
hands Of her husband, Patrick.
pa The COLLECTOR FOR THE NORTHERN
DISTRICT What d. Mr. Pros deut Latham
AMI his Common CourciI mean The Corporl-
ton attorocy, the legal officer of the rity
louucll, has ciled that Mr.. Fossetr twice
elected Collector OF Taxes for the Northern
D:tict is the Collector ina the off," is DOT
rucaat that Mr. Fo,sett is Co!Iecor until the
Cvun;li shall decl,rs the uhice vacant. Oh
coursr then MI Hill is not Collector. Aud
yet Mr. Presiiaut Latham assumes and pre-
Sums 10 s. a. ught The op!uloo Of the Cor
! NOR, .inn aIt.rnec. adindgns Mr. Hill 20 be