Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-26
News of the Day.

upon the body OF 4 ,teila Blanche Hutton.
youog woman about nineteen years OF age, VINO
died last eveDicg trcu dose OF arsenic ad'
minlstered by her own haods, With vie" 10
brighten her mothcr." TIE Only witnesses ex
auned were Mr. Jacob ID. Hutton, the father
of the deceased, acd DR.. q. l. Maeru1er, who
was cal ed in shortly before her death. he
evidence showed that the deceased, who was OF
somewhat spoiled and will!u disposition, had
5e4n much d!squieted Of late by failure TO get
position under the goyernment. Some days
ago she procured from Nattau's drug store, 10
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 SIT, wou take
it. Yesterday morning some little tiff &C
Cured when she wen, away 10 Der room anG
il is supposed, then took the poison. Ii wa
obout four o'clock before the violen; agccy
which it produced made her cvnfcss the decd,
saying she did it only 10 brighten her mother
Medical aid was then procured, out 1t was toe
late, aud about five o'clock she died. At
late hour Information was seat to tic coroner,
who ordered that jury be summoned this
morning. The jury returned verdict that the
deceased came 70 her death by an overdose oil
arsenic, taken not with intent to kill, but to
lrigh,cn her mother" Her tuuera will take
place on Thursday. Large crowds have called
to see her remains.
The trial of the negro woman Johanna Tur-
pu, for tire murder of her husband, Is III pro-
gress 10 Washington. She claims that 90 the
day of the homicide be abused her Violently,
and upon her making reply to him be seized
an axe to knock her 10 the head, but that she
jerked the axe from him and, to defend ner,-
sell, killed him. She washed up the blood
from the floor, whitcwashed 1t, aod white
washed the whole house. 10 conceal the BODY
she cut it up so that it could BE- packed close, and
then cnveloping it in lime buried It III an ash
pile at the corner Of the yard, where it lay tof
some time undiscovered. At last boy, 10
jumping over the fence, accidentally uncovered
part of the body, and informed the police. Jo-
hanna was arrested, and made a statement or
the iacts as above. She has been il Jail siucc.
She exhibits much activity, constantly talkng
with der counsel, and apparently doing all that
she Is able to assist 10 her detense.
AT G-aptsburg Wisconsin, Monday, Barney
Tholifsou and De Hanson became involved in
quarrel over the payment Of two dollars,
without anything serious occurring. Iholiifson
Wcnt home and was followed by Hanson, who
shot him through a window. lodging the bali
10 his breast. Two women and man were 10
the house at the time, but 80 badly frightened
that they fed and left the wounded mau alone.
Hanson then went into. the house, assisted his
victim up stairs, put him 10 bed, and remalned
With him until the DOCTOR who had been notl-
| fed by those who witnessed the shooting, ar
rlveu. Hanson acknowledged that he commit
| ted the deed, and said he was not sorry and
| made DO attempt to escape. There Is much
i nr,nh| h,Ii +.
son died yesterday.
A grand convention Of drummers aud hiers
has lust been held at Rockville, Connecticut.
There were many old veterans at the gathering
who had footed and beat in the lanes OF CaDada
10 1872 aud 10 the streets OF the City OF Mex
leo, as we'll as on the fields Of uunumbcred
! musters Of Connecticut militia. They had iron
and brass ferruled 6fes anu long druns With
di-colored parchment aud dark mahogany,
| studded with brass pails, which gave tokens 81
dates as ancient as Waterloo, or as when
Pierre drum med down the Bastie. The an.
cient 6ters blew with unblemshed lungs, Tap
piug the ground as assiduously as IN their
prime, while septuagenarlan drunmers gave
the rolls.
An accident occurred yesterday to Governor
Carroll, of Maryland, by which he was pain
fully but not seriously Injured. The Governor
was on his way from his country seat, Dough.
aragan Manor, Howard county, to E!ilcn!t
| City 10 take the $40 q. ~. tram tor frelellch
| CITY. He was driving a spirited horse to d
| buggy and 10 passing an embankmeut at the
| edge of culvert over small stream, two
| miles from Elliott City, dog ran suddenly at
bis horse, which SHE'D, upsrttlng the buggy
| and throwing the Governor and his valet stv-
| era feet dowo the embaDkment. The Governor
was shocked and considerably bruised by the
fall, blu, no bones were broken.
| Dispatches from Cheyenne give the details
of an important movement by General Crook
with regard to the bands of Sioux Indians un'
der Red Cloud and Red Leaf. He had become
satisfied that they were preparing to JON the
hostes in the north and determined IL dlsarn
them Accordingly, Cd Monday last, with
eight companies of cavalry, he surrounded the
two bands, consisting of three hundred edges,
aod captured bucks, squaws and ponies with
out firing shot. All were marched into the
agency after having been disarmcd aud dis
| mounted Rcd Cloud was deposed and Spotted
| Tail made head chief in his place.
The socalled social conspiracy ADD at
| tempted resurrection is officially denounced at
Madrid, and four generals implicated have
been placed under arrest for trial under mill.
| larry law. The action he's created excitement
| in some of the northern provinces, and there
have been numerous arrests Of republicans.
| Non conlormist worship has been limited BY
an official order to the interior of chapels aud
cemeteries
The principal event yesterday at the fall
meeting of the Washington Driving Park AS
ISOLATION was the trial of Goldsmith Maid to
beat her best time for purse Of 81 000 Bu,
the track was heavy, 10 consequence Of the
storm of the preceding uleht, and she only sue.
ceeded 10 making the mile 10 2:lS4. 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 10 the amount of $1,000 are offered by