Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-04
News of the Day.

y news VI hHc DdSs
I The Board Of Trustees of the Peabody Edu-
estional Fund begun it, annusl session in New
York yesterday. Among those present we're
Rev. Barnes seA?s s1spnbt?n, va W a. Is g.
ton, D. g.; Gen. Richard Taylor, of LOUISIANA,
and Surgeon General j. h. Barnes, u. S. A.
DR.. Sears in his report compared the present
state Of popular education In the Southern States
with its condition whec,the board catered upon
the duties of its trust. The aim of The board has
been to aid the course Ct education in the South
The condition Of the schools and the nature OF
the school system in each State is reviewed. In
Virginia the amount furnished from the fta'
body Fund for the past year was Sie IoO' Tue
year wss 81 800, South Carolina So, 900, Georgia
last year $4,000 Florida last year SG,5G0, Ala
bams has received in ten years SOD 43o, Mlssis'
ksipE hiss been the recipient ef $5a57S from the
fund, to Louisiana $50, 578 has been given, Tex
$50. Geo, Tennessee $l9l, $50, and West Virginia
$lO7,7l0.
! AT the annual meeting of he American Board
of Foreign Missions in Providence, yesterday,
the following committees ware appointed: On
the mission to European Turkey, on the sulu
mission, on the missions to Mexico and Spain,
on the MycrOnesiau mission. on thu Japanese
mission, on the Msdura and Ceylon missions, On
the Foochow and China missions, on the laha-
rata mission, ard an ths Dakota mission. The
committees at the place and preachers Tor next
meeting, on the Tressuror's report and on now
members were appointed. AlEo on the mission TO
the Austrian Empire on the mission to Central
and Eastern Turkey, aid on tho mission to
Western Turkey.
Miss Berthe Bitter, aged sixteen, a beautiful
and accomplished girl, disappeared from her
home at Canton, Baltimore, on Monday night.
Tuesday evening her corpse WAS recovered from
the river. On the shore her slippers and belt
were picked up and the stream was st pne drag
ged for the body. with the above fosult A
Gorener's jury returned a0erdict of suicide.
The cause is said to be disappointment in lovo.
Tho explosion Of the steamer ComfIrt. on tho
Ohio river, was more disastrous than st first
| supposed Five persons are now known to have
boon killed. Three persons are still missing.
About fifteen were wounded, two fatally. All
the passengers had not yet been registered, and
it will be impossible to ascertain the exact mum
Der lost. The wounded arc ut Mounf sville, l..
| miles below Wheeling.
iAssocial sensation was developed in Baltimore
last night, by tho arrest Of William &. iSchley, u
promiden. and wealthy ne nber Of the Bar. on
the chsrGeo having committed an oGtrage on
Miss Nellie Fitzgerald, employed as n scam.
stress at his residence. Shs is twenty years CT
age, an orphan from Richmond, Va, and an in
telligent girl Of respectable connect mi,
AT meeting Of the liquor sellers in Richmond
yesterday they decided to organiz, campaign
all over the State against the reg istar nd plcdg
ed themselves to support all candidates. who are
opposed to tho Moftott liQour law An anti
Motfett ticket will BIO nominated in Richmond,
and perhaps in every county and city IN the
State.
The yacht Scud Of Dorcho ster district, was
picked up Tuesday morning of North Scituate
bach; abandoned, and it is ascertainad that r.
K Cooper, Of the Boston Police and John Il.
Hum and Charles g. Pierce of Dorchestor, went
out in the Scud Monday night. II is believed
they have been drowned. ''
Official dispatches from General Ord in rola-
ton 10 the return Of United States troops from
The raid into Mexico state that the Mexican
troops were under orders from Gen. Falcon not
to modest the United States troop', but to show
them the way and see them across the river.
K ramer, convicted cf setting fro to the
Exchange Hotel. in Bloomsbury, Pa was sem
fenced to-day TO the penitentiary for ten years
and fined $500.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has called
for a report showing the cond ton Of all nation
al banks at the close of business on Monday,
October |. "''
DR.. Thompson in reply to enquiry of visitor
last night said that Senator Morton will, he
hopes, take his seat in December, but no will
never be able to uso crutches or CAVES again.
The trade sao Of tho rubber shoe company
com M onced in Boston to-day, and prices ware
we'll sustained, but futher auction sales were
postponed until December 9th.
Alexander e. Stephen held a reception yes
terdsy at the residence where no stopping in
New York.
1t was rumored in New York to day that the
miners in tho Scranton reg ion would go to work
at an early dale.
The Gait House, at Louisville, Ky, WAS sold
yesterday by order of tho assignees orSlj7.c00
It's original cost exceeded 81 ,0C0,0
A TRMpTIsa LUECHEoN.--L Luncheon is q