Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-08
TeIegranhic Summary.

The German bark Meridian, loading at Green
wich Point, Philadelphia, for Bremen or Ham
burg, was badly burned last night. She was
towed into the str, am, where she now lies Cd
her side and full Of wuyr, with ooy her fore
mast standing.
A man Damed Fox, 40 empoye OF the Penn-
sylvauia Railroad. was struck bya freight tralD
at Harris! urg this morning, aud so badly IN
ured that he died in few hours afterwards.
lie leaves faulty Of eleven children.
man givioe his name as Wm. Veltmaun,
was arrested yesterday at the Merchants Ex-
change National Bank, New York, while en-
deavoring to get the cashier 0! that Institution
to certify forged cheek for $l2,750
Dom Pedro and party arrived at Lowell,
from Montreal, to day, an! declining all hospl-
tal,ties, spent the morulug in visiting the schools
and factories.
Two boys, whose games are unknown, while
rowiuh in New York bay, last night, were ruu
down by tug boat ADD drowned.
A GIRL IN PANTALooNs.-What appeared
to be rather good looking boy applied to
Lieut.. Frazier, at the middle station, for lodg-
Jugs Tuesday night, wearing a gray suit
and a light brown slouch bat. The ap
plicaut gave the name OF Howard Larkins,
and clsm"d to have come from Altoona,
Pa, and appeared very timid when ques
toned by the lieutenant and Capt. LanDan.
Lieut.. Frazier ordered chin" back to the
apartment occupied by male dodgers, suspect
lug, however, that there was some mystery 10
it. Turnkey Chcsgrecn, who is known as the
"fcmac detective, thought that"that boy talk
ed too much like girl, and So Informed the lieu
tenant who made the accusation and forced her
to confess her Sex. which she did finally. appear
iug greatly mortified. She stated that her an,e
was EvsdclIa Bond seventeen years OF aye, and
had come to Baltimore from Altoona, Pa. 10
company with Hattie Lang and Jennie Reese,
Of the same age, also dressed 10 male at
tire. They lell Altoona on freight train
Sunday night, aud came to Baltimore e
eudeavor to get work Her companions had
to York. Pennsylvania. She said she bad
been employed at farm work, and could engage
IN any kind Of manual labor to which her ha' d:
bore evidence. She seemed very modest aud
! f,l humiIialcd when her true character became
turn home as soon as ,sSiblc. She was pro
vidcd private r"ou aud allowed to depart II
The murulng.-Buh SIN.
! KILLED BY LIGnrNlNG.-Th, killing OF Mr.
Hunter and his team by stroke If ightueg
was mentioned 10 the q .zctte the day after il.
occurrence; the following additional particular:
are furnished by our l. ,esburg correspondent
Aiquis: Michael L. Hunter, who lived thrc,
mil:s north Of EIsbor jugh, on Saturday crcu
ing last had returned from Hamilton Station
on the w. & .. r. r., to within fifty yards o
his house, When athundcrAoIt struck his Wagon
and injured it, then struck him Oh the head
wen, dowo one side I'LL 1t reached the waist
then across his body, thence down the Other
side uotilit reached the trace chalu ot his horse
thence through the entire team Of FIVE Eorse:
killing them all instantly His SON and anotne.
man had been driven into the barn by the
storm, aud to while away the time one of then
got some marbles and they were playing I
game. The violence of the storm called then
attention TO the fact Of Mr.. HIS being on til,
road, and the remark Was made father ough
soon to be here wncn looking out one OF
them said, He mas come home, there stand:
the wagon, but see no horses % going
down TO the wagon Mr. II. was found dead
and the pairs of horses with their backs ou
and heir feet 10, ADD the fifth horse 10 slm
! lar position.