Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-19
News OF the Day.

Elmo, ILL.,, visited Rande at St. Louis Sauy-
day, but all of them did not wholly Identity
him as the man who killed two citizens Of thai
place last summer. There is good evidence.
however, to prove that he is the right man, In
40 interview he told reporter be believed Iii
the equal distribution Of property, and bad =,
tempted to do some OF the distributing him-
SELF that be had robbed fifty. seven houses tu
ring the past summer, and had collected to
Qetber about thousand dollars worth CT prop
| erty, which be intended 10 take TO town On the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad,
| where be expected to spend the winter IuZu
| riously.
The Methodist Episcopal Missionary Com
| mittec. 10 session at New York, % SATURDAY,
appropriated SO, 500 to Chinese missions, -.
900 for Virginia, s. 500 for WashiDctor, s.
500 for West Virginia; South American mis-
sion and schoo! at Montevideo. $4,000. etc.
Tie following is recapi!ulation OF the to,aI
appropriations: Foreign missions aud exchange;
1886, 577. IS; missions in the territories Of the
900; Scandinavian missions, $4,000; Germah
missions, $32, $50; Chinese missions, $40, 500;
American ludan missions, IS 0S0; English
speaking missions, $l4S 500; miscellaneous,
SGT 900; South American missions and eX
change. Sll 900; liquidation OF debt, $1,000"
total, $GTG, 507. So.
A miner named George Balk aod his laborrr
| named James johnson We're crushed TO deaf
| by tremendous fall Of the root IN the DlamoUG
| nine at Scranton, Pa, 90 Saturday last, caused
| by blast which they fired. JchnsonS heat
was found torn off by the sharp aDd Jagged
| edges Of the great mass under which he VS.
enveloped and lis body was literally sinashcs:.
The miner was also teartully mutilated. EvcTy
bone 10 his body was broken and bis head va
shattered almost beyond recognition.
The arrangements for the grand uatlonat Do
show, to be held in Philadelphia, comnHncr-
November &c, and eoding November 80 haT'
been completed and The exhibition promises t.
| be the most extensive and attractive ever held
in this country. The show will be held undH
the rules adopted by The National American
Kennel Club, and silver pres TO TIL aln!"n'
of 81, 300 will be awarded. y larra number ct
entries have already been received
A dispatch from Columbus, Ohio, states tia
| gang Of five tramps boarded u western bonn!
Pan Handle train, 90 the lodanapo!ls division.
ou Saturday night last, and refused to pay thea
fare. The conductor was shot at, tut wlihou
effect, while putting them off at billiard stS
tiou, with the assistance Of other railroad tm
| poyccs The tramps were all arrested, AMI Oh
them was found large lot OF burglars tools.
| The safe of & D. w. Morgan, cxchauc'
brokers, corner of Twcnty.Third and Third
avenue, n. Y, a much Ircqucnlcd thorough
fare, was blowo open yesterday morning and
robbed of s 900 in greccbacks, currency IA!
silver, $500 10 gold, 1920 10 ten dollar bills o.
the Consolidated Bank Of Canada, $500 IN rev
enue and postage stamps, $4,000 10 cheeks
some trinkets and revolver.
The Mexican general Escobelo, tried At
Brownsville, Texas, for violation OF the lInlc!
States neutrality law, has been acquitted, tn"
charge not being proved. Tx Judge Russell.
one of the counsel for Escobclo feeling az
grieved at some reflections made by judge
! Morrill, from the beech, slapped the Judge N
| the face 90 the street after the aoiouromcn! -!
court.
A LaPorte Ind. y special says:-George v.
Mccum, County Treasurer, whose term OF otlc'
| expired Nov. 18th, is short s.. 900 10 his cash
! account through supposed cmbczzcmcnt by
| his son, Edward Mccum, who was Deputy
Treasurer. and vino during the past two year,
| had been leaaiDg fast lc
A special dispatch states that at an early
hour yesterday morning tramp while robbng
the postofice at Graftoo, Ohio, was fired upoa
| by Charles Allen, who slept 10 the building. -
The tramp returned the fire with probably tAta
effect and then made his escape.
The coal mine 90 fire at Scranton is still burn
Jog, all efforts to pu. out the flames having thus
far failed. Serious fears are entertained 'or
the safety Of those now 10 the works, and the
situation is a gloomy one.
The schooner Eureka Can't. Clifford, troni
Philadelphia, with coal for Yarmouth, a.. >,
spruug Gleak, filled aud sunk, twelve miles
southeast of Monhcgan, on Saturday night -.
The crew escaped 10 boats
The peoples suit against Il. i. Connolly i0r
about ten million dollars, was called for trial IN
the Supreme Court OF New York, to day, brt
counsel for defence was not ready, and the case
was adjourned to December 4.
While Mrs. Thomas Doran WAS kiod;ug
fire with the aid Of kerosene oil at B2thcI
Conn.,, yesterday, the oil can exploded AMI hc
woman and her two children were burned to
death.
The Confederate monument at Chattanooga,
completed and ready for erection, was dcfaced
beyond repair on Saturday uight by unknown
persona.
The Dispatch newspaper establishment at
Pittsburg, Pa, was burned out yesterday
morning. Loss fully covered by insurance.
Rev. Jonathan Edwards Woodbridge, aged
seVeuty 1--WE, d Hcll huoHu tHeoluSlau, ulcu III
Hartford, Conn.,, yesterday.
Hon John B. Hoffman, late Judge Of the
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
died at Clarksburg yesterday.
The human voice 10 its sweetness and purity
is deliciously musica'; with throat affection and
coughs it loses all attactions Br. Bulls Cough
Syrup restores it when failing through coughs
colds, etc.
NrY. N. G. A.-The regular monthly meet
ing of this association will be held in their room,
King street to. night, at I! clock.
1. JAS. ENTwIsLR, JR., Gen. Secty.
EDUCATIONAL.
TLOCUTIoN AND THE FRENCH Lam
~ GUAGE.
Mr.. SIDDONS,
late Of the Virginia and Washington and Lee