Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-13
News OF the Day.

more than mere runners. The United States
District Attorney has flied criminal inform alton
against George B. Loud, charging him with 10
ducing an officer by illegal means to violate bis
duty 10 regard to certificate as to the true re-
suit of the election 10 the parish Of lberVle for
Representative 10 Congress. in the Third Con
gressioual District. According to the eVlde6G'
on which the information is based, George u.
Loud was Instrumental 10 having ABOUT one
thousand ballots on which was the name OF
Darrall distracted from the ballot boxes OF ,ne
parish of Ibervlle, and about that NUMBER
with the name of Acklen upon them placed 10
the boxes thus changing the result OF the cleo
ton. 1t is claimed that this change Was dls'
covered when the ballots were rec,unted, un'
der az order of the Congressional COMMITTEE
to take testimony. Two or three CT the parties
who, it is said, assisted in this TRANSACTION
have made statements Of the part which they
took in it. Loud was under the Kellogg Al
ministratiou, D.s'r;ct Superintendent OF Edu'
cation.
The Savannah Bondholders' Committee met
in conference with the Finance COMMITTEE OF
the City Council of that city yesterday to take
action 10 regard to the city bonds. The New
York and Charleston holders we're represented
BY G. w. Williams, of Charleston; the Augusta
holders by j. NJ Guerard and Henry Hull.
The city submitted proposition to issue new
bonds to the same amount as that OF the exist
ipg ones for thirty years, paying per GENT Tor
the first ten years, per cent. tor the second
and per cent. for the third ten years. The
bondhoders rejected this, and proposed that
the city issue coupons maturing on July u,
1878, in long bonds, at 5 per cent, The city to
paw the interest on all the bonds after that date
to commission composed Of persons not con
uected with the city government, the rents OF
the city to be paid to said commission. who will
invest the same 10 city bonds ouly, the city to
levy tax sufficient to pay the interest and
current expenses. This was jeoted by the city
authorities, and tho matter practically remains
10 statu quo.
The trial Of ex Governor Bullock, Of Georgia,
90 charges preferred by the democratic admin
istratiou. WIS set for yesterday at Atlanta.
Gov. Bullock went from New York 10 be pres.
ent at tho trial. When Court assembled his
counsel announced that be was ready, and asked
that the trial 20 on. The counsel for the State
asked for q continuance. When pressed ty
Bullock's couosel for reason they declined TO
give any. The Judge announced that h. would
postpone the further hearing Of the case until
the 1st Of January. This is the third time that
Gov. Bullock has appeared and demanded a
trial, aud each time he has been put off. Twice
he has come from New York 10 answer to the
call of the Court, and has not yet been tried.
These persistent and repeated delays Oh the
part of the State ADD Gov. Bullock anxiety
to get a trial is weakening the public confidence
10 the ability of the State to make any sort OF
case.
In submitting to the Legislature correspond
cuce from parties representing very large
nuubcr Of Tennessee bonds expressing vii.
hngness to take fifty cents on compromise OF
the State debt, Gov. Porter concludes his mes
sage as follows: The time has been when the
prestige of Tennessee and the high standard Of
her commercial credit made all Of her sons
proud of their nobility. d. not let US turn our
backs upon this honorable history"
Ooe of Lydia Thompson's butIcsque actres.
ses, Camille Dubois. who Jourucyod al oyer
America dancing clog dances and singing
nursery rhymes, has had the good fortune to
win the affections of the Hon. Wyndham
Stanhope, who has welded her. They sail fer
Australia this week, for the ostensibc purpose
of beneGting the bridegroom's health; others
say to cut society for while
The election for State Senator in Beaufort
county, S. g., which Includes several sea is.
lands, containing large negro population, took
place on Monday. Notwithstanding vigorous
democratic canvass j. w. Collins. the republi.
can candidate, was elected by $500 majority.
This is the first election 10 that State this year
which has been carried by the republicans
OF the six prisoners that recently escaped
from the Kingston, N. Y, Jail, two returned
voluntarily, two were recaptured end one is at
large. The remaining one, Joseph Ryan, was
found dead few miles distant. lie had been
on drunken spree with number of tramns
to celebrate his Liberation, and is supposed to
have died from exposure.
Two boys born in New York and one in New
Orleans arc among tie applicants for admission
into Girard College, 1t was ordered that oil
the applicants, two hundred and eighty five IN
humber, be indeDtured and placed 10 the col
lage as 5000 as practicable. Hitherto none
have been admitted except from Pennsylvania.
The schooner Olive Crosby reports that on
the 7th instant. torty.fve miles northeast by
west off Cape llatteras, large ship was passed
on FIRE. No one was seen on or about the ship,
which had apparently been 90 ire Tor some
time Her cargo was supposed to be petro.
eum.
The board Of directors OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad yesterday unanimously reelected
John w. Garrett president. making his TWEEN.
teth consecutive year as president of the road.
Thus the rumors of last summer that the stock
holders we're dissatisfied with Mr.. Garrett are
completely refuted.
One of the trustees Of the suspended Third
Avenue Savings Bank, Of New York, has
been held liable for the payment of $25 900.
the amount he subscribed towards bond of
$500, 900, which was found among the assets Of
the bank
The creditors of y. Il w. Sprague, the
Rhode Island print manufacturers, represent
ing 81 100000. have formed an association and
appointed an executive committee to take
prompt action for their protection.
The Newark, N. j., Savings Institution,
has been taken 10 charge Of by the Chancellor
to secure fair distribution of its assets.
amounting to twelve million dollars, including
deprecated securities
Two children of moer named Robert
Dennis. at Benwood, West Virginia, fell into a
tub of boiling water yesterday. Oae died in
stantly and the other was DOT expected to live
till morning.