Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-20
News OF the Day.

CuSSe8 Cuuuty, d., NC bau so'nJ
Of and participated 10 defalcation 10 his Of
fee, Al investigation was ordered by the
Treasury Department, which has resulted IN
dismissal of the charges. it being shown that
the nlisap appropriation Of funds was BY subor'
dinatc culirely without any knowledge OF the
treasurer, and that officer repaid tue stolen
funds TO the county.
NV, meh have been arrested 10 Chicago Oh
tn: charge Of forgery. Oac of the checks al
legged to have been forged was for $2G 600.
When arrested $780, 900 was found in their pos
session. Their names are Nelson a. Gesner
and Il. b. Weston, and they are said to be
members of \ gang whose operations have been
conducted On magnificent scale. They are
reported to have realized by forged and raised
checks $3.50, 900 within the last year., The
head OF the gang is a New York banker or
bank clerk
The annual illumination Of Oak Bluffs, Mar
thu's Viucland, Mass., took place Saturday
night, and was the grandest affair ever witness
ed on the Vineyard. Twenty streets, besides
all the parks, were brilliantly Illuminated with
CALCIUM lights, lanterns, fireworks, No. the
city for three hours being b!az, OF light
Thirty thousand people were present. Including
Gems. Mcclellan, McMahan, Hooker, and
large number of notable civilians.
Early Saturday morning Della Fox, 2Cycars of
aye, ouarrelod with Ann kenny, servant, at
No. 400 Sixth avenue, N. Y. A eight ensued,
in which the servant lifted Miss Fox 10 her
arms and threw her out of the third story win
dow, falling on au awning built out from the
second story. Her left les was broken, and 1t
is feared that she has also received internal IN.
iuries that may prove TO be serious. Ann
Kenny was locked up in the station house.
Saturday afternoon party Of young men
playing ball on the meadows, near the Teneyck
mansion, 10 Albany, n. Y, were ordered Oft
BY Cu7ler Tcneyck. After some words between
Tencyck and Joseph Thornton, one OF the play
ers, tha former drew revolver and shot Thorn.
ton 10 the head, causing fatal wound. Tcnegck
was arrested 1t is said he was intoxicated at
the time Of the tragedy.
The Petersburg Index says Among The
strangers who visited the city on Saturday was
middle aged colored woman, from one Of the
| Gilcent Counties who attracted much atten.
ton on account Of her whsker5. The growth
of hair On her chic was quite full and long
heavier indeed than is seen upon the face OF
many oil The men who asslduously cultivate
their beard.
The Permanent Exhibition at Philadelphia
was opened yesterday for the first liWe on Sun,
day. Eleven thousand persons attended the
sacred concert. They consisted almost entirely
of working or business men unable to spare the
time on tho working days Of the week. The
machinery was not 10 motion, nor were any sales
mado Of goods on exhibition.
An attempt to wreck train on the New
York and Saratoga Road to the White Noun
tains was made yesterday by driving rail into
the switch near Litteton, New Hampshire. 1t
| is supposed that the Presidential party was
aimed az, al it was supposed they would travel
by this route. Fortunately train passed over
the obstruction without damage.
John Nettles, we'll known and heretofore
highly respected citls.n Of Richmond, after
preliminary examination last Saturday after
noon was ballad in the sum OF $1,000 Tor bis
appearance at the next term OF the court on
small amount Of money.
1t is reported that United States Attorney
Mayer, Of the Northern District Of Alabama,
has been requested to resign, and change i:
predicted in the United States Marshal Of the
same district.
A letter from the captain Of the American
schooner Edward Lee, which was fired into BY
Spanish cruiser off tho Cuban coast, says that
he crowded sail aud escaped under lire alter
pursuit for some time.
Governor Kcmpcr has appointed William
Miues, ir., member Of tho Board of Visitors
to The Virginia Agriculture aud Mechanical
| College in place of Col. T.. j. Armstrong, de-
ceased.
A warrant has been issued for tho arrest oil
G. 3. Walden, deputy u. S. collector Of Rich
mond, Va, charging him with failing to report
$500 ho had received 10 bis official capacity.
lie has not yet been apprehended.
The town Of Gayvillc, Dakota Territory, has
been almost entirely burned, there having been
no provision made for supplying water or fire
apparatue.
| The wages of conductors and drivers on two
Of the New York street railroads have been re
duced from 1926 to So per day without a
strike.
The striking employees of the Now jersey
Central Railroad have been fined and sentenced
| to Imprisonment for contempt Of court for oter-
feriDg with the receiver of the road
The COMMANDER OF THE PLYMOUTH.-Cspt.
| Barrett, U. S. n, TO whom the President and
Secretary of tho Navy paid such high and woll
deserved compliment last week. is representa-.
tive Of the oldest and proudest French families
in New Orleans. Possessed Of large means and
Of noble rank his ancestors left home among the
many cn,igres who could not brook the Empire
and held a little court of their own in the then
French province, Louisiana. In the house of his
great uncle, Louis Philippe found refuge and
a home during the time, when an exile. he taught
French for living and many pleasant anecdotes
ara current in tho family of the Bourbon, who,
though "discrowned was yet king" After
'98 q number of Irish officers went to France
and then came to this country to find q home
outside of the land for which they had stsked
and lost their all among them were twelve who
went to New Orleans settled there and married
among the beautiful French demoiselles one of
them, COL Barrett, of Barrett Castle, Connaug ht,
was the father of the courteous officer who has
just gone from among Us, and who unites so
pleasantly in his nature the characteristics OF the
Two nations. At the breaking out of tho war all
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