Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-11
MCWS Of the Gs9Ys

| ago 10 apQuCt young woman nducu L G!iHEieG
from her home 10 Bristol, Conn. La the carly
evening her mother, who is in feeble health.
| went into the woodshed for some purpose, al
was seized and gagged by two men, who car
| ried her away TO thc woods. They SAID they
| bad been waiting two months tor y cnance to
steal Der. 10 their hasly flight they had BOT
noticed that their prisoner was the mother Of
the person they intended to capture. arrived
at place of safety they struck light and DIS
covered their mistake. Aftera lew curses their
victim was set free and allowed to return TO her
home, where she was Frustrated Tor several
days by the shock to her nervous SYSTEM
There is no clue to the men who attempted the
abduction, and nothing is known Of The motive
| for the act. Mrs. Parmelcc is uuab!e 10 idenl-
fy or describe the rufiaus The citizens are
watching for repetition Of the attempt, and
measures have been taken to prevent its sue
| cess.
The owl train Oh the Pennsylvania railroad,
due in jersey City at o'clock yesterday NOM
ing, was boarded by band Of bandits, who
robbed and nearly beat to death Thos. Down
ing, OF New York. The conductor and brake
men, who attempted 10 rescue Downing, were
driven away with revolvers. They then locked
the car, with the rufians inside, and telegraph.
|
depot. While the train was running at the
rate Of thirty miles an hour three OF the rut-
fans escaped by jumping out Of the window.
The fourth mau, who describes himself as 0hn
| Williams, sailor, Of 4j Washington street,
New York, was arrested by the Jersey City
police.
The annual meeting OF the New llagland So
cicty of Friends is being held at Portland, DE.
Leading members Of the Society throughout
the United States are present. Reports from
the various delegates indicate that the Society
is 10 Furnishing condition., the interest among
younger members havlGg decidedly Increased oi
late. The Society Of Friends numbers Sky
thousand members in the United States, with
six hundred aud sixty-two church rditices and
four million dollars 10 church property. There
are twenty thousand members III Great B!lal2,
and churches and foreign missions iii many oi
the European States.
On Saturday The ui1crs and loy&, I" the
number of LOO, employed 81 tho scY1n col.
lercs of the Lohigh and WikesbaTre eorl-
panies in the vicinity Of Coaliala and Laos
ford, 10 the upper Lehigh region, struck
against the reduction Of wages which wet Intn
effect June !. At noon to day wass meeting
Of the men will be held to discuss the situation.
1t is known general reduction CT wages viii
be made in that region, and ii is thought the
strikers will be obliged to rcsllmr work It the
reduced rat: of compensation.
At a meeting OF the trustees Of the iiat'
ford, Providence aud Fishkill Railroad CyIG-
pany, Saturday, it was decided on account ci
the depressed condition Of traffic generally 10
make reductions Of from ten tA tTcuty pr
cent. in the salaries OF all employees, cxcert-
ing the sWitchmcn and others rccclv!Da, less
than $50 per month The tcn per cent. will
mainly affect engineers, conductors and brake
men, while the larger figure wllI reach the
higher salaricd Officials No s;rikh Is anticl
pated.
Four steamships sailed from New York i"r
Europe on Saturday which we're fully laden
with car5oes Of fresh meat, grain, provisions,
} Sc. The exports Of specie tov the week we're
one million six hundred Thousand dollars, 0I
, which one million four hundred and eighty
, eight thousand was gold coin and the remainder
| silver The imports OF specie were SSl ,ll9, 0l
J which $G3, l2l wa5 silver aud the remainder ii
gold coin.
At Jerome Park, Saturday, Fugitive Won thc
$500 stake, mile and an eighth, in 2.Oli; Cha
baugh's Clovertrook won the lnila and a hall
|
ting $500 Of il. Time 2IG The two.ml;
handicap was won by Abilene in Is; tic
members cup by Partnership IN 2.U!!!; the
, selling race, mile aud three quarters, H. Ga
way in g. H.
, Charles StrIneer was arrested III ihrIaIcl'
pba yesterday, by an agent Of the Society iol
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children, Tor l|ac
ing his grandson upon hot stove and burniug
him badly; also for assaulting his wife AID
another grandchd with ha!c'lst ard knife
and for setting fire 10 his house.
The non Union men began work in tic COM
posing room OF the North American, Ct Phila
delphia, yesterday at 81 cents per thousand
| ems. But seven Of the old Union men remain
ed 10 the Office, the others refusing 10 leave
their orgaDiz lt!0n aud work at the reduced
rates.
Washington Confederate cemetery at Hager5
town will be formally dedicated and decorated
with flowers tomorrow afternoon. This GENE
terry contains the remains Of about 1900 con
frdcrate dead who fell 10 the battles Of An
tietam and South Mountain.
The graves Of the confederate dead al Cor
louisville were decorated last Thursday. Capt
T. Z. Wallace vas tie orator Of the occasion
and delivered chastc, beautiful and patriotic
address.
The Washington Sunday Herald says: 1t Is
said that cx- Assistant Secretary Of The Treasury
Sawyer is about to marry Mrs Mason who
figured in the French arms Investigation.
T. S. Stewart, colored mail agent, la.
been arrested at Memphis, Tenn, charged with
stealing registered letters and retaining their
contents.
Musko Perry, youth aged IL, fell dead il
the Episcopal Church. at fredericksburg, dur
ing prayer, yesterday. Cause heart disease.
Cliutoo Adams, L)udoun c0uaty (Pa.)
farmer, died last week from the cRsc:s Q! a
sunstrokc.
METEOROLOGICAL month OF May. ST.
has had some warm days aud also some col!
once, making The average about as usual Tor