Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02
News of the Day.

George Alfred Lawrence, the English au-
thor, is dead.
Hon. Ebert s. Martiu. formerly member Of
Congress from Virginia, died recently IN Texas.
Dispatches from Rome report that both the
Pope and Cardinal Autonc are alarmngIy
iii.
Several Of the Irish ard Australian r6emen
started from New York for their homes on
Saturday
The Washington Chronicle appears 10 a pew
dress; with its form changed from a quarto 10
folio, aod is much improved in appearance.
A negro named Cornelius Coggins was exc
cuted at Campbell Court House on Friday for
the murder Of his wife. He asserted his ipno-
cence IT, the last-that the killing was the re-
suit ofaccldeDt.
The vessels Of the North Atlantic squadron
arc beginning to assemble in Hampton Roads
for inspection and drill by Rear Admiral Trench
ard, preparatory to their Distribution among
the West Indies for the winters cruise.
| Thirty riotous union mouldcrs overcame the
watchmeD at NJ. L. Fiileys uon union found,
ry, Troy, n Y. yesterday moruiog about :
O'Clock, and carried of patterns valued at
81, 900.
The citiz:us of Montreal, Canada, have held
a meeting 70 take steps to prevent the spread
of small lox, and passed resolutions adv ocatip4
compulsory vaccination aud the enforcement o
the pana! clauses.
Several negroes were passing through the Der
In geological gardens, when the African an
mails especially The graff IS, the lions and thu
elephants, became frantic aud unmanageatle
and the negroes we're hurried away. Ihest
animals were all carpet baggcrs.
1t is proposed to erect a handsome monu
mcnt in Richmond to the late Henry a. Wise
The matter will probably be first take in han(
By he Catholic societies Of that city, the mem
bers having had the warmest regard Tor The
general.
a meeting OF representatives Of the Crane
Trunk, the Baltimore and Ohio, the Pennsyl
vana and Erie Railroad Companies was bel,
IL New \ urk on Saturday To exchange view
for the purpose Of bringing about scItlemcn
Of the railroad war. No settlement, however
was effected.
Much interest is being manifested by tn
CillZtUS vi w iSHluSlOU III Tue CCit SJu
pecled with the upveiiDg Of the McPherso
statue during this mouth. Invitations haV
been scnt to all General McPhersou's class
mates, including those who served IN the Con
tederate army.
Mr. Gee. W. Stone of Boston, passe
through Staunton. lew days since on his wa
to West Firgioia, where he goes to locate som
forty or fifty families Of Boston people. The
are Industrious people, but the hard times hav
thrown them out Of work, and they are spend
iDg their little earnings in living. They ar
making an effort to get away while they yc
have the meats to purchase homesteads.
An Associated Press dispatch says that OF
Friday plsht rs Mr.. George B. Shaw the cor
respondent Of the Boston Herald, was abou
cotering the Office OF that journal on the Cen
tcnnial Exhibition grounds at Philadelphia h
was throwD 10 the ground by a mana strange
to him, aud his person was friRhtfulIy mulllat
cd and hacked with i knife. He is now lyiui
10 a dangerous condition 10 the Pennsylvanl
Hospital. The miscreant who committed th
barbarous ASSAULT has not yet been arrested.