Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-30
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miles east of Cleveland found the dead body
Of o man on the beach The body was consld'
crably burned on the back, one leg was broken
and the other leg had large flesh wound. The
head was perfect and covered with black hair
and full black whiskera There was 20 cloth
ing on tie body but pair of boots. The per
sons present had DO idea whose body it might
be, and as it had already commenced dccoT6
posing, they dug grave near by aud buricG
it. After the burial description Of the body
was told at the railroad station. and II was ii
once recognized as that of ?. p. Bliss. 81 Chi
cage, who was lost on Friday uieht, December
%, ct Ashtabula, 10 the great railroad accident
The theory is that the body was ir1z'n 10
cake of ice aud carried up the lake to TIC ro'It
where it was found Euclid is lily l::iics west
OF Ashsahula The body will III all probability
be taken up to morrow and further lnvesi'Sa'
tioa made.
The Culpcpcr correspondent Of the Rich
mond Wing says: Considerable interest Is
manifested at this time 10 the trial OF law suit
in our Circuit Court, involving about $50, 900
The property 10 dispute is known as "Auburn,
SPLENDID farm, distant from this place about
five miles. and 10 possession Of the heirs oi the
late John Minor Bolts Mr. Bolts, II appears,
received deed for this property IL December,
1862, under very peculiar circumstances, the
owner, Mr.. Beckham, before that period uaV
ing been attacked several times With paralysis,
and vas speachless and non c0mpus mentIs, 1t
is argued, at or about the time the deed vas
executed Involving so large al amount. as
soon as it was decided the parties defeated at
once appealed to the highest court IN Che State,
and while the decision was not tnal, strong
hopcs have been entertained Eg tn h>lri Of
Mr.. BGckham OF carrying their p0iut But
| roul all your correspondent can learn from linc
Judges o! law the matter is in great doubt.
At meeting of the City Council OF Qatbec
Saturday night series of resolutions adopted
at 4 public meeting on the previous evening
were presented, condcmnlng the different CON,
| mittecs 81 the corporation for extravaganza ana
also for = determination to t1duco tie poAco
force The passages OF the city hall ard the
galleries were packed with people who com
menced a disturbance. The police became
powaress TO restrain the mob and the military
were called out but remained ras>i:". The
mob forced its way into the couucI! ciI:!ahcr,
which compelled the Mayor to adjourn tho
meeting hastily. The rioters thea took CON
pletc possession, upSetling stoves and chairs
and doing al! the mischief il their p3Her. \
| double alarm OF fire was sounded aud tic ire
apparatus was ruu out TO divert the :siien;ioa
of the mob but without effect. Stouo throwing;
was then commenced aud after dan0.i&h!n:,
windows the mob finally Dispersed.
The New York San publishes III. rvi'ogt Of
plot to seize steamers carrying war material
to either Russia OF Turkey. It says a ca;..o OF
arms and ammunition Oh the s!tame: Joan
Bramall, valued Of enc million dollars. to be
| i,.rl- ,rno "a nO ~
last, aud number of passengers had sccnrcd
berths on board the vessel, bat somehow /,
leaked out that these passengers were aoi >
very desirable set q men 10 have Oil board y
secret stock company seems to he termed iur
| the purpose Of Selling the steamers OF either g!
the beiligercnt Powers carrying va: materials.
| The plan vas to put thirty or tarty sturdy pa
sanger5 on board each steamer leaving A!n"c-
can waters and when Cut 10 sea take pos5tSS:v. i!
her. If she was bound lor Turkey they would
sail her to ST. Petersburg, or II she carried
Russian property, they would take her 10 Con
stantiuople. The Captain of the Joha t}rama!i
seems to have got Wild Of the pr2itc: AID viii
leave the passengers behind.
The trial OF Rev Dr.. Baird, late Secretary
of the Presbyterian Publication COMMITTEE at
Richmond. vas concluded before the Eas:
Hanover Presbytery, 10 session 1T Petersburg,
late on Friday plight. BY i Unanimous vote Ii
was declared guilty OF appropriatlag so 900 CT
the funds Of the committee, vas dcposed from
the ministry and suspended from tic com.
munion Of the Church. Dr.. Baird has been
missing for 4 week, aud il il supposed liz ha:
Left in order to escape criuiaa! prosecution.
VIM. Pia;x. VINO murdered Catherine Burr,
a Child o. niue years, 10 B9nger cCuoty, Mo-,
10 November. 1875, was hanged Gu Friday last.
He made a speech, saying it was woucn, whls
key aad bad men that had brought Elal IutC
trouble and that he murdered tic child 1t The
rtques; of the mother. lie also confessed "a
having killed WIN. Gray, 10 New Madrid
sounty, Mo-, i've years ago, at the lGsIauca {!
another man, for $40 AID had also assisted in
various robbcries aud belonged to the kusuG.
| TheWamsutta mills we're rGopened this morn
ing, and large uunbar ol operatives went in.
The entire police fore, Of the city and q portion
of the State police are on duty 10 prevent riot
ing. No disturbance has been reported thus far.
About one. fifth Of the usual force Ct the VAN
sutta mills resumed work and the number Is
! constantly increasing There were nc deacon,
STATIONS except that the women strikers were
very noisy.
lu Baltimore, yesterday, at 81. lsnat!us,
Catholic Church, the Right Rev. James Glib
bous, Bishop of Richmood, Va, administered
| the sacrament Of confirmation to three hundred
aud fifty persons. OF this number QUO hun.
drcd aud seventy two were girls, sixty boys and
the balance adults. The Bishop statcd that he
had never at one time confirmed 50 many. He
was assisted By Fathers Maggie auG Siberia.
On the lst OF May the people Of Georgia vii!
vote upon AZ amendment to the State constl-
tuition forever prohibiting The payment Of pain
cipal aud interest OF about $4,000, 900 State
bonds fraudulcntly issued in aid oil the Bruus.
wick and Albany. Gainesville and Van West,
| Cherokee aud Bainbridse, and Cuthbert and
Columbus railroads. They arc mostly held By
| Northern capitalists.
It was rumored in Columbia, S. G., last mig BIT
that the radical contestants for the Offices Of
Secretary CT the Treasury, Secretary of State,
Comptroller General, Attorney General, Adiu.
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