Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-30
News OF the Day.

The Senate yesterday confirmed the follow
ing nominations John l.. Thomas, jr. to be
Collector of Customs at Baltimore, vice Will.
kins, suspended; William Corkran, to DO Naval
Officer at Baltimore; j. E. Montgomery, Of
New York, to be Consul at Geneva. To be
Collectors of Ioternal ReveDue.-Burt Van
horn, for the Twenty eighth district Of New
York, vice Decker, suspended; VIM. A. Stuart,
Second district of Kentucky, vice johnson, re.
moved. TO be Receivers of Public Money
Harrison Kelly. at Topeka, Kansas; Edgar N.
Sweet, at Celfax, Washington Territory; NJ. j.
Salter, Register Land Office. Independence.
Kansas; Henry B. Sheldon, Iudian Agent.
Round Valley, Cal.
At Northampton, Mass, yesterday, Mat
| thew Davenport, whose wife lett him on &C.
count of frequent quarrels, concealed himself IN
the cellar OF the house of man named Pratt,
with whom Mrs. Davenport was living. w hen
she came into tho cellar Davenport assaulted
her with club and then stabbed her in the
| breast with butcher knife. Pratt was attract
ed to the scene by the womau's cries, and a
desperate struggle ensued between The two
men. During the fight Pratt received q cash
| In the abdomen, iuficting fatal wouod. The
woman's recovery is doubtful. Davenport is 10
| Jail.
Senior Zimacona, agent of the Diaz Govern
ment arrived at Washington yesterday, to cs.
tabish amieablc relations with the United
States and procure the recognition Of Diaz as
| President Of the Mexican Republic, ADD antici-
| pates the settlement of tho difficulties along
the Rio Grande border. lie states that Disz is
most anxious to secure friendly terms and to
fulfill ell the international obligations 10 the TO-
| terests Of peace.
An attempt to murder Mrs. Christopher
Purmoat, residing near North Troy, VT, was
made Wednesday night A shot waa fired
tbrough widow iron !.aac outside, which
lodged 10 the hhaadboard of her bed. where she
was Stepping, some of the wadding from the
gun falling on the bed. Owing to the darkness
the would be assassin escaped.
To New York. last Wednesday, committee
| representing policy holders 10 the North Anne,
ica Lite Insurance Company made application
to District Attorney Phelps for the Indictment
of Henry J. Furber, the late President Of the
North America Life and Vice President OF the
Universal Life Insurance Company, for per.
jury.
The agents of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, with several coDstables,
raided yesterday morning on i gang Of about
one hundred and fifty persons 10 Montgomery
| county, Pa, for cock fighting. Six men were
arrested.
At Utica. N. Y, the Womcu's Temperance
Christian Union observed Thanksgiving Day 10
a worthy manner by feeding two thousand OF
the city poor Over four hundred signed the
Murphy temperance pledge.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sayres, who was shot by her
husband 10 the Church CT the Ascension, Phil
adelphia, on Sunday, the 18th iost, died yes
terday afternoon.
The remains of twenty six victims of the
Huron havo been discovered strewed along
the beach to point fifteen miles to the north.
ward.
Charles T. Mayo, cashier of tho Secoed Ma
tiunal Bank Of Lafayette, Indiana, has default,
| ed to the amount Of $4,000. The bank has
suspended in consequence,
Capt. j. Masoc Jameson, Of Baltimore, was
badly hurt last Wednesday night by falling
over rope which some mischieVous boys bad
stretched across the sidewalk.